I don't want a sequel to this movie, I want a PREQUEL to this movie. There's clearly a whole backstory of how Nicamund the Red becomes Santa Claus that I need to know about. Also, rumor has it that they're considering Charlize Theron as Mrs. Claus.
Best Christmas movie ever!! In all seriousness, while the violence is done amazingly well and with a lot of creativity, it also does a terrific job of doing fun callbacks to nearly every great Xmas movie, plus it has real heart and Christmas message about belief.
@@movienightwithjacqui Just curious if you re-watched this in 2024 as you predicted... I know there was other stuff going on for you, but movies are escapism, and this was a wild strange ride so it might have been a good distraction for you...
I didn’t have high expectations for this movie when it came out, so I skipped it in theaters, and waited until it came out on Amazon Prime. After watching it, I definitely kicked myself for not seeing it sooner. An absolute masterpiece of a movie. David Harbour does such an amazing job as Santa.
Christmas is full of pagan lore that no one really ever seems to remember. My boyfriend told me about this, despite how i wasn't expecting it, since, well i never do. Seeing Santa talk about his past life, about who he was, seeing the pagan tattoos, it took me so off-guard i started crying, and couldnt stop until the end of the movie. It really touched me in ways i wasnt expecting
it's not so much Pagan Lore persay as it is Norse Pagan Lore....on his left chest plate is Norse Runework and Vegvisir(Known as the Viking Compass) as well as Norse Knotwork.. which while similar to Celtic knotwork does have differences..
What I like about this version of Santa, is that it is clearly not the Catholic St. Nicholas. I think having a Santa with a Pagan origin is better for both Catholics and non-Catholics, because the character is a lot more fun when you divorce him from his Saintly Origins, but also gives room for the Catholics and various Orthodox Churches to have a separate, more traditional, version of their Saint. The original St. Nick, if he was a real person, has a colorful history that deserves to be told and remembered separate from our modern Santa Claus, like when he punched a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
@@pmpowalisz Well no, because St. Nick, who is the Christian Saint that was made into Santa Claus, lived a couple centuries before Vikings, and several centuries before Christian Vikings, who came along much later in the Viking history. Now the real St. Nick is a historical figure, who was made a saint for punching a guy at the Council Of Nicaea, but we don't know a whole lot about his actual life and history, but there is room in the spaces that we don't know to argue he was a Goth or a Visagoth, who again were the guys who burned Rome. Some of the Goths later converted to Christianity, as part of a peace treaty, and power sharing arrangement with the Romans, so that would be the best way to make it fit. Though it is just a movie, and Santa is a fictional character, and this is like auguring what planet Superman is from
The Kill Squad extermination while Bryan Adams playing in the background was just pure cinematic genius, and not surprising being it was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Bryan Adams is Canadian. Perhaps more of Nikuman's progressive story will be revealed in Violent Night 2 when it gets released. Great review!!
Basically Santa was a Viking. Nordic warrior which actually makes sense seeing as the legend of Santa comes from those regions. Women usually were the only ones trusted with magic as magic seemed to be more a feminine thing to the Norse. They were sacred. So I think ms claus is a witch of sorts that changed nicomunds heart and used magic to enchant him to become Santa. My fan theory anyway on how the Christmas magic works.
That makes sense! I like that they gave us enough to extrapolate from, but still had the fun comedy aspect of even he doesn't know how it works. Thank you for sharing your fan theory!
By those stories, Santa was woden, and mrs clause is frig or freya. Freya was a vanir goddess as woden was a aesir god. Aesir as in asgard didn't care for magic but the vangard goddesses used it more. And woden and freya married to combine the relms even though the 2 relms didn't get along. Although, the hammer is more of a thor thing as a spear was more of wodens thing. But theu both had chariots like that.
I think more likely, given the age of the St. Nick stories, and them taking place in Turkey, he was a Goth or Visigoth, who were the raiders who destroyed Rome.
12:14 Yup, there is... Ingredients: 1 oz (30 ml) Vodka 1/2 oz (15 ml) Bacardi 151 proof rum or Everclear Directions: Pour the vodka into a shot glass Float the rum on top using the back of a spoon Ignite the rum with a match Extinguish the flame Consume
@SilentBob731 , I'm more of a beer guy than a cocktail drinker..but I love that it's actually set on fire. You're right when you told Jacqui not to skip that step, though.
