Review of Santa Claus (1959) by Matthew W — 11 Dec 2010
I think I needed a bottle of tequila probably chased w/ the mescaline worm to truly appreciate this twisted Mexican take on Santa Claus. Santa tries to deliver Xmas gifts all the while being thwarted by the Devil's apprentice.
If this was an exploitation movie (which it should have been because it was directed by Rene Cardona the same man the brought us Night of the Bloody Apes) it would have been a hell of a lot better. Instead it's just a bizarre children's movie & a really bad one @ that.
Starts off just painfully because for like the first 10-15 minutes it just has children from around the world who work for Santa singing. Santa can sure jam on that organ though. Sure this filx got a couple of chuckles out of me but they weren't intentional.
W/ all the changes to Santa folklore I surprised Jesus didn't show up by the end.
This review of Santa Claus (1959) was written by Matthew W on 11 Dec 2010.
Santa Claus has generally received negative reviews.
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