Ho Ho Ho motherf*ckers! Yup, it’s that time of year again…the giving season. As families everywhere come together to celebrate the holidays, bundle up by the fire, and indulge in a parade of sappy Christmas movies, the real adults in the room are going to need something with a bit more kick. Think about it, the all-time best Christmas movies – It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, you name it – all revolve around sentimental family-friendly stories for children and adults to enjoy equally. But f*ck all that, Jack, this year we’re all about honoring a bona fide Christmas classic expressly aimed at adult audiences. While Die Hard and Violent Night are worthy action-packed contenders, it’s time to dish out the edible cookies and spiked eggnog for Bad Santa – easily the most politically incorrect and controversially transgressive Christmas comedy on record.
- 12/18/2023
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
Clockwork from bottom left: Gremlins (Screenshot: Warners Bros.), Silent Night (Screenshot: Lionsgate), Krampus (Screenshot: Universal Pictures), Bad Santa (Screenshot: Columbia Pictures), A Bad Moms Christmas (Screenshot: STX Entertainment)Graphic: The A.V. Club
It’s Christmas time again, which means more marathons of the same old sappy, feel-good movies. But what...
It’s Christmas time again, which means more marathons of the same old sappy, feel-good movies. But what...
- 12/2/2023
- by Gil Macias, Brian Collins, Robert DeSalvo, Bryan Reesman, Richard Newby, Matthew Jackson, Mark Keizer, and Jen Lennon
- avclub.com
Stars: John Migliore, Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith, Kylie Gough, Simon Wheeldon, Lena Montecalvo, Sabrina Migliore, Mike Trebilcock, Jim Ordolis | Written and Directed by John Migliore
Let’s firstly address the biggest question; is it vital to see 2020’s Ouija Shark before this sequel? Will the plot intricacies be lost on anybody who missed director Brett Kelly’s third shark-centric feature? Worry not, as a catch-up is offered in the opening moments courtesy of Anthony (writer/director/star John Migliore). Speaking through a mystical ball, the magician recaps the first film’s events where his daughter’s aquatic discovery of a Ouija board released the Ouija Shark onto the world before its banishment resulted in Anthony being trapped in hell.
The sequel journeys to the location of eternal damnation and brimstone, as Anthony pursues the eponymous shark to try and stop its rampage. Meanwhile, a rescue plan is being formed by his wife,...
Let’s firstly address the biggest question; is it vital to see 2020’s Ouija Shark before this sequel? Will the plot intricacies be lost on anybody who missed director Brett Kelly’s third shark-centric feature? Worry not, as a catch-up is offered in the opening moments courtesy of Anthony (writer/director/star John Migliore). Speaking through a mystical ball, the magician recaps the first film’s events where his daughter’s aquatic discovery of a Ouija board released the Ouija Shark onto the world before its banishment resulted in Anthony being trapped in hell.
The sequel journeys to the location of eternal damnation and brimstone, as Anthony pursues the eponymous shark to try and stop its rampage. Meanwhile, a rescue plan is being formed by his wife,...
- 7/13/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
One of the most frustratingly mangled Hollywood success stories pertains to the supposed post-production salvation of "Bad Santa." Written by the then up-and-coming duo of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (based on a pitch from Joel and Ethan Coen), and directed by Terry Zwigoff (hot off the Academy Award-nominated "Ghost World"), the legend holds that Zwigoff's cut of the film was so relentlessly mean-spirited as to be unreleasable. This was backed up 13 years after the film's successful theatrical release by a selectively edited New York Times oral history, which privileges Bob Weinstein's version of the story.
You can't argue with the results. "Bad Santa" was the surprise, coal-in-the-stocking Christmas hit of 2003. Billy Bob Thornton's portrayal of an alcoholic mall Santa, who lazily participates in seasonal, criminal shenanigans with his elf helper, Marcus (Tony Cox), hit anti-consumerist notes with shocking brio. It reveled in the profane freedom of its...
