#violent night review

[askmovieslate]

It's a sledge hammer, guys, come on.

I'm so glad David Harbour is making weird movies every now and then, because if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have checked this one out.

It makes me wonder how that other Christmas movie with Kurt Russell would've turned out. Mmm. Crossover when?

((Strip Guest written by @fgsshinyhoard))

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[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

I watched “Violent Night” last night. Honestly, despite how goofy the premise is (Santa Claus meets John Wick), I do appreciate that it was not just a meme-y movie. The makers really did try to make a Christmas movie, it just so happens that Santa here is an ex-Viking who murders mercenaries with a sledgehammer.

So, 8/10, was actually more entertaining than “Avatar - The Way of Water”.

[i-didnt-hate-it]

I didn't hate The Watchers, it was really interesting!

For an unabashed nepo-baby movie, The Watchers is actually pretty solid. Produced by M. Night Shyamalan and written for the screen and directed by his daughter Ishana, the film doesn't hide from the fact that it's a family affair.

I won't go too deep into the plot so as to avoid spoilers, but I will say it kept my attention throughout the whole film. Being a Shyamalan film, there are a couple of nice twists, not too crazy but not horrible either.

The effects aren't the best, but definitely not the worst either. Ishana does a good job of using CGI, and her monsters, in moderation.

There are three main aspects of the film that I really enjoyed. First is the music, it's deep, gritting, and swelling. Very orchestral, and it elevates the whole film. Abel Korzeniowski is definitely a composer I'll be listening to more often. Second is the cinematography by Eli Arenson. I mean, the whole movie is basically an excuse to show off fantastic mirror shots. I'll be honest, I haven't seen symbolism through camera placement and cinematography in general like this in a while. The third thing I really loved was the location. In case you don't pick up on it, the movie takes place in Ireland. They let you know that, loud and clear, but it's worth it just to see the gorgeous landscapes. I can't wait to see beautiful screenshots and gifsets from this.

The performances were all pretty solid, nothing to complain about, but no significant standouts, at least not yet. I mean, I've thought Dakota Fanning has been amazing since War of The Worlds, and she doesn't disappoint here.

If there's one thing I've learned from the last two movies I've watched, it's don't go into the forest. Ever. For any reason. Alone, or with a bird, or with a group of friends. If the undead fireman sam version of Jason doesn't get you, The Watchers will.

[jeux-raconte]

Violent night

Comme le dit l'affiche, sorti le 30/11/22 avec en vedette David Harbour, shérif de Stranger Things. On va pas se mentir, les deux rôles n'ont pas la même envergure... Le réalisateur norvégien, Tommy Wirkola, a une carrière dans le film d'horreur à thématique enfantine (Hansel & Gretel, les bonhommes de neige...), ou encore une parodie de Kill Bill. Ça promet.

Durant les vacances de Noël dans la famille, ce n'est pas toujours évident de trouver des activités à faire tous ensemble. Donc quand ma mère et ma soeur m'ont dit qu'elles voulaient aller au cinéma voir ce film, j'ai dit banco ! Je n'avais pas vu la bande annonce, mais je vais vous la mettre quand même : (ça paraît évident mais je précise que le film est violent et parfois sanglant / gore, et n'est donc pas pour tous les publics)

N'ayant pas vu de bande annonce, les 10 ou 15 premières minutes m'ont été pénibles : vomi, pipi, caca, tout y est... Malheureusement, ça n'est pas mon type d'humour. J'ai donc levé les yeux au ciel plusieurs fois, en me disant que 1h52, ça peut être très long en fait.

Mais quand le scénario se met réellement en route, on a affaire à un braquage, film de Noël, d'action, avec des méchants très méchants et des gentils dont on ne sait pas trop qui est vraiment gentil.

Le film crie très vite Die Hard ou Maman j'ai raté l'avion, mais les références sont assumées et citées directement dans le film.

Je vais parler d'abord des scènes d'action, parce que c'est la première chose qui me vient et je n'arrive pas à réfléchir à la suite de mon récit...

