IMDB: 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
Not bad for a slasher, is it? For me, this tale of murders in a sorority house during days leading to Christmas is indeed a particularly interesting movie. See, if you surf around slasher movie trailers on YouTube, you'll notice those being presented as mind-blowingly horrifying, warning people with weaker minds to not even come near the theater, speculating on nearly being banned and such. However, they don't work that way. Slashers tend to rely on bodily emotions evoked by boo-scares and pure disgust, rather than mess with your mind. Black Christmas, however, is an exception.
It is truly the kind of movie other slashers pretend to be.
The atmosphere is dense and truly black, with characters actually having lives and tragedies of their own (rather than being "typical" teenagers, existing only for the viewer to identify with). There are none of the boring genre formalities, such as death by sex (this makes sense, as Black Christmas might very well be the first slasher movie - it predates Halloween by four years). The murders are gruesome. The murderer makes you afraid (I could recommend watching this witch a couple daylight hours still remaining, just in case you won't feel comfortable about staying indoors). The movie starts off dark and turns more toward pitch black with every scene, leaving a taste of sadness, disgust and fear in your mind when it's finished.
This is definitely not a movie to watch in a party. The chances of a chevalier getting laid after holding his girl through the scariest parts - well, that obviously depends on the girl, but you might find a more suited alternative to Black Christmas for that purpose. This is, however, a must see for a slasher and horror lover. Beginning of a genre and, in my opinion, it's finest example.
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