You can't argue with the results. "Bad Santa" was the surprise, coal-in-the-stocking Christmas hit of 2003. Billy Bob Thornton's portrayal of an alcoholic mall Santa, who lazily participates in seasonal, criminal shenanigans with his elf helper, Marcus (Tony Cox), hit anti-consumerist notes with shocking brio. It reveled in the profane freedom of its...
- 1/26/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Terry Zwigoff's 2003 film "Bad Santa" was more or less destined for cult classic status. Starring an Academy Award-winning actor, "Bad Santa" was deliberately crass and misanthropic, an antidote to the treacly sentimentality that ordinarily infuses films explicitly about Christmas.
In "Bad Santa," Billy Bob Thornton plays an itinerant mall Santa named Willie who uses his seasonal job to plan last-minute mall heists with his partner Marcus (Tony Cox), who poses as one of Santa's Elves. The heists typically go well, but just barely, as Willie is a wrathful, cruel alcoholic who has a great deal of trouble controlling his constant base impulses toward cussing and lechery. The late Bernie Mac played Gin, a mall manager who caught wise to Marcus' and Willie's plan, and Lauren Graham played Sue, a woman with a Santa Claus fetish that Willie was happy to indulge. Nine-year-old Brett Kelly played an unobservant boy named...
In "Bad Santa," Billy Bob Thornton plays an itinerant mall Santa named Willie who uses his seasonal job to plan last-minute mall heists with his partner Marcus (Tony Cox), who poses as one of Santa's Elves. The heists typically go well, but just barely, as Willie is a wrathful, cruel alcoholic who has a great deal of trouble controlling his constant base impulses toward cussing and lechery. The late Bernie Mac played Gin, a mall manager who caught wise to Marcus' and Willie's plan, and Lauren Graham played Sue, a woman with a Santa Claus fetish that Willie was happy to indulge. Nine-year-old Brett Kelly played an unobservant boy named...
- 12/3/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The holiday season is in full swing! To help you get into the festive spirit, Et Canada has rounded up a list of holiday films, from beloved classics to new releases, available to stream in Canada.
“Falling for Christmas” (2022)
In this recently released holiday film, Lindsay Lohan returns to the screen as “a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. She “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.” Stream “Falling for Christmas” on Netflix.
“The Noel Diary” (2022)
This upcoming festive rom-com stars Justin Hartley as a best-selling author who returns home at Christmas “to settle his estranged mother’s estate.” While there, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his past as well as that of “an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own,...
“Falling for Christmas” (2022)
In this recently released holiday film, Lindsay Lohan returns to the screen as “a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. She “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.” Stream “Falling for Christmas” on Netflix.
“The Noel Diary” (2022)
This upcoming festive rom-com stars Justin Hartley as a best-selling author who returns home at Christmas “to settle his estranged mother’s estate.” While there, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his past as well as that of “an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own,...
- 11/23/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
With the holiday season fast approaching, it's that time of year when movie journalists and film critics start wheeling out their lists of alternative and anti-Christmas classics. If ever there was a film tailor-made for such picks, it is "Bad Santa."
In the true spirit of seasonal generosity, screenwriters Glenn Ficarra and John Requa created a script gleefully intended to offer offense to all comers, and everyone involved looks like they're having plenty of fun working their way onto Santa's naughty list. Yet the key to the film's longevity is that it remains firmly on the side of clever-offensive; if it was simply another bland gross-out comedy, it probably wouldn't have become an instant cult classic that, despite its potty mouth and all-round vulgarity, still warms our cockles after repeat viewings.
As the instantly forgettable sequel proved, you can be crass, foul-mouthed, and gross, but to pull it off and...
In the true spirit of seasonal generosity, screenwriters Glenn Ficarra and John Requa created a script gleefully intended to offer offense to all comers, and everyone involved looks like they're having plenty of fun working their way onto Santa's naughty list. Yet the key to the film's longevity is that it remains firmly on the side of clever-offensive; if it was simply another bland gross-out comedy, it probably wouldn't have become an instant cult classic that, despite its potty mouth and all-round vulgarity, still warms our cockles after repeat viewings.
