Black Christmas (2019) - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Black Christmas (2019), starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, Simon Mead, Carl Elwes. Directed by Sophia Takal.

[@ItsCeeBud]

When a movie is so bad Chris accidentally makes a hilariocity

[@htruman]

I would if Chris's next hilariocity would be on Escape from Tomorrow.

[@nickcarriker7915]

@@htruman Although, Escape from Tomorrow isn't the greatest film, I still think their's a lot to praise about it.

[@simonjohn354]

I don't think this movie is in the so hilarious that it is fun category.

[@matthewhunter1193]

If this was a hilariocity Chris probably would've been a lot more cheerful, and laughing at all of the dumb decisions made in the movie

[@Xayjohns]

I kinda thought the same thing

[@DocBrewskie]

me: yeah but how bad was it? Chris Stuckman: 24min review bad.

[@MrChaotic4]

When a movie review is longer than your average TV episode without commercials, it's usually a good sign that it's getting an F.

[@MadeUpLikeADoll]

😳

[@MadeUpLikeADoll]

@@MrChaotic4 Right! The length is an indicator...

[@RockPlays]

@@MadeUpLikeADoll :)

[@enigmaskull3495]

Surprised this wasn’t a full fledged Hilariocity Review.

[@himanshudoria4951]

This movie was basically a Twitter argument thread.

[@siddharthdubey7484]

Lmao!!!

[@Summer-lt8zt]

That's what Chris said.

[@davidsumner7604]

And I can get that for free!

[@adampellett4917]

Modern times could be staggering even from Twitter and Facebook. God, what's wrong with us?

[@apologois1094]

It's worse because it cost money

[@lukehale9085]

“Having said all of that, I hated this movie.” Hahaha

[@beastxcore1721]

i lol’d

[@risingfalcon]

"THIS FILM IS JUST FOR WOMEN, mEn ShOuLd LeAvE" actually nah I don't need Hollywood telling me I need to pity myself and just blame all my problems on men to feel important, thanks. and the younger audience it was targeting CERTAINLY doesn't need to hear that. for real though, "it sounds like a twitter feud" is the most painfully accurate description of that scene. the cringe was so real it hurt

[@yashwinning]

Hold on a minute. Are you actually thinking for yourself? How *dare* you be a free thinking woman do you hate feminism!!??

[@ichmageisify]

@@yashwinning But... but... all women think the same, like the same and should act the same way!!!!!1!!!

[@aivreescend7945]

Actually i think I've heard the opinions of 5 reviewers and ALL of them (including Chris) said that it really was like if Twitter feud happens in real life and they are all correct.

[@marianatheschizoid5912]

So the message you’re telling young women who’ve been raped, is that they should do nothing but victimise themselves and blame every man in society, instead of standing up for themselves as individuals and trying to cope with the trauma and bring their perpetrators to justice... fEmaLE eMPoWeRmENt!!

[@uncannyvalley2350]

If you don't like it leave, is such a childish attitude... Wait, where have I heard that before?

[@mechajay3358]

_When the director herself said she "put the message before the story" you pretty much know how the film is going to turn out._

[@francdollar163]

Alpha Jay 3.0 “I’m gonna put my orgasm before the sex. Let’s see how this goes”

[@QJ89]

Sounds familiar. Didn't 'XX,' an anthology directed by 4 women, have a similar motif?

[@personalscoobson8449]

@@QJ89 XX didn't have much feminism, that was it's gimmick, ITS ALL MADE BY WOMEN! It was just bad because the stories sucked really bad.

[@colli_wolly]

That’s such Pure Flix logic.

[@MforMovesets]

And make it for the youngest audience possible, to teach them your toxic agenda...

[@skysamfreeman]

"Did you just 'not all men' me?" Holy shit, someone actually wrote that and filmed it. I'm laughing my ass off.

[@supastar25]

It's almost like it was a sketch lol...

[@erenerikci3263]

There is better writing in parody skits.

[@DrDolan2000]

And yes, he did just "not all men" her. And he's correct

[@sorryimsosad]

So you aren’t allowed to stick up for yourself? Like I’m just a horny freak no matter what bc most dudes are? Does that mean you are exactly like other women? Bc I don’t stand by either. I assume you’re a complete individual w your own existence. Bc why should I assume anything based on gender or skin color of I don’t know you?

[@skysamfreeman]

@@sorryimsosad The problem with society is that everyone wants to label and be labeled while also wanting to be treated as individuals. You can't do that if you adopt a group identity or have one put on you. Drop the labels, treat everyone with the same base level of respect, and treat everyone as their own person. Unfortunately, the internet age has only made the situation much worse.

[@waywardwinchester]

OMG that exposition scene and your edit of it Chris is pure hilarity! 😂😂

[@jessicadesmond-robitaille5972]

This edit is the only good thing to come from this movie

[@Shadow.in.History]

When Dafoe yelled "tell me how!" I lost my shit

[@DullBoy23]

Lol the Jet one got me

[@hurpaderpp]

"just because youre making it for a wide audience" no they dumbed it down cause it was made for women...loool

[@alexkeeton5624]

That exposition scene was literally the longest 1min and 30 seconds of my entire life...Thank God chris edited it to be more entertaining lol.

[@AllisonMiller30]

"This isn't for you" just translates to me as "I don't want to leave my echo chamber "

[@dartheinnulfr8986]

Allison Miller exactly! That’s why I don’t understand how those same people get upset when folks they weren’t targeting don’t see the movie! It’s like a lack of accountability and blame shifting.

[@theordofett]

You're damn right *Slow clap

[@VaunShiz]

@@dartheinnulfr8986 yes they say , this is a movie for women , then it bombs because no men and alot of women don't see it , and then they say everyone's sexist

[@NathanGatten]

It's honestly no different from boys saying that girls cant appreciate video games or action movies because those are "guy things". Its just so immature.

[@mrcheesemunch]

@Clinical Depression Don't you see that men are to blame for this too!? Men force women to not like films, obviously!

