Christmas Evil

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Summary: Christmas Evil disturbing yes good horror film no
Review: The movie is somewhat entertaining at times. The killings in the film were gorey enough, but a little dissapointing. The first killing was pretty unexpected "the church step killing" But the way it was shot was really choppy and I think that took away from the scene a bit. A good thing about it was it was pretty original: a sharp toy through the eye followed by a stabbing (I think the people were stabbed?) There are a couple of more deaths in the film but none as original as the first except for the Christmas tree star throat cutting that is. The music in the film was creepy at times but mostly annoying. The particulary annoying sounds were the ones that seemed to be heard at innapropriate times. For instance the scene were "Santa" is hidding from the townspeople. There was some sort of cymbil sound there and my question is why. I was like it belonged in a different scene. I think the lead role was performed well by the lead actor but the writing of the film was lacking. Although the beggining of the film was somewhat shocking and original alot of the film is not and the ending definatly leaves something to be desired. I will say this. This is the best horror film about a killer santa and only because its the only one I have seen.

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Summary: The best Christmas time horror film- hands down!
Review: When it comes to Christmas themed horror films, "Christmas Evil" blows the competition away! In short, its about a guy who works at a toy factory and is obsessed with Christmas. His apartment is decorated for the holiday all year long! Slowly, over the course of the film, he starts to flip out over the crass commercialization of the holiday. It seems the toy factory is more concerned with making money than manufacturing qulity toys. Throughout the film, our protagonist gets revenge in variety of ways that ultimately become murder.
What sets this film apart from the pack is that we see the world through the eyes of the killer. We understand what it is that makes him want to kill. His victims, while not deserving of death, are not all innocent.
The DVD has some great extras including a running commentary from director Lewis Jackson and star Brandon Maggart.