Santa's Slay
by David Steiman
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Actor: Bill Goldberg, Dave Thomas, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert CulpDirector: David Steiman
Brand: Lions Gate
Writer: David Steiman
Producer: Andreas Grosch
Producer: Andreas Schmid
Producer: Andrew Pfeffer
Producer: Brett Ratner
Producer: Doug Steeden
Producer: JoAnn Perritano
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Santa's Slay
Movie Review: He Just Wants To Spread Yuletide Fear!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Five minutes into Santa's Slay, if you don't have a big grin on your face, you'd might as well shut it off, coz it doesn't let up from there. This is a very fun film. To horror fans, the concept of a maniac in a Santa suit isn't new, but this film does have a few original twists. The Santa in this film is actually supposed to be the real Santa. Apparently Santa was born of the devil on Christmas along with Jesus. Being the devil's spawn, Santa basically enjoys killing everyone he comes into contact with on Dec 25th. Why did he stop and become the lovable bringer of gifts we all know and love? In a great flashback sequence(done in stop motion animation to look like the old Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer Christmas special) we learn that Santa lost a wager to one of God's angels and to fulfill his end of the bargain, had to bring happiness and cheer on Christmas for a thousand years. Well, on Christmas of 2005, his contract is up and now he's back to the murderous son of satan that he originally was, killing just about everyone he can with exploding Christmas prsents and badazz Goldberg wrestling moves. He's hot on the trail of the angel he lost the bet to, as well as the angel's grandson. This film is 100% comedy. You have to view it the same way you'd view one of the Leprechaun films, or the similarly themed Jack Frost. The only reason it'll end up in the horror section at the video store, and not the comedy, is coz it has the structure and violence of a slasher film. I've never been a fan of wrestling, so I know very little about Goldberg. I remember his fifteen minutes of extreme fame a few years back, and that he was in that horrible Universal Soldier sequel with VanDamme, but I wasn't sure what to expect from him as a killer Santa. Surprisingly he does a very good job! Santa is supposed to be a Norse character in this film, and basically have the burly look of a viking. Goldberg looks great as a viking Santa, even sporting a red hat with a spiked ball that looks like a viking helmet. No reindeer pulling his sleigh, just a big mean looking ox, perfectly suited for Santa's barbarian look. I was a little leery seeing that Brett Ratner was executive producer of this film(he directed the awful Rush Hour films as well as they dreadful Red Dragon), but in the end it made no difference, thank God. This is 70 minutes of fun, and sure to become yearly Christmas viewing for my family. Hopefully for yours too!
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