@@panamafloyd1469 As a simple rye & ginger man, I would never go to that much trouble. Especially given the frequency with which I mix drinks. 🥃😉 And yes, gotta provide the Lady with all proper safety precautions, she's far too gorgeous to fall victim to a pyro-alcoholic misadventure. 😍
I heard someone say that David Harbour would love to make a second one with Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascale as the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy! If that's true and that happens, I'd definitely see it multiple times in the theater, just like I did this one!
This is a perfect Christmas movie! The music picked for this movie is so great. I love all of the call backs to all of the other Christmas movies... just wow!
I love this movie so much!! What’s also great is having Gertrude played by Beverly D’Angelo, who played Ellen Griswald (the wife) from the National Lampoon Vacation films
😱😱😱 I didn't make that connection at all! OMG I SEE IT NOW!!! Christmas Vacation has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies, and now I love this movie even more! Thank you so much for pointing that out! 😍😍😍
More than Santa commiting violence against bad guys, I really enjoy the heartwarming ending. I would watch one of these for every holiday if they can make them this fun, funny, and festive.
4:44 so this is what happened to Ellen Griswold after Clark finally kicked the bucket doing one of his dumb things and she made out like a bandit. 21:36 I gotta remember that insult when dealing with people at work. 23:46 loved how the mom said “Jean-Claude Von Dipsh__” 27:22 Their choice of music for all the fight scenes are amazing. The candy cane went in the cheek instead of the eye. 29:40 he meant the bottle that her gave her with the note. 31:55 to be fair she more than likely thought it would be like the movie where they would all be ok. 32:46 I think of all the bad guys Krampus is my favorite in this movie. Love his mannerisms. I like how after all these years Santa still doesn’t know how Christmas magic works. Joel Kinnaman has a Christmas movie coming out this year called “Silent Night” that’s about a dad seeking revenge. Haven’t seen trailer’s yet but it sounds good.
Hey Jacjui! I've seen this movie last year and it was hilarious as well. I found the violence absolutely funny. David Harbour is a great actor and one of my favorites. I love Violent night. I love your shocked reactions at the violent and brutal kills.
@MovieNightWithJacqui I love how it’s unsettlingly great how they use very happy and upbeat Christmas tunes in the background as Santa straight up murders the intruders to save the little girl and her family, and I absolutely love it.
Another movie I just recently watched set during Christmas was Anna And The Apocalypse, a zombie Christmas musical. Even though it came out a few years ago, it was a new watch for me and I absolutely loved it. It had Christmas, singing and zombies. And seeing the Anna of the title wielding a giant plastic candy cane to kill zombies was great.
Other "Christmas" movies to consider, Lethal Weapon, The Ref, Gremlins, Batman Returns, Scrooged, Long Kiss Goodnight, 1941, Enemy of the State, Trading Places, just to name a few outside of Home alone, Christmas Vacation and so on :)
the by far most fun reaction to this masterpiece i have seen... and i doubt, that anyone will ever be so adorable to watch it... this instantly went to my christmas movie routine with groundhog Day, scrooged, die hard 1, and Klaus..... and i doubt, it will ever drop from it... thank you for that great entertaining reaction... new follower aquired.....
Diehard was a Christmas movie, and Violent Night is what happens if Christmas was a Diehard movie. they had basically a trailer for this movie in Scrooged.
IMO this is the best new Christmas movie in a long time. So violent, powerful, heart-warming...and David Harbour is just fantastic as The Real Santa who's just about had enough of these bah-humbug fools.
Never seen it, but my godfather actually recommend I watch Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunter the other day, so I may just have to check it out! Thank you!
Can I just say that I loved your reaction to this? I felt like I had a lot of the same reactions when I watched this. I saw it just a few days ago and unexpectedly LOVED it. Great video, I really enjoyed it.
Check out Tommy Wirkola's earlier work Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2, and Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters. Dead Snow films are about Nazi zombies and they're a hoot.
2nd time watching with you, J !! I so luv how you get during the movie... so even the nice girls have blood lust 🙃😮😉😘😘💖💖💖💖 Might rent it this Xmas to see the whole thing. Merry Xmas, Jacqui!!!
Another great reaction that I thoroughly enjoyed. I absolutely love this movie. As far as your reactions go, my favorite was your reaction to Jennifer's Body. I loved watching it but I also found what you had to say was very interesting and informative and it gave me a new perspective of that movie. I love to learn new things and see things from a different viewpoint than my own.
