David Harbour has said he wants to do a sequel with Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal as the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. I know he was probably kidding, but I would watch the hell out of that.
As far as the Die Hard references, this movie was MADE because of the long standing debate of whether or not Die Hard counted as a Christmas movie and was actually pitched as 'Die Hard with Santa Claus'.
Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie... The plot is driven by it being Christmas. It's the only time events line up allowing Hanz's plan to work. Unlike Lethal Weapon which only takes place at Christmas.
A sequel got green lit this past January. Supposedly, a Mrs. C. Involvement will be incorporated. Harbour has apparently been pulling for Charlize Theron to 0lay her.
The reason for the tattooed and combative Santa is it references the original Germanic/Nordic origins of the Santa legend that thread of the Santa legend (there are multiple) has Santa as a literal aspect of the god Wodan/Odin - he leads the Wild Hunt, can and does bring gifts but also has a warrior aspect.
I love this movie so much, like they know its a silly concept so they don't really take it too seriously, but at the same time they take it just seriously enough to give awesome fight scenes and actual stakes to the movie.
It is a crime that Santa’s best one-liner from the trailers didn’t make into the movie: “Time for some season’s beatings.” And you just know that this movie evolved from someone’s argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie. “OK, maybe it’s not. But what if it was?”
Oh my goodness. One of my favourite reactors reacting to one of my favourite "new" Christmas movies. It exceeded my expectations so glad to see how thoroughly you enjoyed it. Just out of curiosity have you ever watched The Long Kiss Goodnight? Similar to Die Hard it's an action movie set during the holidays.
Fun fact: Reindeer are one of few species of deer that both males and females have antlers, except the males shed their antlers in fall, but the females keep their antlers throughout the winter. So all of the reindeer in Santa's sleigh are female.
@@joolzian2510 Well, Santa is traditionally said to live in the North Pole, so I would say no. But I sympathize with your question, because I live in Brazil, and our Christmas is also in Summer.
It’s insult to DEADLY injury! 😂 I love this R-rated movie! I have too many fingers on one hand to count the number of actually good Christmas movies! This is a recent and welcome one! ❤ I loved your reaction to the dark humour and the cliché Christmas phrases being violently reused here! 🤣 A bit cheesy but since they were used in a dark humour twist, I loved it!
My favorite part of this movie was....YOUR reactions to the gore. You have a great, unique sense of humor. And it is always fun to have someone to laugh with. It doubles the laugh effect. Merry Christmas and THANKS!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSS. You've quickly become one of my favorite youtubers as of late and recently I was looking for people that have reacted to this and didnt find alot and then today I find this. Wonderful!
Last year I took my (then) 15 and 10 year old to see this. My eldest and I were geeking out about how they were incorporating and hinting at the Norse lore with regards to Santa Claus, my 10 year old and I were geeking out about the takedowns. There were only a couple of moments that I wish I'd thought of as possibilities and not taken the younger of the 2, but thankfully my kids are tough. This quickly became a holiday favorite. OH. So. Santa Claus is based on Odin. Odin would ride his 8 legged horse, Sleipnir, across the sky during Yule, and lead the great hunt where he'd abduct and kill those who had been bad.
Oh for sure. Same. Honestly, the blood didn't phase my kids at all, they play games more violent than this movie, the worst part for my kids, they ate that up! The "kiss me in front of my son" and the "santa isn't real" (for the 10 year old) wasn't AWESOME.. but I was able to smooth that over.@@funnylilgalreacts
@@funnylilgalreactsyeah. The magic of Santa got revealed to me after I had an argument at school when I was about 11. I guess the school called home and that day my mom explained it to me and my heart just broke.. our 11 year old is still a believer, but this might be his last year. Our eldest aged out and figured it out on his own around this time but he's kept up the fantasy for his younger brothers.
