This Christmas movie is a crime against humanity | So Bad It's Good

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For some reason, a group of excellent martial artists were cast in a boring Christmas movie with zero action. This is one of the most confounding movies we've watched yet. How did this get made? Who is the audience?
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[@RustBunny]

Next year, you need to get Matthias and Cynthia to each bring a box of wine and play croquet at your brother and sister-in-law's place for a Christmas live stream.

[@turdferguson7264]

Yes!!!! 😂

[@XombieLejon66]

Just to complete the party, have the cardboard cutout of Sifu just ominously lingering in the corner

[@ChesterGingrich]

I fully endorse this suggestion!

[@turdferguson7264]

@@XombieLejon66 That's pretty much Sifu's contribution to any movie he's in these days................ just hanging around ominously in the background. 😂

[@JustinJTime]

I'd pay serious money to see that.

[@kevinramsey417]

Fun Fact: Another legendarily bad movie called "A Talking Cat?!?" was filmed in that very house which is in Malibu... as was a LOT of pr0n. I have a theory that Cynthia agreed to do this movie because it was a quick paycheck for very little actual work and it's a quick drive from her dojo in LA.

[@JasonBrant]

I'll ask her what the deal was with this movie. See if she answers.

[@duncantiv]

I KNEW I had seen that VW chair before! Erm, From "A Talking Cat?!?" of course, not from any pr0n or anything like that... *skulks away*

[@dma-rising8876]

Beat me to it! I’m very surprised none of them recognized the house from all the… short films it’s been used for! Like, A LOT of those… short films

[@Vecna]

Holy hell I thought that house looked familiar! Honestly, the most memorable thing from A Talking Cat!?! nice catch!

[@mkinsj]

Yeah, as soon as I saw it I was like that’s the talking cat house. This film could have used Duffy.

[@JasonBrant]

There were some copyright shenanigans with this video. That's also why there is a little jump around six minutes in, because I had to cut something out using the KZbin editor. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@Anynom]

Ah, was wondering why it seemed a bit shorter than expected....

[@AD_Whitman]

Merry Christmas 🙌🙌🙌🎄

[@tylerlucas3752]

Merry Christmas!

[@jillionsofcrafts6255]

I can’t believe how many martial arts greats are in this movie, and the most physical scene is a lame croquet match.

[@JasonBrant]

It's so weird how many martial artists were in this.

[@Uncle_T]

It IS a martial arts movie. It's testing your patience, teaching you to breathe through the pain and center your focus, internalise the rage. ;)

[@GothamKnight84661]

It's not doing a good job of it. It's causing people to hit eject and toss the disc out the trash.

[@AnikMonette]

I dunno... it's not the most well shot movie(the director is used to direct "other" kind of flick) but while it's dull there's still pretty locations to look at and the music is pretty calming. It's pretty relaxing overall.

[@michaelbirch5270]

the dreaded look on Brian's face when he thought he was about to watch another Steven Seagal movie, immediately after the Star Wars Holiday Special, was all of us. 😂 Thank the Lord for Cynthia Rothrock.

[@JasonBrant]

I would rather watch a Seagal, haha.

[@XombieLejon66]

I'm legit surprised Sifu never made a holiday movie. And it ends with him being Jesus or something

[@jasonrhodes9726]

Someone send they the movie that had Bill Goldberg playing Santa, then Satan.

[@connard123abc]

​@@jasonrhodes9726 "Santa Slays" may be too good for SBIG, the bit with the pole dancers is genuinely funny.

[@Fardawg]

Santa is played by Christopher Mitchum, son of the legendary Robert Mitchum. His daughter was married to Casper Van Dien. Christopher has been in a ton of movies and tv shows including a few John Wayne films.

[@djmrjoel]

I think these guys could get behind the Van Diem wagon

[@David-uh3wg]

He's also the brother of the woman from Murder She Wrote. (probably)

[@FreejackVesa]

@@David-uh3wgAngela Lansbury? I saw her in Sweeney Todd on broadway I think back in The nineties. She killed it. Loved Murder She Wrote too

[@bobbarker14]

Dude Kathy Long is a legend. 5x World Kickboxing Champion. Commentator on OG UFC 1. Inducted in to 3 different martial arts halls of fame. Oh, and as someone who has watched this movie easily 10 times, I really enjoyed y'alls commentary!