Thank you so much! I've discovered such a love for this type of horror-comedy, between Jennifer's Body, Violent Night, and The Menu (on Patreon). It means so much to hear that you got something new out of watching Jennifer's Body with me. I can't imagine a higher compliment 😊
36:15 "That's from A Christmas Story." Eeeehrr! Sorry, Hans. Wrong guess. Would you like to go for double jeopardy where the scores can really change? A Christmas Story was talking about BB Guns. But in Die Hard 2, John kills a terrorist with an icicle in the eye. I mean, if you're going to call out Die Hard references throughout the movie, then stabbing bad guys with an icicle goes to Die Harder, not to A Christmas Story. That said, Live Free or Die Hard (aka Die Hard 4) has John McClane blowing up bad guys by shooting a fire extinguisher, just like in this movie at 20:51 - this probably deserved a Die Hard callout too.
I was making a reference to Ralphie lying about getting hit in the face with an icicle after shooting the BB gun, not the BB gun itself. It's been a while since I'd seen A Christmas Story, so I just remembered something about an icicle to the face, not the specifics. I can understand the confusion.
I know it has been a while since you did this video, but I would like to also recommend that you check out Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" from 2006. It'll wind up in your Christmas rotation as well, I'm sure.
I watched this movie the other day, and can not wait until next year to watch it with my brothers. I secretly hope they have not seen it yet, so I can expose them to the glory.
They pulled a "John Wick" in casting the most adorable girl for the film that we're all in on what happens to the bad guys just because we want to see her protected.
Yessss I loved it so much. Here's how Ive described it to people... It's like if Die Hard and Home Alone had a movie baby. And then Miracle on 34th St and Wonderful Life had a movie baby. And then those movies grew up and had a crazy, forbidden Romeo and Juliet love affair that ends in a lot of deaths but from which a new movie baby was born. And that's Violent Night. Heavy emphasis on the violent.
So, I had the opportunity to see this movie in IMAX last year. It was really great fun and You could feel the Christmas spirit (even if there was a lot of violence). Your reaction was great too. I'd love to see Your reaction (if yYou haven't seen it yet) to my favorite movie - Alita: Battle Angel. Merry Christmas, and happy New Year :)
Thank you! I haven't seen Alita: Battle Angel yet, and it's actually on my list for reactions. Not sure when I'll get to it, but I definitely plan on doing it at some point 😄 I'm glad you enjoyed this, and Merry Christmas to you too!
@@movienightwithjacqui That's great to hear, I'll be waiting for Your reaction :D BTW. I noticed Oppenheimer in the background, are You planning to watch it or have You already seen it (Tenet from Nolan is also an interesting title to watch)?
@@movienightwithjacqui oooh, since Tenet is also on Your list, I'm even more happy because it is my second favorite movie after Alita. I'm already waiting for Your reactions😄☺
Such a great movie and David Harbour is (as always) brilliant in it. Another awesome reaction, Jacqui. Cheers and Happy Weekend from Canada. 🥃☮❤ 26:07 Well, he's an excellent and successful actor, plus he's married to Lily Allen (😍), so I'm inclined to agree with you.👍 40:23 A gorgeous Lady quoting another gorgeous Lady?...I'm positively awestruck. 🤩❤🤣
Pitching this movie went something like this: "So imagine if Santa had to do a Die Hard to save Christmas." Then there were people clapping and cheering and people fainting at the size of the check that was immediately cut for the dude 12 seconds after that sentence left his mouth
I am catching this late but I have to recommend Trapped In Paradise. This Christmas Heist Comedy stars Nick Cage, Dana Carvey, and Jon Lovitz. It is my favorite Christmas movie
i loved john leguizamo in this movie. but the fact that 95% of the family were extreamly unsympathetic, makes you not care who he shoots. the viking twist they gave santa was genius.
Anyone else want Santa to proclaim “it’s garbage day!” Before killing any of his kills? Just once but should have happened! Silent night deadly night 2. One of the best hammiest scenes in movie one liner scenes.
December movies: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) "In Harm's Way" (1965) "The Final Countdown" (1980) "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) "From Here To Eternity" (1953) Christmas/New Years' movies: "Lethal Weapon" (1987) "R.E.D." (2010) "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996) "Survivor" (2015) "Stalag 17" (1953)
Like many, I kinda shrugged and didn't think about it when it was in theaters, only to love it when I finally saw it. My only complaint has to be that, well, Santa is real here. So, when the dumb-as-a-pile-of-rocks (and missing a few MORE rocks) boyfriend believes in Santa... there's really no reason for him not to. He's probably a decent (if dim) fellow, and gets a little something in his stocking or under his tree every year, keeping him believing. Children get gifts their parents didn't put under the tree (and both parents might assume the other got it), but eventually some wife is going to get a dress, or jewelry... and Santa may have been responsible for a lot of messy divorces.