@@dresdenwarlock7978 I like the magic of it for children but It's so wild to me how people get to 11 without learning santa isn't real, personally i figured it out at 5 or 6 because it didn't make sense but I can't remember anyone in school ever thinking santa was real 😅
7:50 "Awww, of course she wants her family together." Of course. It's a Hollywood trope as old as Hollywood. They use kids to melt our hearts. I don't fall for it. When my parents got a divorce, I was never happier and never wanted them back together. But aside from that, I refuse to be taken in by "Oh, that child actor is adorable." They have to earn that. This girl, Trudy, Leah Brady, she earned it. She is adorable. Her character is fun, funny, and adds depth to this movie. She's not just a Hollywood gimmick. Hear that Hollywood? This is how to write child characters!
A subtle thing that I appreciated was that during the Home Alone scene there was that tonal shift in the music that perfectly matched what they did in Home Alone. It was lighter, bouncier, and even the characters even behaved more appropriately dumb and cartoonish for that particular style.
This money is so many laughs! I love the call backs to the classic Christmas movies. The cheesy lines were fantastic and oh god the details everywhere!
There's a handful that did this movie this year but most of them did one within a week of release. I can think of ten reaction channels that have done this one off of the top of my head.
Old Santa could of been a Marine, in the shed fight scene he improvised, adapted and overcame to take out the bad guys. The shed fight scene was Out Foxtrot Standing, OOH RAH Santa.
YES!!!! Finally you saw this movie. I got a kick out of this film. I laughed from the beginning to the end. I loved how they fused Die Hard 2 and Home Alone into this movie. It's part Die Hard 2 because of the shoot-out happening in and out of the house, the special forces's betrayal, the heist, and snow mobile chase and more shoot-out. For Home Alone, it's obvious, which scene I'm referring to in Violent Night
This has taken a top spot amongst my favorite holiday films, taking a place amongst such holiday classics as Albert Finney's musical "Scrooge", Billy Murray's "Scrooged" and "White Christmas". My favorite part of the movie is actually the premise that Santa has his origins as a Norse viking and that we never actually get an explanation of exactly how he became the magical embodiment of the holiday season. Ultimately, we just have "Norse raider with mysterious mystical powers" and...honestly, that's all I needed. For my money, the best way to make a sequel of this movie would be to have the story cross over with Patton Oswald and Christopher Meloni's "Happy!". Make of that what you will.
LMAO an absolutely hilarious reaction vid.. :) You are right that the music score was just spot on for this.. The contrast of the sweet christmas songs and the fight scenes could not have been better.. you had me rolling on the floor when the bad guy got caught on the ladder trap, I have seen almost every one of the reactions to this movie and everyone has nearly the same exact reaction to that scene and the final fight finale.. Beautiful.. |) Hehehehehohoho ;)
Have to say I was really happy to see you reacting to this. I had watched it and really enjoyed it last year, but I hadn't really watched any reactors checking it out. Surprisingly I had watched Bridgeco react to this earlier in the day and then when i turned on youtube and saw you, I had to absolutely click on it. Great reaction. Oh and isn't Christmas really a season that's just meant to be enjoyed with "cheese"? If I don't message on any of your reactions before the holiday, Happy Christmas. :)
The perfect Christmas movie; an excellent mixture of Violence & Christmas Spirit. Trudy makes this movie so lovable, the humor is incredible & the music makes the violence so amazing. My New Favorite Christmas Movie !!! Thanks for the reaction. Oh by the way, everything goes well with 'Cheese' 😁
I saw this with my younger brother and sister, took em on a sibling day, and WOW lmao this movie blew us away! 😂 We were laughing, crying, geeking over the Actual History of Saint Nick and all his counterparts and names, especially the Viking origin, one or my favorites lol... On a personal note, we still do believe in The Christmas Magic, even keeping it alive with my baby cousins. Idk it's something that is very equal with Religion and having Faith in something that is intangible.. seeing isnt always believing, but i will always have faith that at the VERY LEAST.... A VERSION of Santa Claus exists in our wolrd. Magic exists to those who can believe without seeing ❤