[@Anynom]

I now know how Bart and Homer felt watching "Paint Your Wagon." Look, Cynthia Rothrock, surely we get some violence here!

[@JasonBrant]

Haven't seen the Simpsons is 30 years.

[@JoeChillton]

The DVD or whatever should have been ejected like the end of that skit lol

[@jamesnorman9160]

@@JoeChillton Frisbee it into the nearest wood chipper. xD

[@joshuapemberton6765]

This is the same house that the Talking Cat was filmed in, and apparently many questionable films of the "unpure" nature. Thanks to WMWM for that info.

[@JasonBrant]

Haven't seen that yet.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

@@JasonBrant It’s a great choice for SBIG, you guys will lose more brain cells watching a Talking Cat ?!?

[@The_Kentuckian]

Yep, the half a car sofa tipped me off.

[@turdferguson7264]

Merry Christmas Jason, Erin, Brian, Dave, Off Cam Pam and everyone else involved in bringing us great entertainment all year round. 🎅🎅🎅

[@adamnichols476]

Not Dave, he celebrates festivus. lol.

[@JasonBrant]

Merry Christmas!

[@ZERO_O7X]

Omg this was on the Plinketto board for this years Christmas BOTW and I so badly wanted them to land on it because I'll watch anything with Cynthia Rothrock in it. And now you guys just officially made my bad movie Christmas wish come true! 😂 📼 🎄🎅

[@ZERO_O7X]

Just finished the episode and this was kinda the lump of coal I expected. Can't wait to watch y'alls full commentary on Patreon tonight. Merry Christmas Jason, Erin, Brian, and even though you're not here, Dave and Off Cam Pam.

[@AnikMonette]

Sunday already?! Time fly fast!😮 Erin: "Do thoughts comes from your nose?!" *starts nose bleeding profusely*😂 I empathize, I'm Canadian and I watch bad movies so I get lots of nosebleeds, too!

[@thelightwielder]

I still think you guys should start a spin-off show where you watch these movies with an actor from the movie, assuming they're a good sport. Both Cynthia and Matthias seem like they're the type of person that would do it, they both seem to have a good sense of humor.

[@keithmccollum9583]

The Rifftrax version is hilarious 😂

[@JasonBrant]

I watched one with Cynthia. Will hopefully get to watch a Matthias movie with him at some point. Gonna try to get another actor on too.

[@bal5884]

​@@JasonBrantDon Wilson is a good sport, also think Gary Daniels would be up for it

[@XombieLejon66]

I wish Robert Z'Dar was still with us. He seemed like he'd probably enjoy this

[@ajrollo1437]

@@bal5884 He'd be up for anything if you pay him a couple bucks and 5 kg of whey protein. I assume.

[@jbs818]

The moment you mentioned Breen, all I could imagine for the rest of the video was the possibilities of a Breen Alien-AI-Angel-Cyborg-Santa going house to house one night, finding the majority wanting, and taking it upon himself to eradicate his entire Naughty list and ushering in a new era of Nice. Make it happen, Neal.

[@seanlott4062]

Same house used in a talking cat which is another gem of a movie

[@After_these_messages]

Christmas 2024 in Jamaica with those "Champagne and Bullets" singin' cats!

[@michaeldixon3440]

I was hoping they’d have to fight Krampas to save Mrs C so Santa could come in like Whistler from Blade. “You on my naughty list at a bad time?” Rothrock could fight with candy canes like hooked swords.

[@XombieLejon66]

Fr. You had all these martial artists. Even with shitty cinematography, you could have at least gotten some decent fight coordination. I'd gladly take some cheesy film where Cynthia and Gary team up to kick Krampus' ass and save Christmas over this tax write off

[@NoodlesBeforeDinner]

I was subjected to this movie a couple years ago on Rifftrax and have never been the same. Merry Christmas to the whole crew! LOVE your channel and content!