That part with even a Sociopath knows that's Party Foul had me bust a gut LMAO well my only response to the Bad Guys in this this Movie is Vergil Quote from DMC 5 or somethin Archangel Michael would say Where Evil Lurks I Must Destroy
@MovieNightWithJacqui you have a new subscriber and I have to say, the Christmas Star tree topper to the eye didn’t really bother me but, you must have a thing about eye damage in movies which, if that’s the case, I completely understand, as I have a thing about throat rips in hard R films when they are really graphically displayed so, yeah we all have our differences.
Thank you! And yes, the more you watch, the more you'll discover I have a thing with eyes/eyeballs 😅 They freak me out! 😂 But you're right--we all have our things, and I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction 😊
Yeah, I think I kind of figured that out almost immediately when you turned away the minute that Christmas Star stabbed the guys eye came on, I think the one when I saw it in theaters with my buddy Jacob that completely shocked us both in a good way, not in a disgusted way, more of a “Holy Shit! They just went there!” Type of way, was the snowblower kill in the shed.
3:35 "Home Alone is a classic Christmas movie." This movie is just like Home Alone. Both movies have a violent psychopath who spends the whole movie inflicting gratuitous violence and clearly enjoying it. Yeah, I'm talking about Scrooge (John Leguizamo) and Kevin (MaCaulay Culkin).
I don't want a sequel to this movie, I want a PREQUEL to this movie. There's clearly a whole backstory of how Nicamund the Red becomes Santa Claus that I need to know about.
Also, rumor has it that they're considering Charlize Theron as Mrs. Claus.
Well, I think Charlize Theron is immortal, so that would be good casting.
Best Christmas movie ever!! In all seriousness, while the violence is done amazingly well and with a lot of creativity, it also does a terrific job of doing fun callbacks to nearly every great Xmas movie, plus it has real heart and Christmas message about belief.
Couldn't agree more! I never could have imagined this movie would be as good as it was, and I couldn't stop smiling, even as I was editing it 😄
@@movienightwithjacqui Just curious if you re-watched this in 2024 as you predicted...
I know there was other stuff going on for you, but movies are escapism, and this was a wild strange ride so it might have been a good distraction for you...
I didn’t have high expectations for this movie when it came out, so I skipped it in theaters, and waited until it came out on Amazon Prime. After watching it, I definitely kicked myself for not seeing it sooner. An absolute masterpiece of a movie. David Harbour does such an amazing job as Santa.
Christmas is full of pagan lore that no one really ever seems to remember. My boyfriend told me about this, despite how i wasn't expecting it, since, well i never do. Seeing Santa talk about his past life, about who he was, seeing the pagan tattoos, it took me so off-guard i started crying, and couldnt stop until the end of the movie. It really touched me in ways i wasnt expecting
it's not so much Pagan Lore persay as it is Norse Pagan Lore....on his left chest plate is Norse Runework and Vegvisir(Known as the Viking Compass) as well as Norse Knotwork.. which while similar to Celtic knotwork does have differences..
What I like about this version of Santa, is that it is clearly not the Catholic St. Nicholas. I think having a Santa with a Pagan origin is better for both Catholics and non-Catholics, because the character is a lot more fun when you divorce him from his Saintly Origins, but also gives room for the Catholics and various Orthodox Churches to have a separate, more traditional, version of their Saint. The original St. Nick, if he was a real person, has a colorful history that deserves to be told and remembered separate from our modern Santa Claus, like when he punched a guy at the Council of Nicaea.
It’s actually possible Santa was a Christian Viking warrior instead of a pagan one, since there were Christian Vikings (who didn’t raid monasteries).
@@pmpowalisz Well no, because St. Nick, who is the Christian Saint that was made into Santa Claus, lived a couple centuries before Vikings, and several centuries before Christian Vikings, who came along much later in the Viking history. Now the real St. Nick is a historical figure, who was made a saint for punching a guy at the Council Of Nicaea, but we don't know a whole lot about his actual life and history, but there is room in the spaces that we don't know to argue he was a Goth or a Visagoth, who again were the guys who burned Rome. Some of the Goths later converted to Christianity, as part of a peace treaty, and power sharing arrangement with the Romans, so that would be the best way to make it fit.
Though it is just a movie, and Santa is a fictional character, and this is like auguring what planet Superman is from
The fact that a movie called Violent Night somehow got me tearing up was so unexpected seeing this in theaters.
