Santa's Slay (2005)

Why so much hype?

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Okay, I'll admit that I watched this on Christmas Eve...is there a better time to watch it?Chock full of stupid slap-stick and the first scene has about a million celebrities (slight exaggeration). Yeah, it could have been better, but it was better than I expected (and I had really low expectations). Anyway, despite all of the bad reviews, this movie was hilarious. It's exactly what you'd expect of a horror flick with Santa as the main bad dude. Vulgar language, boobs and a most hilarious scene in a stripper joint concerning Hoe Hoe Hoes.If you liked Sean of the Dead, you'll like Santa Slay. If you DIDN'T like Sean of the Dead, well...there's just something wrong with YOU. Don't forget to watch the credits for cut scenes. They had a lot of fun with the buffalo...

Gathering up some Christmas themed titles to watch,I stumbled upon an X-Mas themed film that my dad had recently picked.With being keen to kick off the holiday season,I decided that it would be the perfect time to see Santa commit some deadly sledging.The plot:1000 years ago:Witnessing the local town being completely destroyed,an angel decides to place a bet against the son of Satan (called Santa) over a sporting contest,where if he wins,Santa must stop making the 25th of December a day of terror,and instead make it a day of joy for the next 1000 years.Being a betting man,Santa accepts the wager.Catching him completely off-guard,Santa is given the shock of his life,when the angel beats him!,which leads to Christmas Day becoming a day of joy for the next 1000 years.1000 years later:The present: Christmas Eve-Hell's Town.Getting dropped off by his girlfriend Mary"Mac" Mackenzie to his uncle's house,Nicolas Yuleson gets prepared to spend another dull,and present- free Christmas with his uncle.Hearing loud noises come from his attic,Nicolas discovers that his uncle is building strange looking machines,for what he claims will be a day of terror.Initially thinking that his uncle has truly lost it,Yuleson soon discovers to his horror,that this year,Santa coming to town,will leave to him bringing a deadly slaying with him.View on the film:Despite relying a bit too heavily on having some old people swear in order to give the movie some cheap laughs,debut writer/director David Steinman (who spent 5 years trying to get the movie made!) keeps his blood splattered sleigh moving at a lightning fast pace,thanks to carefully balancing a joyful mix of smooth sentimentality,quick'n deadly Horror Comedy,and a wonderfully dark X-Mas Fantasy element.Creating a chilly Christmas atmosphere by covering the movie in bloody red and icy breath,Steinman also shows an eye for style by brilliantly using stop-motion animation to show how Santa got force to change the day of terror,into a day of joy.Giving Santa a murderous mouthful of "Bar-humbugs" Bill Goldberg gives a wicked performance as a less then jolly St Nick,with Goldberg delivery each of the black hearted punch lines with a real relish,and also hitting the blood dripping Horror scenes with a real force,as Goldberg reveals this Santa to be one who you will never want to send a letter to.

Santa's Slay is the kind of movie that some might fit under the category "so bad it's good". But the film is not that bad according to me. Just stupid fun.Natural Born Killers Christmas edition? Heard someone say that. Well that it is not. The action is alright done and entertaining for a while but then in gets a bit tiresome, the same stuff over and over. Like one might guess the story is kind of forgettable but still not simply because it's so stupid. It works fine with this so dumb it's funny tone. The acting is fittingly stale and dull but one gets the feeling the crew had fun making the film and probably knew what kind of stuff it was going to be. Bill Goldberg is good as evil Santa though. Of course the characters lack any substance and such, some of the dialogue and attempts at feelings are so cheesy it plain terrible. But even if it's bad it still works to see because they have succeeded quite well with the tone and keeps the film feeling dumb fun and not just dumb. The film is comical but there are not any real jokes instead the fun is built on the tone and acting trying to be serious with the ridiculous plot and over the top violence. Don't mistake this for some horror film cause even if it's violent there is absolutely nothing scary. The film is not that long just 78 min but thats just long enough for a film like this if it were longer the viewers attention would begin to fade.An extremely violent black comedy based on Santa Claus and Christmas, is that going to far? Well it feels somewhat weird seeing Santa in action like this but I would say no. This is the kind of movie you see once with a bunch of friends. Worth seeing ones. Stupid crap movie, but somewhat entertaining. 4/10

this movie was funny.............. for about the length of the opening sequence. After this it is just plotting to put Mr Goldberg in positions to exploit his wrestling maneuver's. God knows that is the only thing he has to offer here as the big lug sure as hell can't act. Not as funny as it should have been. There is no redemption in porn, just satisfaction that sex is very subjective and knowledge u can get laid daily but apart from the hours it's a nasty nasty way to earn money. If God instilled self esteem in us all there would be no need for money. In saying this you are probably a slave to money and need it to get laid therefore an amateur porn star. Santas Slay sucks, avoid.