[@katemock8260]

That was my introduction too.

[@michaelmyers3709]

Suddenly Neil Breen movies are looking good.

[@el-kiote]

Idk, at least they're acting against type. Gotta respect the attempt at subversion.

[@JakeBourne13]

This was truly a wine box Christmas special 😂 Merry Christmas SBIG family

[@JasonBrant]

Definitely🤣

[@tschak909]

Brant, "Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper" You'll immediately understand DeCoteau's m.o. Oh and "The Killer Eye" muahahahahahahahaa

[@JasonBrant]

I'll see if I have copies of those.

[@Fardawg]

@@JasonBrant The Bigfoot one is pretty much just young shirtless men jogging and posing in their underwear in the mirror one by one, over and over again. You thought the croquet game was excruciating to watch... Anything from this director between at least 2011 and 2014 seems to be straight up fraud. He made 30 plus "films" in that rented mansion in those years (someone made a youtube video about the house). He's been making movies since the 80s and some are competent. He worked for Roger Corman and Charles Band (Band produced the Puppet Master movies, several directed by David, and Band directed Trancers 1 & 2).

[@JK-gd3uo]

Merry Christmas Brant Fam, Dave, Brian, and Off Cam fam! Thanks for a wondetful year of laughs and entertainment. Here's to hoping 2024 is even better! 😊

[@DonnieBrook69]

I'm a simple man: I see Gary Daniels, the movie is an instant classic.

[@muserweaver]

That poster already screamed David Decauteu

[@OntarioPete]

Weeeeeeee, merry Christmas, Jason! to you, ERIN, Brian and Dave! And to all your families. Much love from Ontario to you guys down south thanks for making my year so much better, I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like without you and your channel I love you guys. 🎉❤

[@JasonBrant]

Thanks so much, bud! Merry Christmas!

[@AnikMonette]

Same! I'm from Quebec and this year was rough for me but hey, things comes and go all the time I bet next year will be better!😊

[@rickastley2308]

I think that was real Gary Daniels tears.

[@RCTPatriot75]

Daniel Bernhardt was hilariously awesome in Barry and choreographed and acted the bus fight scene in Nobody. Two of the best things I've seen in years.

[@JoeChillton]

Siro, he is the Greatest Mortal Kombat Kharacter. he's a decent actor too, was in Birds of Prey as the guy at the Black Mask bar Harley broke the legs off.

[@jculver1674]

He was also one of the Agents in The Matrix Reloaded.

[@jablanbukvovski]

Man also disarmed John Wick and throw him from a balcony

[@commgen]

"Oh Dicksmas tree, oh Dicksmas tree, how lovely are your red high heels!" Merry Christmas everyone!

[@skoodge1340]

Is that the same house as "A Talking Cat!?"? Honestly the random art and stuff really makes me think it is.

[@supersaiyanbino]

9:30 Apparently that actress has telepathic abilities... 😦 Called her a bytch and BAM!!! Nosebleed

[@montv291]

YES! One of my favorite Rifftrax flicks! Same house and director as A Talking Cat!?!

[@LeeC71]

Daniel bernhardt was an agent in the 2nd matrix film.. Also a fun fact, if you watch a film called "the talking cat" you'll see this same mansion complete with half a vw beetle, spiral staircase and weird dick tree with red shoes also they used the same shots of the sea. .. Yes I watch bad films also 😂

[@Danimals_as_liters]

Also the stunt coordinator for both sequels as well as John wick and Nobody. Appears in those as well. He also has a hilarious fight with Bill Hader in Barry.

[@oleg_718o]

And he was also the main character in Bloodsport 2-4, as a Van Damme look alike. Apparently the 4th is very bad.

[@jimjones_koolaid]

“She’s Santa’s wife… or some dumb shit” 😂😂

[@fugoo8912]

That Demolition Man reference was so subtle and out of pocket 😂

[@mattheweckermann535]

Loved Brian's T2 call-out with Wolfie 👍

[@JasonBrant]

It was a good one.