The Kill Squad extermination while Bryan Adams playing in the background was just pure cinematic genius, and not surprising being it was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Bryan Adams is Canadian. Perhaps more of Nikuman's progressive story will be revealed in Violent Night 2 when it gets released. Great review!!
Basically Santa was a Viking. Nordic warrior which actually makes sense seeing as the legend of Santa comes from those regions. Women usually were the only ones trusted with magic as magic seemed to be more a feminine thing to the Norse. They were sacred. So I think ms claus is a witch of sorts that changed nicomunds heart and used magic to enchant him to become Santa. My fan theory anyway on how the Christmas magic works.
That makes sense! I like that they gave us enough to extrapolate from, but still had the fun comedy aspect of even he doesn't know how it works. Thank you for sharing your fan theory!
By those stories, Santa was woden, and mrs clause is frig or freya. Freya was a vanir goddess as woden was a aesir god. Aesir as in asgard didn't care for magic but the vangard goddesses used it more. And woden and freya married to combine the relms even though the 2 relms didn't get along. Although, the hammer is more of a thor thing as a spear was more of wodens thing. But theu both had chariots like that.
I think more likely, given the age of the St. Nick stories, and them taking place in Turkey, he was a Goth or Visigoth, who were the raiders who destroyed Rome.
This is amazing! 😂
I have to watch some every year like Christmas Vacation, White Christmas, Scrooged, and The Ref.
12:14 Yup, there is...
Ingredients:
1 oz (30 ml) Vodka
1/2 oz (15 ml) Bacardi 151 proof rum or Everclear
Directions:
Pour the vodka into a shot glass
Float the rum on top using the back of a spoon
Ignite the rum with a match
Extinguish the flame
Consume
That last part is by far the most important 😜
@@movienightwithjacqui A woman after my own heart. 🥃🤣
A good point, but skipping the penultimate step could be trouble. 🔥
@SilentBob731 , I'm more of a beer guy than a cocktail drinker..but I love that it's actually set on fire. You're right when you told Jacqui not to skip that step, though.
@@panamafloyd1469 As a simple rye & ginger man, I would never go to that much trouble. Especially given the frequency with which I mix drinks. 🥃😉
And yes, gotta provide the Lady with all proper safety precautions, she's far too gorgeous to fall victim to a pyro-alcoholic misadventure. 😍
By halfway through watching this movie last year I knew I had a new holiday favourite. So glad to see you enjoyed it!
I heard someone say that David Harbour would love to make a second one with Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascale as the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy! If that's true and that happens, I'd definitely see it multiple times in the theater, just like I did this one!
This is a perfect Christmas movie! The music picked for this movie is so great. I love all of the call backs to all of the other Christmas movies... just wow!
Couldn't agree more! I'll probably watch it again this year, and will definitely be added to annual watch list 😄🎄🎅
I love this movie so much!! What’s also great is having Gertrude played by Beverly D’Angelo, who played Ellen Griswald (the wife) from the National Lampoon Vacation films
😱😱😱 I didn't make that connection at all! OMG I SEE IT NOW!!! Christmas Vacation has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies, and now I love this movie even more! Thank you so much for pointing that out! 😍😍😍
I love this one, Jacqui! 🎅🏽 Cheers to director Tommy Wirkola.
Thank you! 😄 I had so much fun with it, so I'm glad you loved it too! Cheers to Tommy Wirkola, indeed!
@@movienightwithjacqui You're so very welcome! 🫂
"All my brain is, is movie references and movie quotes."
Same, Jacqui. Same.
Glad I'm not alone!
More than Santa commiting violence against bad guys, I really enjoy the heartwarming ending. I would watch one of these for every holiday if they can make them this fun, funny, and festive.
4:44 so this is what happened to Ellen Griswold after Clark finally kicked the bucket doing one of his dumb things and she made out like a bandit. 21:36 I gotta remember that insult when dealing with people at work. 23:46 loved how the mom said “Jean-Claude Von Dipsh__” 27:22 Their choice of music for all the fight scenes are amazing. The candy cane went in the cheek instead of the eye. 29:40 he meant the bottle that her gave her with the note. 31:55 to be fair she more than likely thought it would be like the movie where they would all be ok. 32:46 I think of all the bad guys Krampus is my favorite in this movie. Love his mannerisms. I like how after all these years Santa still doesn’t know how Christmas magic works. Joel Kinnaman has a Christmas movie coming out this year called “Silent Night” that’s about a dad seeking revenge. Haven’t seen trailer’s yet but it sounds good.
The Believe mug sitting in the background is especially appropriate for this reaction.
Everyone involved in making this really understood the assignment.
