Dont worry if you havent seen SNDN Part I because this sequel recycles about 40 minutes of footage, adding a new plot about the homicidal brother of the first films sicko. Fortunately hes played by Eric Freeman, a graduate of the Mommie Dearest school of acting, which means he has three settings: twitchy, over-the-top and MWAHAHAHAHA!!! Narrating the flashback footage from inside an asylum that looks suspiciously like a corporate office building, Freeman reminds us that his brother saw Mom being raped by a Mr Kringle one Christmas Eve, which of course turned him into a psycho killer in a Santa costume. Such fixations must be genetic because pretty soon Freemans off on a spree of his own, spearing a loan shark with his umbrella and mowing down a redneck asshole (whose girlfriend thanks him!) Dont miss the scene where Freeman sits in a theatre, gazing in open-mouthed awe at the Coming Attractions before realizing the Feature Presentation is.Silent Night Deadly Night. Needless to say, this really sets him off, and before long hes merrily strolling down the sidewalk shouting Punish! and Naughty! as he randomly shoots cops, motorists and garbage collectors.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
