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You may never have heard of Black Christmas, a neglected gem from 1974, but you've probably seen one of its many imitators. Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder star as two residents of a sorority house that is emptying out as Christmas approaches. The atmosphere is jolly and carefree, except for an ongoing series of menacing telephone calls, and, oh yes, we've just seen someone climb into the attic with apparent ill intent. Kidder does some scene-stealing as the bad girl, Hussey illustrates one of the downsides to having beautiful long 70s hair and Keir Dullea does a nice turn as the creepy boyfriend. Director Robert Clark knows that the unseen is far scarier than what can be seen and he ratchets up the tension beautifully, making good use of ominous shadows, and putting in nice touches such as replacing the sound of a distraught woman's scream with the piercing ring of yet another ominous phone call. This is a terrific, well-made little movie that is genuinely sleep-with-the-lights-on scary. Don't miss it. --Ali Davis
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The original Christmas slasher classic! A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and goes on to murder the sorority sisters during Christmas break. If you loved John Carpenter's Halloween, you'll love this even more!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Made in 1974, Black Christmas was one of the first "slasher" movies and on this dvd the print has been perfectly restored with modern sound added - although purists can watch it with the original mono sound if they choose.
Set at Christmas time, the story has a group of university female students living together in a house on campus where they are subjected to obscene telephone calls. Mouthy, drink loving Babs (Margot Kidder) likes to answer the caller back, but sensible Jess (Olivia Hussey) feels he should not be encouraged.
Before long the girls and their house mother are being murdered one by one. The suspense which builds to the killings is truly chilling and, unlike modern films of the type, there is no reliance of blood and gore to create horror. As the police battle to trace the source of the calls the girls must stand together and face the terror which has come to their door.
I suspect the 18 rating is caused by the frequent use of the C word in the obscene phone calls. There is little gore or blood and without the language this could easily have been rated 15.
Well worth purchasing for fans of a well made, well paced horror drama which keeps the viewer engaged with lively characters and a suspense filled plot.....
Just hope your phone doesn't ring while your watching!
Set at Christmas time, the story has a group of university female students living together in a house on campus where they are subjected to obscene telephone calls. Mouthy, drink loving Babs (Margot Kidder) likes to answer the caller back, but sensible Jess (Olivia Hussey) feels he should not be encouraged.
Before long the girls and their house mother are being murdered one by one. The suspense which builds to the killings is truly chilling and, unlike modern films of the type, there is no reliance of blood and gore to create horror. As the police battle to trace the source of the calls the girls must stand together and face the terror which has come to their door.
I suspect the 18 rating is caused by the frequent use of the C word in the obscene phone calls. There is little gore or blood and without the language this could easily have been rated 15.
Well worth purchasing for fans of a well made, well paced horror drama which keeps the viewer engaged with lively characters and a suspense filled plot.....
Just hope your phone doesn't ring while your watching!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Curl up on the sofa and turn off the lights...A classic 1970's horror. If you're a fan of horror flicks from this era then this is a good one for you. Dark and creepy with a few good scares this really is one of the better movies in this genre. I really enjoyed Black Christmas, thinking it would be quite naff, I was pleasantly surprised...give it go it's worth a watch.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In 1976, a friend recommended this film. Although she outlined the story, I went to see it anyway. I've never been so scared and never has a film left such a lasting impression... 30 years on and I am still talking about it. Maybe, as a young student at the time, I could empathize with the girls in the house. The director certainly knew how to capture the tension and create fear in the minds of the viewers. The fear of not knowing was such a fitting angle for this film. I dare you to watch it alone!
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good!
Being a fan of the remake,i wanted to watch the original and the reviews for this were pretty good. Erm.... it was okay,its what you would expect from a 70s style horror. Read more
Published 1 month ago by chez85
one of the greatest horror films ever!
Having watched over 1,000 horror movies over 30 years and anything from the early Universal monster movies
to the latest remake rehash Bay O Rama ones, I must say I am stunned... Read more
to the latest remake rehash Bay O Rama ones, I must say I am stunned... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Colonel Decker
REGION A B C
US IMPORT BLU-RAY THAT IS MULTI-REGION NOT GEGION A
THIS IS A JEM OF A HORROR FILM,MUST SEE FOR HORROR FANS.
THIS IS A JEM OF A HORROR FILM,MUST SEE FOR HORROR FANS.
Published 2 months ago by horrornut
christmas time horror
truly one of the best horror films that was ever produce for film creepy suspense elements a true package of film bob clarks stamp on the horror genere.
Published 2 months ago by Tracys
Awfully dull
I watched the thing. Was bored out of my mind, just wanting the killer to get on with it and do something. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Moncrieff
Fantastic little horror movie
Fantastastic little horror movie made on almost a shoestring. Truly creepy and disturbing. The opening shot was the inspiration for the opening of Carpenter's Halloween.
Published 7 months ago by Yolanda
Bob Clark's masterpiece
Black Christmas is in my top 3 creepy horror movies along with Halloween and The Changeling, there's very little blood and gore but what we do have is atmosphere and tension by the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by West25
A brilliant cult classic, years ahead of its time.
This is definitely one of the best slasher films of all time; a crazed killer stalks a coed in a sorority house and unmercifully butchers her closest friends and any passersby that... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Puzzle box
Slow Christmas
I bought the 1974-Black Christmas DVD because of the positive reviews it has received, only to find that I should have gone fro the remake. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Bell
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Black Christmas was a favourite film when I first saw it in the 70s.
I remembered it at a book/video club and thought it would be fun to put on my Christmas list - it arrived... Read more
I remembered it at a book/video club and thought it would be fun to put on my Christmas list - it arrived... Read more
Published 16 months ago by suki
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