Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2: Bad Movie Review

[@GrandOldMovies]

The only movie I know of where the actor's eyebrows should get their own credit.

[@AquamentusLives]

Monique Gabrielle in Deathstalker 2 is a close second.

[@raindog8802]

I especially appreciate how the lead actor perfectly captures the look and acting range of a young Vince McMahon.

[@ImpalerVladTepes]

@@raindog8802 Thank you, now I can't unsee it

[@bostonrailfan2427]

7:49 great address choice for a retirement home for nuns 🤣 Merry Christmas to you and the rest of the Dark Corners family: your dad, niece, editor, and your other advisors who i apologize for forgetting 🎄🧑‍🎄

[@DanDoty-i5n]

Ditto.

[@1kylecurry]

Don't forget, tomorrow is...."Garbage Day...!".

[@Alexander_Stern1]

I’ve already put my cans out.

[@ashleys9397]

@@Alexander_Stern1 Most times when I put my can out the neighbors call the police.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

It would normally actually be my garbage day, but garbage and recycling pickup is delayed by one day due to tomorrow being Christmas.

[@davidwaring6815]

Garbage Day!

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

Well done.

[@euansmith3699]

That would have made a perfect 1980's slasher title; nice work. "This is Bobby, and he's here to TAKE OUT THE TRASH!"

[@corvus1970]

I came here for THIS comment.

[@travisrygg3317]

BINGO!

[@ashleys9397]

@@euansmith3699 That's even better than "Give Daddy the Knife, Cindy".

[@guillaumebabey4484]

Ricky's actor, Eric Freeman, would have an extremely short career. One of his only other roles is in Young Rebels, directed by the one and only Amir Shervan of Samurai Cop fame. Freeman learned to accept Silent Night 2's legacy with time and seems to be a good sport about it.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's an undeniably iconic performance.

[@john_blues]

I still say "Garbage Day!" every week as I'm taking out the trash can.

[@TerryAraguz]

Btw! I just ordered a Science Advisor T-shirt! Thanks for all the years of enjoyment! Going to join Patreon soon!

[@ericjanssen394]

It’s particularly remembered for being released in theaters in April. No, really-It was the late 80’s, and it took eight months for a movie to hit VHS rental in December.

[@travisrygg3317]

MOO! I mean . . . Merry Christmas to you and your family; to everyone in Dark Corners.🎅🏻🎄🔔

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Thank you-a joyful Christmas to you.

[@guillaumebabey4484]

I cannot believe it took you 10 years to tackle the mother of all enjoyably bad movies!! I was convinced this was a "redux" of sorts!! Now that's a generous Christmas gift! ;)

[@DavyDredd14]

Merry Christmas Robin & Graham !

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Thanks! You too

[@michaelpeacock4228]

This is barely a movie... but I love it. You kind of get a double feature of an abridged take on the first movie, and a bonkers sequel that takes NOTHING seriously!

[@NGMonocrom]

6:58 ~ his trigger discipline is just horrendously awful!

[@BaronTomR]

The nun at the end of the movie was staying in a house numbered 666. Of course she'd have no problem with that.

[@guillaumebabey4484]

For the question at the end of this episode, the Silent Night Deadly Night franchise is a complete mess with very little narrative cohesion between each installment. The third film famously features Bill Mosley as Ricky, the fourth is directed by Brian Yuzna and features Clint Howard (because of course it does) but it's really the fifth one that takes the cake. It features Mickey Rooney as a crazy toymaker, a very ironic development as the actor was a very vocal detractor of the first movie.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Red Letter Media just reviewed the fourth entry. I haven't seen it myself, but they guessed it was originally written as something completely unrelated to the franchise or even Christmas and had the name changed at the last minute. Based on what they showed it seemed very plausible.

[@turntheblueiris4626]

4:48: Reminds me of Father Ted "Sorry, I went over there"

[@ImmortalThanos]

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part II is the best of the series. You don't even need to watch the first one; Part II has everything you need rolled into a single picture!

[@ScreamingScallop]

I do miss the creepy scene with Grandpa, but otherwise, yeah.

[@stillhuntre55]

Happy Christmas Hard Corners Fam!

[@TomFrichek]

The rest of the franchise is a perfect fit for Dark Corners. Part 3 is a bit dull, but 4 and 5 are bonkers. Thanks for the Christmas joy, fellas 10/10 fricheks

[@leppeppel]

"We may have changed the music" made me genuinely laugh out loud.

[@PoffinFresh]

Eyebrow acting at its finest.

[@AABB-bm9kk]

A very Happy Holidays to the Dark Corners guys ✌️

[@euansmith3699]

7:13 That car rolling stunt looks pretty sketchy.