[@bobzthabarbarian]

Hopefully that copyright strike isn't to rough for you, my dude. I was sad when seeing it was taken down but, glad to see it's here now.

[@JasonBrant]

Some really weird copyright stuff going on with this one. Dunno what the deal is. Hope you enjoy the video!

[@FutureChaosTV]

​@@JasonBrant Because of the "amazing" music score? 🎉😂😂😂

[@dma-rising8876]

I legitimately wonder if the copyright hits were coming from the other uses this house has had and not this movie. A LOT of un, adult friendly content has been filmed in this house, a lot a lot!

[@bobzthabarbarian]

@@dma-rising8876 makes sense lol

[@TheRealRodent]

Oh my God you actually did it. Been recommending this movie for ages :D That 9 hour croquet game in the middle is insane.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

I once played croquet at a family reunion. I think the croquet scene in this film lasted longer than our actual game

[@MrDman21]

A Christmas themed movie with martial artists in it and nobody's doing martial arts? I'm in! 🎄☃️🎀🦌🎅🏻🎁

[@duncantiv]

Well, you certainly gave the crew the Herpiest Christmas ever! 🤣

[@ChrisJones2099]

Glad you guys enjoyed the movie, I sent! Merry Christmas!

[@christianninsananda9626]

21:04 This was just like the scene in the movie where Daniel Bernhadt walked away from Brie Larson and she said - I was still talking.

[@steveclark9280]

Merry Christmas Jason, Erin, Brian, Dave and off cam Pam.

[@RobertHarr1son]

David DeCoteau is a master at making H O R R I B L E movies

[@FutureChaosTV]

This is not a movie. This is like a documentary of an ultra boring board of directors meeting for whine and light sports "event". It has competent lighting though. Which makes it even wierder.

[@bperdew98]

I actually love "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl o Rama"

[@sledzeppelin]

Many beefcake movies too.

[@waynesmiley2207]

When Erin looked directly into the camera and sighed I cracked up 🤣 2012 tax write off indeed

[@b.butcher82]

I almost died when the huge "FUCK ME" rolled across the screen! Hahahaha

[@ethanhoward5933]

Thats the house from the talking cat movie. I noticed it as soon as I saw the half car

[@nathanricci]

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@sblinder1978]

Sure, the only time you'll see Daniel Bernhardt on this channel is Future War, but he'll live forever in our hearts as "only bodyguard that could lay a hand on John Wick"

[@Liquidcadmus]

I had a big crush on Cynthia Rothrock as a teenager, but she actually just gets more attractive with the passing of time.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Unlike whatever the cast/crew of this film were drinking, Cynthia is a fine wine

[@XombieLejon66]

I'd definitely put her in that category along with Cassandra Peterson/Elvira as aging gracefully and still looking fine

[@stonecoldku4161]

7:36 OMG! I knew this house looked familiar. This house has been used in bad straight to DVD movies before. I think it was called "A Talking Cat!?" And it had Eric Roberts in it. The half a car in the living room gave it away.

[@dma-rising8876]

That’s the only thing you recognize the house from… ;)

[@Fardawg]

The dude made probably a dozen films at that location over a few years, including homoerotic softcore films "disguised" as horror/thriller films. David had many different pseudonyms depending on the type of film he was making, hence "Mary Crawford" for this one.

[@chabbu64]

I've heard from another movie reactor/critic that that is actually David DeCoteau's own house that he films tons of cheap corny movies in it.

[@stonecoldku4161]

@@chabbu64Wouldn't surprise me.

[@davidkanengieter]

Subjecting your friends to this latest batch of movies has you so high on the naughty list, that Santa is gonna shit in your beer fridge.

[@WhenTheManComesAround]

"You have been fined 1 credit!" Lol 🤣 That's why you guys rock!

[@Snordix]

Pretty sure that tree branch thing wearing red high heels was in another Gary Daniels film. From this same 2010s rock bottom budget era. So it's probably the same producer's/director's/actor's home.

