2024 the best xmas movie review
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A group of sorority sisters find themselves being harassed by a stranger with menacing phone-calls and begin to die, one by one on Christmas Break.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.08 ounces
Item model number : WENC80108DVD
Director : Glen Morgan
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Run time : 1 hour and 35 minutes
Release date : February 1, 2019
Actors : Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Kristen Cloke
Subtitles: : English, Spanish
Producers : Glen Morgan, James Wong, Marc Butan, Victor Solnicki, Marty Adelstein
Language : Unqualified
Studio : Dimension Films
ASIN : B000MM0LIM
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: floodingorangerooster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It was a good buy
Review: I won't buy any dvd from a third party seller on Amazon because I learned a very valuable lesson in the past. If the dvd isn't sold or shipped by Amazon. But I have to say this was a good purchase & buy being a great condition & shape.
Reviewer: Andrew Lynch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very well done reinvention of the original.Worth the watch.
Review: This is a great remake that i enjoyed thouroughly. Altho it did deviate from the original,well morelike they added a back story to deepen the mystery & add some spice to the story.With the original you never see the face of the killer it is more like shot in POV style and makes it scary. This has a creepier aspect by being such a wierd backstory. The killer had apparently watched his mother go murder his father & bury the body with her lover. So now Billy(killer) lives in the attic then his mom comes and has relations with her son,thus making a baby with his mother.Billy is deformed and angry cuz his mom hates him & loves the new baby that she made with him i think it is crazy.Billy grows up and has a flip oit and kills his family.The house turns into a sorrority like 15 years later,and Billy escapes on Christmas from the mental house to go home.When he gets there he has a group of girls to take out and the story gets deeper,some serious bloodshed happens here. Lots of gore and eyeball munching(ode to Fulci) but the madness is relentless til' the end.I wont give away the ending but if you like the original or have seen this and never seen the original then give em both a watch there both 5*star movies.Excellent for gore fans
Reviewer: Chris W
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Slasher Movie
Review: This is a cut above the normal slasher style film. It actually has a good story line, with enough thought put into the concept that it works fairly well. In other words, it's not your typical T & A material....it has more substance than that
Reviewer: Stephen B. O'Blenis
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Four-And-A-Half Stars For One Of The Most Consistently Underrated Horror Movies Ever
Review: The remake of "Black Christmas" has got to be among the most consistently underappreciated slasher movies ever made, maybe among the most consistently underaappreciated of all movies. Managing to hit both the bases of being both 'disturbing and tremendously creepy' and 'fun and sexy with dashes of humor', "Black Christmas" takes horror slasher backwards in that it's non-supernatural, with a potent but not apparantly-indestructible villain. It's a route not a lot of its recent peers have taken, with most of the pack trying (and sometimes even succeeding) to follow the path of series like "Nightmare On Elm Street" and "Friday The 13th", which have utilized virtually unstoppable, inhuman, central figures, and often a large dose of additional otherworldly elements, in being great. (Well, not Every chapter was great, but an awful lot of them were...) With a simple premise that starts to twist and branch out some in the second half, the movie features a group of sorority sisters and their chaperone stormstayed in their campus dormhouse during the Christmas holidays. The same building that was once the site of a massacre where Billy Lentz killed his abusive mother and stepfather, and maimed his defenceless little sister. Billy is, at the film's beginning, now locked up in a psych ward, but it probably would have been harder to make this into a great horror movie had he Stayed securely locked up in a place of mental healing... Fans will know a lot of what comes next. Actually, a lot of it would have been harder to predict had there not been spoilers as to the movie's third act all over the place before it even got released. For those who fortunately haven't heard, I won't spoil the twists by revealing them here, but focus on some general observations. First off, even if you've seen a thousand horror movies, this one can be jarring. The violence is swift and gruesome, and often hits characters you really want to make it out unscathed. All the horror violence, all the creepy going-ons, and all the disturbing thematic elements (including the origins of Billy and his sister), taking place amidst the gently twinkling Christmas lights, the classic holiday songs on the radio, and a generally pleasant setting, makes for a really twisted and freaky feel to things. I liked the cast of characters they put together for this (the female contingent, incidentally, being played by perhaps the best-looking ensemble of actresses ever to appear in a single movie, including mega-hottie Mary Elizabeth Winstead from "Final Destination 3" and "The Ring Two"). I liked the angle with the woman who came looking for her estranged younger sister and a scheduled Christmas reunion, and the bond that developed between her and the girl at the dorm who's never had siblings. I liked, loved actually, almost the whole thing...except for some glaring details that stand out and keep "Black Christmas" from getting the five-star rating that I really want to give it. First of all, there's a major problem with the snow. In several shots it doesn't even look real, which juts out like a sore thumb when compared to the overall high production values you're seeing it against. And the storm is supposed to be this big whopper that's snowed everything in, that's knocking down big trees across the roads so vehicles can't get around, etc. Yet when you see outside the windows a couple of times, and even in a couple of the outdoor scenes, all you've got is a nice hearty downfall of snow, but not the blizzard of the century. These lapses should have hurt the movie more than they did (would it really have been that hard to add in a nice, howling wind to the outdoor scenes?) but overall it's so good it earns a few moments where you have to suspend disbelief. Also, during the flashback scenes, although they were very freaky, a case could be made that portions of the earlier flashbacks came off slightly campy. It doesn't feel right to be spending so much time, though, on the few flaws when as a complete package you've got one of the finest movies of 2006. This is ten times as good as its reputation makes it out to be, and among the best recent picks for horror fans. Four-and-a-half stars with regret that it couldn't be more; and highly recommended. Fans of this may also want to check out "Valentine", "Cutting Class", and "Cry_Wolf".
Reviewer: Justin Brasseaux
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect remake to a horror classic! At least in my eyes(pun intended)
Review: the original black Christmas was undoubtedly the best slasher of the 70's and possible 80's. So when the remake came out I was fearful that it would dissapoint, which it didn't at all! The casting was great, the story was built up on, and the move itself was amazing. I like how Billy and Agnes have a back story here so you can see who they are! I know many people dislike this remake, but for me it's a fun movie! Just wish the Blu Ray was available in Region I:(
Reviewer: Greg Arden
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Pretty Darn Good Remake
Review: "Black X-Mas" is a remake of one of the best Christmas-themed horror films ever made! It stars Katie Cassidy ("Taken"), Michelle Trachtenberg ("EuroTrip", "Criminal Minds"), Crystal Lowe ("Final Destination 3", "Hot Tub Time Machine"), Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("The Thing", "Grindhouse: Death Proof") and Lacey Chabert ("Mean Girls"). It's about a group of sorority-sisters who have to match wits against a monster. The special effects are great, the acting is great, and it's a surprisingly funny--yet gory--film! I recommend it!
Reviewer: Scary_Larry
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This one is great. and I read all of the reviews on ...
Review: I never saw the 1st one. I saw this one (the remake) on here for $5.00 so I ordered it... This one is great. and I read all of the reviews on this one.. Most every one of them said that the 1st one was way better. So the next time I order something from Amazon I will order the 1st one for sure...
Reviewer: Peter
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Campy early 2000âs horror. Completely opposite tone of the OG, but thatâs what I like about it. Arrived in perfect condition ð
Reviewer: popo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: really enjoyed Black Christmas... BUT I BOUGHT THE WRONG VERSION!!!!! 2007?! still a good buy 🙂 gore and blood
Reviewer: Martin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good as described
Reviewer: Lynn Forward
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Pretty good movie
Reviewer: Brandy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Love this movie