Quarrelin' Kringle (1080p, 3:45): Casting David Harbour for the specific qualities he brought to the film and the character he portrays. This is the one moment where Violent Night’s cynical and starry-eyed threads successfully merge. For most of the movie, both are deployed in lazy ways. Whenever the writers and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters director Tommy Wirkola need to get out from whatever narrative corner they’ve painted themselves into, they lather on the earnest evocations of the magic of Christmas. Between those moments, withering sarcasm establishes an unearned sense of superiority. Much of the film’s affected edginess is directed at the Lightstones, the clan of über-wealthy assholes (and one relatively normal guy, because an audience always needs a surrogate) who gather for a dysfunctional Christmas celebration shortly after the film’s boozy cold open.

Santa's Helpers (HD, 6 Mins.) - Another EPK feature that has cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes, set design, costumes, and more. This is all too short to be anything substantial. Universal's 1080p transfer for Violent Night satisfies in all areas. While source noise prevalent, and at times pervasive, throughout Meanwhile, at a prestigious estate with a wealthy family that hates each other led by the matriarch Beverly D'Angelo, a group of vicious and well-armed criminals descend upon this family's Christmas Eve and hold them hostage for a ransom of millions of dollars. There's nothing silent about this situation, but as its title suggests, it's extremely violent when things don't go as planned when Santa shows up to deliver presents and must take on the criminals himself as he fights his way through the large mansion to save people. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Despite appearances, Violent Night isn't breaking much new ground. Breaking bodies, sure, but hardly representing the first deviation frombouts of action and violence, but when Santa isn't sledgehammering someone, or when Trudy isn't going Home Alone on the bad guys, the presented as a vomiting drunkard in the film's opening minutes. Movies like Silent Night, Deadly Night have also represented Santa, or at least an For more about Violent Night and the Violent Night Blu-ray release, see Violent Night Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on January 24, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.5 out of 5. sufficiently crisp, ditto various environments inside the house. Low light exteriors don't offer much intense visual characteristics, but the image handles likeable, like most everyone else in the movie, but he's game for the antics, theatrics, pyrotechnics, and all of the ics as he goes about

Violent Night boasts quite a cast with David Harbour headlining as Father Noel himself. He is joined by John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Cam Gigandet, Edi Patterson, and André Eriksen in various roles. The thrilling Christmas story sees Harbour’s Santa as not so much the elusive mythical figure he is known to be, but very, very real. And he can fight like a superhero! The Stranger Things star has featured in many action thrillers earlier, like Quantum of Solace, The Green Hornet, Suicide Squad, and the 2019 Hellboy, among many others in the same genre as well as in other genres. You can expect to see him in his upcoming projects like Gran Turismo, Thunderbolts, and My Dentist’s Murder Trial, which he is also executive producing. up the film. Later on, she does all she can to assist Santa, springing various traps that would make Kevin McCallister proud, but some of these Audio Commentary: Director Tommy Wirkola, Producer Guy Danella, Writer Pat Casey, and Writer Josh Miller gather to discuss the filmDo you find it entertaining to watch irreverent Christmas movies? Why, or why not? Does this movie still manage to celebrate the spirit of giving and spreading joy? Quarrelin' Kringle (HD, 4 Mins.) - An EPK moment where the cast and Harbour talk about doing the stuntwork for the film. low light well enough. Colors in such situations are limited, too, but inside in well-lit rooms viewers will appreciate attention to tonal detail. The image is safe. It just so happens that the tables turn when Santa arrives. He's armed with not only a magical bag of presents but also a sledgehammer and

individual dressed like Santa, as a murdering maniac. Here, maybe the difference is that this is the real Santa who doesn't just distribute It's Christmas at the Lightstone mansion and a troubling family reunion is about to get all the more interesting when several armed Much like those two movies, the pacing can drag a bit in between the heavier action beats, which are no doubt high-octane and full of red liquid. But in Violent Night'salmost two-hour run time, the story of the family issues and even some of Santa's past can be a bit uneven. There are some fun action moments, especially when Santa is getting beat up, but overcomes everyone with some blunt-force trauma each time. If the film kept its pace as it runs in the last 15 or so minutes, Violent Night would be the perfect action movie. Performances from everyone including a hammed-up John Leguizamo are entertaining and Harbour's performance as Santa is just the right amount of charm and brutality for this universe. Santa drinks and appears extremely drunk in a bar. He steals beer and other drinks. He "shotguns" a beer. He belches and vomits. Other characters drink pints of beer in a bar. Wealthy characters at Christmas party drink martinis and wine. A woman pours half a bottle of alcohol into a glass in one scene. There are no consequences for drinking.Musical cues are right on the money, equally clear and well defined and also enjoying good spacing. Front side is dominant, of course, but there's plenty Messages about believing in yourself and in the true spirit of Christmas (joy and giving), as well as some secondary messages cautioning against greed and selfishness -- but all of these are muted by the movie's embrace of extreme violence. For the week of January 23rd, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release Violent Night on Blu-ray. Other new releases include Inu-Oh from Shout Factory, Glorious from RLJE Films and Mindcage from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Catalog titles include 4K UHD ...

We gotta get Pedro [Pascal] and Oscar [Isaac] to play the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy in the next iteration: the Santa cinematic universe with a bunch of ‘daddies’ as imaginary creatures," Harbour told Digital Spy.Violent Night comes from Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola, who is recognized for transforming beloved classics into dark and dangerous tales with a modern setting. Take Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters for example. Wirkola is best known for his previous projects like Kill Buljo, the Kill Bill parody, the Norwegian comedy-horror series, Dead Snow and its sequel Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, What Happened to Monday, and The Trip, among others. He’s also set to write and direct his next movie, Spermageddon, coming in 2023. But Santa Claus isn’t much of a character to build a movie around, or at least Harbour’s version of him isn’t. Long stretches of the film are devoted to Harbour wandering around the estate, or pouring his heart out to young Trudy over the walkie-talkie her dad gave her at the beginning of the movie. (How Santa got the other radio is one of those “Uhhhh, magic?” moments, or maybe an editing issue.) The more time the movie spends with Santa, the less his motivations make sense. And the audience has a lot of time to think about these things — Violent Night slows to a crawl midway through, getting too talky and earnest for the script to bear. Violent Night wrapped up its plot with a nice bow (sorry) but that doesn't mean a sequel is out of the question. A brief rundown of what went down in Violent Night ( spoilers ahead!), the very wealthy Gertrude Lightstone hosts her annual Christmas party with her daughter Avla (Edi Patterson) and son Jason, along with his soon to be ex-wife Linda (Alexis Louder) and their daughter Trudy. The other big plus Violent Night has is its, well violence. The set pieces go above and beyond, with villians being impaled, burned and dismembered. Highlights include a Home Alone inspired sequence (turns out the invaders in this film are a lot less durable than Harry and Marv) and a Mortal Kombat worthy finish to the final showdown. There's also a decent vain of comedy even if you won't exactly be guffawing in the aisles.