Violent Night

[Drunk Monk]

Violent Night

"Time for Season's Beatings"

I'm a little on the fence on turning our childhood memories into these horrific stories. Same goes for the Winnie the Pooh slasher film.

This was astonishingly entertaining. David Leitch is a producer so the action is on point.

Imagine if D00M remade Home Alone but swapped out Maculkin with Legbone as Santa, portrayed as a burnt out eternal warrior of Nordic decent whose favorite weapon was a hammer called skullcrusher. Imagine the rest of us hamming it up as villains. It’s gratuitous ultravi taken so extreme it’s funny (assuming you’re still got that blood and guts sense of humor). 


What makes this work is that it’s also a heartwarming Xmas tale. It hits all the right notes - hits them with a sledgehammer so their skulls squish like melons. 

There’s an early oner in a mansion as the servants prepare for a Xmas party. That’s a rip off that these filmmakers know how to move a camera. Than the fights. So over the top. You know that giggle some of D00M gets when there’s a fresh take on ultravi - this turned into a full on belly laugh with one of the scenes involving a Xmas tree star. The choreo is spot on and very very sanguineous.

This is parsed by some classic Xmas movie schtick - the ol’ ‘do ya believe?’ trope. But it works surprisingly well - there’s just the right amount of Xmas magic to sell the true spirit of Xmas - which here is full auto.

I’m not sure who in D00M must see this. I’m guessing cf & yeti will get it. Greg might but Cindi won’t. Maybe tg. KB has already stated he’s not into gratuitousness and we respect that. 

Streamed on Peacock. 

Note: full disclosure - the cheese binge euphoria was hitting in perfect time to make this more enjoyable so this review may be biased.