[@mmattson8947]

I'm hoping there was some forced perspective making it look closer than it was. That stunt man was very casual in taking that sidestep.

[@chrismayclin6397]

During the street murder scene, you can actually briefly see a crowd of people watching in the background because the cameraman was too inept not to exclude it in the shot.

[@watchwaddle]

Merry Christmas guys!!!

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Joyeux Noel to you.

[@Alexander_Stern1]

I see that the Mother Superior had a “Harvey Dent Stroke”. Those are twice as bad as the regular kind.

[@steealconwyrick1999]

Delivering both a Christmas movie and the origin of a meme in one review just days before Christmas!

[@buzzawuzza3743]

My friends and I also want to make a film that uses footage from previous horror films. We want to call it "Jason And Freddy Visit The Planet Of The Apes".

[@skylx0812]

A slasher to go damn, dirty ape over I'm sure.

[@BrennanYoung]

Too much work. Make instead a trailer for a movie about how that film was erased by accident or was it a conspiracy?

[@abegarfield7030]

A political drama, Oscar bait film I'm guessing.

[@BenSimpson1998]

Merry Christmas, Dark Corners!

[@MissSallyB1]

7:06 AHHHH, HE SAID THE THING

[@Diablo089]

Story of Ricky ..... wait ahh right Garbage Day 🗑 🤣

[@davidlionheart2438]

Eric Freeman's gleefully unhinged, gloriously over the top performance is more than sufficient reason to rejoice on any holiday....even....oh, you knew damned well I was gonna do it....GARBAGE DAY!!! I've had a crush on Eric Freeman ever since I first saw this when it was new. Whether it's Christmas or not, he still jingles my bells.

[@joshua2814]

Hey, when you just saw your ex violently murdered and realize you’re next, you might resort to “uh oh” too.

[@Fred-oo3np]

"Moo?!?" lol!!!

[@melvert33]

At 7:12 you can see the car overturning and it misses the stuntman by inches, that had to be a near fatal mistake! Mickey Rooney wrote an open letter about the first Silent Night Deadly Night calling the makers of the film "scum". He then went on to star in Silent Night Deadly Night 5.

[@antoinettegreen5344]

Merry Christmas

[@JMxx6204]

Merry Christmas guys.

[@nolotrippen2970]

I only watched it because of Elizabeth Kaitan. And I may rewatch it for…Elizabeth Kaitan

[@bostonrailfan2427]

there’s two very good reasons there!

[@varanid9]

"I haven't seen the rest of the 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' series, is it worth checking out?" Oh, yeahhh.......especially for this channel.

[@john_blues]

Silent Night Deadly Night 4 is a wild ride with giant bugs and body horror.

[@mattymac1399]

Part 5 has some bonkers fun malarkey going on. Featuring Mickey Rooney, who famously protested against Part 1. The wee tart. Merry Christmas.

[@jamesgrassia844]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@skylx0812]

Thanks I forgot I gave up my search to find the name of that song you used for the nuns. And the shooting spree look a little like the one Gary Oldman goes on in the film where he was a Korean War vet who ties to commit "self-ending-cide" by cop then gets tossed into a happy farm.

[@ashleys9397]

You're definitely referring to the 1990 picture CHATTAHOOCHEE. It's a good movie but certainly a little tough to watch at times. And it also has the late great Dennis Hopper playing one of the crazies. (Some surprise, huh.)

[@Marigen1971]

If he is punishing the naughty then, shouldn't he punish himself? To be honest, I have been avoiding this franchise since I saw it at my favorite movie rental shop in the 80's and I will until I die, maybe after that I will give the first one a try.

[@landonwhyte2973]

Part 5 has mickey rooney as a gepetto character who makes a wooden robot boy named Pino, part 4 has clint howard but is the most disgusting movie you'll ever see, and part 3 has bill moseley playing Ricky but as a Frankenstein monster-type version of him with a clear dome exposing his brain as he stumbles about the city, barefoot and wearing a hospital gown. Also, the remake is dogshit but has the killer santa use a flamethrower.

[@reignfire85]

Oh man, he's finally covering the legend itself! This series really is something else, and 2 is probably the only one really worth seeing. 3 does have a ton of wasted potential and turns into a cliched slasher flick (part of me actually wants to helm a remake, no joke); 4 has an interesting premise with witchcraft and has Clint Howard; and then 5 has Mickey Rooney and Clint Howard has a cameo. Honestly, they're not far off from what you usually cover so you'll probably get to them one day anyway, but none of them compare to the second one becoming a monumental cult classic. Merry Christmas, Robin.

[@DanDoty-i5n]

The rest of the series? If they keep re-using footage from the first movie, then by number they've just re-issued the first movie in a different box.