[@zombie..]

First the Star Wars Holiday Special and now this!?! Truly SBIG blessings raining down upon us this Christmas!! 🙌

[@AlhazredsGamingGoo]

This had to have been an easy paycheck for David DeCoteau as much as the actors, there's no way he _cared_ about a movie with so few shirtless dudes.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

We finally get shirtless dudes in the hot tub scene and it’s a possibly underage twink + greasy clone of Luke Wilson

[@AnikMonette]

I feel like they shot that game of crocket and made a movie around it...😅

[@danielemerson312]

Daniel Bernhardt was pretty prophetic in 1997's 'Future War' (as riffed by MST3K) when his character described himself as "a tool", because that's exactly what he plays for large parts of this festive favourite.

[@chartreux1532]

Merry Christmas to everyone! Hope you and your Families and Friends are doing good and since i'm Bavarian, please watch out for Krampus and the Perchtenlauf. They only stalk the Alps but you never know, a few might have made it via Lufthansa Flight to the US! Also really appreciate you uploaded today, i'm not only snowed in here in the Alps, some of my Family managed to get a bad Cold (or that other thing) just now right for Christmas, so no big Family Dinners and Meetups for me this Year. Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

[@JasonBrant]

Hope our pain gives you some laughs. Merry Christmas! Enjoy the snow!

[@FutureChaosTV]

Many cheers to the Berchtesgardener Land from Regensburg ;-) Hopefully for Silvester everyone is up and running again!

[@ShadeEmberi]

You need to call Cynthia up right now and be like "Cynthia, we just watch one of your movies... Wtf is Santa's summer house?!"

[@chacheekent8604]

That house is the same house used in "A Talking Cat!!!!", another bad movie by David DeCoteau. This is apparently his house. Merry Christmas!!!

[@jasonmyersOU812]

Merry Christmas Eve Brants and Brian. I hope that you guys are well and enjoying the holidays. Excellent work on the video. I love the confusion you have about the actual casting of Martial Artists as regular actors in this video. That is the most fun for me, watching your reactions to the choices made in the movies. Here is wishing you all the best in the coming new year.

[@AmityvilleFan]

I knew it! I KNEW IT! The DeCoteau-mansion!

[@eldrichnemo9312]

The finger to the nose thing is from "Twas the Night Before Christmas" where Santa Claus makes the gesture toward the narrator. It's an old way of silently saying "keep this a secret" but this film doesn't even get that usage right!

[@andrewsanchez6493]

Merry Christmas Jason, Brian and Erin!

[@JasonBrant]

Merry Christmas!

[@cujoedaman]

"I keep expecting her to do a round-house kick." - Rifftrax

[@The_Kentuckian]

When Jason said "Who better to save Christmas?" Brian was 100% expecting the answer to be Kirk Cameron.

[@TheVgrey]

It's 76 to 82 degrees here in the Caribbean it's quite nice actually you can feel cold in the morning and nights so dont worry about heat on vacations

[@HotBoiSummer]

I think Jason suffered some brain damage from the Star Wars Holiday Special 😂

[@mikemcdermott395]

Thanks for another great year watching movies with you guys!! Have a happy and safe holiday season. 🤘🍻📼🎄

[@billgallaher339]

"And putting a finger aside of his nose, up the chimney he rose" The Night Before Christmas, guys......

[@oldhatAN]

Fun fact: This was filmed at the same house where they filmed A Talking Cat!?! starring Eric Roberts. It's in Malibu.

[@kaykutcher2103]

That house is cursed.

[@bradnov89]

3:20, "we didn’t see fog." Erin must have mist it.....sorry couldn't help myself

[@jasonmcmurtry7812]

Well back for Round 2 of trying to ruin Christmas lol 😂 At least you'll aren't watching the Star Wars Holiday Special again lol

[@pesokpesok]

this makes me appreciate Seagals money laundering movies

[@michalbotek]

Merry Christmas, gang. Thank you for this masterpiece of a home video XD. I haven´t seen so many fast forwards in you video before.

