Black Christmas (1974) CREEPY MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@nickflix8657]

Hahaha love the shirt! Thanks guys for the shoutout, sorry changed my name to NickFlix after the fact.

[@scottarooni]

Nick, glad you're getting the recognition!

[@targaryianboss4042]

That’s funny you just watched Die Hard and Shaun is wearing the shirt!

[@afleez1861]

React to Child’s play (1988)

[@patrick1984ist]

Love ya nickflix marry christmas

[@chanceneck8072]

Cool, that´s a good example. I find it very important that even though, I´m such a small channel, one of my rules is: When I recommend anything or anyone and I put a link, it´s important for me to check every now and then, if the information is still accurate. I did that when "Barbarian" changed his name into "Barbarous King" and I think there was at leasr one more example, where I linked some trailer or music video or so and it had been taken down from the original source. So I quickly searched it again and changed the link. And it´s still up there. I just can´t imagine, hating anything more than getting something recommended and then you just find out, that there is nothing and that nobody cared...

[@miaborges3674]

That shot of Billy's wide eyeball in the crack of the doorway will forever CREEP ME OUT 😭😭😭 I truly could'nt sleep for a solid 2 days after I first saw it 😂

[@fynnthefox9078]

Same! Imagine seeing THAT when you're getting up in the middle of the night for a glass of water.

[@Bleh200]

The fact that the phone calls arent just ramblings, but Billy reenacting the murder of his infant sister is both terrifying and a brilliant way of establishing his back story.

[@5to522]

He gives his back story in the phone calls. He keeps saying Agnes don't tell mommy what we did and then he's the mother telling him Billy where is Agnes? What have you done with the baby? later you see him put a doll into the dead girl's hand while she's on the rocking chair like it's the baby his mother was looking for. He did something terrible to his sister as a child and was probably sent off to an asylum by his parents and kept reliving that. This was John Carpenter's favorite movie and in Halloween Michael Myers kills his sister and later escapes from a mental asylum to come back on Halloween. When Carpenter asked the maker of Black Christmas about a sequel he said if I were to make a sequel I would make Billy escape from a mental asylum on Halloween.

[@Muirmaiden]

Great Canadian horror film! Makes me proud to be Canadian. John Saxon (who passed away this past July) is one of my favorite actors. The movie was inspired by the crimes of serial killer Wayne Boden, who killed three women in Montreal over the holiday season of 1969 and early 1970. He then moved to Calgary where he claimed one more victim before being apprehended. He died in prison.

[@TequilaToothpick]

I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie. The ending left such a pit in my stomach and really freaked me out that the killer is still out there.

[@fynnthefox9078]

And it was intended to do so.

[@michaelmoon3617]

“Who has a mullet AND a turtleneck?” Indeed.😁

[@TheImelda28]

To big horror fans, this movie is well known. It's a cult classic. But y'all are right: it's not brought up as much as Halloween and Friday the 13th are. In other words, Black Christmas isn't mainstream. Fun fact: the director of this movie is the same director of the Christmas comedy A Christmas Story.

[@johnt84]

This is the greatest slasher film ever. I love Freddy, Halloween, and Friday the 13th but this movie genuinely felt creepy. The acting is so organic from the conversations to small details that make it feel like real people. It's amazing, and heavily underrated still.

[@dylanstyles8056]

Near the end, the reveal, the eyeball scene.. Him running down the stairs, grabbing her by the hair.. Her getting away and him banging on that door while yelling maniacally.. One of the greatest sequences in horror history. Awesome movie.

[@VideoClubRandom]

This is my favorite Slasher, one of the best, and true originals... PS: Never watch any of the remakes.

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

The 2006 one is easily the superior of the two remakes tho 😂😂

[@deadlyphantomm]

The 2006 remake it's quite decent

[@eliascrooker7773]

2006 remake is good.

