Reviewed by Chris Wright, More Horror
Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
Directed By: Edmund Purdom
Written By: Derek Ford
Starring: Edmund Purdom (Inspector Harris), Alan Lake (Giles), Belinda Mayne (Kate), Mark Jones (Sergeant Powell), Gerry Sundquist (Cliff Boyd), Kelly Baker (Sherry), Kevin (Gerry), Wendy Danvers (Housekeeper), Pat Astley (Sharon), Laurence Harrington (Mr. Brioski), Caroline Munro (Herself)
“Don’t Open Till Christmas” is one of those films that a slasher fan will either love or hate. It is the typical formula that has been done before in the Christmas slasher tradition. Unfortunately, this movie pales in comparison to some of its predecessors but managed to keep me entertained none the less. This UK based slasher movie was released in the United States same year by Vestron Video, known for releasing anything from great to sleazy videos to the market.
The plot is that a masked killer is going around killing people...
Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
Directed By: Edmund Purdom
Written By: Derek Ford
Starring: Edmund Purdom (Inspector Harris), Alan Lake (Giles), Belinda Mayne (Kate), Mark Jones (Sergeant Powell), Gerry Sundquist (Cliff Boyd), Kelly Baker (Sherry), Kevin (Gerry), Wendy Danvers (Housekeeper), Pat Astley (Sharon), Laurence Harrington (Mr. Brioski), Caroline Munro (Herself)
“Don’t Open Till Christmas” is one of those films that a slasher fan will either love or hate. It is the typical formula that has been done before in the Christmas slasher tradition. Unfortunately, this movie pales in comparison to some of its predecessors but managed to keep me entertained none the less. This UK based slasher movie was released in the United States same year by Vestron Video, known for releasing anything from great to sleazy videos to the market.
The plot is that a masked killer is going around killing people...
- 12/19/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
To the tune of “Here Comes Santa Claus”: “Let’s kill Santa Claus, Let’s kill Santa Claus in so many ways.”, “There’s lots of knives and guns galore, let’s murder him today.”
If you’re looking for more of that song, sorry I’m not a lyricist, but I tried. Please don’t tell Santa to put coal in my stocking! Oh wait. Santa’s dead!! “From the Producers of Pieces” the DVD box art screams. Well, I guess they know their audience because the only people I could imagine enjoying this movie would be people who genuinely like Pieces.
I will say that at least Pieces is so bad that it’s good, where as Don’t Open Till Christmas just isn’t very good, or even interesting. It’s another bandwagon film to ride the coattails of many holiday themed horrors kicked off by...
If you’re looking for more of that song, sorry I’m not a lyricist, but I tried. Please don’t tell Santa to put coal in my stocking! Oh wait. Santa’s dead!! “From the Producers of Pieces” the DVD box art screams. Well, I guess they know their audience because the only people I could imagine enjoying this movie would be people who genuinely like Pieces.
I will say that at least Pieces is so bad that it’s good, where as Don’t Open Till Christmas just isn’t very good, or even interesting. It’s another bandwagon film to ride the coattails of many holiday themed horrors kicked off by...
- 12/26/2011
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
Don’T Open Till Christmas
1984 Color 84mins
Directed By: Edmund Purdom
Starring: Edmund Purdom, Kate Briosky, Alan Lake, Gerry Sundquist, Kelly Baker, Caroline Munro
Mondo Macabro
Review By J. Astro
“Ho Ho Ho!” That ubiquitous jolly chuckle just might get you killed in Edmund Purdom’s Don’T Open Till Christmas, the under-appreciated holiday blood-letting that finally saw a proper DVD release this month from eclectic exploitation purveyors Mondo Macabro.
Holiday horror is pretty much entrenched as its own cozy sub-genre at this point, and there is no shortage of cinematic psycho Santas to punish the naughty. You’ve got your minor classics such as Silent Night, Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, Tales From The Crypt, and even the lovably dumb Santa’S Slay, with ex-pro wrestler Bill Goldberg bringing his own silly brand of hyper-masculine intensity to the jolly role of a nasty killer Kringle. And the internet is positively...
1984 Color 84mins
Directed By: Edmund Purdom
Starring: Edmund Purdom, Kate Briosky, Alan Lake, Gerry Sundquist, Kelly Baker, Caroline Munro
Mondo Macabro
Review By J. Astro
“Ho Ho Ho!” That ubiquitous jolly chuckle just might get you killed in Edmund Purdom’s Don’T Open Till Christmas, the under-appreciated holiday blood-letting that finally saw a proper DVD release this month from eclectic exploitation purveyors Mondo Macabro.
Holiday horror is pretty much entrenched as its own cozy sub-genre at this point, and there is no shortage of cinematic psycho Santas to punish the naughty. You’ve got your minor classics such as Silent Night, Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, Tales From The Crypt, and even the lovably dumb Santa’S Slay, with ex-pro wrestler Bill Goldberg bringing his own silly brand of hyper-masculine intensity to the jolly role of a nasty killer Kringle. And the internet is positively...
- 12/15/2011
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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