One Hell Of A Christmas Movie
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Better Watch Out , Better Not Die
"One Hell of a Christmas" is a dark and action packed comedy that takes place in a modern city as well as in a fearful underworld. When Carlitos is released after doing 2 years of "hard time", he attempts to redeem himself and sets an example for his 5 year-old son. However, when a friend confronts him with a very dark and horrifying scam for some quick dough and good times, he declines, but never the less he soon finds himself entangled in a web of sex, drugs and Christmas carols.
| Tolo Montana | Carlitos |
| Thure Lindhardt | Mike |
| Erik Holmey | The Devil |
| Zlatko Buric | Ibrahim |
| Pat Kelman | Englishman |
| Maiken Gravlund | The Mother |
| Rickie Thorsberg | The Son |
| Claus P. Jensen | Cowboy Jack |
| Lasse Skou Lindstad | Wolfy, Demon |
| Salah El Koussa | Bobby |
| David Bateson | Tommy |
| Jaber Dahlawan | Arab |
| Alberto Gonzáles | Prisoner |
| Flemming Heigren | Bar Guest |
| Shaky González |
3.80 out of 10 (141 votes)
Visitor Reviews
ONE HELL OF A MOVIE(wink)
posted on 22 Jan 2009Stinky Gonzalez's work cannot and will not go unappreciated. In a room full of cynical young men and women this film triumphed, leaving us awestruck in its wake. As it flawlessly wove from scene to scene with the grace and raw passion lacking in most of its B-movie contemporaries we were all struck silent..looking forward to Angels of the night, hoping that it can hold a mere candle to this Monolith of B-Cinema.
Dude, you guys are harsh!!!
posted on 22 Sep 2007I liked this flick, everybody else on here keeps busting its jingle bells because of the budget, but to tell you the truth I was impressed that they put something that good together, with what they had to work with...I would recommend this movie to any student filmmaker as well anyone else. I mean honestly does a movie really need a multi million dollar budget, and a buncha well fed Hollywood hams to be watchable...I mean for all you guys that are dissing it, you sure seem to know it form the opening credits to the end! Perosanally, i think its so sad that so many self proclaimed film gurus on the net have such a cynical attitude, towards the B-movie side of the horror genre (must admit though I have seen some crummy low budget flicks e.i. drive in 'gag')
Okay this movie totally sucks!!!
posted on 06 Aug 2007I am watching this movie right now and am bored out of my f-ing mind. I love christmas themed horror movies and thought the cover looked cool so I put it in my "que" on blockbuster online. On the one hand I am happy that I didn't have to shell out the 5 dollars for it at the store but on the other hand I could have been watching something way better right now. I gave this movie 1 star because I couldn't give it any less-Amazon.com doesnt accomodate for that. Granted there are some cool scenes in the movie but they are few and far between. My advice-Step away from this movie, turn and run fast as hell in the other direction.
Hey what's up?
posted on 21 Jul 2007Guys I only like this movie because it was the movie of the month at this website by some fresh ass Juggalettes. www.juggalettes4LIFE.com. Check out their website if your into Insane Clown Posse. If your not into hatchet history then leave. I'm a Juggalo and I stand beside those hot ninjettes. Buy this movie as well a some ICP stuff.
One hell of a crappy movie
posted on 14 Jul 2007I keep giving Fangoria movies a chance and keep being let down. This is it. I decided to give this one a chance because it is by the same maker as Angel of the Night which I thought was pretty good. No more, if Fangoria has their name on it I will steer clear. This movie SUCKED!!!! They may have a great magazine but they should think twice before putting their name on crap like this. AVOID at all costs!!!!
Accent
posted on 17 May 2007I saw this film and liked Angel of the Night a LOT more. However, this is far from the worst film I've ever seen, but being from Denmark myself, I find the actors' accent horrifying. Most of them sound like we did learning the language in the fifth grade. I like seing Danish actors and directors doing English languaged film - BUT, please - work on those accents!!! To me it more or less ruined the enjoyment of the film
Evil Dead meets El Mariachi
posted on 23 Oct 2006And it should have been a lot better too! this mostly dull horror film was directed by Shaky Gonzalez (who's Angel Of The Night is said to be quiet good) The first half of the film is mostly a drama featuring a Man who gets out of jail on Christmas eve & hopes to spend some time with his wife & kid. However his buddy has decided to pay him a visit & when he does come, he brings with him a weird black claw that belongs to Satan himself. Whom later in the movie goes looking for it. Soon an evil spirit comes along which possesses anything & everything in the man's house. Leading the Man into a fight with some creatures, he may not be able to defeat. Although this plot & the box art may make this look & sound like a fun movie, it's not. The horror part of the picture does not kick in until the last 10 minutes. The creepy demon make-up reminiscent of original Evil Dead creatures is quiet good & is the only thing that saved it from receiving my "0" rating. However despite the ending I advise you skip it & rent something else.* (star)
Don't even bother!
posted on 21 Feb 2004This was awful. Don't be seduced by the awesome DVD cover. There is very little gore, and the demons only appear briefly. The story mainly circles around an ex-con, his stupid friend, and the ex-con wanting to see his kid. But heres the big clincher.....his stupid friend is sleeping with the ex-cons wife. Big deal right? Ya! I paid 5 dollars for this DVD.....I want my money back.