Les scènes action/combat sont agréablement chorégraphiées. Même si le premier m'a fait peur à cause d'une caméra épaule très secouée, les suivantes sont propres, j'avais peur de cut à outrance qui gâche l'action et sert souvent de cache-misère, et bien cela n'a pas eu lieu ! Le film alterne humour parfois drôle, au minimum divertissante/scène d'action / avancée du scénario.

Le rythme est bon, pas trop le temps de s'ennuyer. Je ne m'étends pas trop sur le scénario pour plusieurs raisons : ne pas spoiler déjà, et puis parce que ce n'est pas ce qu'on attend le plus de ce genre de film.

Tout se termine sur un climax d'action qui s'enchaine sur plusieurs scènes, de temps en temps une exécution arrache une petite grimace, mais même si le style des publicités, de l'affiche etc, essaient de vendre un film ultra gore of the dead, en réalité il ne l'est pas si souvent que ça.

Dans la salle, la moyenne d'âge devait être de 19 ans, sachant que mon groupe la faisait bien monter, et je pense que c'est représentatif des ambitions de de film. En ce sens, il réussit plutôt bien ce qu'il entreprend : faire un film d'action divertissant, avec quelques scènes gores/violentes pour que les ados présents en reparlent de temps en temps en gloussant (je commence à écrire comme un boomer, c'est terrible), mais qui n'a pas plus d'ambitions que ça. Je ne le dis pas négativement, je trouve ça très bien que le film se donne les moyens de ses ambitions, ni plus, ni moins, et n'essaie pas de se survendre ou de promettre monts et merveilles !

S'il fallait noter cette expérience, je pense que je mettrai autour de 14/20 mais c'est très très subjectif, je n'ai pas les compétences pour noter objectivement un film comme ça (même si je pense qu'un critique cinéma mettrai probablement plutôt quelque chose autour de 11/20). Divertissement de Noël en famille (pas toutes les familles ni tous les âges hein !) validé donc, mais pas sûr que je m'en rappelle dans un an !

28/12/22

[aquaprimal]

Watched Violent Night

I thought violent night was going to be a generic action popcorn flick, but I was wrong. Their is a lot of heart in this film with the story and themes they wanted to tell. It's a move that is both cynical about the vapid and shallowness of Christmas season and hopeful. It's also real about expectations and things may not work out.

It's also entertaining action flick and funny too. Action is both over the top, gory, but cool and gritty. You can actually believe that Santa is in danger, but a badass too. Humor is not too in your face or too obnoxious. It tends to be set up well.

To sum it up, It's Die Hard Christmas with Santa. It's worth checking out

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VIOLENT NIGHT REVIEW

There has been an ongoing debate on whether or night #DieHard is a Christmas movie. Well, what about if there was a Christmas movie that was basically Die Hard? Enter #ViolentNights, the new bloody action movie about #SantaClaus (David Harbor) beating up robbers stealing millions of dollars from a wealthy family on Christmas Eve.

Violent Nights is not for the faint of heart. This movie is bloody, over the top, and solely trying to entertain. While the story is predictable and the supporting characters are forgettable, Harbor as St. Nick carries this action flick to mindless bloody fun. The movie is exactly what you want out of a premise like this.

In case it wasn't obvious enough, this is a hard R-rated action movie that little kids should not be seeing. Santa is beating up bad guys non-stop and he's not going soft with any of them. There's even a #HomeAlone inspired sequence where the robbers are genuinely getting tortured by the non-stop arrangement of traps. If you are looking for a nice family-friendly movie this holiday season, Violent Nights is not the movie for you.

As mindless entertainment Violent Night succeeds at, it does start to lose steam near the end. With a runtime of close to two hours, there comes a point where the movie starts to overstay its welcome. Thankfully the finale does deliver a very memorable ending execution, but the movie would still have benefited from a shorter running time.

Violent Nights is exactly what you'd expect and want out of a movie like this. It's over-the-top, full of gruesome action, and takes full advantage of its silly narrative. If you are looking for escapism entertainment this holiday season, Violent Nights has you covered.