[@KarasuButler]

So “fiercely feminist” translates into “openly and aggressively sexist toward men”? This is why I avoid movies that label themselves “feminist.” As a woman, I don’t find man-hate or violence against men to be particularly empowering.

[@Kimikosnoh]

Ookami no Byakuya thank you! It’s like the word was hijacked by extremist lol

[@JV-yq7dx]

Agreed, they think that women only succeed when men fail which is very contradicting, both men and women could succeed without one relying on the other to fail

[@gabeguarin1096]

Misandrist, if you will.

[@colleen4ever]

Me neither. That;s why even though I;m an anime fan I hate characters like Winry Rockbell in Full Metal Alchemist and Kagome in INuyasha. I also hate Dragonball Z cause every woman there is a total bitch! Give me the newer animes like My Hero Academia and Dr Stone!

[@colleen4ever]

@@gabeguarin1096 THAT'S the word I was thinking of. Thank you.

[@originoflogos]

Don’t call them “characters” in this “movie.” They’re not even “caricatures.” They are merely mouthpieces.

[@sonictennyson2201]

Mouthpieces is just too kind,call them soulless cookie cutter cardboard cutouts

[@amliamatovu364]

Hey! At least Cookie Cutters make some good cookies

[@22ninja1]

Also their dialogue didn't sound natural or cohesive it didn't feel real it felt like walking mouthpieces doing exposition and becoming social media Tweets and post it's very horrendous just explaining everything while being humanoid versions of a social media feud on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YT, and Reddit they don't feel human.

[@programmier]

"Not insane...simply men" What????? That`s totally a great message to get across. Not discriminatory at all.

[@qman313]

Imagine if we said the opposite of that?

[@BL3H-]

@@qman313 dude, twitter would be screeching like banshees.

[@J.5.M.]

I'm a man and I consider myself a feminist. This movie though... gives feminists a bad name. That quote is a great example of stupid binary thinking

[@fumeck1674]

@@J.5.M. feminists give feminists a bad name

[@J.5.M.]

@@fumeck1674 That's a big generalization but OK

[@zaphodbbrox]

"There is such a disconnect right now between people who almost EXIST on social media and people who are existing in the real world while sometimes also posting on Facebook or Twitter" Hit the nail on the head there Chris.

[@AmericanHairlines69]

Thats true but its seems like media nowdays is catering to the twitter world than real world, would you agree?

[@Clogmonger]

@@AmericanHairlines69 "social distance yourself- except on social media. More of that please!"

[@colleen4ever]

@@Clogmonger Exactly!! One of the reasons I keep away from Twitter! That place in hell incarnate! As for what they're saying about socal distancing...ever heard of calling people on the phone? Texting? E-mail?

[@Overseer2579]

Example of someone who pretty much exists on the internet: Addison Rae Example of someone who exists in the real world, is humble, and OCCASIONALLY posts on social media: Chris Stuckmann

[@MetalTrenches]

You hit the nail on the head: if you want to encourage social change, you can’t preach to the choir. You need to write stuff that welcomes in the people you feel need to change.

[@Thenewfury211]

This! Thank you for putting it so succinctly without the menninist outcry. Perfect and correct take IMHO.

[@joshuaglass1827]

Like American History X

[@joeyvdm1]

Pretty much on point. You should try not to offend the people you want to deliver a message to. Also, offending those that are in that group but, don't behave like the group you are targeting, doesn't help either. In other words, stop offending an entire gender please. I live in a country where I already feel persecuted for the color of my skin, I really don't need to feel persecuted for my gender as well.

[@joeyvdm1]

@@joshuaglass1827 Yes. American History X is a great approach👍It is a powerful movie with meaning that leaves the audience members thinking.

[@NickCanino97]

I know this comment was two years ago, but very well said.

[@dolothedemigodLIVE]

"This movie is a live action twitter war" lmaoooo

[@Bjork4s]

Ah yes, something i knew Hollywood would someday make a movie about twitter war lol

[@RgScorpio]

13:27 - Wow. Chris saying that scene was like a Twitter feud was exactly how I thought it sounded. That whole dialogue sounded like something I would probably see on a political Facebook page. It makes you realize how unoriginal and lacking in thought people really are when crafting their arguments.

[@knightfallprotocol]

That entire scene just sounded like a TikTok comment section.

[@BlackGuyTv]

When Jordan Peele made ”Get Out” it was a perfect example of a movie being tailored for a certain group without excluding all the others.

[@ishathompson8439]

💯 facts I love the movie

[@goldenspuds9207]

I loved Get Out. At first I was afraid of it being very preachy. But i don't believe it was. The plot was so interesting. Jordan Peele actually came out and said a lot of people believed he was pushing against your typical white conservative. But he said the film was directed more toward a white SJW. A lot of times (SOME) liberal, SJW types will treat black people, or people of any other race as some prize or rare animal.

[@BennoYaKnow22]

@@goldenspuds9207 so jordon made a movie demonising whites? Sounds like racism

[@goldenspuds9207]

@@BennoYaKnow22 not whites as a whole. Whites that "white knight" for people of color, thinking they're helping by always taking up for them and treating them like they're children who cant defend themselves. I see plenty of them.

[@BennoYaKnow22]

@@goldenspuds9207 well that's true I see that all the Time. But at the same time demonising all whites if you stick up or poc or otherside your stereotypical racist rightwinger. He doesn't seem like us lol

[@TheChimppimp]

Bruh that clip where she talks about the dude being into pagan sacrifices sounds like in car commercials when someone nonchalantly blurts out the entire legal name of a vehicle along with all of it’s drive time stats

[@viscountrainbows6452]

"Whatcha eatin there?" Oh this? Heh, why it's a Jeep Cherokee 4-door 4x4 all wheel drive 0% APR warranty, with cheese.

[@mattjones7226]

@@viscountrainbows6452 Thats not some cheap, imitation knock off, is it? I've seen some whoppers, in my day.

[@GetBaesEveryday]

So that’s it huh? We some kinda Suicide Squad.

[@sabrinakrisb4672]

LOL

[@bruhdabones]

GetBaesEveryday1232 yeah, on the topic of bad exposition...