Oooooh (nooooooo) Carlitos
posted on 19 Oct 2003Carlitos is a felon, upon getting out of jail around Christmas time, a junkie no good "friend" , Mike, shows him a claw he stole from someone. It seems some demonic forces want said claw back and decide to torment Carlito for it instead of his friend who is busy shagging Carlito's wife. Shades of "Evil Dead", and "Hellraiser" abound, but bargain basement shades, with a horrid story, below sub-par 'special' effects, and atrocious acting. Steer clear of this dreck. Fangoria endorses some god awful films and this is NO exception. As a matter of fact, I implore you to read "Rue Morgue" instead as it's so incredibly much better.My Grade: F DVD Extras: Fangoria Article; Theatrical Trailer; and Trailers for "Slashers", "Wilderness", "School's Out", "Angel of the Night", and "Lady of the Lake"
NOT TOO SHABBY
posted on 15 Jun 2003Well ok... i rented this movie under the assumption that it was really horrible and cheesy,(which it kinda was) but then again... i love all b-movies. the begining was actually not bad, but then when demons start appearing, the voice dubbing is shot to hell...(especially with the female one!) he he he... anyways, i loved this movie, and recommend it to anyone who loves b-movies. TWO THUMBS UP!
"Feliz Navidad."
posted on 13 Mar 2003~Spoiler~One Hell of a Christmas is a Fango release and a very drug-related horror story. The story begins with the Spanish Tom Sizemore being released from prison. We spend and invest time with this character and his back story.
It doesn't get into the horror right away. The first half of the film is spent getting to know the characters and the set-up, which is a good thing.
It does however get a tad bit boring when it takes too long to get to the action. We also get a glimpse of the item that will set off the horror aspects of the movie. It's a claw that has magic cocaine in it basically.
You snort it and you become a superhero. When our main character gets his hands on the claw is when the action starts. It will remind any horror fan of The Evil Dead right away. The re-animated hooker scene is just too dead on. It absolutely screams Evil Dead. I was let down by the ending too.
Looking back at the film, I wish it would have stayed a straight drama because that part was just better. That's very sad to say coming from me.
One Hell of a Christmas is certainly nothing great, but it's not Fangoria's worst release either. For a better say-no-to-drugs horror flick, watch Brain Damage.
Surprisingly Good for a Bad Movie
posted on 05 Mar 2003I rented this movie expecting to hate it and/or to fall asleep during it. I was pleasantly surprised by the actors (altho a couple of the voices were annoying) who I felt did a very good job considering the material they had to work with. Can me wierd, but I found Mike (Thure Lindhardt) strangely sexy despite his bad teeth. Hmmmm, what does that say about ME?The storyline was, of course, fairly predictable but enjoyable nonetheless.All in all, I give it a 2.5 on the Leonard Maltin 'Bomb to 4-Star' rating.
fairly decent
posted on 05 Aug 2002fairly decent Fangoria movie has plenty of gore to satisfy the gore hounds however it gets too weird and confusing for it's own good the script is decent but a couple dubbing mistakes and some lame dialog kinda hurt it and it does have a somewhat happy ending a really weird premise with this one folks still this is a fairly watchable time that is decent before getting a bit silly he is trying to set a good example for his son but he gets back to his old ways eventually and it leads too a quite wacko movie here i do recommend this for people who want something different but be prepared there are a couple of disturbing moments and the direction is stylish so its worth a watch but not much more then that **1/2 out of 5
Another Reason To Avoid Fangoria Movies Like The Plague
posted on 05 Jul 2009ONE HELL OF A Christmas (1 outta 5 stars) And 1 out of 5 stars is being GENEROUS! Dismal low budget hodge-podge of a zillion horror movie clichés... and even some Latino gang movie clichés added in for good measure. Our "hero" Carlitos (Tolo Montana... trust me, you are never gonna have a reason to remember this guy's name) is a just-released convict doing a bad imitation of Al Pacino from "Carlito's Way". (Maybe his name is some sort of "homage"? Oh, who cares already!) Anyway, he meets up with his pal Mike (Thure Lindhardt... a bargain basement version of Jason Mewes), who has just gotten hold of some kind of stolen talisman that gives the owner incredible power (except, I guess, the power to not have his talisman stolen... which seems to happen with great frequency). Carlito says he wants to go straight and lead a clean life and win back his estranged wife and child... but insofar as Mike and Carlitos are back into the drugs and whores on his first day out of prison... I don't think that's gonna happen. So, there is also some kind of mysterious body-switching guardian who goes after whoever has the talisman to kill, maim, hurt, whatever. Terrible acting, terrible special effects, terrible story, terrible plot. This one dead prostitute who comes back to life to fight Carlitos is almost scary-looking... but the effect is outdone by this terrible cartoony voice they dubbed in for her. Another winner from the people at Fangoria Magazine (whose mag is almost as bad as the movies they endorse... almost). Avoid this trash (located in a Wal-Mart bargain bin near you).