This is the love child of Die Hard and Home Alone.
His backstory is he was a Viking. Norse have knot work also, but not the same as the Celtic Druids.
On of the few reactors that knew that was a snowblower at first sight, and not a "wood chipper"
Hey Jacjui! I've seen this movie last year and it was hilarious as well. I found the violence absolutely funny. David Harbour is a great actor and one of my favorites. I love Violent night. I love your shocked reactions at the violent and brutal kills.
Thank you! I definitely didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, but it's an instant classic for me! 😄
@@movienightwithjacqui No problem. It's an instant classic for me too. Have you seen John Wick though?
@MovieNightWithJacqui I love how it’s unsettlingly great how they use very happy and upbeat Christmas tunes in the background as Santa straight up murders the intruders to save the little girl and her family, and I absolutely love it.
Haha yes! Unsettling is definitely the right word! The contrast was hilarious, and I loved every second of it 😄
Just finished this movie! Such great fun! Lotsa great one liners & some other movie references ♥
Glad you enjoyed it 😄 So much more fun than I expected!
Thanks for being so authentic with your reactions. It’s a ton of fun to watch you having so much fun with this movie.
Another movie I just recently watched set during Christmas was Anna And The Apocalypse, a zombie Christmas musical. Even though it came out a few years ago, it was a new watch for me and I absolutely loved it. It had Christmas, singing and zombies. And seeing the Anna of the title wielding a giant plastic candy cane to kill zombies was great.
Loved seeing this movie in theaters last year.
The sequel is in development.
Other "Christmas" movies to consider, Lethal Weapon, The Ref, Gremlins, Batman Returns, Scrooged, Long Kiss Goodnight, 1941, Enemy of the State, Trading Places, just to name a few outside of Home alone, Christmas Vacation and so on :)
There was a short mid-credit scene with Bertrude if you want to go back and check it out...
the by far most fun reaction to this masterpiece i have seen... and i doubt, that anyone will ever be so adorable to watch it...
this instantly went to my christmas movie routine with groundhog Day, scrooged, die hard 1, and Klaus..... and i doubt, it will ever drop from it...
thank you for that great entertaining reaction... new follower aquired.....
Thank you! 😄 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Have you seen Hansel and Gretel witch hunters the directors cut is great
Diehard was a Christmas movie, and Violent Night is what happens if Christmas was a Diehard movie.
they had basically a trailer for this movie in Scrooged.
IMO this is the best new Christmas movie in a long time. So violent, powerful, heart-warming...and David Harbour is just fantastic as The Real Santa who's just about had enough of these bah-humbug fools.
Couldn't agree more!
This movie definitely has Die Hard 1 & 2 inspirations. It's on my favorite Christmas movie list as well! ♥ ♥
Especially it got John Leguizamo who was in Die Hard 2 as one of the mercenaries/ terrorists.
Director Tommy Wirkkola has also Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunter film. If you liked this, you will like Witch hunting fairy tail duo as well.
Never seen it, but my godfather actually recommend I watch Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunter the other day, so I may just have to check it out! Thank you!
I would love to see you do a reaction video for "The Crow" (1994 with Brandon Lee).
SO loved this reaction/review. Brava!
New Holiday classic!
Can I just say that I loved your reaction to this? I felt like I had a lot of the same reactions when I watched this. I saw it just a few days ago and unexpectedly LOVED it. Great video, I really enjoyed it.
Aw thank you so much! This movie took me completely by surprise, and I never expected to love it so much! Glad I could share the experience with you 😄
I hope we get a part 2
I wish I would have met you when I was younger Jacqui, I love how you express yourself keep doing these reactions.
The Sauruman reference! 🤣🤣🤣
Haha I couldn't pass it up 😂
I'm not sure if it's disturbing or provocative; the amount of fun you had watching this is amazing!😂😂😂
Check out Tommy Wirkola's earlier work Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2, and Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters. Dead Snow films are about Nazi zombies and they're a hoot.
This movie is my new favourite Christmas movie!!! Loved your reaction video.
2nd time watching with you, J !! I so luv how you get during the movie... so even the nice girls have blood lust 🙃😮😉😘😘💖💖💖💖 Might rent it this Xmas to see the whole thing. Merry Xmas, Jacqui!!!
I do love the fact that you want to watch this movie every year as your Christmas movie to watch
This was a movie that I never knew I needed. When it released, I saw it like 5 times in the theater.
Mel Gibson has also dark Santa claus movie and its great, its called Fatman
It honestly looked like everyone had a blast making this movie!
Definitely a new Xmas Classic.