[@Sameeer_Saker]

Man, that’s why I love Chris. He talked about those difficult topics so respectfully.

[@Bjork4s]

He's trying so hard to be positive about himself when deep inside, he's really angry and pissed that a movie like this exists and was written this way and I can feel that too

[@dr.carmichael530]

This movie isnt for men... it isnt a film for women. It's a film for no one.

[@DrDolan2000]

It's a film for people who hate men

[@khaxjc1]

Im guessing for certain victims it might be an enjoyable fantasy to escape into for a bit even if they know it isn't healthy... maybe. Mostly I think its for people who mistake "girls rule, men suck" as feminism. This is not a feminist film or fantasy. This is just a bad movie that almost definitely did more harm than good in actually bringing about productive conversations and any kind of positive progression.

[@LinkMarioSamus]

I agree and I like Brie Larson.

[@Bjork4s]

It's a film for the director itself

[@22ninja1]

It's a type of movie to stare at a wall and set it on mute.

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

"DID YOU JUST "NOT ALL MEN" ME? YOU DID NOT JUST "NOT ALL JUST MEN" ME!" Oh my God the cringe is too much in this film

[@buddyrun007]

Is this a thing? really? Do women get triggered by the "not all men" statement now? Because i seem to remember women right left & center losing their sh*t anytime someone tries to make a sweeping statement about women for like ever since i was young. In fact i believe the phrase "i'm not like other girls" & its variants are a joke used against women now because of women constantly trying to deny any of the negative stereotypes about women.

[@ZachBobBob]

@@buddyrun007 Yeah you can't say 'not all men' because it's become a meme in itself. You're just asking to be ridiculed if you say it

[@colleen4ever]

@@ZachBobBob Even if I;'m a woman saying it?

[@mattysixx]

Zach Gerrity na that’s them trying to take the power away from the saying, won’t work, doesn’t work if you don’t let it, ridicule is nothing to fear at the end of the day especially if it’s coming from mentally unstable sexists, so glad I am so far removed from America and don’t have to deal with humans that think like that.

[@titusorelius9458]

@buddyrun Not women. "Feminists".

[@Usagi393]

Here’s an opinion from a Certified Woman®: This movie sucked. That is all

[@ichmageisify]

Well, I didn't see the movie but from the small pieces Chris shows us I get the feeling that whoever made this "The movie is for women" claim should go and see a psychologist. Seriously, that's just so fucked up. Why should I enjoy this bad movie? Just because I'm female? Do women not care about good plots, characters and acting? It just doesn't make any sense.

[@quiquenet1756]

god bless you

[@junpeiiori4720]

Where did you get that certification? I wanna be in.

[@yugiohboyfriendappreciator7739]

Thank you Certified Woman®, very cool!

[@NefariousDreary]

🤘🏾

[@Dylan-fk5kb]

Poor Cary Elwes, he's the biggest victim here.

[@nicoledenel]

Agree! I was happy to see him and then I really saw the movie and can't believe they made him a victim of this awful crime 🤧

[@johnnyzero8853]

He was a legend in Princess Bride. But this remake can go to hell

[@dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263]

He's probably a male feminist and thinks this crap is empowering. Like Ewan McGregor with birds of prey and we know how that shit show went.

[@nickstigs9088]

@@dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263 birds of prey is fire

[@jessicadesmond-robitaille5972]

Can’t believe they dragged him into this

[@BanditoBurrito]

“This movie isn’t for you” Box office flop *Blubbering baby crying*

[@DuelaDent52]

I don’t think that flopped, though that’s probably because that was fairly cheap to make.

[@apricotmadness4850]

This feels like a movie written by Twitter. That boyfriend argument scene was so cringe.

[@ajiththomas2465]

I know. Although I feel like the boyfriend was making some valid points about the double standards and gender expectations that are imposed on the two genders/sexes. Unfortunately, the film wasn't interested in exploring nuance in the discussion of it's themes.

[@VaunShiz]

I know , I was like , this can seriously be in a movie that went into theaters 😂 it seemed like a liberal arts project

[@peps7721]

@@ajiththomas2465 Also, note that when he was making these points, his girlfriend quickly shut him down by being upset about him telling her to calm down. As soon as she realised that he might actually win the argument, she planted a major digression that made it all about his 'tone' or attitude, and no longer about the subject matter.

[@ishathompson8439]

😂

[@aivreescend7945]

@@peps7721 actually that's how women argue. I mean not all of them but... You know what i mean.

[@Rps2800]

23 minutes? Oh, this movie is gonna get it 😂

[@Panimal98]

More like 24 lol

[@ryanb9304]

👏🏽👏🏽🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oneinathousand2156]

1974 Billy: A mysterious figure whose true motives and appearance are an enigma, a terrifying character with an iconic manner of speaking that alone makes him one of the scariest horror villains. 2006 Billy and Agnes: A guy whose backstory we know way too much about has Simpsons skin and his sister-daughter is played by a man for no reason. 2019: Don’t drink the black Kool-Aid??? What???

[@nintendoswitchonlineisabad9491]

@One in a Thousand: You just summed up why classic horror should not be remade by incompetent hollywood directors.

[@22ninja1]

And the 2019 Black Christmas made the 2006 remake look masterful not a great movie but better than that hot mess of a movie from 2019.

[@marvintnt1820]

The main takeaway from the ending is basically the guys were release from a spell and left confused as to what they are doing in the moment. One of them was saved because they know him and the rest were locked in the burning building to die. The girls basically turned into villains at the last moment.

[@reicherwallace6774]

They literally took that idea of can't tell the good from the bad so just do away with all of them.

[@vicenteguerrero1433]

this script is what happens when the director says "politics before plot"

[@matsv201]

What is that "plot" you speak about?

[@vicenteguerrero1433]

@@matsv201 meaning the storyline aka plot was less important then political views going into the storyline. from the directors pov

[@matsv201]

@@vicenteguerrero1433 maybe that plot thing is something hollywood should try.... would be new and exitjng for them

[@DrDolan2000]

More like politics before brains

[@inferno0020]

how about just "bad story"?

