I'm really not trying to be hyperbolic when I say that this might be the worst movie that I've ever watched. I know there are worse movies out there but this was personally the most miserable viewing expiernce I've had. The movie fails on basically every level. It just sucks. The budget is clearly non-existent and the whole thing just oozes cheapness. Low budget horror movies can be fun, but this one isn't. The majority of the acting is downright terrible. And for a movie called Holiday Hell, the shorts barely have anything to do with Holidays.
The first segment is easily the worst. Like a minute into it you realize what kind of movie this is going to be. It, without a doubt, contains the worst acting and dialogue I've ever seen in a movie. No human being talks the way the characters in this segment talk. It's one of the most nothing pieces of film making I've ever seen. It has absolutely no reason for existing. Just some laughably bad characters getting killed off and then a CrAzY tWiSt that doesn't matter, followed by a god awful fight scene. There's nothing scary, nothing funny, nothing unique, nothing original. Completely and utterly pointless.
The second segment is just barely better than the first, but still terrible in every conceivable way. Bad acting, a few failed attempts at humor, the complete absence of anything scary or suspenseful. The killer doll is the most nonthreatening killer doll ever put to screen. Just miserable all around. The third segment is the only thing slightly decent about this move and the main actor's performance is actually good. Even then, it's only okay. It got a couple chuckles out of me but it didn't make up for how bad everything else in the movie was. The last one is just plain boring and forgettable. The first two stand out more for how bad they are but nothing about the last one stands out whatsoever. It then leads into a dumb climax and the movie is thankfully over.
Holiday Hell is bad on practically every level. The only thing good about it are Jeffery Combs and Joel Murray, everything else is trash. I've never regretted watching a movie more than this one, and it's the only time I've felt embarrassed for spending my time watching a movie.
The first segment is easily the worst. Like a minute into it you realize what kind of movie this is going to be. It, without a doubt, contains the worst acting and dialogue I've ever seen in a movie. No human being talks the way the characters in this segment talk. It's one of the most nothing pieces of film making I've ever seen. It has absolutely no reason for existing. Just some laughably bad characters getting killed off and then a CrAzY tWiSt that doesn't matter, followed by a god awful fight scene. There's nothing scary, nothing funny, nothing unique, nothing original. Completely and utterly pointless.
The second segment is just barely better than the first, but still terrible in every conceivable way. Bad acting, a few failed attempts at humor, the complete absence of anything scary or suspenseful. The killer doll is the most nonthreatening killer doll ever put to screen. Just miserable all around. The third segment is the only thing slightly decent about this move and the main actor's performance is actually good. Even then, it's only okay. It got a couple chuckles out of me but it didn't make up for how bad everything else in the movie was. The last one is just plain boring and forgettable. The first two stand out more for how bad they are but nothing about the last one stands out whatsoever. It then leads into a dumb climax and the movie is thankfully over.
Holiday Hell is bad on practically every level. The only thing good about it are Jeffery Combs and Joel Murray, everything else is trash. I've never regretted watching a movie more than this one, and it's the only time I've felt embarrassed for spending my time watching a movie.