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Silent Night

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A vicious killer dressed as Santa Claus hides in plain sight during a small town's annual Christmas festivities.
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Joe Leydon Variety 12/03/2012
Apart from some modestly inventive carnage and an undeniably humorous hambone turn by Malcolm McDowell, there's really nothing here to make genre fans dash through the snow (or maneuver through traffic) to megaplexes. Go to Full Review
Nick Pinkerton Village Voice 11/30/2012
Fans of nearly nude women being fed into wood chippers will not go home disappointed (except, very likely, in their hollow lives.) Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 11/30/2012
3/5
The movie's intended audience will likely be satisfied by its parade of gory mayhem, cheap thrills and groan-worthy dark humor. Everyone else: You're on your own. Go to Full Review
Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal 10/25/2024
3/5
Even after 20 years stashed away in dusty boxes, the franchise could still be festive. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh 09/20/2023
2/5
While it might look a bit more polished than the original 1984, there's nothing deeper than surface-level sleaze. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 12/23/2012
By no means a masterpiece, but it's a damn good time with a great villain who spares no one... Go to Full Review
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DanTheMan 2 5d Using the original Silent Night, Deadly Night as its jumping off point, Silent Night quickly exerts itself with lashings of inventive, over the top violence and brutally fun filled mayhem. Steven C. Miller's scrappy little remake is delightfully misanthropic, keeping things straightforward but populating the film with an abundance of postmodern jabs, self-referential scares and some truly exceptional filmmaking. There's a pure and completely unapologetic commitment to outrageous set pieces, from a flamethrower execution to a wood-chipper finale; it is undoubtedly the most polished the series has ever looked that, thankfully, doesn’t wallow in mimicking other people’s muck for too long and thankfully pays its proper dues by laying the appropriate offerings at the meme altar. Propped by a great set of hammy performances, especially from Malcolm McDowell, and cool musical touches, this Silent Night delivers plenty of ho ho horror and a fast, fun and vicious seasonal viewing experience. See more Robson C Dec 26 Um assassino fantasiado de Papai Noel aterroriza uma pequena cidade americana na véspera de Natal, acreditando que suas vítimas são "crianças más". O filme é um remake de Silent Night, Deadly Night, preservando apenas a figura do criminoso vestido de Noel e algumas referências ao original. Aqui, o foco passa para a policial vivida por Jaime King, que conduz a investigação. As mortes seguem o padrão do gênero e tornam‑se mais intensas ao longo da trama. O visual do assassino chama atenção pela máscara coberta por uma barba falsa, criando uma imagem marcante. No restante, o filme abraça os clichês do slasher, com personagens antipáticos e diálogos exagerados. Donald Logue e Malcolm McDowell se destacam pela excentricidade de seus papéis. Há uma tentativa de criar mistério sobre a identidade do assassino, mas a revelação final carece de impacto. Uma obra voltada principalmente para fãs do gênero. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle Dec 18 No es una película tan buena como la primera, pero tampoco tan mala como la tercera. Se encuentra más bien en un punto intermedio entre una película mediocre y una película decente. Lo que al menos logró conseguir fue ser una película entretenida que no demanda mucho y un homenaje al reconocimiento que dejó la saga en el cine de serie B. Lo que salva a esta película es sin duda su historia que está bien contada y hace que se deje pasar por alto los errores que tiene. La calidad cinematográfica en la producción y la fotografía hacen que la película sea agradable a la vista. Silent Night podría posicionarse como la segunda película más inferior de la saga debido a sus defectos, pero consigue ser lo suficientemente divertida. Sin la necesidad de demandar mucho o ser perfecta, terminó siendo un agradable regreso a la saga. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 6/10. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 17 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Ash P @AshParth Dec 5 Yeah, despite some flaws, I had fun with this movie. Honestly, it didn't feel too much of a remake despite as description says that it is since it is maybe due to the references to the first two Silent Night, Deadly Night movies, including that one from Black Christmas. It has some good acting, some good kills while sometimes the police aren't always on track with the killer until Aubrey had figured it out due to one little hint within the third act. It's worth checking out whether you've seen the previous Silent Night, Deadly Night movies or not. I will give Silent Night (oddly not Deadly Night) six killer Santa Claus ready to cook with a flamethrower out of ten. 6/10. Yeah, I forgot to mention that this Santa packs a friggin' flamethrower yet only uses it a couple of times. Oh, well. Gotta reserve that fuel, amirite? See more Dave C Dec 2 Gratuitous rampaging sadistic violence in a red and white suit. It's delivered as though a softcorre porn movie, with the script and acting performances in line with the same. Bizarrely, on that hammy, crappy level, it works. Its overcooked efforts at sincerity deliver more as sardonic humour, which is what I think carries the film from start to finish, and I enjoyed it as a result. I get the impression this would be a great watch, stoned! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A vicious killer dressed as Santa Claus hides in plain sight during a small town's annual Christmas festivities.
Director
Steven C. Miller
Producer
Shara Kay, Phyllis Laing, Richard Saperstein, Brian Witten
Screenwriter
Jayson Rothwell
Distributor
Anchor Bay
Production Co
Buffalo Gal Pictures, Genre Company, Empire Film & Entertainment Group
Rating
R (Brief Drug Use|Bloody Violence|Language|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre
Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.7K
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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