7.5/10

[notrailers]

Back with another multi-review post as I saw these films, but didn’t think they needed their own dedicated review because of the content of the film or because I didn’t find it compelling enough to warrant it’s own post.

First up is Glass Onion. This film was incredible, but because it’s a murder mystery, I believe it’s better to go in as blind as possible and let it wash over you. What I will say is that this the best theater experience I had all year. Luckily, I was able to see it during its one week theater run and I think I enjoyed it more because of that. This took the premise of Knives Out and bought in to the wackiness of the characters and made it bigger. While Knives Out is a smaller, intimate film, the novelty of the concept still puts it ahead of Glass Onion. With that being said, the second film buying all the way in to Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc and with him at the helm there’s no reason this series can’t extend to 7 or 8 entries. This is a great family film night murder mystery and I couldn’t recommend it more.

Next is Bones and All. I wanted to like this, but I was almost ready to walk out. Not because it’s about cannibalism, that aspect actually wasn’t gruesome enough, but because I was so bored. There was no chemistry between Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell and that is what this movie is dependent on. The best character is Sully, another cannibal, but he disappears for a large chunk of the movie which is a major flaw in the screenplay and/or the book. This film is either too grossed to be enjoyed by standard YA romance flicks or not gross enough to be liked by horror enthusiasts. It gets caught in the middle and is all the worse off because of it.

Third up is Violent Night. This movie was not good by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a fun, violent (hence the title), action movie. The plot is thin and there’s not much to spoil. You really spend about two hours watching David Harbour kill bad guys in various Christmas themed fashions. I don’t know how this movie will age, if it will be remembered at all, or if it’ll have annual runs on cable networks, but it’s definitely worth the watch.

Finally, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. I typically don’t comment on streaming exclusive films because they’re more accessible than a film that is only in theaters, but GDT’s Pinocchio (and I guess Glass Onion too) is the exception because it was otherworldly. This is the best animated film of 2022 and I do not think it’s particularly close. He reimagined the story, expounded on the heartbreak that Geppetto felt, and set it in fascist Italy. He was allowed more liberty than Disney’s version earlier in the year and was not beholden to the original cartoon. Mix all that in with the fact this was stop-motion filmmaking and you’ve got yourself a masterpiece.

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I liked the part with the sledgehammer.

A lot better than I expected. Most of the characters were just annoying, but the whole thing hinged on David Harbour's performance as a jaded old viking Santa, which was consistently fun. He felt like a real, fleshed out character, despite the fact that he was Santa Claus. I liked the contrast between how ridiculous the situation was and how seriously it took itself at times. 

The fight scenes were pretty well done, but every one was overlaid with distractingly unfitting music which kind of ruined them. They did play into the Santa themed kills a few times, including one incredibly satisfying chimney transport related meatsplosion, but the parts where he was simply beating the shit out of people with a hammer were great too.

Surprisingly good, considering the concept.

[thejitterbug]

had to watch a Christmas movie before going to bed so I finally got the chance to watch violent night and I gotta say this might be one if not my fave Xmas movie to watch for future years to come. it’s truly hilarious and has some precious moments. I mean CMON seeing David harbour as Santa Claus beating people up is just incredible. he ate this movie upppppp really hope there’s a sequel with Mrs claus. definitely recommend this for Christmas girlies 🎅🏻🪓

[hannahwatcheshorror]

VIOLENT NIGHT (2022)

Violent Night plays out like Die Hard meets You’re Next but leaning much more into the Christmas aspect of Die Hard. It is technically marked as an action comedy as well as a thriller but I count it as a horror because how terrifying a scenario to have everyone around you killed and suddenly you are a hostage but the only person able and willing to help you out is saying that he is the actual Santa Claus? Some scenes played like a slasher movie, I swear my mom had to cover her eyes! A very fun and different addition to your regular Holiday Haunts!

