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北米の小さな学生街。クリスマスパーティで賑わう女子学生寮に、「お前たちを殺す」と不気味な電話がかかってくる。誰もがタチの悪い冗談だと笑うが、休暇の準備で部屋に戻った学生の１人がクローゼットに潜む何者かに襲われ、行方不明になってしまう。その晩から、電話のベルが怪しく鳴り響くたびに、１人、また１人と消えていく少女たち。寮に残ったジェスは、犯人が電話口で呟いた言葉からある人物を疑い始める。
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***Historical slasher with John Saxon, Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder*** It’s the Christmas season at a sorority house in the Northeast wherein an ambiguous psycho hiding in the attic makes crank calls to the girls …
***Historical slasher with John Saxon, Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder***
It’s the Christmas season at a sorority house in the Northeast wherein an ambiguous psycho hiding in the attic makes crank calls to the girls and slays them one-by-one. John Saxon plays the local detective.
“Black Christmas” (1974) obviously influenced “Halloween” (1978), e.g. the closet scene, but was influenced itself by psycho slasher flicks like “Psycho” (1960), “Dementia 13” (1963) and “Silent Night, Bloody Night” (1972).
Honestly, the 2006 remake has a more absorbing story which, to me, is the best indicator of a quality movie. This version is dull by comparison, particularly the first half, but it picks up steam in the second. And the open-ended climax is interesting.
But I strongly prefer the female cast in the remake; they're just all-around superior IMHO. Of course Olivia Hussey is attractive in this rendition, albeit cold, and Lynne Griffin as Clare is winsome, although her part is small. Andrea Martin (Phyl) comes across as a shorter version of Cher with short, curly hair. Unfortunately, Margot Kidder as Barb is one of the most obnoxious characters in cinema, a real turn-off (so is Mrs. Mac, but less so). Thankfully, Barb's only prominent through the first half.
The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in Toronto.
GRADE: C+/B-
Black Christmas is what happens when a director decides to make a slasher but also decides to make a good movie. Each character has a purpose. By that, I don't mean simply to drive the plot along. Each character is a…
Black Christmas is what happens when a director decides to make a slasher but also decides to make a good movie.
Each character has a purpose. By that, I don't mean simply to drive the plot along. Each character is a person, and they each have their own unique personalities and motivations. Barb isn't just the drunk and morally abrasive stereotype; she's driven by her jealousy and likely by issues from her childhood. Each character feels about as deep as her, at the least.
The only character who isn't fully explained is Billy, and that's for the best. Billy isn't a character we want explained, and it only drives the horror deeper that he isn't.
This should be on every horror fan's Christmas playlist.
One of only two films in my adult life to have been in any way involved in giving me a sense of genuine fear. _Final rating: ★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
One of only two films in my adult life to have been in any way involved in giving me a sense of genuine fear.
_Final rating: ★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
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