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 Although "Silent Night, Deadly Night" isn't the first movie with a killer dressed in a Santa outfit ("Christmas Evil" predates it by four years), this movie is the most infamous of the killer Santa flicks, thanks to the concerned parents who protested against it. As far as slashers go, "Silent Night, Deadly Night" does not stand out as particularly brutal, though a few of the deaths are inventive (e.g. the homicidal hanging with Christmas lights and little Linnea Quigley being impaled on antlers) and the overzealous Catholic discipline lashed out on a little kid is a bit hard to watch. If anything, the protests have unintentionally launched this movie into cult status. Sometimes bad publicity just arouses curiosity and creates interest, especially if it's over something that's supposed to have shock value. Nevertheless, the film does have enough good points to at least partially live up to its fame. The first half has a fairly solid character study, a good performance by Lilyan Chauvin as the overzealous nun, and some wonderfully over-the-top acting from a grandfather who pretends to be comatose and scares kids with mean Santa stories. Unfortunately, the plot quickly disintegrates and the murders start losing some originality in the second half. The ending (details intentionally withheld) is one of those that just screams "sequel" too. The bottom line: "Silent Night, Deadly Night Part" ranks about average overall and is marginally recommended. It's not a great horror film, but it's not a terrible one either. |
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