Bad Santa

OK, i saw this yesterday with a like-minded friend, and IMHO, it's the funniest Christmas movie in years.

Billy Bob Thornton plays a drunken, worthless Santa. There's also his foul-mouthed sidekick elf, and Bernie Mac as a perpetually annoyed mall security chief, and John Ritter (pre-dirt nap) as a clueless mall manager.

This movie pulls no punches, cuts no-one a break, and the tugging you feel is on your colon, not your heartstrings. It's a fine black comedy from the director of Crumb, produced by the Coen brothers (IIRC), and it probably won't be in the theaters long.

It's a perfect antidote to all the fake cheer and corporate commercial crap that is everywhere this time of year.

errr.. dont tell me that..... now i will go see it........ JESUS!!!!

And Ghost World! I too have heard good things about it and will probably allow the holiday season to suck me in as well.

Yeah, I'm seriously looking forward to this. Apparently there's a scene where Billy Bob repeatedly punches a little kid. Beautiful.

I can NOT WAIT to see this movie.

Bad Santa~!

I loved this movie. Billy Bob rules. I was extremely disappointed with "Elf"...so at least one wierd Christmas movie this year made me happy.

Dammit, I was hoping it was Ritter post-nap.

I couldn't agree with you more.
This movie was hilarious.

There was no better way to end a day of eating..
then catching the last showing of this movie..

Billy Bob is hilarious.
Though, it's hard to picture him outside of Slingblade..

BUt..I can't get over how funny the boxing scene was..
oh.. so.. so.. funny..

ew.. bloody pink elephants.

fuckmesantafuckmesantafuckmesanta.

instant classic.

In the commercials it looks like shit. A NOT-NICE SANTA and an elf WHO WILL TELL YOU WERE TO STICK IT. So it blew my mind when I found out Terry Zwigoff directed it. It's been poorly marketed, but I'm glad to hear good things about it.

I saw it this weekend, ........completly fucking hilarious

Yeah. This has happened to me a number of times:

(A preview for Bad Santa plays on the TV)
ME: Oooh! I really want to see this!
FRIEND: Ha-ha! Oh, you kid.
ME: No, I do.
FRIEND: Yeah. Sure.
ME: No, it's directed by Terry Zwigoff! The guy who did Ghost World!
FRIEND: Whoa!

The scary thing is that it's happened at least three times with my Very Special Ladyfriend playing the part of FRIEND.

Probably won't make it to the UK.

much the pity

i just saw this last night and i have to say that i have not laughed so hard in my life. billy bob says some of the craziest things

Yup, damn righteous movie. I took my little brother so you know I got the bonus of helping to warp him.

OK I know I am a little late but I saw that shizzle last night and it was one of the best movies I have ever seen

Nothing could make the human experience less alienating

and the laughter, oh the laughter, I am still laughing right now

Yeah... i just saw the commercial for it...

it looks HILARIOUS!!!!

Best Xmas since movie "Scrooged" or "Nightmare Before Christmas". 'fact "Bad Santa" was so damn flawless I had to take my little 15 year old brothers to see it a second time.

When you see that poor little fat kid your intitial reaction is to laugh, and you will. Then that damn voice in the back of your head tells you that you shouldn't. But if you don't find it amusing, then you should see "Elf" or "Haunted Mansion".


"What the FUCK kid?! Are you fuckin with me?!!"



[Edited on Dec 05, 2003 by Scopitone]

Hell ya, that movie was hilarious!!

But that might have been partly due to the fact that between three of us we snuck in an 18 pack of natty's.

Everyone should go see it! It rocks!

It was very good. Expecially John Ritter. Some parts make you want to cry though. Like everytime that poor kids says something sad.

Lauren Graham is in it

Haha, I felt bad for him every once and a while.