[@snowwolf1854]

@@eliascrooker7773 It over explains Billy and ruins the first film

[@eliascrooker7773]

@@snowwolf1854 one film can't ruin another

[@BigNickWpg]

One of the best Canadian movies ever! ❤🍁 It started the whole slasher genre so there's something to be proud of! 😁

[@hamburgersandfuriousanger6820]

I think it just might be a tie though, the Texas chainsaw massacre came out on the same day.

[@m.e.3862]

I heard that the building used for the sorority house is still on the u of t campus

[@jwnj9716]

I just love how the film ends, who is the killer? We will never know....

[@ct6852]

Forgot how creepy this one was. It's kind of a classic.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Why, it's the grandfather of slashers!

[@ct6852]

@@fynnthefox9078 It is kind of a classic. I didn't realize how influential it was.

[@sharonellis8776]

This is a freaky, creepy movie. It makes you shudder a lot. Works very well. Great scary movie.

[@peterbenassi7010]

Superb, seminal slasher. Halloween (1978) gets all the credit, but this one got there first.

[@CRISPIN4U]

Black Christmas is excellent. After it came out, Bob Clark (dir.) was at a party and John Carpenter was there. JC was a big fan of the movie and was trying to talk Clark into a sequel but he wasn’t interested. Carpenter asked him what he would do if he was going to make a sequel and he said that he would probably have the same killer escape from an institution on a different holiday like Halloween and kill babysitters but he wasn’t going to do it because it would be essentially the same movie. That is in a Bob Clark interview somewhere on KZbin if you look.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

This movie is like a mix between Psycho and a very cruel Agatha Christie story. It is for a very good reason that is often claimed to be the father of the slasher ftnre with Halloween, albeit it does not feature the usual tropes associated with the grnre except for a final girl who is the most clever, kind and resourseful of the girl group (but she aint a virgin).

[@mattm7378]

You can also add it to your "international films" list. It's Canadian 🇨🇦

[@robmann400]

For me, Black Christmas does what The Shining, and TCM, do like very few other horror films, it really unsettles a viewer while being a technical masterwork. If you watch this again pay attention to the choices made of camera placement, angles, editing, sound design and lighting. It’s hard to pick up on without repeated viewings because the story is so creepy and intense. Black Christmas is in my top 10 favourite horrors of all time AND my top 10 best horrors ever made of all time. It’s a Canadian film and I first saw it when I was in 1977 when I was 12. Other excellent Canadian horrors include The Changeling (with George C. Scott) and the original My Bloody Valentine. Black Christmas is probably the movie I’ve watched more than anything else in my life because I watch it almost every Christmas. I’m 58 years old and have yet to see turtles doing it for three days straight and believe you me, I’ve been keeping an eye out for it. Thanks for making videos eh.

[@Persei1]

TCM?

[@robmann400]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

[@michaelwolfe9496]

I'll probably get some hate for this, but I think Black Christmas is a better film than Halloween. It's far scarier, the characters are more interesting, and I'd even say it makes better use of it's titular Holiday setting. The 2006 remake is alright, I think it gets more hate than it deserves. Still, it's not nearly as good as the original. The 2019 remake is frankly an insult to the title. It's the worst remake I've ever seen, possibly even the worst film in general I've ever seen. Just pretend it doesn't exist.

[@felinefanII]

Yes, I agree I prefer it too to Halloween and the 2019 remake is just a total embarrassment.

[@jadeandjesse5908]

I'm confused as to why 2006 isn't that bad to so many people. It goes against everything the original did way harder than the 2019 one. The 2019 is bad because it should have been an entirely different movie, but it doesn't ruin the legacy at all since it's easy to pretend it doesn't exist. It isn't Black Christmas. The 2006 movie is the one that actively tries to destroy the original? Ruins the mystery, ruins the characters, makes Bob Clark turn over in his grave?

[@darwynn17]

This film disturbed me when I first saw it. Something about not knowing who the killer was and why he was so disturbed made it more unsettling. The way he switches voices and sometimes seems to speak in two voices at once is just fucking freaky.