[@alexnavas2802]

Kind of off topic, but that point that Chris made: "If you have protagonists who do nothing but talk about how much their lives suck, it gets annoying, boring, and it's hard to root for them if they don't make any attempts at helping themselves." That point made me realize a major flaw I had in a story I was writing. Thank you Chris for pointing that out.

[@alexnavas2802]

@Smarks Killed Rasslin That has nothing do what I said. All I did was bring up how Chris' point helped me with some writer's block and could really help with my story and you go and make it political. FYI, you're wrong. While there are individual people who blame society for their own personal problems (both can be found on either side of the political spectrum) it's pretty entitled and arrogant of you to say that it's feminists and liberals that are "entitled and pathetic." You're the one that's entitled and pathetic to make a dumb political statement when politics weren't even brought up in the first place. What are trying to accomplish here?

[@neal2399]

Smarks Killed Rasslin you’re the one that responded twice to a “why the fuck are you doing this in response to my comment” comment. You reek of that shitty kid on the playground so desperate to have the last word in an argument, he’ll stomp his feet and scream so everyone looks at him before he says something meaningless

[@IKIGAIofficial]

Alex Navas smarks is an asshat but feminists ARE entitled. Modern feminists that is.

[@hidbid1]

Smarks Killed Rasslin Kindly shut up.

[@neal2399]

Smarks Killed Rasslin “no ur gay” absolutely astounding comeback, little Timmy, where’d you learn such big words?

[@ironspyder-db8fd]

You know fucked up when people perfer to see the 2006 remake than the 2019 remake

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

This is what happens when most of these political pandering movies happen: Before the release: “this movie is meant for women, not men” After it’s a box office flop: “wahhhhh men didn’t come to watch the movie because they’re sexist!”

[@dalmir5212]

I once killed A man with my shoe Same thing happened with the “Charlie’s Angels” movie. Once the movie came out, it flopped at the box office. And for some reason, Elizabeth Banks (the Director) blamed Men for making the movie flop and said that they didn’t want to watch the movie because they’re “sexist”.

[@SoelPockychan]

How would that fly if you start telling women movies are not meant for them. They have to understand that inclusivity is the way to go, if you really have a genuine concern about this matters, write your stories in a way that both sides can feel empathy and united. Not trying to divide with this bs because controversy is what makes movies look successful and not if in fact they are good.

[@ECPhoenixman]

Just like Charlie's Angels directed by Elizabeth Banks.

[@nurse425]

Exactly! You tell an entire segment of the population that "This movie IS NOT for you", and than sit there with the confused Pikachu face, wondering WHY an entire segment of the population didn't show up for the movie! And than BLAME THEM for not seeing it!

[@TheJaker5]

And if the movie was meant for women then the writers/director didn’t have much respect for the intended audience (women)

[@rowni]

*"Suddenly the 2006 version looks masterful"* 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dalmir5212]

Veronika At least that one and the 1974 version weren’t two-hour long Twitter feuds 😂

[@antoniostarch4161]

Shut up woman

[@trulyadmirable7982]

Sloth Supreme Kurly Kayla BE SILENT HUMANS

[@razkable]

how is this black Christmas related?….the original was masterful...and thought provoking...

[@roydank1864]

The gore was fantastic in the 2006 remake

[@calebtsedzik6222]

8:26 It's extremely telling when Chris's jokey inserts in a movie scene are much more entertaining than the scene itself.

[@IsmailTube999]

Gleb Tsedzik His Lil Jon edit should honestly be included in the actual movie

[@1000000man1]

Imagine making a film solely to insult women and then when they complain, to Just say: "It wasn't made for you."

[@TitanXecutor]

Then I guarantee they would be thrown in jail

[@AntiSoraXVI]

This is the movie that insults women. The exposition is there and the message is clearly so heavy because the writers didn’t think their audience (women) would be smart enough to get it Even most of the female characters suck lol. This movie insults women and feminism more than any man ever could

[@baldrickthedungspreader3107]

Lets do it

[@amberu1625]

I’m a feminist woman who watched this for the first time last night and I despised it. It had absolutely no subtlety and I felt the message got lost in offensively stereotypical characters (both the men and the women) and I agree with you on feeling spoon fed. I don’t think any other movie has insulted my intelligence quite like this one did. I was honestly surprised to see it was a female director. I’ve actually never seen the original (something I will be correcting soon) but even still I said out loud “there’s no way this is anything like the original.” It was awful. I thought Imogen’s acting was great for what she had to work with and that’s literally the only nice thing I can think to say about this film lol. Oh and I wondered the same thing about those other frat guys at the end! The ones who had no idea what they were even doing. Poor guys!

[@adamzanzie]

The original is both a great classic and a truly terrifying film.

[@amberu1625]

@Heather Harper oh sweet! Thanks for the heads up!

[@opinionsnotfacts]

The easiest thing I can say about this movie is it's made by not a very good writer and not a very good director

[@slenderfoxx3797]

The original is brilliant and this is cringe trash

[@turnerburner922]

Feminism only works in 1st world country after the men have built a safe place.

[@thomasgreen1586]

Fun fact: This was filmed in my city's university. Specifically, Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand. I even know a couple people who signed on to be extras within this film. It was pretty cool to have a Blumhouse movie being filmed in our little corner of the world. Then the movie came and went with no one in my city caring or talking about it. Yeah, when even the city you filmed the movie in (let alone a city that's NEVER had a movie of this scale being produced) doesn't care about your film, you know you screwed up somewhere.

[@finngeometry7570]

The Nintendo and Sony Boy I’m from NZ as well and I remember everyone was excited at first but then everyone just forgot.

[@CommanderNewton]

It never came to either rialto or reading though so like there was just no way to see it

[@doribrak4986]

Another kiwi here! Didn't even know this movie was being shot, and I'm a huge horror fan.

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

The second Silent Hill movie was filmed where I live. We feel your pain. 😅

[@mrlolmaster1019]

bumhouse movie lol

[@joh.6288]

3:44 Cats was a great horror film and that was only a PG

[@randomrealistictone2231]

LMAO

[@imextremlyhandsome]

Don't name it

[@angelfigueroa3688]

he's gotta point

[@Iridys]

Nice

[@redhood2394]

Cats was PG!?!?!?!