Another great reaction that I thoroughly enjoyed. I absolutely love this movie. As far as your reactions go, my favorite was your reaction to Jennifer's Body. I loved watching it but I also found what you had to say was very interesting and informative and it gave me a new perspective of that movie. I love to learn new things and see things from a different viewpoint than my own.
Thank you so much! I've discovered such a love for this type of horror-comedy, between Jennifer's Body, Violent Night, and The Menu (on Patreon). It means so much to hear that you got something new out of watching Jennifer's Body with me. I can't imagine a higher compliment 😊
36:15 "That's from A Christmas Story."
Eeeehrr! Sorry, Hans. Wrong guess. Would you like to go for double jeopardy where the scores can really change?
A Christmas Story was talking about BB Guns.
But in Die Hard 2, John kills a terrorist with an icicle in the eye.
I mean, if you're going to call out Die Hard references throughout the movie, then stabbing bad guys with an icicle goes to Die Harder, not to A Christmas Story.
That said, Live Free or Die Hard (aka Die Hard 4) has John McClane blowing up bad guys by shooting a fire extinguisher, just like in this movie at 20:51 - this probably deserved a Die Hard callout too.
I was making a reference to Ralphie lying about getting hit in the face with an icicle after shooting the BB gun, not the BB gun itself. It's been a while since I'd seen A Christmas Story, so I just remembered something about an icicle to the face, not the specifics. I can understand the confusion.
This movie has LOADS of Die hard references I can not count them all just from the uniforms of the "kill squad" and them turning on to be bad guys...
3:53 Home Alone meets Die Hard
I know it has been a while since you did this video, but I would like to also recommend that you check out Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" from 2006. It'll wind up in your Christmas rotation as well, I'm sure.
Best Christmas movie ever.
I watched this movie the other day, and can not wait until next year to watch it with my brothers. I secretly hope they have not seen it yet, so I can expose them to the glory.
2:44 Now Here's Another Tip When You See Santa Claus Flying At Night: Bring An Umbrella.☔
I just watched this movie last night. LOVED IT! Want a Skullcrusher ornament for the tree.
Hope you caught Bertrude's, little credit scene! Pretty funny, though still a bit cringe inducing, it is Bertrude after all.
I didnt understand the reference you made, but Santa's Bag would be like a Bag of Holding
If you like violent alternative Christmas movies, Ice Harvest and Fat Man are highly recommended.
John Liguozamo was in John Wick. Love this movie.
Best Christmas movie ever!
this was the first movie I went out to see in like 5 years, and the only one I've gone out to see since.
Just subbed. And you perfectly pointed to your name as i opened a bottle of bourbon. lol.
Ame esta película, la ví dos veces en el cine en su año de estreno, saludos desde Argentina
also you need to see "hot fuzz" and middle man the tv show
They pulled a "John Wick" in casting the most adorable girl for the film that we're all in on what happens to the bad guys just because we want to see her protected.
Hard to argue with that 😄
Yessss I loved it so much. Here's how Ive described it to people...
It's like if Die Hard and Home Alone had a movie baby. And then Miracle on 34th St and Wonderful Life had a movie baby. And then those movies grew up and had a crazy, forbidden Romeo and Juliet love affair that ends in a lot of deaths but from which a new movie baby was born. And that's Violent Night. Heavy emphasis on the violent.
3:30 Number 1 Thing On Every Adult's Christmas List.
So, I had the opportunity to see this movie in IMAX last year. It was really great fun and You could feel the Christmas spirit (even if there was a lot of violence). Your reaction was great too. I'd love to see Your reaction (if yYou haven't seen it yet) to my favorite movie - Alita: Battle Angel. Merry Christmas, and happy New Year :)
Thank you! I haven't seen Alita: Battle Angel yet, and it's actually on my list for reactions. Not sure when I'll get to it, but I definitely plan on doing it at some point 😄 I'm glad you enjoyed this, and Merry Christmas to you too!
@@movienightwithjacqui That's great to hear, I'll be waiting for Your reaction :D BTW. I noticed Oppenheimer in the background, are You planning to watch it or have You already seen it (Tenet from Nolan is also an interesting title to watch)?
@@ponczi I have seen Oppenheimer already, but I might still be planning something...Tenet is on my list though! Been so curious to see it!
@@movienightwithjacqui oooh, since Tenet is also on Your list, I'm even more happy because it is my second favorite movie after Alita. I'm already waiting for Your reactions😄☺
lol@ “Santa has claws/Claus.”