[@evilalex87]

One of the best horror films ever

[@blanewilliams5960]

This is a really well done movie. Me and a friend saw it saw this at the drive-in theater when we were 12 (we hopped the fence ) I think it's still invokes fear and dread and horror. Are those phone calls not some of the most disturbing and creepy things ever ? It also does not rely on music so much like most of the genre that followed. I think the ambient sound in some scenes make it feel more real, and the camera work was stellar. Great movie, great reactions guys!

[@Los-Sanchez616]

Olivia Hussey, one of the most beautiful women in the world

[@liamaltork2551]

Fun Fact: The director of this movie (Bob Clark) would go on to make A Christmas Story (1983) and Porkys (1981)

[@chrisariesb.5356]

I so want to see them react to Porky's!!! 😂😂

[@horrornutt]

@@chrisariesb.5356 definitely, watched it not long back. Still has me in stitches...

[@michiganjfrog366]

The reason you didn't hear much about Black Christmas 🖤🎄 is because it wasn't a franchise...like all the others are. Always remember the Bob Clark did it first 😊 so you can't hold this to the standards of those who copied Bob.

[@DiscoverMontréal]

The film that officially launched the slasher genre and directly inspired John Carpenter to make Halloween! And the first film in history to use the line "the call is coming from inside the house!" So glad you guys finally reacted to this one

[@garyglaser4998]

In 1974 Black Christmas was a pioneering genre film. If you've seen a slasher film, almost any slasher film, you've likely seen the tropes that Black Christmas created.

[@youdontknowme9279]

it was no more pioneering than the brady bunch - it all starts at the very least in 1960 starting with "psycho" , "peeping tom" "the sinister urge" and Frances "eyes without a face" aka "the horror chamber of dr faustus",, 1963's "blood feast" and 1966's "the undertaker and his pals", 1970's "carnival of blood", 1971's "bay of blood" and 1973's "torso" are all classic slasher films

[@amandaevans7908]

I actually like how y'all rate the movies and have different lists for the difference genres. And I know I say it all the time but the ending when y'all are just discussing the movie is my favorite part! Merry Christmas!!

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

Still the best slasher ever made imo.

[@jdiegoskinny]

agreed, it set the blueprint for the slasher genre

[@WoodsToLiveBy]

Starring Lois Lane, Juliet Capulet, and Dave Bowman. That alone is worth the price of admission.

[@MrSJMajer]

Don't Forget Edith Prickley.

[@gggooding]

Bob Clark (the director) told John Carpenter that he had considered a sequel where "Billy" escapes from a mental asylum, gets a mask, and the goes on a slasher spree at Halloween, titled Black Halloween. Clark told this to Carpenter a year before Carpenter made Halloween (when they were working together on The Hills Have Eyes). So, there's that.

[@zenomorph8806]

Peter has blue eyes, the killer has brown eyes.

[@michiganjfrog366]

Although Phyllis, who was played by Andrea Martin also please Mrs Mack in the remake, as much as I loved her... the remake doesn't hold anything to the original

[@tehpickle1250]

The phone calls are genuinely creepy! Really great stuff!

[@irina1296]

This is one of my all-time favorite horrors - scary, intelligent, unpredictable. Many people say that Scream (1996) copied the whole "phone call" scene. I think they are partially right but the phone call moment was introduced in Black Sabbath (1963) & Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) though

[@chrisariesb.5356]

The remake was trash in my opinion. I think ppl today are more surprised by the language they used. Not so much political correctness. The original was way better.

[@jeremyfalkner9223]

I'm one of those who recommended this! Thanks guys! Merry Christmas. Also, believe it or not, this is the same director from 'A Christmas Story'.

[@ryanje8147]

Well, this film was better than Suspiria but most films are. Loved seeing Olivia Hussey. She played Juliet in the 1967 movie Romeo & Juliet. Loved Tom's little backyard......so cute.

[@RetroButt]

You should watch "BETTER WATCH OUT"... such a good movie!