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Our movie begins with a very disenchanted Santa, the poor guy has had it with Christmas and everyone's lack of spirit. We also meet a family of very rich people who don’t seem to get along very well but who really cares about them because back to Santa who is in that house delivering gifts when suddenly everyone there is being held hostage! Dun dun dun! Santa barely escapes with his life and he has a choice to make, help the family out, or just flee, and Santa goes back in! He wants to save the little girl who is on the nice list even though her family seems like they would all be on the naughty list, especially her father who stole the money from his mom but we will get to that in a bit.

Turns out Santa used to be a war hammer toting baddie so he makes the baddies pay in a big, big way. Seriously, the shed scene was wack and a half. Santa has been around a long time and married to Mrs. Claus a long time and wants to get back to her in one piece so needs to dispose of these naughty folk and help this family post haste so he can get Christmas back on track! Anyway around now the baddies find out that the little girl's dad stole the money they want to steal so they are REALLY mad. They break the group up for no real reason but plot (I guess) and to make the bad guys easier to kill.

We get to see some Home Alone style traps that were much more deadly (but then again, how not-deadly were the Home Alone traps really?). A little girl smokes a grown man with a simple trap setup and it was honestly pretty funny. Next Santa comes to the rescue after the traps slow down the girls would-be killer. Then there is a firefight, a little chase, and finally it is Santa against the big Baddie, the Christmas Hater himself! Santa is able to take him down with a little Christmas magic but not before he is shot! But it is okay! Because everyone believes he is Santa! So that magically makes him heal! Okay! Christmas!

This was cute, fun, gory as hell, and very scary in some moments because I genuinely thought that the little girl (or Santa) was going to die! The bad guys were very, very bad so that is why I have this review on my horror blog. Violent Night was just that, an extremely violent evening and that is why it is one of my Holiday Haunts.

[amesmonde]

Violent Night (2022) Review

When a wealthy family is taken hostage in their home, Santa Claus finds himself in the right place at the wrong time and must take on the deadly mercenaries. Director Tommy Wirkola delivers slick action with high production values and great cinematography from Matthew Weston. It also lives up to its title with plenty of violence while incorporating thoughtful Christmas magic, thanks to a great…

[bob-williams]

I just finished watching "Violent Night," and I have to say, it was a pleasant surprise! Normally, I’m not a big fan of Christmas movies. In fact, I only watch them on Christmas Day to get into the festive spirit. But this movie is perfect for people like me who are looking for something different.

"Violent Night" is a fantastic popcorn movie that exceeded my expectations. It fully earns its R rating with a mix of intense action and thrilling moments, but it never sacrifices the story. The plot is engaging and keeps you hooked from start to finish. Plus, it has just the right amount of cheesiness that makes it endearing and fun.

The soundtrack is another highlight, adding to the festive yet edgy vibe of the film. I found myself listening to Christmas music way earlier than I usually would, thanks to the movie. The action scenes are well-executed, and the humor is spot-on, making it a perfect blend of excitement and laughs.

If you enjoy action movies with a touch of humor and are looking for a fresh take on the holiday genre, "Violent Night" is definitely worth watching. Grab your popcorn, sit back, and get ready for an entertaining ride that will leave you pleasantly surprised.

[decaffeinatedsweetcoffee]

David Harbour- a daddy figure

I just watched last night the movie violent night , on netflix... Although it's not the right period... I might watch it again and again and again... And again and again ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤤 i love David Harbour performance ! And the character of Santa is excellent! I love the viking and badass aspect they gave to Santa ! Is the all anterior viking life true? Bc this is so cool ! The only regret for me, is that they didn't develop more the go back in time. Other than that... 🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️🤤🤤

[horrorlamb]

Original Horror Movies Coming Out in 2024.

Yesterday I made a list of all the remakes and sequels coming out in 2024. But now it is time to talk about the new concepts coming out this year. Let’s start with some that have already been released. Imaginary (PG)came out in March, the reviews are mixed, but lean more on the negative side. The premise is a woman returns to her childhood home to find her imaginary friend pissed off she left. In…

[nicknackmovies]

Every so often I find myself at a local Marcus Theater watching a movie without an expectation in the world. It could be lovely... or it could be dreadful. But either way, it is worth giving it the old college try. And like The Black Phone before, I left pretty pleased with Thanksgiving as well

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