-When I saw the trailer for this, I put it in my “hone release” category in terms of when I’d catch it. After attending my 1st concert in “Fuck, I’m old” years which led to the happiest I had felt in a long time, I decided to check it out just because I found a copy at Redbox. When that opening animation before it started played, I realized it was from the same company behind the “John Wick” franchise, “Nobody”, and “Bullet Train.” My interest grew exponentially and regretted not seeing it in the theater before the first few seconds of it. That led to high expectations. Surprisingly(or maybe not), it exceeded them. -It managed to be funny, heartwarming, and action packed in a great combination, which can be hard to do. The cheesy lines were done perfectly. It could be guilty of using Christmas movie tropes with “Home Alone”, “Die Hard”, and somewhat “Miracle on 34th Street” with Santa playing a role. (I’d add in the movie from “Scrooged” with Lee Majors.) However, it creates a great homage while, as you kinda eluded to, also poking fun at them. -If I had to pick my favorite moment, it would be the hand grenade scene. Santa running away and then stopping to watch is something that, if I was in that moment, I’d probably do also. Trudy’s “Home Alone” scene would be close.
Great reaction. I had meant to watch this last year, but it got lost in the shuffle and I ended up forgetting all about it. Then your reaction came out and reminded me, so I waited until last night (Christmas Eve) to watch and then watched your reaction this morning. Merry Christmas!
Okay Angela, if you want another Christmas staple, it's "The night before Critmas" from critical role. Granted it's four hours long, but it's going to be a tradition in my house now every year.
Winona Ryder as Misses Claus in the sequel? Great reaction, was worried the violence might be too much for you but the tone of the movie makes it more bearable I think.
Didn't know anything about this movie before watching it. What a great surprise. A new Christmas movie to add to my list of favourites. The nods to Die Hard and Home Alone were great.
OK, you seriously need to react to more horror and action movies. Your chuckling at the kills is giving me joy. There's something indescribably satisfying about watching something horrible and then laughing - humans, clearly a flawed design lol.
I think my favorite thing is the fact that they wove together two different Santa origins - the one about Wotan that's been mentioned repeatedly, but also the fact that Nicomund had his change of heart down in Constantinople. See, St. Nicholas was a Cappadocian saint, and Cappadocia was right next door to Constantinople. So basically implying that a Christian Saint was secretly a Norse demi-god, which is the reverse of what the Christians did... :-D
26:00 "How did the chimney magic work then?" It's Christmas magic. I've never really figured out how it works. If I had to guess, Santa might have been just a bit too drunk when he was trying it last time, right before he had to fight Starface (a lesser-known Al Pacino role).
The dad in this movie is such a goofy actor lol. I saw this in theaters and definitely enjoyed it. Basically it's Die Hard if it was even more of a Christmas movie with a little Home Alone thrown in.
Love this movie. The cheesy lines are totally intentional. They took "Christmas Dies Tonight" straight out of Halloween Kills where they kept saying "Evil Dies Tonight". This is the Christmas Die Hard for those who believe Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie (it definitely is)
The Viking Santa sparked a recommendation idea, anyone tell you to watch Norsemen yet? It’s a sleeper comedy that doesn’t get as much love as it should
lol so when the douchey actor guy is talking about how he would’ve stopped 9/11, that’s a reference to Mark Whalberg who unironically said the same thing That cheesy “Christmas dies tonight” line at the end is a reference as well. They were poking fun at the line “evil dies tonight” and how often it was said in the most recent Halloween movie.
Ink one scene that was the n the trailer that wasn’t in the movie was the bar scene when the mall santa asked the real one how long he was santa. He replied with “I started the damn thing” still and awesome movie. I saw it in theaters last year I was also living in my car at that time so it was a nice little treat.
This is the first time I've seen you. I'm a fan. I like your humor, I like your reaction, and I really like that we have the same favorite Christmas movie. I'll be back.
