Santa's Slay |  | Director: David Steiman
Actors: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp, Dave Thomas
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 30419
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 78 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LGED18654D
UPC: 031398186540
EAN: 0031398186540
ASIN: B000BQ7J6Q
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: December 20, 2005
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Genre: Horror
Rating: R
Release Date: 22-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
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I told you that you'd better watch out January 14, 2010
Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA)
I don't know what it is about Christmas and horror, but it's amazing how the two fit together so well. I've enjoyed many a gruesome Christmas-based horror movie in my time, and Santa's Slay definitely makes my list of favorites. No doubt we've all noticed at some point that Santa is spelled with the same letters as Satan. That can't be a coincidence, can it? What do we really know about this Santa guy? We know the man works one frickin' day a year - that can't be on the level. He almost has to run his whole elf-based enterprise as some kind of sweat shop in order to turn out so many toys every year. Nobody in his right mind would live in such an extreme environment as the North Pole unless he has something to hide. During those months without sunlight, the man has to watch every step he makes to avoid stepping in reindeer patties or little elves, and you know he has to get tired of 364 days straight of Mrs. Claus. Oh, he says it's all for the good little boys and girls all over the world, but what if that isn't true? What if Santa actually hates little kids? Can you imagine how much rage such a man would have built up inside after all these years?
In this dark twist on the Santa legend, old St. Nick is actually the son of Satan who lost a bet to an angel. As the loser, he was compelled to spend one thousand years spreading joy to the hearts of boys and girls all over the world. He hated every minute of it, but now those thousand years have passed and Santa is finally free to unleash his true evil nature. Eschewing the traditional eight reindeer for a single evil "helldeer," he guides his sleigh to Hell Township and starts laying the smacketh down all over town. This ain't your traditional fat old Santa; this dude is as big and bad as they come. This is a man who took the world of professional wrestling by storm in the late 1990s, a man I watched lay out Hulk Hogan with his patented Jackhammer finishing move to win the WCW Heavyweight Championship in what has to be my greatest wrestling memory of all time. If you had told me back then that Goldberg would one day play Santa Claus in a movie, I would have questioned your mental capacity. As it turns out, though, the filmmakers couldn't have chosen a better actor for this part. While there is definitely a lot of comedy to enjoy alongside all of the killing in Santa's Slay, Bill Goldberg never goes too far over the top, even when he's dishing out ironic Christmas clichés to his victims (and, of course, he's a natural at throwing people around like ragdolls).
The film gets off to a rousing start, as Santa takes out an entire star-studded, highly dysfunctional family. I can see taking out the likes of Fran Drescher and Chris Kattan - but Rebecca Gayheart? Come on, man! You know this guy's pure evil right from the start. And this little mass slaughter is only the beginning, as Santa basically goes through town killing people in all sorts of ways. It's amazing how many Christmas decorations can be used as implements of death. The only hope of putting an end to his rampage (which, oddly enough given all of the dead bodies stacking up, no one else in town seems to notice) seems to lie with teenaged Nicolas Yuleson (Douglas Smith), his exceedingly cute friend Mary (Emilie de Ravin), and his crazy old grandpa (Robert Culp). It turns out that there's a lot about Grandpa that Nicolas could never have imagined.
With its great mix of murderous mayhem and comedy, Santa's Slay makes for a wickedly entertaining little movie. Some of the sleigh-flying scenes feature some of the worst special effects I've seen in a long time, but those brief moments really take nothing away from all of the things the movie does quite well. The entire cast is great, the funny lines in the script are actually funny, and the pacing is spot on. It does have a rather short runtime of 78 minutes, but it's also the kind of "tell your friends" movie you'll want to watch more than once.
Kick Ass Christ Mass Movie January 9, 2010
Todd Poe (Essex, MD USA)
I enjoyed it I thought it was an interesting twist. The plot was kinda mediocre but the action was good. Plus I happen to like Bill Goldberg I liked him as wrestler.
Incredible, a new Christmas classic! December 1, 2009
M. Ryan Fairbanks (Cleveland, Ohio)
Santa's Slay is one of the more awe-inspiring movies I've seen in quite a while. Bill Goldberg stars as Santa Clause himself, only this year he isn't delivering presents. As the movie title suggests, Santa is on a killing spree! It seems the only reason Santa was nice in the first place, was that he lost a bet with an angel 1000 years ago. But now that time is up and all bets are off, Santa is kicking ass and taking names. A young man along with his girlfriend and grandfather sets out to put a stop to Santa's slay.
This tongue in cheek horror comedy is the perfect thing to satisfy your holiday b-movie itch. It doesn't waste any time with unnecessary build ups or character development, it just goes straight for the throat with the violence and humor, and I'm pretty sure I speak for more than myself when I say that's what I was hoping for out of Santa's Slay. Occasionally it does get a bit too stupid for its own good, but the fact that someone had the audacity to even make this movie easily outweighs the cons.
Does anymore even need to be said? Shelf Rudolph and Frosty this year and watch Santa's Slay instead! Also recommended: Silent Night, Deadly Night,Christmas Evil.
 Goldberg in his best role yet an evil Santa Claus November 26, 2009
This movie is good I like the part When Santa goes into a Nude bar and Beat's everyone up in a comical way some thing i dont understand is why do they have so many jewish actors in a christmas Film Never the less this movie is great and you should try it. Ps the color's in this movie are blood red and pine green .
Hilarious and fun May 3, 2009
Holly (OHIO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I want to start out by saying that this is not a serious horror movie, this is not a movie that you would want to watch or review if you are going to pick apart every unrealistic aspect of this film. This is a fun and hilarious film about Santa clasue "SATAN" who doesn't want to be nice and give the little kids presents he wants to KILL them. Goldberg was hilarious as Santa and the inventive ways that he kills cracks me up. I love the beginning where he kills all the cameo people. I personally loved this movie and couldn't wait to add it to my collection. If you are open minded and want to have a few laughs buy this film.
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