Silent Night, Deadly Night is a film with quite a rare distinction. It seems that the idea of a serial killing Santa released right at Christmas time raised the ire of parent groups and the film was banned in most theatres soon after its release. Is it worth the hype? I would say, yes.Silent Night Deadly Night is about a young boy who witnesses the murder of his parents and is shipped off to an orphanage. He's terrified of Santa Claus and finds work at a toy store, but when they ask him to dress up like Santa, he snaps and starts delivering out punishment to all the people who where naughty.
The film was never released uncut until now and Anchor Bay had to use two different film stocks to piece it together. That's some dedication and kudos to Anchor Bay for making it happen. The film moves at a very good pace and is filled with great kills and funny lines. Most of the graphic scenes are from a different film stock and the quality certainly changes but its not really that distracting. There's nothing really outstanding about the film however. It is good but certainly not ground breaking. The grue isn't that prevalent and plot is still just another hack-n-slash flick that was hugely popular at the time of it's release. There's nothing that makes the film really stand out other then the ridiculous plot. That being said its still a solid effort with no real complaints from this viewer.
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a fun 80's slasher flick that delivers, even if it is a bit mediocre overall.
Gore-medium
Nudity-mild
Overall - 7/10
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