Black Christmas (2006)

 Black Christmas (2006)

• RELEASEDDecember 25, 2006 + 3 more
• RUNTIME1h 35m
• DIRECTORGlen Morgan
• WRITERSGlen Morgan (screenplay), Roy Moore (author)
• COUNTRYUnited States
• LANGUAGEEnglish
• STUDIOSDimension Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2929 Productions, Corus Entertainment, Movie Central, Hard Eight Pictures
• GENRESHorror, Thriller, Holiday, Mystery

This holiday season, the slay ride begins.

An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.

Streaming on Hulu

So I just watched the original Black Christmas for the first time a couple days ago, so it's pretty fresh in my mind. One thing that made Bob Clark's version better is that the low budget aspect of it actually contributed to the creepiness and horror. This version looks better in a lot of ways, but the polish detracts from the gritty horror that helped the 1974 version succeed better at the goal it set out for itself.

0/1 Directing 

0/1 Cinematography

0/1 Visual design

0/1 Editing

0/1 Plot 

0/1 Writing

0/1 Acting

0/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound

0/1 Originality

0/1 Rewatchability

Total: 0/10 (Terrible) Binge Bones

The verdict: A gratuitous remake of the 1974 slasher, Black Christmas pumps out the gore and blood with zero creativity, humor, or visual flair. Skip this one unless you are a christmas horror completionist.