Yessss. I waited to watch this reaction until my husband and I saw it so I apologize for the late comment. We agree with you on Die Hard being a Christmas movie. It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
I just had a movie night last night and this was the film we watched (we usually also work in Bad Santa, the unrated cut which we have now seen over 10 times since we started this Christmas Movie night in 2009). Some other non traditional Christmas films I like are: Office Christmas Party Harold and Kumar Christmas And The Night Before
Who would play Mrs Clause to this Santa? ... How about Alyssa Sutherland? Between "Vikings" and "Evil Dead Rise", I think she has everything we'd want.
David Harbour has said he wants to do a sequel with Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal as the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. I know he was probably kidding, but I would watch the hell out of that.
The modern version of the Expendables - The Imaginables? 😂
No we need The Rock to play the Tooth Fairy! We could start a new multiverse!
@@AznJsn82091 Nah, I’d take Oscar Isaac over the Rock any day of the week, but that’s just me. Oscar and Pedro is who David Harbour said he wanted.
@@AznJsn82091 nah they should get good actors for the parts not just popular one.
I'd watch it multiple times in the theater, just like I did the first one!
As far as the Die Hard references, this movie was MADE because of the long standing debate of whether or not Die Hard counted as a Christmas movie and was actually pitched as 'Die Hard with Santa Claus'.
I LOVE THIS!!! Because that's what it was!!
Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie... The plot is driven by it being Christmas. It's the only time events line up allowing Hanz's plan to work. Unlike Lethal Weapon which only takes place at Christmas.
Also John Leguizamo was in Die Hard 2 as one of the mercenaries/terrorists.
Now we need a sequel with Mrs C as a muscled up Valkyrie
A sequel got green lit this past January. Supposedly, a Mrs. C. Involvement will be incorporated. Harbour has apparently been pulling for Charlize Theron to 0lay her.
I'm down.
My picks for Mrs C would be Caity Lotz or Geena Davis.
Agreed! I was thinking about that but with Lucy Lawless 😸
I doubt this will be a popular choice, but don't you see him with Kathy Bates? She's no stranger to a sledgehammer.
He's not a bad Santa, he's a badass Santa
The reason for the tattooed and combative Santa is it references the original Germanic/Nordic origins of the Santa legend that thread of the Santa legend (there are multiple) has Santa as a literal aspect of the god Wodan/Odin - he leads the Wild Hunt, can and does bring gifts but also has a warrior aspect.
I actually loved John Leguizamo in this film it really seemed like he was having a blast in the role!!
I think this is a pretty underrated movie, and I think David Harbour absolutely KILLED IT as Santa, and John Leguizamo was really good too.
Santa being a viking is a good twist since Scandinavians celebrated Yule before anyone else and it eventually became Christmas..
For a movie with such gratuitous violence…it’s strangely wholesome.
This is up there with Tucker and Dale as an unexpectedly wholesome and funny gorefest that deserves every bit of attention we can give it.
I love this movie so much, like they know its a silly concept so they don't really take it too seriously, but at the same time they take it just seriously enough to give awesome fight scenes and actual stakes to the movie.
16:15 “It’s like Mary Poppins, but better. Comes out wrapped with your name on it.”
Oh the dirty jokes I wish I could make on that 😂
It is a crime that Santa’s best one-liner from the trailers didn’t make into the movie: “Time for some season’s beatings.”
And you just know that this movie evolved from someone’s argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie. “OK, maybe it’s not. But what if it was?”
Oh my goodness. One of my favourite reactors reacting to one of my favourite "new" Christmas movies. It exceeded my expectations so glad to see how thoroughly you enjoyed it.
Just out of curiosity have you ever watched The Long Kiss Goodnight? Similar to Die Hard it's an action movie set during the holidays.
