"Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part 2" -Maria's Take

Sorry for the break! The holidays brought a great deal of excitement to our household, so we took a short break from the blog. Never fear, we are back!

SNDN2, as it will be henceforth be known, is an entertaining movie. If you have been lucky enough to see the first in the series, you understand the black comedy/bizarre tone these movies emit. If you enjoyed the first one, you have to at least appreciate the second one. Why?

Because about 40% of the movie is either clips or shot by shot recreations of the original.

Our movie begins with Ricky, the kid brother of Billy who was the protagonist in the first film. Ricky, trying to deal with the events that transpired in the first film, explains his background to a psychiatrist. His explanations are uncanny. This is really the only thing that really bugged me about SNDN2. Ricky describes, in minute detail, events that he never experienced. Ricky is just a little kid in the first film. He spends the entire movie at the orphanage while Billy rampages through the Utah countryside. However, Ricky can recollect every event perfectly. Honestly, this is my only qualm.

SNDN2 is fun, its funny, stupid and outrageous. The kills are amazing and while the writing is weak, it never detracts from the absurdity of the overall plot. The actor playing Ricky is the worst actor on the planet. However, even though he is often laughable in his mock seriousness, he gets the character so perfectly. Ricky is such a strange character that any attempt of a realistic portrayal would be a hindrance to the film rather than an improvement.

There are many lines throughout both the original and this movie that Zach and I feel necessary to repeat again and again. After watching this movie, you will never be able to take out the trash without yelling a resounding "GARBAGE DAYYY!" at your spouse/life partner/cat.

It is a trashy masterpiece.