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One of the best horror movies you've never heard of

Wyluli | Florida USA | 08/05/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I purchased Silent Night Bloody Night as part of a Horror Classics set at Best Buy, and I've got to admit, I was pleasantly surprised. Not that it was a perfect movie, but one of the better "b" movies that I've seen. Maybe not quite as good as movies like Black Christmas, Terror Train, etc., but not bad.



First, the bad things. The movie honestly is pretty slow moving, mediocre acting (but no worse than most other "b" movies), and lousy picture & sound quality. Also, the ending to the movie wasn't overly dramatic (but it was acceptable), but I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen the movie.



But, despite these few criticisms, the movie was well directed, and the creator of the movie definitely knows what "horror" is. Creepy score, suspenseful in that the killer's identity is hadden until the end of the movie and you don't get to see too much of the killer too soon in the movie, and a couple of graphic scenes in the film that got my attention. Just enough gore to be effective, but not over the top.



If you don't like slow moving, low budget movies, then you probably won't like Silent Night Bloody Night, but for most of you, I think it's definitely worth watching at least once."

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Donovan Thiesson | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada | 06/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"if you're looking for awesome dvd transfer and wicked special effects, go rent the matrix; but don't give a movie a poor rating just because it doesn't look like it was filmed last week. this movie features some extremely gut wrenching violence, particularly the axe scene, and the twists and turns in the plot are highly original. this is one of those movies where a slightly convuluted plot (and it is, i admit it) actually serves to heighten the movies creepiness and atmosphere, which "silent night, bloody night" has plenty of. now, there are some moments when this movie dissapoints, namely the narrative which makes up the first ten minutes. however, the axe scenes, the part where the mute has his hands cut off so he can't "call for help", and the suggestion of a town founded by escaped lunatics more than makes up for these problems. acting wise, i've seen far, far worse, and the soundtrack is very atmospheric. rent this movie, but be warned- this does not look like a dvd. this, as already stated, should have no effect upon ones view of the movie itself, and if it does? well, go rent titanic instead."