You might remember Jason from The Boys. He was translucent. That's where your distrust of him comes from 😂
Fun fact: Reindeer are one of few species of deer that both males and females have antlers, except the males shed their antlers in fall, but the females keep their antlers throughout the winter. So all of the reindeer in Santa's sleigh are female.
So does that mean New Zealand’s santa has male AND female reindeer? Our Christmas is in summer
@@joolzian2510 Well, Santa is traditionally said to live in the North Pole, so I would say no. But I sympathize with your question, because I live in Brazil, and our Christmas is also in Summer.
@@andre1999o southern hemisphere ftw! Love our Christmas bbq on the beach
So much fun! The one liners are amazing. Great reaction.
It’s insult to DEADLY injury! 😂
I love this R-rated movie! I have too many fingers on one hand to count the number of actually good Christmas movies! This is a recent and welcome one! ❤
I loved your reaction to the dark humour and the cliché Christmas phrases being violently reused here! 🤣
A bit cheesy but since they were used in a dark humour twist, I loved it!
My favorite part of this movie was....YOUR reactions to the gore. You have a great, unique sense of humor. And it is always fun to have someone to laugh with. It doubles the laugh effect. Merry Christmas and THANKS!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSS. You've quickly become one of my favorite youtubers as of late and recently I was looking for people that have reacted to this and didnt find alot and then today I find this. Wonderful!
Last year I took my (then) 15 and 10 year old to see this. My eldest and I were geeking out about how they were incorporating and hinting at the Norse lore with regards to Santa Claus, my 10 year old and I were geeking out about the takedowns. There were only a couple of moments that I wish I'd thought of as possibilities and not taken the younger of the 2, but thankfully my kids are tough. This quickly became a holiday favorite. OH. So. Santa Claus is based on Odin. Odin would ride his 8 legged horse, Sleipnir, across the sky during Yule, and lead the great hunt where he'd abduct and kill those who had been bad.
I was watching Lethal Weapon at 7, I think I turned out ok. It’s a fun movie, bloody, but a lot of fun
Oh for sure. Same. Honestly, the blood didn't phase my kids at all, they play games more violent than this movie, the worst part for my kids, they ate that up! The "kiss me in front of my son" and the "santa isn't real" (for the 10 year old) wasn't AWESOME.. but I was able to smooth that over.@@funnylilgalreacts
Omg. I hate when the magic of Santa gets spoiled for a child. I specifically remember a friend saying he wasn’t really and I burst into tears.
@@funnylilgalreactsyeah. The magic of Santa got revealed to me after I had an argument at school when I was about 11. I guess the school called home and that day my mom explained it to me and my heart just broke.. our 11 year old is still a believer, but this might be his last year. Our eldest aged out and figured it out on his own around this time but he's kept up the fantasy for his younger brothers.
@@dresdenwarlock7978 I like the magic of it for children but It's so wild to me how people get to 11 without learning santa isn't real, personally i figured it out at 5 or 6 because it didn't make sense but I can't remember anyone in school ever thinking santa was real 😅
7:50 "Awww, of course she wants her family together."
Of course. It's a Hollywood trope as old as Hollywood.
They use kids to melt our hearts.
I don't fall for it.
When my parents got a divorce, I was never happier and never wanted them back together.
But aside from that, I refuse to be taken in by "Oh, that child actor is adorable."
They have to earn that.
This girl, Trudy, Leah Brady, she earned it.
She is adorable.
Her character is fun, funny, and adds depth to this movie.
She's not just a Hollywood gimmick.
Hear that Hollywood? This is how to write child characters!
A subtle thing that I appreciated was that during the Home Alone scene there was that tonal shift in the music that perfectly matched what they did in Home Alone. It was lighter, bouncier, and even the characters even behaved more appropriately dumb and cartoonish for that particular style.
This money is so many laughs! I love the call backs to the classic Christmas movies. The cheesy lines were fantastic and oh god the details everywhere!
There's a handful that did this movie this year but most of them did one within a week of release. I can think of ten reaction channels that have done this one off of the top of my head.
