Rent christmas evil 1980 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Christmas evil is a 1980 american psychological slasher film written and directed by lewis. I made the mistake of thinking it was christmas evil, whose alternate title was you better watch out, and was sorely mistaken. Abrams lovecraft country trailer posted on may 1, 2020 stranger things 4 is the darkest and scariest season according to joe keery posted on may 3, 2020. Santa punches a dude and runs over an angry mob and takes flight. I would take the practical effects of the 80s any day over todays overused blatant cgi. Use of this trope had some unforeseen consequences as it confused many viewers to view the dying dream ending as a real deal, and chalking it to be a gainax ending police lineup. A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning santa claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a yuletide killing spree.
Its understandable as writerdirector lewis jacksons. Its less a bloodsoaked parade of slaughtered teenagers than a character study about a man of principle who is pushed past the breaking point. This version is presented in its matted widescreen ratio of 1. This is a character study of sorts, we follow around harry and his descent into madness during the christmas season due to a. Dec 24, 2007 its christmas eve and tonight toymaker harry stadling brandon maggart, with his homemade santa suit and decrepit old van with a sleigh painted on the side, will deliver presents to a local hospital, stalk the neighborhood children that appear on his own naughty and nice lists, and kill a rich socialite in the middle of the street outside a church before the night is through. Its much more of a character piece than a body count movie as you watch a man slip into insanity after becoming sick of it all. John waters has referred to christmas evil as the greatest christmas movie ever made, but odds are youve never even seen it. A portion of the proceeds from this book will benefit the national center for missing and exploited children. Not good creepy mind you, but creepy like that guy in your office with dandruff that doesnt seem to bathe. A deranged departmentstore santa becomes a coldblooded killer in this taut psychothriller that spends time looking back at the poor fellows life. In december 2006, synapse films released a special edition dvd of christmas evil. If you want your kids to shape up for christmas, just tell em krampus is coming. The character of krampus has been imported and modified for various north american media, including print e.
Dec 04, 2014 john waters has referred to christmas evil as the greatest christmas movie ever made, but odds are youve never even seen it. Everything in harrys life is a mess all because of that one incident as a child. Here are six evil christmas songs for something a little bit less conventional. Christmas evil for me is almost right on par with the original silent night, deadly night for me. It features audio commentary from the director and cult filmmaker john waters, who is quoted as saying it is the greatest christmas movie ever made. Rare trailer for 1980 slasher christmas evil under its original title of you better watch out a strange kinetic mix of character study and slasher movie with blackly comic overtone.
Death waltz recording company are overjoyed to bring you a bit of early christmas spirit in the form of the score to the classic 1980 yuletide slasher movie christmas evil. The title card has been changed from christmas evil to you better watch out. Its much more of a character piece than a body count movie as you watch a man slip into insanity after becoming sick of it all and its really lead actor brandon maggarts. One is organized for men dressed as santa claus after harrys murders at the front of a church. As a tiein with their recent bluray release, vinegar syndrome brought christmas evil to the alamo drafthouses new york location this past friday night, allowing me to cross a big time goal off my holiday bucket list. This movie is not a slasher film, it has far too much substance and story to fall into that genre. A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning. Dcp projection writerdirector lewis jacksons 1980 film is different. Time to hang those stockings from the fireplace and get ready.
A friday the th board game is going to make game night a blast posted on may 3, 2020. May 24, 2016 the title card has been changed from christmas evil to you better watch out. My christmas ritual was to rent silent night, deadly night and. Its been compared to as the taxi driver at christmas and i pretty much agree with that comparison.
As far as christmas horror movies are concerned, i think the best and most frightening is 1980s christmas evil. Don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas evil. Transferred from the directors own personal film elements, this version of christmas evil is the original first cut of the film containing even more scenes and neverbeforeseen footage. Krampus, santas evil cousin, is legitimately terrifying timeline. The music is composed by the trio of don christenson, joel harris, and julia heywood, who created a score both menacing and upbeat, with tunes in the christmas tradition. Krampus night, or krampusnacht in the original german, is celebrated on. Evil at rotten tomatoes christmas evil is available for free download at the. Jul 02, 20 an evil, goathorned spirit called the krampus brought switches and bad dreams to the boys and girls of austria, southern germany, switzerland, and far northern italy. In central european folklore, krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as halfgoat, halfdemon, who, during the christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. Though it is often lumped in with the santa slasher movies that popped up in the 1980s, christmas evil deserves better than that label. The gore is stupid and the villain is creepy in christmas evil. Like many horror soundtracks of the era, synthesisers. With brandon maggart, jeffrey demunn, dianne hull, andy fenwick. Download mirrors of albion and begin your adventure now.
Just in time for christmas especially since vinegar syndrome does not have any december titles forthcoming christmas evil hits bluraydvd combo to slay your holiday. Then the biggest difference is that one scene, at about 15. May 27, 2016 the gore is stupid and the villain is creepy in christmas evil. The christmas devil dvd cover 20 r2 german ready to download and print. In reply to darkkrots post on may 29, 20 hi, if you cant install the game then that would indicate a problem with the disc itself, you may well just have a disc that has a blemish on the surface, try holding it in a good light and see if you can spot anything that looks like a watermark or bubble under the surface of the disc.
