So-bad-it’s-good movies aren’t often associated with Christmas, but the most iconic crappy holiday flick is undoubtedly Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2. Check out roryhasopinions' ode to the film:
So-bad-it’s-good movies aren’t often associated with Christmas, but then you remember how many cheap Christmas horror films have been made, and the Venn diagram starts to take shape. The most iconic crappy Christmas flick is undoubtedly, in no small part due to a 20-second viral clip where an ordinary man is taking out the trash, only for a sweater-clad gentleman to pull a gun on him, and blow the man away.
At one point, Harry and Earle acknowledge the structure of their own film. While Ricky’s on a date in the world’s crummiest movie theater, he realizes the film he’s watching is about a murderer dressed up as Santa Claus. The film that has just shown us half an hour’s worth of. By getting metatextual, the filmmakers are owning up to the fact that, yes, this is a cheap, arguably lazy, piece of crap.
Aside from some acid-tongued insults from Ricky, Harry and cinematographer Harvey Genkins spice up the repartee by getting incredibly silly with their framing, pulling off ludicrous and impossible shots where Ricky disappears and reappears comically around the edges of the frame.
The shining, sincere gem of the film, however, is Freeman. Apparently Harry gave the performer barely any notes, and Earle actively encouraged his over-the-top performance. I don’t think they did this to embarrass the actor—they knew the film would be genuinely better because of him.
Rory Doherty is a screenwriter, playwright and culture writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. You can follow his thoughts about all things stories @roryhasopinions.
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