Review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) by Hrodland C — 27 Mar 2008

Had a few hilarious moments and the whole "Punish" chant was pretty sweet but... well... this was just overall, a pretty bad movie.

This review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) was written by Hrodland C on 27 Mar 2008.

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