The first time I watched the Black Christmas remake, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it, but on my second viewing last night--I finally figured out why it works so well.

Despite coming out over 30 years after the original film, Black Christmas is one of the most effective remakes in the genre. Why is it so good? Because it isn't a scene-for-scene remake yet it's quite faithful to the original film, structurally the foundation remains the same: sorority in a house with a dark past, phone calls, Billy and a holiday setting.

Writer and director Glen Morgan then goes on to make an offering to the 1974 classic, as the house mother and sorority sisters pick through…

Dark, sleazy, and not worried about being a shot for shot remake of Bob Clark’s 1974 Classic, 2006’s Black Christmas has been a topic of debate ever since it was released... every time I tell someone how much I love it I’m met with intense reasoning by non fans on why it’s terrible. I disagree with every take I’ve ever heard, also, I don’t care either and it baffles me why anyone would try to persuade someone to dislike something because a subjective film doesn’t line up with someone else’s views.

Bob Clark’s 1974 masterpiece is one of my top ten favorite films that I could watch any day of the year, I’ve travelled 100 miles on Christmas Eve (twice) so I could…

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I stayed away from Glen Morgan's Black Christmas remake for years. I didn't want any part in it. The 2000s decade was packed full of remakes, reimaginings, and reboots, some of which succeeded (The Hills Have Eyes, The Ring) and others that failed (The Fog, The Uninvited, Prom Night, yeesh), but I already had Bob Clark's 1974 classic tucked away in my Christmas stocking as a forever favorite, so I decided against it. Not out of spite, necessarily, but wanting to leave the original as its own thing, detached from the IP-recycle mentality. But of course, with a Blumhouse production on the way (with Imogen Poots! Yes!), and an accumulation, increasing seemingly every year, of positive reflections…

HO-HO-HOLD UP, A 2.3 AVERAGE RATING ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS?! What did this movie ever do to you HATEFUL AWFUL PEOPLE?! WWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

I’m calm, I’m breathing, I’m zen. In comes anger, out comes love. I just.......y’all......I mean......*deep breath*.........of course I respect everyone’s opinion and whatnot and I would never ever give anyone a hard time for not loving a movie that I love because only flapsnotty people do that......but I will absolutely throw some side eye and silently judge the hell out of everyone who has given this a low rating because HONESTLY it’s one of the best horror remakes I’ve ever seen. If we are friends and you rated this low, please know that I absolutely still…

I did not think I would like this but I actually loved it. 
I still prefer the original Black Christmas but this comes pretty close. 
The original isn’t that brutal in terms of kills but here everything is amped up to 11 from the get go. 
The cookie bit was pretty shocking. Didn’t expect to see that in this movie. 
Also the final encounter in the hospital was brutal as well. 
Every kill was just brutal. 
The direction is solid. 
The Christmas lights look amazing. 
All the shots outside in the snow look outstanding. 
The shots in the attic look amazing as well. 
Everything just looks great. 
It’s just directed perfectly.
The opening shots look great as well. 
Same with…

I don’t know how else to describe this, but in some strange way, I’ve always felt overly protective of this movie. During its initial release back in 2006, it got absolutely hammered by fans of the original (which also includes me) and disregarded by professionals as bargain-bin trash, and I just couldn’t understand it. It’s so bloody awesome! And I mean that literally and figuratively.

In all honesty, I would have to say this is one of the most thoroughly enjoyable horror movies I’ve ever seen...and I have seen a lot. From the snappy editing to the colourful set design, and the vicious kills to the outlandish bitchy humour, there is not one single second that allows room for tedium to…

Ho! Ho! Ho! Its a Christmas List, yo!

Out of all the pseudonyms Rob Zombie could have taken when remaking this slasher classic, why did he go with Glen Morgan? Because no matter what anyone tells you, the prints of Zombie’s hand can be felt throughout the entire film, especially how they turned Billy into a long forgotten son of Roark Junior (The Yellow Bastard on Sin City) for some inexplicable reason. Also there’s kind of a twist which I guess amps the antics in many ways, though I couldn’t stop thinking if they brought Zelda too (Jeez! Talking about a crossover).

In terms of kills, there are some real good gore and carnage candy here and there. The story…

So, I finally gave this a watch as truthfully, I felt it was one of the only 'decent' Christmas horror movies left that I have not seen and which just has a rental version I can click on something and watch without feeling basic and poor. Which is this problem I'm having lately. As in all other aspects of life, including my work, the problem is I am very much that person who will inform anyone who mentions Carol King including my mother in law that she sang the theme for the original Care Bears movie and sometimes, I will add her being a regular guest star on Gilmore Girls for those couple of seasons. Does my compulsive Carol King…