[@scotthewitt258]

Both remakes are VERY different. The 2006 goes much more into the backstory of Billy & Agnes, which is mostly pieced together in the original by what the personalities say on the phone. The newest one is the one that is very much more separate from the original, and much more delving into supernatural themes.....

[@ramonc1942]

SO MUCH RESPECT for you guys! This movie scared the crap out of me when I watched it on cable late at night as a kid!!! This to me is one of the most dread-filled and well-acted slashers in history! The remakes completely lost sight of the original vision! I love this channel!

[@AmberProduction]

You guys should watch Steven Spielberg's Duel (1971)

[@miketocci]

Black Christmas was directed by Canadian filmmaker Bob Clark, who also directed Porkys and the seasonal classic, A Christmas Story. That's hard to believe for some since they're such different genres of film. Clark contributed a seminal horror movie, comedy and Christmas movie. All three movies are favorites of mine. John Saxon played the policeman who also appeared in Nightmare on Elm St. and Margot Kidder, who was Lois Lane in the 1980s Superman films, was also one of the sorority girls in Black Christmas. [edited for spelling]

[@son_of_ottie]

Don't forget Olivia Hussey who was Juliet in Franco Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet from 1968 AND the TV movie version of IT! AND Keir Dullea from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@miketocci]

@@son_of_ottie Absolutely my mistake of omission. She was great as well!

[@leecher1382]

So this movie actually influenced John carpenter to make Halloween. The reason the beginning of Halloween starts with first person view is directly because he was in love with how black Christmas did first person filming

[@DH-fu7bx]

I find this movie more unsetling than halloween.

[@daelynlizzy]

This movie (the first one) was inspired by this movie

[@1000000man1]

The boyfriend is Dave from 2001: a space odyssey. The main woman is in the "IT" miniseries and Barbara is Lois Lane.

[@GigiC4]

My funny Christmas movie is Scrooged with Bill Murray (1988) for horror there's Krampus but you already have that on your list I think, you could always watch Silent night Deadly Night (1984) it's not bad.

[@drewmunoz3064]

On February 2021, you guys should react to “Valentine” 2001.

[@cottagepie1]

When you really take notice of this film, it's actually really terrifying, I love this film Seeing Louis Lane drunk in this is really sad actually. I like the number rating system.

[@guppy4786]

I love Black Christmas! Everything about this is amazing.

[@lalalarose8197]

The British girl is Olivia Hussey who’s known for her performance as Juliet in the 60s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Probably the best version put to film.

[@funkspinna]

She also played the young Norma Bates, Norman's mother, in Psycho IV.

[@fynnthefox9078]

And she was in Stephen King's IT from 1990!

[@kentjohnson1229]

Black christmas is the best Canadian film ever made! Period!

[@mattm7378]

You obviously haven't seen Martyrs

[@eliascrooker7773]

The Fly, Goon, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, the X-Men franchise, Taking Lives, Ginger Snaps, Life of Pi, The Bear...............

[@enzolimaooyoutubersemgraca5282]

I hope that next Christmas there will be a react of "silent night deadly night" (1985)

[@aperson4640]

The only flaw with the story is that the police don't search the attic at the end. Considering Clare and the house mother are still missing, the first thing they would have done is cleared the entire house instead of leaving it to the state police, regardless of how busy they are with all the bodies.

[@Danjoker.]

Yup, that's a major flaw in my opinion but still a great ending.

[@antichoice1]

They don't search the house ever. It's a little immersion-breaking.

[@willthomas2310]

This movie was great, but that ending was indeed stupid lol!

[@JuryMalkin]

It doesn't get the credit it deserves because it's Canadian. I think you guys should just go back and change a score in a case like this. I watched this "back in the day" with my girlfriend when she was babysitting overnight. I couldn't stay with her and felt pretty guilty leaving her after seeing this as it scared both of us shitless! Especially those fucked up phone calls. The director is Bob Clarke who made another famous Christmas movie that is actually a Christmas moving. It's really amazing to see the difference in the 2.

