Review of Don't Open Till Christmas (1984) by Thomas D — 27 Dec 2010

25 DAYS OF HELLIDAY HORROR.

#25: Don't Open Till Christmas (1984).

Well, its time for Helliday Horror 2010 to come to an end. The last and final addition is an older slasher from 1984 called 'Don't Open Till Christmas'. I followed the title and did not open or watch this until X-mas. Surprisingly, it wasn't really worth the wait. It's about a serial killer who is killing innocent people who are dressed up as Santa Claus during Christmastime in London.

Overall: It was directed decent and had pretty dark sets, but the movie just really failed in almost every other area. All of the british actors are just way to silly. They very much over act their paper thin roles like they are participating in an academy award winning feature. It really is just silly. The entire film is basically a showcase of tits and stupid acting. There really isn't even any memorable kills. Basically all of the santa's get killed in really dim lit areas making it very hard to see how any of the kills occur. About the only salvagable part of the film is the frantic score. It really does fit well into an early 80s slasher movie like this. The film seems to tangent off several times with stupid dancers and strippers. Making this movie must have just been absolute production hell! The girl lip singing on stage if awful! It feels like some stupid old 'Dexy's Midnight Runners' video or something. What is with the old guy trying to score with the nineteen year old girl?? wtf!? If there are any reasons to be truly glad that Christmas is over, this movie should be the main reason. It really sucked.

Thanks to everyone who participated in '25 Days of Helliday Horror' Mike, Phats, Crystal, Chris, Michelle and Nick. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.