Great reaction. I think they really nailed the tone, its just the right amount of serious/cheese.
Old Santa could of been a Marine, in the shed fight scene he improvised, adapted and overcame to take out the bad guys. The shed fight scene was Out Foxtrot Standing, OOH RAH Santa.
34:56 I was really hoping Santa would've been like, "Thank you Turdy, but just committed an act of murder so.... naughty list it is." Lol
Actually she didnt, that bowling ball wasnt pushed down by her...
The Santa you never knew you needed. LOL
This film was a holiday treat.
I love his backstory!
ooh fellow Newsroom fan here! 'It's hammer time' 😃 Unexpectedly ♥ this movie!
oh no, sorry you didn't get a kick out of Bad Santa 😅, love that you didn't know the concept going in, seeing this last December was fantastic.
this movie was straight up a sort of parody of Home Alone and Die Hard. and it made no attempt to hide it. And it was fun.
Awesome! First Blue Eye Samurai and now Violent Night, looking forward to this reaction. I went to see this with my wife last year, we both loved it!
My new Christmas classic
YES!!!! Finally you saw this movie. I got a kick out of this film. I laughed from the beginning to the end. I loved how they fused Die Hard 2 and Home Alone into this movie. It's part Die Hard 2 because of the shoot-out happening in and out of the house, the special forces's betrayal, the heist, and snow mobile chase and more shoot-out. For Home Alone, it's obvious, which scene I'm referring to in Violent Night
This has taken a top spot amongst my favorite holiday films, taking a place amongst such holiday classics as Albert Finney's musical "Scrooge", Billy Murray's "Scrooged" and "White Christmas".
My favorite part of the movie is actually the premise that Santa has his origins as a Norse viking and that we never actually get an explanation of exactly how he became the magical embodiment of the holiday season.
Ultimately, we just have "Norse raider with mysterious mystical powers" and...honestly, that's all I needed.
For my money, the best way to make a sequel of this movie would be to have the story cross over with Patton Oswald and Christopher Meloni's "Happy!". Make of that what you will.
41:52 "Gertrude! I thought it was Gertrude."
Yeah, me too.
Fooled us both.
The "I got to watch" line before the grenade went off was a Deadpool reference from the comics.
"it seems christmasy" hahahah famous last words
LMAO an absolutely hilarious reaction vid.. :) You are right that the music score was just spot on for this.. The contrast of the sweet christmas songs and the fight scenes could not have been better.. you had me rolling on the floor when the bad guy got caught on the ladder trap, I have seen almost every one of the reactions to this movie and everyone has nearly the same exact reaction to that scene and the final fight finale.. Beautiful.. |) Hehehehehohoho ;)
My favorite line in the entire movie "I gotta watch!"😂😂
This movie is now a Christmas Eve tradition we added to our Christmas eve watch list.
End credits. Always forget them thanks for adding. Seen this a few times and missed that.
Have to say I was really happy to see you reacting to this. I had watched it and really enjoyed it last year, but I hadn't really watched any reactors checking it out. Surprisingly I had watched Bridgeco react to this earlier in the day and then when i turned on youtube and saw you, I had to absolutely click on it. Great reaction. Oh and isn't Christmas really a season that's just meant to be enjoyed with "cheese"? If I don't message on any of your reactions before the holiday, Happy Christmas. :)
Candy Cane with her knife scene was also a reference to Die Hard 3 with the Crazy lady and her filet blade on the poor guards in the hall.
This movie has definitely been added to my Christmas watch list!
The perfect Christmas movie; an excellent mixture of Violence & Christmas Spirit. Trudy makes this movie so lovable, the humor is incredible & the music makes the violence so amazing.
My New Favorite Christmas Movie !!!
Thanks for the reaction.
