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Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out)

Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out) (1980)

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Release Date: Nov 1, 1980 Limited

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He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, and it's best not to get on his bad side in this quirky thriller that's gained a loyal cult following. Harry Straddling (Brandon Maggart) was traumatized as a child, when late at night on Christmas Eve, he walked into the family living room and saw his father, dressed as Santa Claus, having sex with his mother. Now grown to adulthood, Harry is malignly obsessed with the holiday season, particularly the myths of Santa Claus; he works

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Lewis Jackson

Nov 14, 2006

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The film is noted for starting a sub-genre of the jolly St. Nick as a psycho slasher killer.

December 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Even before "Halloween," there was "Black Christmas."

July 26, 2002
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Audience Reviews for Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out)

As if a Norman Rockwell painting was shattered over the fireplace, a child's fragile perception of Santa as a caretaker is skewed when he sees Santa caressing his mother's leg. If your idea of heart-stopping insanity is a man humming Christmas tunes and donating toys to mentally challenged children, this is the movie for you. The whole premise is far-fetched and ripe for a dark comedy, not a psychological drama. The film is entirely poker-faced when a newscaster announces "avoid anyone dressed as Santa" and during a police lineup where they coerce belly laughs out of the suspects. The film feels very dated and is exquisitely moronic. The last frames defy justification and only accentuate the film's tin-ear fancifulness.
October 18, 2011
Cory Taylor

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This is a slasher movie where the psycho is obsessed with creating a great Santa Claus for children, and with punishing the adults who don't believe anymore of course. He even works at a toy factory! The guy who plays him is pretty creepy, but there's not as much blood and gore as there could have been, and the other actors aren't so good. Overall, it's an okay Christmas horror movie.
June 15, 2011
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