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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 37286
Released: December 20, 2005 |
| Our Price: $7.50 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
It turns out that santa claus is not really the sweet old fellow that we all know & love. In fact hes a devil who lost a bet with an angel. After 1000 years of playing nice the bet is up & santa is about to open up a can of whoop-ass! Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/05/2006 Starring: Bill Goldberg Emilie De Ravin Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R
Santa's Slay Reviews:
Hilarious and fun 
2009-05-03 - I want to start out by saying that this is not a serious horror movie, this is not a movie that you would want to watch or review if you are going to pick apart every unrealistic aspect of this film. This is a fun and hilarious film about Santa clasue "SATAN" who doesn't want to be nice and give the little kids presents he wants to KILL them. Goldberg was hilarious as Santa and the inventive ways that he kills cracks me up. I love the beginning where he kills all the cameo people. I personally loved this movie and couldn't wait to add it to my collection. If you are open minded and want to have a few laughs buy this film.
Goldberg's Masterpiece!! 
2009-04-30 - I thought Goldberg was the baddest wrestler around when he was with WCW, even topping Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan. I saw Goldberg in Universal Soldier and was impressed by his acting. Here, we get to see the Hulk in a starring role...and he really scared me!
I'm used to seeing Goldberg toss guys around, but this suit on him really threw me off and I wasn't sure who I was watching. I kept saying its Santa, but Santa was just really ugly. He looked more like a biker who dresses up as Santa for the neighborhood kids during the summer.
To be honest with you, after the opening credits I fast-forwarded through most of this movie. I think I was just tired and had a headache, but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Some of the kills were very creative, and the reason I gave this more than 1 star. But I couldn't bear to watch the rest of it at normal speed. Sure I didn't have a clue what the people were saying, but in a movie like this you don't have to. Just look at the cover and you know what you're getting yourself into.
waste of money 
2009-01-08 - I thought the movie was quite silly.Receives a 1 because gore seans were all right. If i saw this movie before i bought it ,i would have not purchased.
Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas!
2008-12-17 - As the title implies, SANTA'S SLAY is a slasher movie that is set during the Christmas season. But unlike many Yuletide horror flicks, the murderer in this film isn't some refugee from the nuthouse dressed in Santa garb. No, the killing Kris Kringle in this film is, in fact, ol' St. Nick himself. Turns out that Santa is actually the son of the Devil, and the only reason he's been delivering holiday cheer to millions of children during the past 1000 years or so is because he lost a bet with a Heavenly angel. Well, now the debt is finally paid in full, and this Christmas the not-so-jolly Santa is free to deck the halls with bowels and folly as he spreads a ton o' holiday fear.
Although the film is as hilarious as it is gory, there are two standout scenes that alone make the film worth watching. In the opening scene, James Caan (1990's MISERY), Fran Drescher (television's THE NANNY), Chris Kattan (television's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), and Rebecca Gayheart (1998's URBAN LEGEND) cameo as a wealthy but dysfunctional family whose Christmas party is crashed by the now murderous Santa. It is impossible not to laugh as Caan gets shish-kebabed, Drescher is roasted with an open fire before getting her egg nogged, Kattan gets the boot, and Gayheart is beaned with a Yuletide log. And during a scene that reveals the details behind the pivotal bet between Santa and the angel, puppet-like animation turns what would normally be boring exposition into an unforgettably hilarious send-up of those saccharine Rankin/Bass stop-motion holiday programs that annually grace the boob tube.
As the ferocious Father Christmas, hulking pro-football-player-turned-wrestler Bill Goldberg delivers a deliciously over-the-top performance, and the venerable Robert Culp--co-star of the classic seriocomic TV series I SPY--is perfectly cast as Santa's angelic rival. SANTA'S SLAY also co-stars Emilie de Ravin, who is better known for her role as Claire Littleton on TV's LOST; respected character actor Saul Rubinek, appearing here as a Jewish deli owner who learns to believe in Santa Claus...the hard way, of course; and popular Canadian comedy actor Dave Thomas.
The DVD from Lions Gate presents the SANTA'S SLAY in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (enhanced for widescreen TVs), and the digital transfer and 5.1 Surround Sound are excellent. Bonus features include an informative feature-length commentary with the filmmakers, deleted scenes, a short making-of featurette, and a couple of cool Easter Eggs.
Yes, SANTA'S SLAY is frequently corny, sometimes bloody, and often outrageously over the top, but the film is always hilarious and never boring. The clever script avoids the cliches of other holiday horror flicks and never forgets that it's all meant to be played with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Horror fans and movie-watchers with a good sense of humor will not be disappointed.
Take your brain out before watching this movie. 
2008-12-07 - In a few words, "stupid but fun". That's exactly how this movie is. The beginning alone was worth it, just because of all the cameos. I was surprised to see someone like James Caan in a movie like this.