[@abegarfield7030]

Part 4 is a completely separate movie called Bugs that was distributed in some places as Silent night, Deadly night 4. It has nothing at all to do with the rest of the series and very little to do with Christmas either. Worth a watch though, it's quite a good laugh.

[@ThreadBomb]

@abegarfield7030 RedLetterMedia watched it as part of their Christmas special.

[@DanDoty-i5n]

@abegarfield7030 Oh like HALLOWEEN 3 had nothing to do with rest of that series.

[@dannystaton5386]

And merry Christmas

[@thrashpondopons8348]

A STROKE!?! More like Matango! & he could have gone with 'Hail Mary... Fully GRAZED!'! Ya know... because of the Axe & all! Merry (Happy!) Christmas!

[@GeeVanderplas]

Anything with Elizabeth Kaitan in it is worth watching!

[@MrHornback]

3:55 " We may have changed the music " I would say it was for the better.

[@katmartindale8049]

I was in college when some dorm mates were watching Silent Night, Deadly Night. I wandered into the common room around the time the topless girl let her cat in. I watched watched that scene in amused disbelief that anything that bad was ever filmed. Then one of them told me that they had the sequel. I asked if it was any better. God no, it's worse. I had better things to do on a Friday night, like anything, and left to find that thing.

[@shallendor]

The new part of this movie is decent! People may not know the movie, but many have heard "GARBAGE DAY!" 3 is ok, 4 is trash and 5 is good and has Mickey Rooney(big star that protested the original) in it!

[@mmattson8947]

3:56 If you used the Peter Gunn music, the gangster nuns could have crossed over with Monty Python's "The Bishop".

[@AndriannaZ13]

I don't like part 1 but i love Silent Night Deadly Night part 2!!

[@abegarfield7030]

That IS a brutal stroke. Films like this are what the fast forward button was created for. Worth it just for the end. The memes are evidence of that.

[@mmattson8947]

7:43 For just a moment, I was hoping that the disfigurement was not due to a (really brutal) stroke, but because she was an evil creature in a human suit. We could have had a better bad movie: "Psychotic Santa vs. Demonic Nun".

[@skylx0812]

At 3:01 This is what you get for not letting the weight of the axe head do all the work for you. (...hate that.)

[@bensneb360]

I can’t wait for the part 3 review in 2034 lol

[@johnmcintosh8673]

Nuns walking to the tune Little Green Bag, which one is Mr Blonde?

[@Readasaur]

She didn’t just say "Uh-oh!". She does the whole thing where she gulps nervously right before she says it.

[@Prohass]

Ok that umbrella kill was pretty great

[@glenhayman8722]

Ahhh a holiday classic

[@bonemasterd1]

I like parts 4 and 5 because they're so weird they're entertaining. Part 3 is really boring and bad.

[@NordicNerd66]

Haha, this flick's second half is wild

[@DocZFlux]

“Well, here it comes!😵‍💫”

[@dannystaton5386]

There's a part 2😢

[@DarkCornersReviews]

More of a part 1.5

[@abegarfield7030]

There's 5 of them. 6 if you include the remake.

[@ericalbany]

Why is there a faked "moth on mouth" image from the SILENCE OF THE LAMBS poster on the doctor's desk?

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Merry Christmas, Dark Corners. I can report that both "Silent Night, Bloody Night 3: Better Watch Out" (1989) and the reboot "Silent Night" (2012) are just as abysmal. Have you reviewed "Silent Night, Bloody Night" (1972) before? It's bad, but also strangely creepy.

[@ashleys9397]

It is NOT bad. Quite the contrary. Though far from anything perfect it is creepy & atmospheric & well constructed, plus it boasts a really twisted plot involving...well, you would know given that you say you've seen it. In the opinion of any number of horror fans (myself included) it's a flawed but well worth attention.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

@@ashleys9397 I agree that Silent Night, Bloody Night has its creepy and atmospheric tones. The winter setting is well done, keeping it cold and foreboding. Its plot though is quite convoluted and that's why I thought it would be a good fit for a Dark Corners review.

[@BufusTurbo92]

G A R B A G E D A Y

[@Emulous79]

The worst older movies are 1000 times more entertaining than anything modern. So damned funny, and probably not intentionally.

[@TheBeird]

It's kismet you review this on a Monday because around my way it's GARBAGE DAY!

[@garinsparks7041]

Technically Part. 1.5

[@thebutterflycomposer7130]

RLM makes this movie works watching

[@bradencampbell464]

Ah, a classic bad movie to celebrate Christmas! ... or garbage day 😋

[@aaronkelly1762]

Well, what you need to know about the sequels is... they drop the killer Santa thing. Heck, the 4th movie is an unrelated witch movie that they rebranded to fit the series. It's not until the remake that we go back to a killer Santa Claus the series is known for, unless you count Mikey Rooney hamming it up a Santa outfit in the 5th movie as a killer Santa. (Ironic, since he was one of the main voices pushing to boycott the original.)

