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The next Cinemasochist theme: Santa.
yo-ho-oh-lord-no. What’s the worst movie with Santa?
November 29, 2006 in Cinemasochist, Film |
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Sob.
The next Cinemasochist theme: Santa.
yo-ho-oh-lord-no. What’s the worst movie with Santa?
That would have to be Santa Claus versus the Martians
That said, does it have to actually involve Santa, because this could be a good time to break out the Silent Night, Deadly Night series
Comment by HP — November 29, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
yes, I want someone in a santa suit either way. So maybe not St. Nick himself, but definitely a santa suit.
Comment by Supergenius — November 29, 2006 @ 6:52 pm
Jingle all the Way
Ernest Saves Christmas
Santa Claus: the Movie (the one with Dudley Moore)
Comment by HP — November 29, 2006 @ 7:12 pm
If anyone will send me $10, I’ll even go see Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
Comment by Supergenius — November 29, 2006 @ 7:15 pm
You really are a masochist, aren’t you?!
Comment by tracy m — November 29, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
Hmm. There are so many bad ones. But the ones that are just so bad that they rise above normal badness. The ones that have a budget and potential. There are lots I don’t like. (I got stuck watching The Santa Clause yesterday for instance)
I actually saw Santa Claus vs. the Martians as a kid at a matinee. I recall enjoying it, although I was six at the time. One of these days I need to see it again.
I never saw the other ones typically mentioned: Santa Claus the Movie; Jingle All the Way; Ernest Saves Christmas; Surviving Christmas; and probably a few others I’m forgetting. Typically I’m not up to laying down money for a movie I know I’ll hate. (Although inexplicably my wife and I saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever - arguably one of the worst movies I’ve seen)
But here’s one I have seen that is widely acknowledged as horrible. The Star Wars Holiday Special. Santa shows up at the end.
Comment by clark — November 29, 2006 @ 8:11 pm
Don’t you get free tickets as a reviewer, or did you pass on that one?
Comment by a random John — November 29, 2006 @ 9:06 pm
rJ, believe it or not I passed on seeing that one in reviews.
Comment by Supergenius — November 29, 2006 @ 9:55 pm
clark, the Star Wars Holiday Special isn’t on Netflix. Apparently they don’t celebrate Life Day.
Comment by Supergenius — November 29, 2006 @ 10:00 pm
Santa Clause 2 deserves mention on this list if only because one of the screenwriters is an LDS friend of mine
Comment by Chad Too — November 29, 2006 @ 10:55 pm
You can get the Star Wars Holiday Special off EBay. I plan on torturing my children with it this Holiday Season.
Comment by Extreme Dorito — November 30, 2006 @ 6:42 am
ED, (no, not that ED)
YouTube can fulfill your torture dreams faster than eBay.
The total nonsense of that segment should be enough to keep them in pain for a week.
Comment by a random John — November 30, 2006 @ 10:54 am
As a brain cleanser (after the horrid viewing), may I recommend?
Fay’s 12 Days of Christmas
Regrettably not on DVD (yet, I hope!) But probably the most brilliant christmas special ever. I checked it out from the library on a whim about 10 years ago and I see it every year. This tape alone is worth keeping a VCR around for.
Comment by Jennifer — November 30, 2006 @ 12:56 pm
Actually it looks like it is out on dvd:
http://product.half.ebay.com/William-Wegmans-Fays-Twelve-Days-of-Christmas_W0QQprZ54929140QQtgZinfo
Comment by Susan M — November 30, 2006 @ 1:08 pm
There is only one possibility:
Santa with Muscles.
Starring Hulk Hogan (in the titular role) as a generic evil billionaire who gets amnesia, decides he is Santa Claus, and proceeds to defend an orphanage from another generic evil billionaire with, um, his muscles.
As an added bonus, the supporting cast consists of Ed Begley, Jr, and Clint Howard.
Comment by Matt Bowman — December 1, 2006 @ 10:09 am
Thanks, Susan!
santa has been duly informed.
Comment by Jennifer — December 1, 2006 @ 12:29 pm