[@Charmedchosen1]

2006 Black Christmas was my favorite because it had Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lacy Chabert and a rising Mary Elizabeth Winstead and had a decency to add an original Actress (Andrea Martin) from the first movie. It was campy fun.

[@TheJaker5]

“Did you just Not All Men me?” ... 😑 what does that even mean lol

[@blakebell2612]

😂

[@88rogue19]

white women in america not seeing their privellege lmao

[@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168]

The problem isn't that she's bringing that up, the problem is that she's bringing it up in relation to him saying "Not all men have power!" Which is true when you take into account other issues like the class system, homosexuality, race, disabilities, several factors that do result in "men not having the power" That phrase is not related to any of those things, it's related directly to sexual assault and gender politics, which he probably wasn't talking about with that phrase (I know before and after he was trying to excuse misogyny but that one line stood out as not being directly related). It's weirdly inaccurate and ignores the somewhat valid yet unrelated point he was bringing up.

[@TopFlightSecurity415]

@@88rogue19 white women (specially the blonde ones)...are the most privileged class of people on the planet

[@eanderson9599]

@@TopFlightSecurity415 preach

[@KevinCarney91]

The Invisible Man tackled all of the same issues that this movie tackles but does an infinitely better job. It also handles it with much more subtlety, as while it never flat out says that Adrian raped Cecilia (nor does it even overtly mention rape or sexual assault), you get a sense that that is the case when she says that he would hit her "among other things". There's also the fact that she's easy to relate to and identify with, which you can't say for any of the characters in this movie. Most of all, it's actually scary; the scene where Adrian's breath appears behind Cecilia is far more terrifying than anything that happens in this movie. It's ironic, since there's so much insistince that stories like this need to be told by women and The Invisible Man was written and directed by a man.

[@lotsoflogan49]

@Adrian Conn This 👍

[@HaytonLloyd]

The Invisible Man did tackle the misogynistic angle infinitely better. Now if only The Invisible man were good.

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

Or how about watch movies like the nightingale and stop using straw mans

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

@Adrian Conn yeah you're an absolute idiot who has no clue what you're talking about and parrots 4chan reddit blogs. maybe go outside from your basement and actually talk to real people rather than straw man versions you wish existed

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

@Adrian Conn nobody here takes you seriously lmao kiddo

[@ZetZatar]

Isn’t saying a film is made for one gender, or that another gender “wouldn’t understand it”, in and of itself sexist?

[@raam726]

Obviously it's sexist. But nowadays, it's not sexist if it's against men and not racist if it's against white people. White men today might become like the jews during wwii. So be careful.

[@nikrodox]

Super High Doug Judy You had me until the last two sentences. Its not the entire country being extremist feminists, just a group of radicals that get a lot of press. Genuine feminists are just normal people. Let’s not become just as bad as the radicals and vilify a group of people just because some radicals made it look bad.

[@thefreedomproject4777]

@Ivy Ellis it's TRUE tough

[@MasterGamer-eu1jr]

@@raam726 just how hypocritical society is nowadaya

[@minorityofthought1306]

Yes. Yes it is.

[@Tossboi]

Chris: Wears a sailor moon shirt Me: Ah, I see. You’re a man of culture as well

[@22ninja1]

Sailor Moon appeals to everybody unlike Black Christmas 2019.

[@christeneking6851]

Yes, he is a man of culture.

[@mantasr]

Exposition? Exposition, exposition. But exposition? Exposition exposition exposition. EXPOSITION... Exposition!

[@DHynes5]

🎶 Exposition, exposition, Rush it out A-S-A-P 🎶

[@NihilistAlien]

Oh my exposition! It's exposition! He's exposition right toward us!

[@michaelwang6403]

No soap, radio

[@29AndreG]

The movie feels like it's trying to be Get Out, but man, everything in this feels like a one-note half-ass CW production.

[@nettlecider]

There are so many easy puns there as soon as you mentioned Get Out .DDD

[@BirDLaw-dh1di]

Drew Gars man I’m just picturing batwoman

[@ruksharalam173]

Get Out had an underlying social message. What is this movie trying to convey? :/

[@29AndreG]

@@ruksharalam173 With the issues that women have face today, this movie is trying to be the Get Out for MeToo audience. And it fails at that and it does a disservice to the MeToo movement that it ends up being in the camp of movies like Soul Plane and Rent.

[@Vanessa-xx3yz]

@@29AndreG I've never heard anyone lump Soul Plane and Rent in the same category before. 😂 Also, I don't see how this female superiority kick that alot of women are on is the same as the metoo movement. One is absolute bulshit, regressive and backwards while the other is meant to help abuse victims feel safe enough to seek justice but I'm not sure if it's doing that for regular women. I can see why they get lumped together though.

[@annabanana7659]

Chris: Black Christmas Review Me: It's a hilarioci- Oh wait, it's not funny bad, it's just bad-bad.

[@lonesav]

Anna Banana agreed

[@AynOtori]

My reaction exactly

[@tonyreyes3780]

13:37 You just accidentally summed up the problem with American culture in the most concise, articulate manner I’ve ever heard.

[@colleen4ever]

NOT American culture!! Just Hollywood!!

[@katiebayliss9887]

How out of reach are you from the modern world are you?

[@snorgonofborkkad]

I’ve talked to people who talk like that and it’s some of the most confusing and frustrating conversation I’ve ever had. There’s no actual dialectic happening. They say some prescribed comment then scan your response for tripwires you hit that they can attack you for. Nothing gets learned, no understanding is made, and it ends with them being angry at you.

[@lelidawi2446]

That ending feels like a kids movie, it reminds me of Scooby Doo where the villain literally explains everything by telling a forced story. I've never seen exposition this bad in any movie ever. The car-scene was unbelievably bad too...

