Review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) by Tim S — 30 Mar 2012

I can't say that I could heartily recommend Silent Night, Deadly Night to your average horror fan. The first half of the movie shows how the killer got to be the killer, and it's not all that interesting.

The movie doesn't really start being fun until he goes on his murderous rampage. Thankfully the print that I saw had all of the gore footage cut back into it, which makes it far more interesting. If it hadn't been there, it probably would've been a little boring.

Everything from an ax, a hammer, a set of christmas lights, a bow and arrow, and even a set of antlers from a deer head wall mount get put to use during this spree. It's also funny hearing him before the kill when he screams "PUNISH!" I suppose if you like origin stories/holiday murder sprees then you might find some pleasure in it, even if it is cheap and mundane.