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Black Christmas

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Black Christmas (1974)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:14

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The few remaining residents of a Canadian sorority house are celebrating the onset of Christmas vacation when a thirteen year-old girl is found dead in the park. Soon, it is discovered that one of... The few remaining residents of a Canadian sorority house are celebrating the onset of Christmas vacation when a thirteen year-old girl is found dead in the park. Soon, it is discovered that one of the sorority sisters is missing, which triggers a terrifying chain of murders within the house. Director Bob Clark's (PORKY'S, A CHRISTMAS STORY) tense, effective film is a precursor to the slasher films that would come a half decade later, but never relies on gore. Olivia Hussy (ROMEO AND JULIET) stars alongside Margot Kidder and SCTV's Andrea Martin. [More]

Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon

Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Andrea Martin, Marion Waldman, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin, Michael Rapport

Director: Bob Clark

Director: Bob Clark
Screenwriter: Roy Moore
Composer: Carl Zittrer

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07/26/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Clark consegue crier uma atmosfera incômoda a partir de um fiapo de roteiro, sendo auxiliado também pela performance contida da bela Hussey.

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04/13/07
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

No review available.

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10/23/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

This dark holiday classic ranks as one of the screen's very first slasher flicks.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

From the director of "A Christmas Story," but don't let that fool you!

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Perhaps frightening in 1974, it really doesn't hold up today unless you can forget the 12,000 films exactly like it, which is difficult.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Like Carpenter, Clark avoids graphic gore, focussing instead on suggestion and using careful mise-en-scene, editing and use of music to build suspense.

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12/12/03
Keith H. Brown
Keith H. Brown
Eye for Film

Generally heralded as the first of its kind, Black Christmas may actually be one of a kind.

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12/05/08
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Cold, classy, and straightforward, Black Christmas also has the advantage of good acting by the female leads played by Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey.

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12/08/02
Heidi Martinuzzi
Heidi Martinuzzi
Film Threat

its progeny would improve quite a bit on the formula

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11/24/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Corrodes jolly yuletide cheer with some cruel prank calls, sexual tension and sorority girl slayings.

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02/16/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Confused and confusing, but creepy

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10/02/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

If nothing else, Black Christmas will always be remembered as the inferior older brother to Clark's other Christmas flick, the Tito of the Jackson clan.

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12/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

The horror film that started it all....not to be missed

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

A whodunit that begs the question of why it was made.

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05/09/05
New York Times
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...a sporadically effective slasher...

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12/30/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The film still manages a good slice of old-fashioned suspense.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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It's guaranteed to put you in the 'ghoul-tide' spirit.

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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
ToxicUniverse.com
 
 
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