If you want that movie, there is a bluraydvd combo available under the name christmas evil here on amazon. A deranged departmentstore santa becomes a coldblooded killer in this taut psychothriller that. This contrasts with saint nicholas, who rewards the wellbehaved with gifts. You better watch out, as it is also known, is a much better moniker, but still implies a more chilling threat than this movie presented. Dec 09, 2014 im all for putting on a very special christmas, and listening to the true classics like christmas in hollis and stevie nicks silent night, but sometimes its nice to switch it up. Desert island public domain film library christmas evil.
Troll 2, samurai cop, the miami connection, christmas evil, etc. Carol and elfrida, her pretty german nurse, had ransacked books. In fact, its much more a dark satire than it is a horror film. Its the bit where harry starts getting delusional and cutting himself on the assembly line. Christmas evil sets up harry as being santa obsessed from the beginning. It takes itself so seriously and goes about it so slowly that the only thing that kept me going to the end was pure. Vinyl 10 don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas evil you. Christmas evil made its first dvd appearance in 2000 in a direlooking edition from troma, sporting a solo commentary by jackson and a pair of video interviews with jackson talking about the films genesis and his two previous, very obscure projects and maggart at home sitting next to kabukiman, for some reason. During the film he pulls out the sewing machine and an old fur wrap. For the love of christ, buddah, zeus and every deity in between, do not see this movie.
With jay dobyns, paul ferm, andrew ferrick, darin foltz. The store i rented vhs from always put the christmas horror movies on the same shelf as the authentic holiday films. A murderous santa claus casts a menacing shadow over the yuletide season. Dec 25, 2016 rare trailer for 1980 slasher christmas evil under its original title of you better watch out a strange kinetic mix of character study and slasher movie with blackly comic overtone. Christmas evil 123movies watch online streaming free plot. One dvd release of the film has a commentary track by john waters who claims the film to be the greatest christmas movie ever made. After he dons the santa costume, harry takes an extreme approach to the role, as he rewards the nice and punishes those who mock the spirit of christmas. Christmas evil is in an even harder to find range of bhorror, a slasher that absolutely rises above its low budget through the miracle of storytelling, moral lessons, and comedy so good it has to be intentional. Christmas evil has proven to be deeply divisive for three and a half decades now, but i look at it as a truly outstanding film. So what really happened at the end of christmas evil. After other children begin missing, jeremy pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could be a creature of ancient yuletide lore, krampus, who is the brother. Maggart, while no trophywinner in the hot santa department, is certainly no slouch of an actor. This is a movie that wouldve come very highly recommended regardless, but this special edition bluray release elevates into something. If a person goes into christmas evil you better watch out expecting a slasher then they are obviously going to be disappointed if they can not appreciate good cinema.
Yet even maggarts conviction in the lead role is not enough to put christmas evil on the top of anyones wish list. Official selection christmas film festival 2016 official selection toronto 48 hour film project 2015 top 10 screening. Costumed santa clause and his evil counterparts krampus in matrei, eastern tyrol, austria. Christmas evil is not at all a good title, for the reasons ive just mentioned, especially since theres no one in the film thats evil in the capitalised sense of the word. We specialize in providing high broadcastquality movie files to streaming web sites, dvd distributors, cable and tv stations, ad agencies and schools.
Before i make the obvious unflattering comparison between christmas evils brandon maggart and silent but deadlys utterly delicious robert brian wilson, let me say this. Shop for the perfect evil christmas gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. I remember renting this movie when i was a kid back in the 90s and i absolutely fucking hated it. Now, i can barely get through silent night, and i love christmas evil because it actually has substance and is more than topless girls being hacked to bits. Dec 22, 2016 as far as christmas horror movies are concerned, i think the best and most frightening is 1980s christmas evil. Krampus is one of the companions of saint nicholas in several regions including austria, bavaria, croatia, hungary, northern italy. Vinyl 10 don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas evil you better watch out 2014, pink sparkle, vinyl discogs. Christmas is evil november 26, 2016 i used to relish in this false practice, but since jan 20 when i accepted christ as my personal savior, lord and master, i no longer want to nor desire to do such things. Don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas.
Nicholas and his companion krampus from an italian christmas postcard dated 1899. The yule lord, a 2012 novel by gerald brom, television both live action a krampus carol, a 2012 episode of the league and animation a very venture christmas, a 2004. Jeremy, a local police officer leads a life of a confusing past, spending his current time searching for his kidnapper as a child. Brandon maggart, jeffrey demunn, dianne hull, andy fenwick, brian neville, joe jamrog, wally moran, gus. Issues with resident evil 6 freezing at a certain point. Directed by lewis jackson, christmas evil originally released as you better watch out beat silent night, deadly night to the punch when it comes to. Rent christmas evil 1980 starring brandon maggart and dianne hull on dvd and bluray. Original directors cut, you better watch out, terror in toyland. The devil of christmas, a collection of vintage postcards by monte beauchamp in 2004. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Its opening scene is a vague exposition that reveals the who, the what, and the when of the plot, but never explains why, and the finale is the end result of a neglected tension that holds no bearing with the audience.