[@jackintheboxtv126]

all the scenes in this movie felt like there were no second takes, and they just stuck with the first take

[@brianaguilar8283]

Probably because they were

[@matthewhunter1193]

Considering that this film was announced all the way back in June it probably wouldn't be shocking if that was actually true

[@s.storumus8620]

Samurai Cop flashbacks

[@ghoulinthegraveyard399]

"I approve of this movie" -Ed Wood

[@brianaguilar8283]

F-zero91maru they’re both shit remakes. This one was worse.

[@dariushcreates]

This was the longest non Hilariocity review.

[@jerinjomon2375]

It's a hilariocity he just didn't mention it.

[@yasuhiro3462]

JERIN JOMON it’s not a hilariocity because he didn’t even get to laugh at it. it was that bad lol

[@veteranredbeard6222]

These days people like to shield themselves from criticism by using their "identity". Saying men can't criticize it cuts out half their critics lol

[@reekarp669]

I like how KZbin doesn’t even think this is a horror movie

[@MissModeler]

"This movie isn't made for you." Hell, it's not even made for ME, either

[@jmn194]

MissModeler it's not made for anyone who has a decent sense of movies.

[@asteria9963]

The problem with that defense is the simple fact that it should have been for you. If you make a feminist movie, you should do your best to reach men. This nonsense just shows how little those people understand. It's so sad.

[@carter_lovejoy]

It’s not even made for newborn babies, fetuses and sperms.

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

I haven’t seen the movie but oh my god the “MeN HAvE aLl ThE pOwEr” line. I want to die

[@destoroyahofhope4005]

Honestly, I though the "did you just all men me?" was significantly worse. I threw up in my mouth when I heard that shit.

[@TheScorpion0081]

What annoyed me more was the fact that she just did the same thing that he did. Like, Self-Awareness - 0

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

DestoroyahOfHope honestly what was significantly worse was that this movie got made

[@TheScorpion0081]

@@anonymousanonymity2815 Preach.

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

TheScorpion0081 preach is cringe, don’t do that. Lol

[@i.cant.sleep.anymore]

Any movie than puts the word "feminist" in it's marketing material gets a huge side eye from me and probably most women. It feels INCREDIBLY pandering. Female characters should be able to just BE without some political 3rd wave message.

[@mackdebruin999]

My guess after seeing it, is that this was pitched as a gender version of "Get Out", but done incompetently...

[@nathanaelreyes5854]

That entire scene in the car with Imogen Poots goes on for so long it feels almost like a joke. Like is she reading the Wikipedia synopsis?!

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

She forgot to read the references😂

[@Revan-eb1wb]

Why is she even in the movie? Did she not read the script and thought:''wow, this is fucking bad'' or was the pay check that good?

[@nathanaelreyes5854]

@@Revan-eb1wb Must have needed money.

[@7Comic7mischief7]

23 minutes?!? This dude either loved or loathed this Edit: loathed

[@red_menace1829]

No shit.

[@Wolfspane]

@@red_menace1829 I got that reference

[@kang6914]

@No you Chris is really an OG. He doesn't fall for trendy crap like this.

[@teolaurich7212]

@@kang6914 trendy? This movie only made 18 million at the box office worldwide. It wasnt really that succesful if you compare it to other Blumhouse movies

[@miniciominiciominicio]

No you It may be a terrible movie but from what I’ve seen Chris is absolutely a feminist.

[@66fiveandahalf]

Why did they even title it "Black Christmas"? It bears NO resemblance to it's predicessors..except it's set in the Christmas season

[@DuelaDent52]

There’s a killer who contacts a sorority through the phone, I guess.

[@IcebergSleem]

18:10 "No no not insane. Simply men." Lmfaoooooo who tf wrote that! 😂😂😂😂

[@InfernusdomniAZ]

A raging 3rd wave feminist

[@sofiafernandes9]

@@InfernusdomniAZ An angry misogynist on twitter, if I had to guess. Like Chris said, the script seemed like it came from internet comments. You rarely find people speaking like that in real life, mostly because in real life there is consequences for what you say. But on the internet? Just pick any debates on any topic that is controversial and the idiocy will smack you from any possible side.

[@stanmarsh4566]

@@sofiafernandes9 Ah yes of course a misogynist. Gfto with this crap.

[@sofiafernandes9]

@@stanmarsh4566 I didn't spoke any crap, so no, thank you.

[@sofiafernandes9]

​@@cpl8857 No. I'm speaking of the men's dialogue. It's misogyny. You see the misandrist part on the women's dialogue, even if they tried to pass it as something else. I see a few people are misunderstanding what I said so I'll clarify: I'm not saying the writers are misogynist. Considering they seem to think the women in this are the "good guys", they're clearly on the other side of that spectrum. What I'm saying is that they took those words from a misogynist on Twitter. The main comment asked "who wrote that?" In real, life, misogynist write that. Which is why I added, "like Chris said, the script seemed like it came from internet comments." It felt like they just picked a few comments here, a few comments there, and voilá, a script was made.

[@sriprabhuram8165]

That "Fantasy Island/2020 Grudge" thumbnail face where Chris goes "Why did you do this to me, God?!"

[@johnramhos7615]

The villain in this movie is like a Scooby Doo episode. Lmao.

[@Fools_Requiem]

And I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you nosey feminists and your Twitter profiles.

[@12227UserName]

@@Fools_Requiem Lol

[@johnramhos7615]

Fool's Requiem 😂

[@earlchatterton9133]

Should have pulled the Cary Elwes mask off to reveal Rob Lowe

[@maggieb369]

John Ramhos 😂

[@kronos1794]

When you treat everyone like your enemy, eventually they will be.

[@mrsx7944]

So true

[@kelvottomatpelaajat3797]

The strawman levels on that villain speech is of the scale! 🤣 Hilarious!

[@mrsx7944]

Pretty much most arguments in 2021.

[@NaruLuckyCarrot]

Holy hell that scene with the boyfriend was infuriating.

[@colleen4ever]

I'm a woman and I was on his side.