[@Dantegrey1]

This is one of my favorite KZbin Channels. It does have one problem: it has automatic subtitles. Most Channels doesn't anymore. It means that the substantial minority, who cannot disable their automatic subtitles, and whose problem KZbin has been neglecting for years, keep having to disable subs for every video they watch. This frustrates to the point of desperation.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

The vast majority of our videos have manual subtitles, it is just matter of time, they may not be down be at time of release.

[@Dantegrey1]

@DarkCornersReviews Thanks

[@Realm-of-Horror]

No, the sequels actually get WORSE!!!

[@BansheeEnt]

My favourite Bad movie Classic. 😂

[@alandhopewell]

There's a SERIES?

[@abegarfield7030]

Yup. 5 movies, a remake and an upcoming film with no available information as yet.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

Side note- im pretty sure ricky in this doesnt even qualify to be a serial killer Hes a Spree Killer Aka he goes on a single big rampage of mostly wanton random acts of violence vs serial killers usually have a method they follow to some extent and do it over a long period of time. The method can either be how they pick their victims or how they kill them, or both. Ricky snaps at the movie theater and starts randomly killing a bunch of people all on the same day for no real reason, with no real connection as to why Apparently one of the guys he kills just for taking out the trash after all. Or maybe not taking it out at all? Who knows with this film The first film the lead is a serial killer as he starts killing people specifically for "being naughty" and its over the course of at least a week if i remember correctly

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it straddles both as the only difference is a cooling-off period between killings but the killings of multiple in a short period of time are linked with the same trigger which is also the trigger for the other kills

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

@bostonrailfan2427 in any case given theres no cooling off period- as his spree doesnt last long enough- he almost definately doesnt qualify as a Serial Killer

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@ …he literally goes several hours if not days between his set of killings until the end. he’s a serial killer and a spree killer, a rare serial spree killer!

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

@ in the film doesnt he go on 1 major rampage, gets locked up, escapes and then continues the rampage? Forgive me if im wrong i didnt watch this piece of shit film

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@ …you missed the clear time skips between earlier kills, the theater kills, and the rampage. it’s not one continuous spree, it’s arguably at least three separate sprees which by the very definition of being three separate times and with time between is a serial killing. he’s both spree and serial.

[@Trashslayer76]

Nobody ever mentions how the car nearly smoked the stunt man.

[@jamescappio7434]

As a victim of pre-Vatican II nuns, my sympathy with Billy is deep and total, but probably not deep enough to see this whole movie.

[@buckoQuentin]

No, she said "gulp! Oh-oh!"

[@NIN1]

GARBAGE DAY was my favorite video on KZbin in 2006 😂

[@TheRealNormanBates]

I'm surprised you didn't link to the first film review.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

This should be put out on the curb....on garrrBAGE day!

[@andygabrielgrindsted6811]

I believe you once said that the worst christmas movie was "don't open the x-mas" How does this movie compare?

[@DarkCornersReviews]

I thought I said Elves. This one is lazier, that's for sure!

[@JenMistress]

I will say, the first 2 are certainly the best of the series. Funny thing about the 5th one though, casting Mickey Rooney who worked so hard to protest the first one as a Toy Maker named Petto, and yeah, the pronunciation of the name, it does sound like the double ts are a d. I think the film makers remembered how much he was against the first movie, so his character was a rib on him for that. 😉😂🤣 Anyways, enjoyed this, thank you, and Merry Christmas.

[@fembotheather3785]

The nun played a nun on Baa Baa Black Sheep too.

[@hew2356]

Merry Christmas! This movie is an over-the-top cheesefest, but it's damn entertaining........

[@Litauen-yg9ut]

Never seen them... One day..

[@shannondore]

I actually liked the original. It had just the right about of cheese. This stinker, though... I can't get past the dude's eyebrows. Merry Christmas, Graham and Robin.🎄😊

[@noahbody9747]

I did the 1st Silent Night Deadly Night on TCM (of all places) a couple of years ago. Didn't know there was a sequel. If 1/3 of the movie is showing clips of the 1st movie, I think I'll pass. Uneasy Rider indeed. Someone in the movie should have said, Ricky don't be a zero don't be a fool with your life.

[@4toes1nose]

Thank you

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

BINGO!

[@paulharries9558]

Punish. Punish.🤪

[@mr_ozzio5095]

Leonard Nimoy and Rodger Moore could only manage the single eyebrow rise, this guy can do both whilst doing his best master villain kackle!

[@thronezwei4412]

Bless us on this Garbage Day.