I just can't resist pointing to this film today; I'm hoping I can get a few more unsuspecting people to watch this charming, scary and bizarre little gem (although I suspect a lot of regular WFMU people already know it - it's worth another viewing).
Like a lot of folks, I discovered it via the controversial show Mystery Science Theater 3000, where it became one of my favorite episodes. It stands on its own very well, however, and even though it is sluggish at the beginning, with a long sequence showing "children from around the world" in separate little musical numbers, if you stick with it it rewards with many nightmarish props and scenes that must have warped the minds of lots of matinee-going youth. It holds the distinction of being one of the few Christmastime movies to contain some genuinely creepy images without perhaps meaning to.
I think it qualifies as an essential holiday film, for those who like such things. See the video link below, after the jump.
Cheers, and I'll see you here next year!
I didn't intend to watch the whole thing but I couldn't stop. Utterly fantastic. Thank you so much!
Posted by: Jessi | December 22, 2012 at 11:47 PM
I love this film so much it's crept into one of my festive video mashups this year - dj BC's Jingle Pressure: http://youtu.be/ZK7KifsEoyU. I was intending to include the other strange favourite 'Santa Claus vs the Martians' but that was kept for another video I was working on which might not make it out this year ;-)
Posted by: Tim from Radio Clash | December 23, 2012 at 12:19 AM
Hmm are links allowed? Here goes - Jingle Pressure
Posted by: Tim from Radio Clash | December 23, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Hey Tim - Jingle Pressure is Awesome! Thanxxs!
Posted by: boil | December 26, 2012 at 09:20 PM