Oh by the way, everything goes well with 'Cheese' 😁
I saw this with my younger brother and sister, took em on a sibling day, and WOW lmao this movie blew us away! 😂 We were laughing, crying, geeking over the Actual History of Saint Nick and all his counterparts and names, especially the Viking origin, one or my favorites lol... On a personal note, we still do believe in The Christmas Magic, even keeping it alive with my baby cousins. Idk it's something that is very equal with Religion and having Faith in something that is intangible.. seeing isnt always believing, but i will always have faith that at the VERY LEAST.... A VERSION of Santa Claus exists in our wolrd. Magic exists to those who can believe without seeing ❤
00:45 I agree; Die Hard IS a Christmas movie and only 1/2 as violent as Home Alone. 🎅🎅🎅
16:25 Brings new meaning to the phrase, "seeing stars."
Leguizamo never disappoints!
Great Christmas movie.
Love the new intro ❤
Xander does Such a great job!
David Harbour played a great Santa in this movie, he was like John Wick but he only used a Mallad and fought bad guys with it.
The Hime alone Music Kept me laughing 😂
Santa was too drunk to fly up the chimney.
Yeah, I didn’t know I had a Santa thing until this movie! 🤣
There is indeed talks about a number 2. I don't think it is official yet but it seems likely from what all I have read.
Santa remembers he was once a viking warrior is awesome. Its like the dresden files which says that odin picked up a new gig as santa claus.
-When I saw the trailer for this, I put it in my “hone release” category in terms of when I’d catch it. After attending my 1st concert in “Fuck, I’m old” years which led to the happiest I had felt in a long time, I decided to check it out just because I found a copy at Redbox. When that opening animation before it started played, I realized it was from the same company behind the “John Wick” franchise, “Nobody”, and “Bullet Train.” My interest grew exponentially and regretted not seeing it in the theater before the first few seconds of it. That led to high expectations. Surprisingly(or maybe not), it exceeded them.
-It managed to be funny, heartwarming, and action packed in a great combination, which can be hard to do. The cheesy lines were done perfectly. It could be guilty of using Christmas movie tropes with “Home Alone”, “Die Hard”, and somewhat “Miracle on 34th Street” with Santa playing a role. (I’d add in the movie from “Scrooged” with Lee Majors.) However, it creates a great homage while, as you kinda eluded to, also poking fun at them.
-If I had to pick my favorite moment, it would be the hand grenade scene. Santa running away and then stopping to watch is something that, if I was in that moment, I’d probably do also. Trudy’s “Home Alone” scene would be close.
@24:00 Don’t forget that John Leguizamo was in Die Hard 2 as well.
yeah. i was expecting another "Santa as a slasher" flick, and was pleasantly surprised.
I love this movie so much! This was a great reaction, so glad you enjoyed it.
I realize this is a week late, but my wife and I have had a very long week. This reaction was just what we needed to relax and laugh.
So cute. I’ll make sure to watch this =)
Great reaction. I had meant to watch this last year, but it got lost in the shuffle and I ended up forgetting all about it. Then your reaction came out and reminded me, so I waited until last night (Christmas Eve) to watch and then watched your reaction this morning. Merry Christmas!
Okay Angela, if you want another Christmas staple, it's "The night before Critmas" from critical role. Granted it's four hours long, but it's going to be a tradition in my house now every year.
Not sure if anyone mentioned it but the Dad in the film also plays Translucent in the Boys.
Winona Ryder as Misses Claus in the sequel? Great reaction, was worried the violence might be too much for you but the tone of the movie makes it more bearable I think.
Didn't know anything about this movie before watching it. What a great surprise. A new Christmas movie to add to my list of favourites. The nods to Die Hard and Home Alone were great.
I think that Santa sewing his wound was a reference to: First Blood.
28:30 "Did Mrs. Claus die?"
Of course not.
But Santa thinks he's about to die and will never see her again.
OK, you seriously need to react to more horror and action movies. Your chuckling at the kills is giving me joy. There's something indescribably satisfying about watching something horrible and then laughing - humans, clearly a flawed design lol.
