Christmas Bloody Christmas: Movie Review
Tis the season for holiday horror movies! What a wild ride this one was! Onwards!
The Movie
It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival. — Christmas Bloody Christmas IMDb page
Written and directed by Joe Begos, Christmas Bloody Christmas is a 2022 Christmas horror film starring Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, and Jonah Ray. Its Wiki page states that the concept for this movie spawned from Begos pitching a remake of the1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night, but with a Terminator-style Santa. His pitch was rejected for being too far from the original but, obviously, he still went ahead with the idea in a different way. Currently, it’s available exclusively on Shudder.
The Review
Honestly I absolutely loved Christmas Bloody Christmas. It was a bloody wild, relentless, and fun sleigh ride of hijinks, horror, and holiday gore.
First off, I fell in love with the two main characters — Tori and Robbie — who were well developed, quirky, and lovable. The set-up before the killing started was long for a horror movie, I will admit, there’s a lot of dialogue and development, but I honestly really liked it. Sometimes, with popcorn flicks, you don’t care about the characters at all because they are flat. This is not the case for Christmas Bloody Christmas, which draws you in with witty dialogue and sexy chemistry, before dousing you in blood.
The movie also has strong aesthetics, with most of the locations featuring heavy and dramatic lighting. Like, probably, if you had to legit work in that kind of environment, you’d probably need glasses by the end of the month, but for a horror movie — it was a feast of vibes.
The whole idea of the movie is so ridiculous and awesome. Some military-grade robots are repurposed for holiday use. The movie starts with a TV switching between channels, including a news channel talking about said robots needing to be recalled. I wonder why. Hm.
Tech horror, holiday horror, and a lotta sass. That’s what Christmas Bloody Christmas brings you.
After the slower beginning, the movie grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go until the end. It is as relentless as its robotic killer.
I laughed, I flinched, I fell in love with Riley Dandy. Absolutely a banger of a movie and a definite add to any horror lover’s must-watch list this year.
10/10
x PLM