[@DeliriumBand950]

I’ve been so desensitized by movies and games and true crime over the years that very few things scare me or creep me out but that girl rocking the chair with the doll and plastic wrap around her face creeped me out

[@markryan656]

You guys need to check out It's Me Billy on KZbin. It looks NOTHING and sounds NOTHING like a fan made film. Total studio quality. Blew my mind. it's a unofficial sequel to this film made by Canadian filmmakers.

[@Shoofyou10]

Because this is the first slasher movie it took place before the Slasher boom of the 80s. Where killers like Michael Myers, Jason, and Freddy all are more famous because you see them and then they had tons of sequels. Black Christmas, you never find out the killer and there weren’t sequels. So that’s why it’s not as known. And like you noted, it’s not fast paced, there aren’t many jump scares, and it’s not gory. It’s meant to be creepy and unsettling. Very different to what modern audiences are used to now and before things in slasher movies became tropes. It’s very good though. Just different than what you’re used to now.

[@youdontknowme9279]

actually its not the first slasher film --1960 pyscho is arguably the first with 1963 "blood feast" and 1966 undertaker and his pals in the debate and- 1971 "bay of blood" and 1973 "torso" are in the conversation too

[@Shoofyou10]

@@youdontknowme9279 ok. One of the first slashers. My point still stands though

[@youdontknowme9279]

@@Shoofyou10 theres probably 12 to 20 films before it so no - your point doesnt stand - its just another slasher film - almost a complete copy of carnival of blood

[@Shoofyou10]

@@youdontknowme9279 they were asking why this didn’t seem as iconic or well known as movies like Friday the 13th or Halloween or nightmare on elm street. And my point was that because this movie was before the big mainstream 80s slasher boom, didn’t have a recognizable villain like a Jason, Michael, or Freddy and didn’t spawn a bunch of sequels and that’s why it doesn’t seem as popular amongst the mainstream. That was my point. And yes, those things are all true and my point does stand regardless of the exact number of slashers that happened before it. I’m not really sure what you’re arguing. My point was not to that it was the first slasher movie. Only that it was before the mainstream crazy and the tropes really started to kick in

[@snakehandler87]

This movie is incredibly scary and one of my faves I own. Checkout "The Sentinel"

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

"Black & white cat, black & white cake!" Hell yeah, I think they'll be really creeped out with that one. That movie has probably the best all-star cast to any horror film acting wise IMHO. Jeff Goldblum, Chris Sarandon, Tom Berenger, Christopher Walken, Eli Wallach, Burgess Meredith, José Ferrer, Cristina Raines, John Carradine, Beverly D'Angelo, Jerry Orbach, Sylvia Miles, Ava Gardner, Martin Balsam etc. I would also like to see them react to Burnt Offerings, Frailty or Fallen (1998), great horror flicks! :)

[@theiaofseed]

It's just heart wrenching with the poor father, it's always left me so unsettled.

[@johnt84]

This was one of the OG slashers. So many copycats ha... So good.

[@cryogenixoldskool5803]

Love this film, Margot Kidder is in it, It's also inspired by true events, The Babysitter/Killer in the attic Murders

[@christhornycroft3686]

A Canadian classic that started the slasher genre and does it right. Doesn't show you too much. Nothing is scarier than what you can create in your own mind. And the director also did the Christmas classic about a kid who wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

[@patrick1984ist]

John Saxton is a great actor

[@seanfleming1599]

Margot Kidder (Unicorn death) also play Lois Lane in the Christopher Reeves Superman films.

[@bobbelcher678]

The piano guys eyes are blue! The killer’s eyes at the door was brown! That’s why the close up was to the piano guy, to show people that his eye color wasn’t the same as the one behind the door 🕵🏻

[@jdiegoskinny]

3:32 perhaps my favorite scene/shot of the film. the imagery of Clair's dead body by the window is so cool

[@kodywatts6886]

Such an underrated movie I prefer it over Halloween and all the 80’s slashers

[@HollywoodLito]

Many horror aficionados, like myself, rank this film right up there with "Halloween", and John Carpenter credits it with inspiring MUCH of his 1978 classic. Also, fun fact: Bob Clark also directed another holiday classic: "A Christmas Story"!!

