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11-19-2003, 07:43 PM
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Saw the preview. Could this be the single good Christmas themed movie we'll ever see this year? 
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11-20-2003, 07:36 AM
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Personally, I thought the film was horrible...
The opening showed lots of promise and then settled into a miserable experience....
I would stand clear of this film....
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11-20-2003, 11:39 AM
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Yeah, I'm gonna have to call shenanigans on Drudge as well. Disney owns E! fer Chrissakes. Home of the "Wild On..." series. Disney hasn't been true to Walt's spirit since the mid-80s.
Frankly the trailers aren't that great, but I've read so much positive buzz about the film that I would like to see it.
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11-26-2003, 11:32 PM
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This thread is now designated the Official Discussion Thread for "Bad Santa" please, post all comments, links to outside reviews, film and box office discussion items to this thread.
All HTF member film reviews of "Bad Santa" should be posted to the Official Review Thread.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
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11-27-2003, 01:55 AM
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At first, the audience in attendance at the showing I was at tonight nervously laughed at the amount of crude language flowing out of Billy Bob's mouth, but as the film went on, the laughs from the audience became more free flowing as they were getting into the film, and understanding what kind of ride they were getting themselves on.
Personally, I haven't laughed this hard at the theaters in months, perhaps years.
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11-27-2003, 02:07 AM
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It looks hilarious to me. The trailer alone has given me a few good chuckles. But I tend to enjoy low-brow humor. |
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11-27-2003, 03:46 AM
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just got back from it. it definitely has some funny moments. overall i liked it.
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11-28-2003, 03:23 AM
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Glorious.
The ideal film for those that hate the holidays.
And a great performance from Thorton. Kind of like Jeff Bridges's The Dude from Big Lebowski, only a terminally pissed off drunk. Of course Thorton may have just been playing a version of himself. 
Bad Santa is a bitter cough syrup to all the candy-caned-ass films that want to smother you with their good cheer.
8 Ball gave it a 9:
Yo, Martin and Will are my boys, you know what I\'m saying? They make jokes I understand. The car chase is dope! I give it a 9 but I\'m still 8 Ball.
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11-28-2003, 07:43 AM
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An unusual year, two really top-notch holiday movies. Elf and Bad Santa will both join my DVD collection. I seemed to be laughing more than anyone else in the theater for both of them.
The big downside to Bad Santa was the appalling presence of children in the theater. How could a parent possibly bring a child to this, or stay for 5 minutes once they heard some of the dialogue?
I loved this movie.
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11-28-2003, 08:46 AM
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I also enjoyed this movie very much. It was funny. I mostly saw older teens and adults watching the movie. The crowd was really into it. This movie is not for everyone. that is for sure. I never saw the previews or anything. I read the reviews and it got better reviews then the other movies that opened that day.
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11-28-2003, 03:29 PM
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I hoped I'd love it, but it was barely even good. One-note and strained, and the only Christmas convention it adequately skewers is mall Santas. Thornton is good, as usual, but the movie's just trying too hard. Its attempts to shock mostly consist of Thornton wearing a Santa Claus hat while swigging liquor and using the F-word (Ho! Ho! How cutting edge!). There are a couple laughs, and the dramatic elements sometimes work in the way that Alexander Payne's do, but the premise demanded something more subversive.
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11-28-2003, 03:38 PM
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