Remissing film is always an interesting perspective. Hold too much close to the original and start to wonder, "What's the point?" Gus van Sant's "Psycho" remake of "Psycho" of "Psycho" comes to my mind. Stray too much of what came earlier and begins to feel similarly meaningless, though for various reasons. It brings us to the remake of director Mike P. Nelson on the infamous Christmas artist in the 1980s "silent night, deadly night". She walks on a beautiful line, becoming a remake that absolutely justifies its existence. At the same time, quite boldly stands out in ways that, according to the word, surprising.

The remake recently premiered at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas as one of the secret screenings of the festival. In this new version, Similar to the original classic christmas horrorA young boy named Billy, a witness to his parents brutal murder from a man in Santa Claus suit. Therefore, things are a little different. Gather years later with Billy (Rohan Campbell) as an adult who now donates Santa Claus suit, starting with a series of violent killings. His motivations look pure wicked, at least at the beginning - but over time, his true purpose becomes clearer.

What I can say as I sit here now is that I'm still thinking about this movie and how it goes. I will probably be for a while. Whether it's great or not, I don't know. What I can say with confidence is that Nelson somehow both honored the premise of director Charles Selier's original, but used that premise to tell a story that is his own. And that story is wild. Love it or hate it, it's hard to disrespect it.

When the original "quiet night, deadly night" arrived in 1984, it felt dangerous. The idea of ​​watching a guy dressed as Santa Claus killing people was offensive to many, and became very controversial in his time. In 2025, In an era when Arrifier 3 can earn nearly $ 90 million in box office As is not forbidden, a deep disturbing festival of art, a clown dressed as Santa Claus, the shock and awe factor is simply not just there with the premise.

Nelson understood this and, to be clear, not dragging out when it comes to violence. Billy has his secure ax in his hand and uses it. There is a Gord-a-many with some brutal killings. But Nelson also decided to do something radically different with Billy's character and use his trauma in new ways, making it more than a fascinating, bizarre piece of character. There are some pretty big discoveries that are not worth spoiling, but as soon as this film is revealed, there is a real big "Oh!" There is a moment one when it all clicks in place.

What Nelson does with this material is nothing but safe. It's a big, crazy swing. In an era when Hollywood is so obsessed, even if it all works as gangbusters, there is something refreshing about how stunning this film is. For those who have not seen it, Nelson also made the restart of the criminal "wrong turn" in 2021 that was similar bold. In that case, it moved even more from the original material. In any case, he is a director who quickly claims himself as someone who can take a long -standing IP and do something pretty interesting with it. If we have to continue restarting and moving things, why not have fun with it?

"Silent night, deadly night" is a shocking franchise, with four sequels and now two remake to its name. Much of it is due to the attraction of the central character Billy Chapman. At times it resulted in So bad-gathering gems like "silent night, deadly night 2." In this case, Nelson treats the material a little more seriously. It would not work without the real actor. Rohan Campbell was absolutely the real actor.

Campbell kind of stolen idea like Corey in "Halloween ends", A movie that similarly takes a big swing in the existing franchise. Casting like Billy is perfection because it brings every quality of this perverted, strange character. Billy is not like Asonerson Varies or any other masked follower without much humanity. He is a real person and a multi-dimensional character, the one who also happens to collect the body count. Taking Billy in this film is bold and it would be easy for the wrong actor to miss the ball. Campbell rises to the task, making a case for themselves as one of our more attractive modern scream kings on the road.

What we stay is a movie that makes someone think more than anyone would expect to head to him. At times it's silly. Not taken too seriously. However, there is something pretty loud and timely to say. Hardly goes with dense when needed. The film at times feels a little long in the tooth, especially before we realize what is happening, but it is a small crime compared to what Nelson took out here.

I would rather have a little untidy film that sticks to me than safe, boring re -reading what happened every day of the week. That way, the new "quiet night, deadly night" more than the world's earnings.

/Movie rating: 7 out of 10

"Silent night, deadly night" hits theaters on December 11, 2025.