[@chanceneck8072]

I rank this one even higher than any Halloween movie. I think, it´s perfect........

[@shut_up_james]

I only watch this movie for the first time this year and was also blown away at how no one ever talks about it lol but if you ever watch behind the scenes of movies like Halloween in Friday the 13th, they always point to black Christmas as being really what started this kind of film. And when it comes to the rating system, I think a word-based system would be cool. Like 10 different options, with the bottom three being bad and the top seven being anywhere from decent to amazing 🤷‍♂️

[@MojiBeau]

This is one of my greatest fears: waking up to find a stranger just standing over my bed. The shots of Billy are so unsettling, this one really got under my skin when I first watched it

[@benf8933]

Love this movie. Fun facts: Bob Clark, the director, also directed another (very different) Christmas classic, A Christmas Story. Andrea Martin, who played Phyllis, also played the house mother in the 2006 remake. Olivia Hussey (Jess) has said in interviews that comedy legend Steve Martin told her this was one of his favorite movies.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

More proof that you don't need predictable exploitation gore to be effective and thrilling, My theory is that the killer was an abused child at one point, who may have escaped from an asylum, speaking of which you should look at the AMICUS studio films from the early 70s such as - TALES FROM THE CRYPT, ASYLUM, HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, VAULT OF HORROR etc if you like clever alternative horror, with a low budget quality

[@MeAndMeYT]

Seriously one of the creepier horror movies and a legendary start off for modern slashers, and yes, it did coin ''the call is coming from inside the house.''

[@gerardwfreak]

I don't know if it's been mentioned, but apparently Halloween was supposed to be a sequel to Black Christmas.. also, if you watch The Rise of Leslie Vernon (which is a really good film), the old man that's interviewed throughout the film was originally supposed to be Billy from Black Christmas!

[@Smoothjazzsundays]

I’m telling y’all, you gotta watch the original my bloody valentine. Most underrated OG slasher film in my opinion.

[@jaydude]

Boys, the killer dressed as Santa is in Silent Night, Deadly Night! You should have done that one instead of the Star Wars special!

[@MojiBeau]

No just go right to Silent Night, Deadly Night 2. The whole first thirty minutes is just reused footage from the first one, plus it has one of the greatest performances put to film

[@brettallen2182]

Black Christmas (1974) is a beautifully crafted film. The character development, the humor, the suspense, and the believability in the scenario make for a creepy film. It's very powerful with the fact that they tackled women's rights with Jess' abortion and how women report things to the police only for them to be ignored and not taken seriously. Jess' boyfriend accuses her of being selfish when in fact she is the most unselfish person. She cares about her friends and the little girl who went missing and never complains about her own issues. You actually care about these characters and I love the slow burn of it all. The film is definitely one of the firsts of its kind. A solid 9/10 from me.

[@bekind3931]

Personally, I think you can get a better sense of how much someone liked/disliked a movie by the following rating system (or something similar): 1. A new go-to favorite 😎 2. Would prob rewatch 😃 3. Glad I saw it 🙂 4. Not bad but not for me 😐 5. Does not hold up ☹️ 6. It’s bad, y’all 😬

[@Erica_DeJongh]

I would argue this movie doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. This movie came before Halloween and Friday the 13th and started the whole “killer POV” shot. Still incredibly scary.

[@krisjustice2681]

The inspiration this movie had on Halloween is so blatant; though I think Halloween refined what this movie did. I agree that the middle did drag and was starting to lose me, but the final thirty-forty minutes made it so worth it. Plus, it was very chilling throughout. A really good film, overall.