I love the lore of santa claus in this one
Did no one notice the Abraham Lincolm Vampire Hunter scene. Santa shows off his skills when he finds Skull Crushed 2.
I think my favorite thing is the fact that they wove together two different Santa origins - the one about Wotan that's been mentioned repeatedly, but also the fact that Nicomund had his change of heart down in Constantinople. See, St. Nicholas was a Cappadocian saint, and Cappadocia was right next door to Constantinople. So basically implying that a Christian Saint was secretly a Norse demi-god, which is the reverse of what the Christians did... :-D
OMG i love this movie so much. And Angela, your reactions to the kills... *chef kiss* 🤌🤌🤌
26:00 "How did the chimney magic work then?"
It's Christmas magic. I've never really figured out how it works.
If I had to guess, Santa might have been just a bit too drunk when he was trying it last time, right before he had to fight Starface (a lesser-known Al Pacino role).
I think the whole idea of Santa being tatted up and a viking was more than likely because Christmas is based off of pagan traditions
The dad in this movie is such a goofy actor lol. I saw this in theaters and definitely enjoyed it. Basically it's Die Hard if it was even more of a Christmas movie with a little Home Alone thrown in.
Love this movie. The cheesy lines are totally intentional. They took "Christmas Dies Tonight" straight out of Halloween Kills where they kept saying "Evil Dies Tonight". This is the Christmas Die Hard for those who believe Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie (it definitely is)
That one guy Got nailed Harder than Jesus🤣
From what I have heard, they are doing a sequel - or, its prequel really about his Viking origins into how he became who he was. . .
The Viking Santa sparked a recommendation idea, anyone tell you to watch Norsemen yet? It’s a sleeper comedy that doesn’t get as much love as it should
"We have Santa at home"
Santa at home:
lol so when the douchey actor guy is talking about how he would’ve stopped 9/11, that’s a reference to Mark Whalberg who unironically said the same thing
That cheesy “Christmas dies tonight” line at the end is a reference as well. They were poking fun at the line “evil dies tonight” and how often it was said in the most recent Halloween movie.
John Wick of Christmas!
Hitman-verse!
Equalizer
Nobody
Atomic Blonde
Hard Henry
& more!
Funnylilgal best reactions on RUclips!!
Ink one scene that was the n the trailer that wasn’t in the movie was the bar scene when the mall santa asked the real one how long he was santa. He replied with “I started the damn thing” still and awesome movie. I saw it in theaters last year I was also living in my car at that time so it was a nice little treat.
The movie is what it is and I love it. Kind of a cross between Die Hard and Dead Pool plus Santa lol. Where is Satan Claus?! 😈🎅🏼
This is the first time I've seen you.
I'm a fan.
I like your humor, I like your reaction, and I really like that we have the same favorite Christmas movie.
I'll be back.
Honestly I would blow a goat to see the origin story of Nicomund the Red!
Yessss. I waited to watch this reaction until my husband and I saw it so I apologize for the late comment. We agree with you on Die Hard being a Christmas movie. It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
Best "New" Christmas Movie EVER !!!!!
I go with Gertrude asking Santa to get her family back together and the Christmas Magic holding him there. To a certain extent.
Glad you Enjoyed it !
(This Became my Favorite Christmas movie the First Time I saw It)
It’s like Die Hard had a baby with Home Alone.
I just had a movie night last night and this was the film we watched (we usually also work in Bad Santa, the unrated cut which we have now seen over 10 times since we started this Christmas Movie night in 2009).
Some other non traditional Christmas films I like are:
Office Christmas Party
Harold and Kumar Christmas
And The Night Before
32:57 - The nail through the chin - I knew that would get you. :)
I had an MC Hammer lunch box that said Hammer time on it. Lol
Who would play Mrs Clause to this Santa? ... How about Alyssa Sutherland? Between "Vikings" and "Evil Dead Rise", I think she has everything we'd want.