[@CatLives9]

I'm a woman who also sides with the boyfriend here

[@sarahguinan664]

Omg Ino I was like wow he spitting facts

[@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168]

I agree, but I couldn't really side with anyone aside from Riley and his girlfriend (in a couple of her points). He even filmed that performance, he doesn't have the right to all of a sudden play the victim card and if he does it needs to be developed more (was there a scene where he expressed discomfort at what the girls were doing?).

[@Cassandra_Solidor]

That scene was just... mind boggling in its stupidity. He presents a completely sound argument and gets shut down by "men have power" and "not all men." I knew this film was awful but I didn't think it'd be so brazenly incompetent as to put a scene like that in there.

[@robonthecob6920]

Wait how could the villains’ goal be for complete male supremacy if men already “have all the power”?

[@DSan-kl2yc]

That's a good point... Shouldn't the women be the villains then

[@lordofgeese2739]

My hypocrisy senses are tingling...

[@titanico5264]

No...you see, we’ve been left as spectators to the world. Get ur facts right bro

[@FrankCastle-tq9bz]

It’s a femmie film - logic and reason don’t really count for much in these things.

[@titanico5264]

Frank Castle, that’s not what Chris would want his fans to say

[@TheDustypiano]

I often wonder when was the exact point where studios or the writers decided characters in horror movies should be unlikable. 70s and early 80s you LOVED your main characters, Ash from evil dead, Riply from Alien, The Thing, Jaws, etc) you cared about the characters, and liked them. Something happend where characters became more and more unlikeable in horror, and now it's to the point where you mainly hate all characters in horror films. It extremely weird to me because, if you liked or cared about the characters, you would be scared more, you would be invested more, you CARE more. How is that not ridiculously obvious? And the modern horror movies that are successful creativity now. Such as, Get out, Babadook, oculus, they have characters we like and care about. I'm just so confused not only it happened, but that it keeps happening, and why? What was it that started this?

[@tristanhartup4936]

From what I've looked up, it was a big thing the 2000s, coming off of the Plantinum Dunes remakes, Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, Most torture porn movies, Final Destination etc. Where it was the case that the makers of those movies figured that the main stars of those movies were the killers, monsters and/or gore, and decided that their audiences would have a much better time tolerating the characters' demises if filmmakers make them the most despicable people ever, to the point where the audience would be actively routing for the killers/monsters/supernatural forces to kill them off in overtly ellaborate ways, horror movies for that period of time were less concerned with trying to scare people than they were with just wanting to show off their monster/gore effects.

[@DuelaDent52]

I’d say when the monsters became the stars more than the people, so you can watch the crazy and cool kills without feeling too bad. That’s kind of like how tokusatsu monster mashes became less about how horrifying the monster was and more who they’ll square up against next.

[@joseprendes3056]

10:36 In defense of my fellow screenwriters, it’s rarely our fault when it comes to exposition. Producers force us to write that stuff.

[@CatLives9]

That "The Exorcist III" jump scare is still totally effective and just makes that rip-off scene in the new "Black Christmas" even more pathetic.

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

I really want to watch a horror spoof where J Jonah Jameson is the villain.

[@randomnerd3402]

Time to contact J.K Simmons

[@justoneguy2487]

He was pretty fucking terrifying at times in Whiplash

[@robertl15]

A fact I'm very proud of!

[@ChipzBitz]

Whiplash horror edition

[@glennwelsh9784]

He'll kill you if you don't get him those pictures of Spider-Man.

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

Marketing: "This is a heavily feminist movie." Movie: (Introduces a middle-aged white man) Basically anyone: *"I think I've just solved the mystery!"*

[@johngreen8921]

Yeah, That’s the problem with these kind of movies. When politics are mentioned, twists become so predictable

[@Michael-rv5ib]

Chris, please don't shy away from reviewing films if there is surrounding controversy. I feel that is when I value your opinion more than ever because I trust your opinions and it never seems like you are anything other than honest.

[@rustydirector8804]

Willem Dafoe: "TELL ME HOW!!!?" I lost it.

[@vincentpauvarel1443]

Can i ask what movie scene was that from?

[@seymorbuns5363]

Vincent Pauvarel Spider-Man

[@dwaynejones_3126]

"We are simply men" "WHAT?!?"😂😂😂😂😂😂 That was my exact thought. I love when Chris adds in comedy while still getting his point across. Another solid review as always.

[@balloon236]

haha i agree w the boyfreind in the scene when they kick him out. he spitting facts

[@rustyshackleford17]

They even treated him like a guy on Twitter/Reddit Man- *spittin troofs* *This user has been banned for violating community guidelines*

[@Gideon13397]

@@rustyshackleford17 I've got banned from 2 subreddits for stating a simple humble opinion.

[@ronburgundy244]

I mean he was but he also did some shitty things like victim blaming.

[@AzureRoxe]

@@ronburgundy244 Did he? He's argument was "stop lumping everyone into the same category". He even asked "well, if the song was about YOU, would you have been ok with it?"

[@DuelaDent52]

@@AzureRoxe The problem is that’s not what the girls did, like, at all. They were just calling out that one specific frat house. Somehow, everyone in that scene managed to be completely and totally wrong.

[@julian1127]

"It's like remaking Halloween, but Michael Myers is just some guy" I believe you are talking about the 2007 remake

[@ursaminor9780]

“Did you just “Not all men” me?” Yes, and funnily enough, naming an argument is not the same as debunking it Karen. (I’m pretty sure that’s not really the character’s name, but it fits all the same)

[@strangerjones5576]

If that turns out to be her name, then Blumhouse should crawl to you for a script.

[@DrDolan2000]

Nobody cares what her name is

[@david-janhelmus4966]

@@DrDolan2000 *what

[@DrDolan2000]

+@@david-janhelmus4966 Grazie

[@unclehays750]

@@DrDolan2000 I care

[@Smiley_Boi76]

The “car exposition” clip and the “not all men” clip hurt. Like it was a mix of cringe and pain what the hell man?!

[@ajiththomas2465]

Honestly, I thought the boyfriend was making some valid points in that scene but the film wasn't interested in trying to explore nuance in it's themes.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@ajiththomas2465 BECAUSE MEN HAVE THE POWER!!!

