Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Sam Panico If you ever wanted to watch a movie where Bill Goldberg hits Chris Kattan with the same sidekick that ended Bret Hart's career, good news. I have found the movie for you.Yep, the Mason family - including James Caan, Rebecca Gayhart, Fran Drescher and Kattan - are all fighting during Christmas dinner, but Santa arrives in time to kill them all. And that's just the start.Santa is really Satan's son - the son of a virgin birth like Jesus - who used December 25th as the "Day of Slaying" until an angel defeated him in a curling match and he was forced to deliver gifts for 1,000 years.Now, it's 2005 and Santa is ready to get some revenge.This film was directed by David Steiman, who was a production assistant for Brett Ratner. It's a slick looking film, one that ended up way better than I thought it would be.It has some interesting picks as stars, like SCTV's Dave Thomas playing a perverted pastor and Robert Culp playing the hero's grandfather (who ends up being the curling playing angel who defeated Satan's son). Plus, you know, Bill Goldberg as Santa, which gives him the chance to use his "Who's next?" catchphrase after the credits.There are much better Santa as killer movies you can watch this holiday season. And we've covered so many of them over the last few days. But if you want to be a completist - and if you're a wrestling fan and want to see Vince Russo die in a strip club massacre - then go ahead and watch this.

Stevieboy666 I always wondered why the names Santa & Satan contained the same letters. And now I know! Santa was actually the spawn of Satan. Brilliant! This pretty much sets the tone for this Xmas movie. It's a good combination of comedy and horror, with the former being the more dominant. WWE star Bill Goulding is superb as the evil Satan. High bodycount but not a great deal of gore, though there a are few really neat kills, especially the one where two spoilt boys open their "muthafuckin presents" to literally have their heads blown off! Nice scene in a titty bar for us guys too! Well worth checking out.

morrison-dylan-fan Gathering up some Christmas themed titles to watch,I stumbled upon an X-Mas themed film that my dad had recently picked.With being keen to kick off the holiday season,I decided that it would be the perfect time to see Santa commit some deadly sledging.The plot:1000 years ago:Witnessing the local town being completely destroyed,an angel decides to place a bet against the son of Satan (called Santa) over a sporting contest,where if he wins,Santa must stop making the 25th of December a day of terror,and instead make it a day of joy for the next 1000 years.Being a betting man,Santa accepts the wager.Catching him completely off-guard,Santa is given the shock of his life,when the angel beats him!,which leads to Christmas Day becoming a day of joy for the next 1000 years.1000 years later:The present: Christmas Eve-Hell's Town.Getting dropped off by his girlfriend Mary"Mac" Mackenzie to his uncle's house,Nicolas Yuleson gets prepared to spend another dull,and present- free Christmas with his uncle.Hearing loud noises come from his attic,Nicolas discovers that his uncle is building strange looking machines,for what he claims will be a day of terror.Initially thinking that his uncle has truly lost it,Yuleson soon discovers to his horror,that this year,Santa coming to town,will leave to him bringing a deadly slaying with him.View on the film:Despite relying a bit too heavily on having some old people swear in order to give the movie some cheap laughs,debut writer/director David Steinman (who spent 5 years trying to get the movie made!) keeps his blood splattered sleigh moving at a lightning fast pace,thanks to carefully balancing a joyful mix of smooth sentimentality,quick'n deadly Horror Comedy,and a wonderfully dark X-Mas Fantasy element.Creating a chilly Christmas atmosphere by covering the movie in bloody red and icy breath,Steinman also shows an eye for style by brilliantly using stop-motion animation to show how Santa got force to change the day of terror,into a day of joy.Giving Santa a murderous mouthful of "Bar-humbugs" Bill Goldberg gives a wicked performance as a less then jolly St Nick,with Goldberg delivery each of the black hearted punch lines with a real relish,and also hitting the blood dripping Horror scenes with a real force,as Goldberg reveals this Santa to be one who you will never want to send a letter to.

Masticina Akicta You know some days you don't want to put on a movie taking on more then 2 hours of your life. Or that deals with big questions like "War is Hell" or was that a statement.Sometimes you want a movie for beer and popcorn. I got enough smart movies, movies that have deeper meaning. Not to mention this movie is about holiday fear, or was it cheer.Look I be blunt with you Santa is played by a WWE wrestler.. subtlety ensues. I meant hence not at all this movie knows what it is doing, giving you funny or not so funny one liners, interesting death scenes and more. It has a few deliciously murdered characters like the lecherousness preacher.. oh my delicious. It has the crazy old coot and even a half decent back story.Don't take this movie to serious and just enjoy a Christmas movie that actually is half intelligent. And yet even more entertaining indeed.Come on just give in to the Holiday Fear, erm cheer. You will feel much better once you just let this movie be what it is. And enjoy it with a bowl of popcorn.The story has been told enough times, the level of acting and actors yeah they are more B-movie style. The story is refreshingly B-movie style it all just is a very nice B-movie.Not a BAD movie a B-movie. Compared to Deep Rising I would say Deep Rising is better but not by allot.Look let your expectations go and just enjoy this schlock fest. I say it again Beer and Popcorn and you be fine. Not to mention this will your horrible Christmas's better again.