Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder
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 t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 6, 2001
Stats: 1,281 reviews
Sorority house is terrorized by obscene phone caller. Then people start disappearing. Early slasher film is an influential slice of horror which actually predates Halloween by 4 years. Doesn't seem particularly innovative today because of the hundreds of horror films th...( read more)
It's way too slow and never really generates any thrills.
I give it respect for being the precursor to the slasher genre but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
The rarest of horror films - a slasher where I care about the victims, and a movie that pulls off the "killer is in the house" angle very well. With likeable characters, actual acting, and the few bits of violence coming off as genuinely terrifying, Black Christmas is an undoubte...( read more)
For a seventies horror flick, it's dreadfully disappointing. It's poorly shot, and there is no sense of suspense to be had at any point.
olivia hussey is awesome in this flic... great camera angles.. good story line.. and creepy as hell opening and ending!!
This movie was horrible. I love horror movies but i just didnt enjoy this onee.. it was horrible..
This is decieving. I went into it expecting an average slasher or even a very boring one but I was utterly astonished after watching this. It;s probably one of the few movies that actually creeped me out. Not majorly but I was still creeped out. Probably one of my favorite slashe...( read more)
This is one of the earliest greatest slasher films of the beginning of modern era. Some of the acting, the settings, and the thrilling horror that this classic horror gem causes is fantastic. A horror film that should get even more recognition: Black Christmas.
69/100
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