TODAY I WATCHED (TV-series, Movies, Cinema Playlists) 2013

The Saw marathon is almost over.  I'm 2/3 of the way through Saw - The Final Chapter (which should be called Saw - The Lame Chapter).  I used to think Saw II was the worst one but after watching them all consecutively I've come to the conclusion that the last one is easily the worst.

I'm glad I'm almost done because I have to start the Toho Twisted Christmas marathon! I think I'll skip Nightmare Before Christmas this time because I just watched that Halloween night. I'll probably start with Silent Night Deadly Night:

This is easily the creepiest scene where supposedly catatonic Grandpa let little Billy in on the evil side of Santa:

Arrow

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
As I lie Dying
Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
Despicable Me

I finally finished up season 2 of American Horror Story: Asylum. Nope, still don't like it, though I did enjoy the musical number with Jessica Lange singing "The Name Game". The core problem I had with that season was I didn't give a damn about any of the characters.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Arrow

American Horror Story: Coven

American Horror Story: Coven

Agents of Shield

Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)



Still quite funny comedy about a bum who moves in with a dysfunctional Beverly Hills family and fixes everything. It's a long running formula used in everything from My Man Godfrey (1937) to We're No Angels (1955) and this fine cast does it justice. While some of the trappings are dated most of the jokes on Beverly Hills would still apply today.

TNA Impact

The Twisted Christmas Film Festival continues with...

'Saint Nick' (2010)



Also known as 'Saint' or 'Sint,' this Dutch holiday-horror import is like a European take on 'Silent Night, Deadly Night.' Shortly before Christmas, the city of Amsterdam comes under siege by the pissed off spirit of Saint Nicholas, who's not nearly as jolly as his American counterpart, Santa Claus. It's up to a disgraced cop and a kid to stop him before he massacres the whole city.

Note: the version of this flick that's available on Netflix has one of the worst English dubbings I've seen/heard since the Italian horror flicks of the 80s....but the stilted, awkward English translations only add to the film's overall surreal vibe.

'Saint' is way more mean spirited than Finland's similarly themed 'Rare Exports,' with lots of improbable action and some sweet-ass violence and gore, so I certainly wasn't bored. Worth a look if you're in the mood for something out of the ordinary.

The Big Bang Theory

Pawn Stars

South Park
Modern Family

Saw Gremlins on 16mm reels at my friends house a couple of days ago.

Finally finished my Saw marathon today.  The last one was a real chore to get through.

Now on to Santa's Slay!!!!

kmorg wrote:

Saw Gremlins on 16mm reels at my friends house a couple of days ago.

Niiiiiice.

Smackdown
Criminal Minds

"Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984)



On Christmas Eve in 1971, little Billy witnesses the murder of his parents by a guy in a Santa suit. Naturally this instills some, shall we say, issues regarding Santa Claus. Spending the rest of his formative years in an orphanage under the thumb of an abusive Mother Superior doesn't help. You can barely blame the guy when he grows up for snapping on Christmas Eve and going on a killing spree of his own while wearing a Santa suit. Am I right? Am I right?

But seriously...this controversial little slasher sickie got run out of theaters by angry parents and PTA groups back in the day, thus cementing its rep as a cult classic. As slasher flicks go, it's a delightfully sleazy piece of work that will make you feel like you need a shower when it's over. This flick is a perfect antidote to all the holly-jolly Christmas movies that clog up the airwaves at this time of year!!

Criminal Minds

Fat Freddy wrote:

"Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984)



On Christmas Eve in 1971, little Billy witnesses the murder of his parents by a guy in a Santa suit. Naturally this instills some, shall we say, issues regarding Santa Claus. Spending the rest of his formative years in an orphanage under the thumb of an abusive Mother Superior doesn't help. You can barely blame the guy when he grows up for snapping on Christmas Eve and going on a killing spree of his own while wearing a Santa suit. Am I right? Am I right?

But seriously...this controversial little slasher sickie got run out of theaters by angry parents and PTA groups back in the day, thus cementing its rep as a cult classic. As slasher flicks go, it's a delightfully sleazy piece of work that will make you feel like you need a shower when it's over. This flick is a perfect antidote to all the holly-jolly Christmas movies that clog up the airwaves at this time of year!!

And it has the best Christmas music in it.  "Santa's watching, Santa's creeping, now you're nodding, now you're sleeping..." Plus as usual Linnea Quigley gets nekkid in it.

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And it has the best Christmas music in it.  "Santa's watching, Santa's creeping, now you're nodding, now you're sleeping..."

Agreed. They need to release a soundtrack album to this movie. Maybe next year to coincide with its 30th (!!) anniversary.

Keepin' the Twisted Christmas spirit alive...

"Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2" (1987)



"Ricky," younger brother of the killer Santa "Billy" from the previous "SN,DN" film, pours out his tragic story to a jail psychiatrist before escaping and embarking on a Santa-suited killing spree of his very own.

This cheap-as-hell sequel is infamous for its liberal recycling of footage from the first film (which takes up most of the first half of the movie) and the terrible over-acting of the dude playing "Ricky" (two words: "GARBAGE DAAAAAAYYYY!").

Make no mistake, this movie totally sucks, but it sucks in an awesome sort of way.

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