[@JasonBrant]

I wanted to make sure everyone knew how boring this was🤣

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

The driving scene at the beginning of this film feels like a modern remake of Manos: The Hands of Fate. That’s not a good sign of things to come… …oh noooo it’s a David DeCoteau film!

[@RavenwingAcademy7511]

That seemed brutal af.

[@TheKingOfRuckus]

Merry Christmas to you all! It's been great seeing your channel grow so much this past year, you all deserve it. You've been busting your asses providing great content!

[@warspawnedpainting4380]

If they wanted Christmas lighting all they had to do was film with blacklight. Merry Christmas! 🥳

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

You guys have a LOT to learn about David DeCoteau and his many, many aliases. Get Totes on the job. That's his house! It's in like half of his movies. Merry Xmas!

[@ZERO_O7X]

You mean Richard Chasen? 😂😉

[@Fardawg]

I'm pretty sure he only rented the house. Someone did a video about it and found the shady people who owned it. It was rented out as a filming location and might have been a money laundering scheme for the owner(s).

[@iamdinkel]

Dude that 2 degree bad angle on the title call out was EPIC

[@jackjumper4231]

1:51 when you have a Dutch angle on your opening logo, you know mistakes were made

[@coax47]

Merry Christmas to the brant family and friends !

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

It's the same house as "a talking cat!" Oh this film is in good company.

[@pronubcentral]

I'M SO FREAKING HAPPY YOU ACTUALLY DID IT!!!!! MY CHRISTMAS WISH CAME TRUE!!!!

[@bmck-8400]

Thanks! Fun episode… Merry Christmas…. Robert Mitchum’s kid made movies with John Wayne… now in this dreck… I am thankful for such films… because it means you have many great episodes ahead. This director did piles of bad Christmas movies… most with Vivica Fox.

[@JasonBrant]

I really don't want to watch those, haha.

[@littlemiss_76]

Drinking goon and having a Christmas in Summer is typical Australian .

[@tattoodfreeek]

"This is dumb!" Best quote of 2023

[@fizban690]

Making the wife watch this tonight. Might be divorced tomorrow. Wish me luck. The ending of watching them "go back" to Erin was fkn awesome. Made me laugh so hard.

[@SisK58]

Merry Christmas and thanks for the movies we have to endure in the holidays 😄😁

[@JasonBrant]

Merry Christmas! Hope you enjoyed the endurance test.

[@SteelJaguar9672]

What is crazier is I have seen this house before with the exact same furniture in another bad movie called "A Talking Cat". That movie was also very low budget and Hallmark-like in it's approach. The reason for this is David DeCoteau is a soft core adult film director; he rents a location, makes one or two really quick turn over films and then films porn later at that same location. It's a way for him to get a location without disclosing he just wants the location for his soft-core films by making legitimate low budget films.

[@C.L.Hinton]

12:37 Brian: "What's her name? Katie?" Erin: "Sadie" Jason: "Kathy" Y'all really got me with that one! 😂

[@williamjamesayers7719]

One of the BEST.....FUNNIEST episodes. Love you guys!!!!!

[@MatteoPrezioso]

Thanks for this uncompromisingly action-packed gem. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@talesfromthehoodtv503]

Um,what the hell was this ? It felt like a long infomercial you see at 3am 😂😂😂

[@Punkfan2000]

Its shot in the same house as "A Talking Cat?".

[@muserweaver]

100%

[@Desmo904]

"There's a 10 minute croquet game in it!" There's you movie review right there. 🤣

[@In_swedish_the_jam_means_sylt]

i knew this house from somewhere! That beetle is in another shit movie. " A Talking Cat!?!"

[@tranquilk5912]

19:27 that's the easiest question, I think we all know who would have that type of picture of themselves, Sifu 😂😂😂😂😂

[@paulgardner5079]

Merry Christmas to Jason, Erin and the rest of the SBIG family

[@supatiltgaming]

When I see something like this I always just assume it's a group of people trying to keep their SAG insurance.