[@MrRon3278]

You guys should react to the 1970s slasher film “prom night” with Jamie lee Curtis

[@michiganjfrog366]

This is in my top 10 list of all time movies.. I know just about every word.. Thanks for the review.. I hope it starts getting the recognition it deserves..

[@DanielleSouthcott]

"Ho-ho-ho, shit." ~Mood, Christmas 2020

[@DanielleSantos711]

"I was the choir." 🤣🤣 Great reaction, guys as always. 👏👏👏👏

[@rileyandmike]

Olivia Hussey is the main female lead in this film. She is the greatest “Juliet” of all time. She was/is just gorgeous

[@MikeSmith-qg3bf]

Dudes, there have been two different reboots. The first from 2006, was ok, but it was more a back story of the killer. All I need to know is that there is a killer on the loose and the calls are coming from the house. The second reboot is totally a waste of time.

[@jaimie1938]

Yesss I love Black Christmas, such a good horror!

[@xen0bia]

The remake gives a little bit of back story to the killer and adds a pretty f*cked up twist, which really, it didn't need. It's infinitely scarier not knowing anything about the killer or what he's gibbering about - makes him seem completely demented.

[@LoneAries77]

I actually like remakes, but both remakes are really terrible films. Not explaining it was scarier.

[@eliascrooker7773]

@@LoneAries77 2006 remake is not terrible.

[@jadeandjesse5908]

The twist on the backstory in the 2006 upsets me so much I can't even watch it. Like I get it, it's a gore movie that's for shock value. But the stuff with Billy and his mother is disgusting, it doesn't add anything to the movie it just brings up terrible memories. It's only there to upset and gross out the audience, and using "victim of incest" as part of his motivation for killing people. That's so far beyond "gore" and "shock-value" in my opinion, especially if they have no respect for such a story while telling it.

[@eliascrooker7773]

@Holly would if she could, and she will sounds like you're too sensitive to be watching horror films.

[@dlaface7237]

The Black Christmas 2006 remake is actually pretty hardcore. Anyone agree? Probably one of the only horror remakes that went for it. If you haven’t seen it in a while you should check it out. I’d love to see that one done just because I think it’s surprisingly dirty and gory for a 2000s remake so I’d enjoy hearing thoughts.

[@eliascrooker7773]

Under rated film. Too many remake haters out there.

[@corvus1374]

This has quite the cast. Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Andrea Martin.

[@billr3724]

I agree with you guys that ending the film with the killer’s identity still a mystery increases the creep factor. Some people would probably call it a cheat, but I liked the ambiguous ending with the mystery killer calling before he visits his next victim (Jess).

[@Jvich]

So I’m not crazy .........................tom does in fact have the face of an angel right?

[@donnybuoy]

He’s so pretty 🥺

[@Jvich]

@@donnybuoy literally the more i stare at his face the more I’m like...that’s some movie star good looks

[@YouMe-ru6wi]

@@Jvich Agree Tom is gorgeous and so is Shaun they both are very attractive

[@michiganjfrog366]

I just watched your reaction again and as far as Jess going upstairs to get Barb and Phyl.. It occurred to me that Jess only knows a caller is in the house.. Nobody knows of any murders (in the house) yet..

[@madnessing2774]

This movie is fucking creepy and scary. Why didn't scream mention this movie.

[@MrRondonmon]

Oh my, it just hit me, Jess (Olivia Hussy) played the Virgin Mary in Jesus of Nazareth. She also starred in Romeo and Juliet at 15. Pretty interesting career. P.S. the Dad in Nightmare on Elm Street (John Saxon) plays a huge part in Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon", He was a Black Belt in Karate, so he was really good at martial arts. (RIP 2020)

[@harryo82]

I love Black Christmas, even knowing the call is coming from inside the house that scene is still so tense and effective.

[@DSR299]

You MUST watch the 1971 film "Andromeda Strain." It is a very sophisticated sort-of Science Fiction film. But it is very realistic and very possible. Story and Acting all Excellent.