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I just came back from a screening of “Santa’s Slay” the upcoming Goldberg movie and thought I would share some thoughts. The host of the screening said that we were the first audience to ever see this film but he probably just says that at every showing. The official movie synopsis we were given before the show was as follows:
From producer Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1&2) comes SANTA’S SLAY a fast paced horror/comedy which casts everybody’s favorite Holiday figure, Santa Clause, in a very different, and sinister, light
It turns out that Santa Claus (WWE Wrestling star Goldberg) is not really the cuddly harmless old fellow that we all know and love. In fact, he’s a devil, and the only thing that has been keeping his bad side in check all this time is a bet he lost with an angel.
Now, this bet has expired, and 1000 years of good cheer will be replaced by Christmas fear. This Christmas will be a violent night of chaos, with Santa bashing his way though town. Local boy Nicholas, his girlfriend Mac and his crazy Grandfather are the only ones who know the truth about Santa, and can save their town and the world.
Yep, the movie was about as inane as it sounds. I have to admit that I am a big fan of B horror/schlock/camp movies so this really appealed to me, but not many of the other people at the screening and certainly not in the focus group I stayed behind to be a part of. I think I was the only one who actually enjoyed it. That being said, the movie served its purpose and for that type of movie it was fairly well executed. I won’t bore you with a full review of the plot and acting but rather focus on Goldberg’s role in the film. What impressed me most was the way the director “protected” Goldberg. His fights were brutal, violent and quick (like any good Goldberg match should be) and his speaking role was limited to one-liners that served a purpose (to either make him seem more intimidating or for a laugh). In many ways he was used better in this film than during his stint in the WWE. Goldberg came off as the unstoppable force that he was during the height of his WCW reign, which is exactly the opposite of what he was around this time last year in the WWE. I also found it funny that they promoted him as a current member of the WWE roster on their propaganda when he hasn’t been on WWE TV for almost a year.
The bottom line is that this role suited him well and his performance was much better than I went in expecting. This is certainly no “Santa With Muscles” Redux, and like I said previously, for the type of movie that it was, it was well done.
From producer Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1&2) comes SANTA’S SLAY a fast paced horror/comedy which casts everybody’s favorite Holiday figure, Santa Clause, in a very different, and sinister, light
It turns out that Santa Claus (WWE Wrestling star Goldberg) is not really the cuddly harmless old fellow that we all know and love. In fact, he’s a devil, and the only thing that has been keeping his bad side in check all this time is a bet he lost with an angel.
Now, this bet has expired, and 1000 years of good cheer will be replaced by Christmas fear. This Christmas will be a violent night of chaos, with Santa bashing his way though town. Local boy Nicholas, his girlfriend Mac and his crazy Grandfather are the only ones who know the truth about Santa, and can save their town and the world.
Yep, the movie was about as inane as it sounds. I have to admit that I am a big fan of B horror/schlock/camp movies so this really appealed to me, but not many of the other people at the screening and certainly not in the focus group I stayed behind to be a part of. I think I was the only one who actually enjoyed it. That being said, the movie served its purpose and for that type of movie it was fairly well executed. I won’t bore you with a full review of the plot and acting but rather focus on Goldberg’s role in the film. What impressed me most was the way the director “protected” Goldberg. His fights were brutal, violent and quick (like any good Goldberg match should be) and his speaking role was limited to one-liners that served a purpose (to either make him seem more intimidating or for a laugh). In many ways he was used better in this film than during his stint in the WWE. Goldberg came off as the unstoppable force that he was during the height of his WCW reign, which is exactly the opposite of what he was around this time last year in the WWE. I also found it funny that they promoted him as a current member of the WWE roster on their propaganda when he hasn’t been on WWE TV for almost a year.
The bottom line is that this role suited him well and his performance was much better than I went in expecting. This is certainly no “Santa With Muscles” Redux, and like I said previously, for the type of movie that it was, it was well done.
posted by Jay at 1:54 AM
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