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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Oct 26, 2004 20:47:42 GMT -5
This review will likely be short because I don't want to give away any spoilers. I finally got a chance to watch "Black Christmas" and it lives up to all of the hype. The basic plotline of the movie is a group of sorority girls are preparing for Christmas break when they start getting obscene phone calls. At first they think nothing of it, but as the phone calls increase people start disappearing. One of the many strong points of this movie is the cast. Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder turn out strong performances. Margot provides much of the humor in the movie. John Saxon plays the Lieutenant assigned to solving the mystery of what is happening in the sorority house. There is also a very strong supporting cast. While not particularly scary, it is still a worthy movie in anyone's horror collection. This ranks right up their with such slasher classics as Halloween (which was originally supposed to be the sequel to Black Christmas). Overall I'd give this an 8 out of 10. A very well done horror movie that everyone should see.
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Post by zombiecran on Oct 26, 2004 21:00:36 GMT -5
cool isu i hope to see this one soon!
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Post by Foo on Oct 27, 2004 1:12:26 GMT -5
Black Christmas is on the top of my list of DVD's I wish to acquire. I remeber loving it as a kid, but I haven't seen it forever. I refuse to break down and buy it mail order. That violates my principles.
Did you know "When a Stranger Calls", was also originally intended as a sequel to Black Christmas?
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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Oct 27, 2004 1:16:57 GMT -5
I ended up having to order it off of Amazon because I couldn't find it anywhere, foo. I hope you have better luck than I did.
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Post by Foo on Oct 27, 2004 1:24:49 GMT -5
I keep hoping it will make its way onto shelves for the Xmas season.
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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Oct 27, 2004 1:28:27 GMT -5
lol....It is directed by the same guy who directed "A Christmas Story". Maybe they'll present it as a Bob Clark double feature.  |
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Post by Foo on Oct 27, 2004 1:32:59 GMT -5
With my luck, the Bob Clark double feature will be Black Christmas and Superbabies: Baby Geniuses part 2. It will retail for $35.
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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Oct 27, 2004 1:42:10 GMT -5
haha....Oh the horror.
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Post by zombiecran on Oct 27, 2004 6:59:55 GMT -5
you could probably special order it from one of the stores near you foo?? i think i'm gonna have to do that. i've exhausted all the other things i'm willing to do... i won't buy it online unless i can pay by check or cash and haven't found anywhere sooo yeah.
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Post by ouchyfreddy on Oct 28, 2004 1:08:17 GMT -5
yes i loved this movie, i saw it on the countdown bravo is having and rented it and watched it. i thought it was awsome
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Do we really have to deal with this war happy, ignorant, racist asshole for another 4 years?
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Post by eminem4569 on Oct 28, 2004 1:11:57 GMT -5
Granted I only saw the first 20/30 minutes of this film but I thought it was very slow, lame and boring. Why I turned it off.
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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Oct 28, 2004 1:13:02 GMT -5
Well, I recommend giving it another chance Em. Granted, it has a very slow build but it is still a quality film. I understand not wanting to though.
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eminem4569
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Do we really have to deal with this war happy, ignorant, racist asshole for another 4 years?
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Post by eminem4569 on Oct 28, 2004 1:14:32 GMT -5
I think the reason I turned it off was because of the slow beginning and the fact I found the sounds made over the phone to be outrageously lame.
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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Oct 28, 2004 1:20:05 GMT -5
True, it's definitely not for everybody.
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