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VinnieVonVictrix t1_iznnkog wrote

Gremlins IS one of the best Xmas movies! I would have gone with Santa Slay, Rare Exports, or Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 personally, though Violent Night has quickly ascended my Xmas movie tier list.

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Spear-of-Stars t1_izno5v1 wrote

My cousin is in one where a grandma chases her around the house on Xmas, trying to murder her. She didn't put that one on her IMBD for some reason lol.

One of my old friends was in a number of those gridnhouse flicks before she got on Two and a Half Men and other reputable projects. She doesn't admit it either.

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_iznqr57 wrote

That's awesome. I'm an unashamed fan of holiday horror flicks. They're always fun, usually quite terrible and very entertaining to watch with a couple friends in a MST3K way.

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Spear-of-Stars t1_izo3pnn wrote

It's always a milestone when you can enjoy a slasher or monster of the week film with the next generation in the family to turn 12.

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Biauralbeats t1_iznoyfe wrote

Truth requested. Violent night a worthwhile in the theater investment or wait to stream?

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_iznr7fc wrote

I really enjoyed it. It's nothing special plot wise, and there's some stuff I really wish they'd expanded on (though I'm betting they're hoping for a sequel for that), but for just old school violent action it's awesome. There's at least one fight that's pretty John Wick feeling, and a whole Home Alone but that's utterly hilarious. David Harbour and the lead kid are both pretty great.

Palace 9 is showing on their $5 Tuesdays if you're really up in the air, but I thought it was worth full admission enough to want to see it again.

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burke_no_sleeps t1_izofg85 wrote

I mean.. it's an entire movie about middle class (New York?) people getting tormented by ugly, destructive little monsters. I fully understand why Vermonters would pop that on to feel cozy and Christmassy, lol.

Santa Slay is a holiday tradition in our house, lol

Skipping both Black Christmases?

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_izolbc3 wrote

See: I like Black Christmas 1 quite a bit, but 2's an "Only if it's already on" for me. I don't hate it, but I'm not going to seek it out to watch it if ya know what I mean. There's just too many other awesome Xmas horror (horrible?) flicks to choose from. I mean there's Jack Frost!

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iznu07f wrote

Rare exports is an excellent film.

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_izo1mn1 wrote

Yeah it is! Not enough people have seen it in my social circle and it's my mission to make them watch it.

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todd_ted t1_izqnoet wrote

What I came here to find. Thanks for the recommendation!

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bluepied t1_iznrm9x wrote

The best scene by far (and the sole reason I swore to my 8-year-old-self that I would never set foot in a home with an an electric stair lift chair) >>> https://youtu.be/KmZdIobA7Rc

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