Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Stevieboy666 Seems to be much hate for this movie. Yes, the 1974 is a classic. This is a loose remake which expands the story, throws in plenty of gore plus some black humour. It's a slasher flick for the noughties and should be viewed with that mind set. Some great camera work, decent cast plus great use of colour, it's a fun flick for the festive period. Nothing more, nothing less.

MaximumMadness To say writer/director Glen Morgan's 2006 remake of the classic slasher tale "Black Christmas" is over the top might just be the understatement of the century. "Over the top" doesn't even begin to describe the sheer insanity that went into the creation and production of this film. In fact, I don't even know if the word "film" is adequate to describe this work... it's almost more appropriate to call "Black Christmas" an "experiment" or even an "experience." With laughably ridiculous plot-points, bizarre directorial decisions and head-scratching stylistic choices, the film is just... kind of unpleasant to watch. And not in the good way that horror films should strive for. It's like a Troma Film without the low-budget charm.Stop me if you've heard this one... So there's this serial killer with mustard-yellow skin who has developed a fascination with eating human eyeballs because his mother kept him locked away in the attic and one time had sex with him so he could father a sister/daughter. Wait, you haven't heard that one before? Well, that's because it's flippin' absurd! And that's not spoiling anything... that's the backstory they throw at you out of nowhere during the first act of the film! So anyways, the human-Simpson is named "Billy" and after taking out and cannibalizing his evil mother, he spends about fifteen years in an insane asylum, then escapes and starts to haunt and hunt-down the members of a sorority house during Christmas break.Yup... ... ...yup.Do I even need to go on? This is one of the loosest remakes I've ever seen, and outside of the setting at a sorority house, it bears literally no resemblance to the 1974 horror classic that allegedly served as its inspiration. The Bob Clark-helmed original was a tasteful and unsettling masterpiece of terror. Morgan's "modern update" is a laughable, in-your-face music-video-generation slasher flick with blood by the bucket-full and non-stop excessive content designed to repulse and disgust. Though it often just causes one to scratch their head and chuckle to themselves at the ineptitude on display. It's frankly shocking, because Morgan is actually a quality writer and director, having worked on some top-notch productions including the iconic series "The X-Files" and the exceptional "Willard" remake. But he just goes way too far here, and the film suffers greatly for it. It's like he lost his mind during the filming, then recovered immediately after as soon as he moved onto his next project.It might seem a bit hypocritical for me to criticize just how over- the-top the film is given that I am admittedly a big fan of crazy films. I grew up on Takashi Miike, spent my early 20's obsessed with exploitation film and currently am working my way through a number of hardcore underground films. The problem is that the film feels completely inorganic, and the over-the-top content just doesn't feel "true" to the material. There's no sense of fluidity or structure to the film's madness, so despite the complete insanity... it's inconsistent. And it also genuinely seems like it's trying to frighten and disturb the audience, which just doesn't work when you go so far with the material. You can't have a main character with bright- yellow skin comically bake "human meat Christmas cookies" in one scene (again, not spoiling anything as it was in the green-band trailer somehow) and then immediately after try to portray him as a a figure the audience is supposed to fear. The film either needed to cut down on the craziness or go into full-blown postmodern self- awareness. And it did neither. They tried to have their cake and eat it too. And you just can't do that.I will give the film some credit, however. The performances are generally quite nice, and roles played by the likes of Katie Cassidy, Karin Konoval and even Andrea Martin (who co-starred in the original) are well-played. Some of the insane-o gore effects do sometimes appropriately gross you out, while others are just so cartoonish, you can't help but laugh. And I actually genuinely loved the hyper- stylish and somewhat old-fashioned score by Shirley Walker of "Batman: The Animated Series" fame. There's some really nice musical cues, and her work does compliment Morgan's complete on-screen insanity perfectly.But it doesn't work. It's so unhinged that not only does it stop being scary... it also stops being entertaining and interesting once you wise up to the fact it's a one-trick-pony. I'm sorry to say it, but 2006's "Black Christmas" remake barely scrapes up a 3 out of 10 from me. I'm sure some might be more forgiving towards it, but I just don't see much redeeming value to it.

Realrockerhalloween I am a big fan of horror films, I've seen all the major big boys and had seen them dozens of times that I knew em by heart. As I expanded my tastes I happened on black Christmas.For a Christmas film it was violent, bloody and had sexual scenes making it a classic for me right away.I hadn't seen the original or knew it existed at the time and thought it was a hack and slash thriller. The lights, decorations and Santa suit all make for an enchanting look that swallows you whole. It really feels like Christmas and gave it much needed atmosphere that will either make or break a horror movie.Characterization was wonderful. At first all the girls are protested as being snobbish yet as it goes on you see hints of their true selves. I even felt pity or outrage for one character named Leigh and her sister Clair. It was very sweet and heart breaking.The death scenes were different from the ones shown in the trailer and yet it was very throughout and I noticed a common theme the killer went for in each dealing with a body part that I won't spoil for you. You'll see a few familiar faces from other genre's up in us on This chilling expedition.My own complaint is Billy's backstory. I read the original script that omitted it completely leaving us shrouded in mystery. The way it should be.Its a fun popcorn flick to share with friends.

skybrick736 The travesty that is the Black Christmas remake is beyond mind-numbingly bad that it was painful to watch. There is a lot of stupidity shown by the characters with no development to them whatsoever. The plot is extremely predictable and just doesn't cut it to what the horror genre needs. Death scenes tried to be grotesque but it was a lot of splatter off scene techniques that required no creativity or decent special effects. The actresses in this movie had potential but the writing and directing was so dumbed down that didn't have a chance in putting forth reasonable roles that could be expected. I hated the back-story, the character's decision making, the kills, the script, the phone ring-tones (we get it, its Christmas), and especially the hospital scenes at the end. It's nearly the exact opposite of Clark's original masterpiece and is definitely a one and done view for a fan or horror.