[@datmomoagain8963]

@@Revan-eb1wb not all men have powe- "DID YOU JUST ALL MEN ME. REEEEEEEEEEEE" I can actually see twitter feminazis liking this, because they probably relate to it a lot.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@datmomoagain8963 they probably called the movie empowering and smashing the patriachy and bla bla

[@aivreescend7945]

The Car Exposition clip isn't sexist... It is Existence-ist... Because it didn't just biased or offends a certain sex, it offends every existence ever exist.

[@laszlobencebari8677]

This was a masterfully done review, both respectable and funny at the right times. Congrats, Chris!

[@SergioMach7]

Great to see that you finally reviewed Exorcist 3. The jump scare in that film is among cinema's greatest, so I can see why a lesser film would rip it off completely. Also Imogen Poots deserves better. She should be among the likes of Florence Pugh and Lily James, but keeps getting stuck in awful films.

[@aliegan2109]

“No, not insane. Simply men.” Wtf wtf Also Cary Elwes hamming it up so much lmao

[@thedeepfriar745]

More like Cary Elwes slumming it way below his pay grade in the piece of shit movie

[@QJ89]

Better or worse than 'The Oogieloves'?

[@mekmekare]

Respect for the t-shirt. You saved me all the movie's running time. Ghostbusters all over again.

[@DweezlePeePants]

Love seeing the scenes you are referencing in your reviews. Please do more of this!

[@LeQuackQuack]

19:20 can we talk about how the snow looks like shaving cream in that shot? the way it moves as they run, it looks like freaking shaving cream.

[@davidkymdell452]

Yeah dude of course, the movie was probably funded by Gillette

[@hamzaasad8407]

@@davidkymdell452 Lmao I see what you did there.

[@davidkymdell452]

@@hamzaasad8407 😉

[@oneeyedcrow]

Yeah especially here 4:06

[@bruhdabones]

David Kymdell joke explained: Gillette made dumb feminist ad that was incomprehensible

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

That was the longest exposition scene I’ve ever seen.

[@Aster_Risk]

I finally watched this and want to thank you for a solid video. You found the problems and discussed them instead of just attacking people. If someone watches this and thinks you are being misogynistic or cruel in any way, then they weren't really paying attention. It's unfortunate that so many people in this audience don't know how to behave in the same way.

[@mikejunior211]

The problem is that he knew the issues with this film, but he cowered because he knew that his truth will be seen as misogynist. Does anybody has enough backbone to say the truth without fear of being shamed into some ist or ism...? I liked that Chris had the guts to at least speak his mind about this atrocity... but he waited until the dust cleared...so much for braveness.

[@chadholland1]

Honestly, seeing clips from Spider-Man 1 and 2 in the middle of this movie would make it more entertaining for me. 😂

[@JP-ci4sh]

8:26. That exposition bit with all Stuckmanns little inserts was so funny😂Im in pieces 😂😂😂😂

[@jeffanderson9938]

"This movie wasn't made for men." *movie bombs at box office* "It's all men's fault, they can't handle female lead films."

[@joeyvdm1]

Don't forget "Birds of Prey"

[@sharilshahed6106]

@@joeyvdm1 Birds of Prey sucked cause they weren't sure if they were making the titular film or Harley Quinn. Barely much to do with forced feminism. Comparing this to movies like BoP or Captain Marvel is downright insulting.

[@joeyvdm1]

@@sharilshahed6106 And I never said anything about Captain Marvel. I don't know where you read me saying anything about that.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@sharilshahed6106 birds of prey tried too hard to be deadpool.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Blumhouse is a scionist propagandist who now works for Trump's reelection campaign, same clown that made Get Out, and Purge, ELECTION YEAR 2020 "Keep America Great" It's right wing propaganda champs, reverse psychology for those most vulnerable to suggestion

[@dead_vibes]

"Did you just not all men me?" Im done here why was this written in the movie, why were half of the lines in the movie.

[@nicholasstone3887]

One of the worst parts is it couldn't even get its message right either. The movie treats the main character as "not being a fighter" because she's uncomfortable with confronting her rapist. What a whack message, like what?

[@T_theTrain]

13:07 That spiderman incorporation into the movie was probably the best edit in the entire movie. Good job, Chris.

[@herosam1390]

I’m mostly excited to see him review the Playmobile movie, so we can get another F movie

[@nickfoley9716]

I hope he reviews that one

[@BrianDePalmaII]

HEROSAM12 A+ you mean

[@thegroove14]

Everything is not awesome

[@jackintheboxtv126]

what're you on about, the Playmobil movie has already become one of the most iconic movies of the century. Playmobil movie puts The Godfather, Raging Bull and The Lord of the Rings trilogy to shame. Second only to the Emoji movie for most EPIC movie of all time.

[@jamesfracasse8178]

When did that movie come out?

[@L201075]

I am a woman and I want you to know that something you said in this video was very wrong and bothered me; Jaws didn’t open with a murder. It opened with a mauling. Animal attacks aren’t murder. As for the rest of your review, you were spot on. I clicked on it (HBO Max) thinking it was the Black Christmas movie I’d heard so much about and was so thrown by the bizarre trainwreck I was glued to that I checked the title twice.

[@skylerharp1266]

I was waiting for the jumpscare and my dog barked and it scared the socks out of me, but then the jumpscare was fine.

[@DigiM4rtz13]

I can’t believe this was in theaters, that speech at the end was hilarious.

[@DeltaEcho303]

This movie was made for an audience paying more attention to their phones while this plays in the background.

[@blodguizer]

This is what happens when you have writers and directors putting ideology over everything else. Look at the last Ghostbusters movie. Another perfect example of ideology sucking all the life and entertainment value out of a film.

[@happy_jcg]

Amazing review! The way you break it into two separate reviews is genius. Please do a review of The Skulls starring Paul Walker and Joshua Jackson!

[@bgs7529]

okay but the "what" edits during the stupid villain monologue scene got me screaming, like literally

[@TimeandMonotony]

This has been a moment in the life of Lil' Jon.