"Time for some season's beatings"

October 7, 2022 3:17 AM

Violent Night [YT] If we're all in the mood for more genre mashups, here's a trailer to an upcoming Christmas movie starring David Harbour and John Leguizamo.
posted by cendawanita (17 comments total)

This looks promising. The humor is at least mildly funny, and I appreciate Santa materializing in front of the fireplace-- so much easier than having to clamber down chimneys.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 3:47 AM on October 7, 2022

That will make a good double bill with the Jennifer Lopez movie linked a few FPPs down!
posted by wenestvedt at 4:11 AM on October 7, 2022 [5 favorites]

1. I really hope the $300 million in the family's safe is crypto
2. In the future, no one will argue whether this remake of "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie or not
3. I'm here for thicc Leguizamo on the naughty list
posted by chavenet at 4:32 AM on October 7, 2022 [5 favorites]

I'm here for thicc Leguizamo on the naughty list

I can't see him in anything without stopping to remember the Leguizamo is French for "the guizamo."
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 5:10 AM on October 7, 2022 [9 favorites]

I really want this to be good. The fact that it looks like everyone is aware what movie they're making and having fun is encouraging, but this is the kind of thing that you can't trust until you see it fully baked.
posted by East14thTaco at 5:16 AM on October 7, 2022 [3 favorites]

This looks... fun! Hopefully more fun than that one with Mel Gibson (Fatman).
posted by rozcakj at 5:25 AM on October 7, 2022

I can't see him in anything without stopping to remember the Leguizamo is French for "the guizamo."

On the other hand, I can only think of someone with a patch of uizamo on the leg.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 5:35 AM on October 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

richochet biscuit: ... a patch of uizamo on the leg.

They just use those for easier access while you're driving: the uizamo (Japanese for "dart holster") on your arm are tough to reach while operating the steering wheel, or reaching past a seatbelt.

I think this is like a "peace dividend" that came out of motorcycle racing.
posted by wenestvedt at 5:40 AM on October 7, 2022

I live in almost certainty that the title alone was the movie pitch.
posted by rongorongo at 6:04 AM on October 7, 2022 [2 favorites]

@GCU - that’s either the smartest dumb joke or the dumbest smart joke ever.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 7:02 AM on October 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

but this is the kind of thing that you can't trust until you see it fully baked.

Well, I certainly wasn't going to see it sober!
posted by reclusive_thousandaire at 8:40 AM on October 7, 2022 [11 favorites]

Fuckin' Prancer.
posted by kirkaracha at 10:16 AM on October 7, 2022 [2 favorites]

I want to see the alternate universe movie, where Santa takes the $300 million and distributes it to kids.
posted by doctornemo at 12:35 PM on October 7, 2022 [4 favorites]

After you've seen the movie, live the adventure at home with my friend's tabletop RPG.
posted by Naberius at 2:49 PM on October 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

It's a full feature version of "The Night the Reindeer Died" from Scrooged.
posted by zardoz at 4:46 PM on October 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

I live in almost certainty that the title alone was the movie pitch.

In that case can 'Virulent Night' be far behind?

And I doubt any of us are ready for that.
posted by jamjam at 7:57 PM on October 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

Ah, Hell diddly-ding-dong crap! What is going on with my phone!? Breaking Ned came up for me.
posted by y2karl at 8:50 AM on October 9, 2022