Such a great movie and David Harbour is (as always) brilliant in it. Another awesome reaction, Jacqui. Cheers and Happy Weekend from Canada. 🥃☮❤
26:07 Well, he's an excellent and successful actor, plus he's married to Lily Allen (😍), so I'm inclined to agree with you.👍
40:23 A gorgeous Lady quoting another gorgeous Lady?...I'm positively awestruck. 🤩❤🤣
Have you seen Bad Santa with Billy Bob Thornton yet? Another unexpected Christmas classic you would enjoy
Pitching this movie went something like this: "So imagine if Santa had to do a Die Hard to save Christmas." Then there were people clapping and cheering and people fainting at the size of the check that was immediately cut for the dude 12 seconds after that sentence left his mouth
This movie is what Fatman wanted to be
I loved this reaction Jacqui and your top gun maverick was great too
Thank you! 😄
I am catching this late but I have to recommend Trapped In Paradise. This Christmas Heist Comedy stars Nick Cage, Dana Carvey, and Jon Lovitz. It is my favorite Christmas movie
Loved this movie and like you very much, subscribed!
i loved john leguizamo in this movie. but the fact that 95% of the family were extreamly unsympathetic, makes you not care who he shoots. the viking twist they gave santa was genius.
have you seen red one?
Anyone else want Santa to proclaim “it’s garbage day!” Before killing any of his kills? Just once but should have happened! Silent night deadly night 2. One of the best hammiest scenes in movie one liner scenes.
December movies:
"Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970)
"In Harm's Way" (1965)
"The Final Countdown" (1980)
"Grumpy Old Men" (1993)
"From Here To Eternity" (1953)
Christmas/New Years' movies:
"Lethal Weapon" (1987)
"R.E.D." (2010)
"The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996)
"Survivor" (2015)
"Stalag 17" (1953)
Its an amazing Christmas movie, if not the best Christmas movie
Couldn't agree more! I never expected to love this as much as I did, and now it's officially an annual watch for me 😄🎄🎅
My second favorite Christmas move after die hard
Like many, I kinda shrugged and didn't think about it when it was in theaters, only to love it when I finally saw it. My only complaint has to be that, well, Santa is real here. So, when the dumb-as-a-pile-of-rocks (and missing a few MORE rocks) boyfriend believes in Santa... there's really no reason for him not to. He's probably a decent (if dim) fellow, and gets a little something in his stocking or under his tree every year, keeping him believing. Children get gifts their parents didn't put under the tree (and both parents might assume the other got it), but eventually some wife is going to get a dress, or jewelry... and Santa may have been responsible for a lot of messy divorces.
Sequel???
Wikipedia says yes.
That part with even a Sociopath knows that's Party Foul had me bust a gut LMAO well my only response to the Bad Guys in this this Movie is Vergil Quote from DMC 5 or somethin Archangel Michael would say Where Evil Lurks I Must Destroy
How can you hate eyeballs when you have such beautiful eyes?
Its essentially Die Hard with a different style, and its great.
This movie is crazy as Hell! Like for real?! I mean I knew it was insane but good..LORD! 😂
Couldn't have said it better myself 😂
Would love for you to react to horror films like the new Evil Dead or Terrifier
@MovieNightWithJacqui you have a new subscriber and I have to say, the Christmas Star tree topper to the eye didn’t really bother me but, you must have a thing about eye damage in movies which, if that’s the case, I completely understand, as I have a thing about throat rips in hard R films when they are really graphically displayed so, yeah we all have our differences.
Thank you! And yes, the more you watch, the more you'll discover I have a thing with eyes/eyeballs 😅 They freak me out! 😂 But you're right--we all have our things, and I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction 😊
Yeah, I think I kind of figured that out almost immediately when you turned away the minute that Christmas Star stabbed the guys eye came on, I think the one when I saw it in theaters with my buddy Jacob that completely shocked us both in a good way, not in a disgusted way, more of a “Holy Shit! They just went there!” Type of way, was the snowblower kill in the shed.
Don't know all the details, but the Santa Claus story does have roots in Norse Mythology.
This movie is awesome
Couldn't agree more!
He killed three people...with a f$%^ing candy cane.
3:35 "Home Alone is a classic Christmas movie."
This movie is just like Home Alone.
Both movies have a violent psychopath who spends the whole movie inflicting gratuitous violence and clearly enjoying it.
Yeah, I'm talking about Scrooge (John Leguizamo) and Kevin (MaCaulay Culkin).
Maybe Highlander for the backstory.
Yea, the traps are out of Home Alone. The director wanted to show how violent and deadly those traps would be. A the innocence of children.