Santa's Slay – Blutige Weihnachten (2005)

Santa’s Slay – Blutige Weihnachten: Directed by David Steiman. With Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp. Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.

“It must be hard being a popular wrestler. People pay money to see you, to cheer for you, to buy your merchandise, and generally to make you feel like more then the average man. It makes you think that if they were willing to do all that, theyu0026#39;d be willing to follow you if you attempt other projects as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd they do. But mainly to make fun of it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThen again, it seems like wrestlers are united in their substandard film choices. Hulk Hoganu0026#39;s, whose wrestling stardom was heavily influenced by his guest appearance in Rocky III, movie career reads like a u0026quot;What Not To Do When Picking A Scriptu0026quot;. Steve Austin, Triple H, and Adam Copeland (Edge) wonu0026#39;t exactly be remembered for their marks in Hollywood either (Only the future will tell if The Rock breaks the mold or follows in their footsteps). And then along comes a film like this, starring former WCW dynamo Bill Goldberg.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSurprisingly, itu0026#39;s not all bad.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTrue, one shouldnu0026#39;t go into the film expecting a fully sensible plot, or a masterwork of acting, or extremely convincing special effects (look out for the prone motionless u0026#39;hell-deer!u0026#39;). However, the film does contain a few likable characters, some decent puns in the Christmas vein (along with some excruciating ones), and half the time, Goldberg actually manages to make the concept of Santa really being an evil entity comes off as credible. And of course, any film that presents the credit sequence as a naughty and nice list canu0026#39;t be all bad.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the end, itu0026#39;s not Santa With Muscles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd thatu0026#39;s really saying something.”