I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by this wee festive horror flick. First off had no idea it was a remake until I had watched it and this really makes me want to see the original.
That is not bashing my enjoyment of this and believe me I am not normally a fan of remakes, particularly horror remakes as they don't have a great track record, well in my humble opinion anyway.
My favourite thing about this film was the death scenes, the music was amped up and the pacing was great during the many bloody scenes. My particular fave was the wood chipper scene. I mean it, I was genuinely aaagghhhh as that poor girl was stuck in alive, man that would not be a good way to go. The whole build up with the ratched up music was a great nod to old school slasher for me. The bad Santa was pretty creepy also so good job on that.
What let it down for me was the main girl, yes I forget her name already. I see what they were going for with her character, or at least attempting to. The actress wasn't great and the script was a little wavy in places. McDowell was OK but I found his accent odd and it seemed he slipped in and out of it on more than one occasion.
Ultimately it was a hit with me as it gave me what I want from a horror film and I was thorough entertained and a little creeper out so a solid 6/10 from me.
That is not bashing my enjoyment of this and believe me I am not normally a fan of remakes, particularly horror remakes as they don't have a great track record, well in my humble opinion anyway.
My favourite thing about this film was the death scenes, the music was amped up and the pacing was great during the many bloody scenes. My particular fave was the wood chipper scene. I mean it, I was genuinely aaagghhhh as that poor girl was stuck in alive, man that would not be a good way to go. The whole build up with the ratched up music was a great nod to old school slasher for me. The bad Santa was pretty creepy also so good job on that.
What let it down for me was the main girl, yes I forget her name already. I see what they were going for with her character, or at least attempting to. The actress wasn't great and the script was a little wavy in places. McDowell was OK but I found his accent odd and it seemed he slipped in and out of it on more than one occasion.
Ultimately it was a hit with me as it gave me what I want from a horror film and I was thorough entertained and a little creeper out so a solid 6/10 from me.