As the instantly forgettable sequel proved, you can be crass, foul-mouthed, and gross, but to pull it off and...
- 11/23/2022
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
If I’ve learned anything from Trick ‘r Treat, it’s that you don’t disrespect Halloween. “I hate Halloween,” says Emma (Leslie Bibb) in the opening scene. She blows out the lone jack o’lantern and whines to her husband Henry (Tahmoh Penikett) about taking down the decorations on Halloween night. Moments later, she gets her comeuppance and becomes bloody and artsy décor on the front lawn. Her head is chopped off and her limbs hung with rope in the trees, a pumpkin lollipop shoved into her gaping mouth. Sam might be tiny, but he suffers no fools when it comes to the beloved holiday. It’s a gnarly image that drives home the film’s central theme: Halloween is sacred and should be treated as such.
With the long-awaited theatrical run this October, Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat remains an emblem for great anthologies everywhere and perfectly...
With the long-awaited theatrical run this October, Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat remains an emblem for great anthologies everywhere and perfectly...
- 10/21/2022
- by Bee Scott
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: John Migliore, Chance Kelly, Grayson Kelly, Sébastien Godin, Steve Kasan, Ellen Mildred, Trevor Payer, Jordan Randall, Jennie Russo, Simon Wheeldon | Written by Trevor Payer | Directed by Brett Kelly
Where to start with Konga TNT? How about the same place I started with when reviewing director Brett Kelly’s Ouija Shark… in that you really have to be in the right mindset to watch Kelly’s particular brand of low-budget genre fare. Or ridiculously drunk and/or wasted!
Like Ouija Shark, Konga TNT harkens back to the shot on video era of filmmaking, where friends got together to make films that remarkably made it to video stores, thanks to a film-hungry rental market. Of course here we’re obviously dealing with mofre modern technology but the ethos behind it still feels very old-school. In this case Kelly apparently shot footage with his kids during lockdown to keep them occupied and...
Where to start with Konga TNT? How about the same place I started with when reviewing director Brett Kelly’s Ouija Shark… in that you really have to be in the right mindset to watch Kelly’s particular brand of low-budget genre fare. Or ridiculously drunk and/or wasted!
Like Ouija Shark, Konga TNT harkens back to the shot on video era of filmmaking, where friends got together to make films that remarkably made it to video stores, thanks to a film-hungry rental market. Of course here we’re obviously dealing with mofre modern technology but the ethos behind it still feels very old-school. In this case Kelly apparently shot footage with his kids during lockdown to keep them occupied and...
- 3/24/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Konga TNT is a fun giant gorilla film directed by Brett Kelly that features appearances from such genre actors as Jennie Russo (She Kills), Chad Walls (Homicycle), Ian Quick (Hell at My Heels), Seb Godin (Lycanimator), Steve Kasan (Necropolis:Legion), John Migliore(Exorcism of the Dead), Trevor Payer(My Fair Zombie), Tomb Dragomir …
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- 3/18/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Konga TNT – Srs Cinema is excited to announce the acquisition of the giant kaiju movie “Konga TNT” from Brett Kelly. After becoming injected with a formula derived from an alien ship, a lab gorilla escapes from his containment and befriends two young boys. The alien formula causes the gorilla to grow to gargantuan size …
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- 9/20/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Konga TNT is a fun giant gorilla film directed by Brett Kelly that features appearances from such genre actors as Jennie Russo (She Kills), Chad Walls (Homicycle), Ian Quick (Hell at My Heels), Seb Godin (Lycanimator), Steve Kasan (Necropolis:Legion), John Migliore (Exorcism of the Dead), Trevor Payer (My Fair Zombie), …
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- 7/25/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Stars: Steph Goodwin, Kylie Gough, Robin Hodge, John Migliore, Amy Osborne, Christina Roman, Zoe Towne, Peter Whittaker | Written by David A. Lloyd | Directed by Scott Patrick (aka Brett Kelly)
Director Brett Kelly, under his Scott Patrick pseudonym, re-teams with writer David A. Lloyd for the duos Third shark movie – possibly the craziest of the three… Ouija Shark. Yes, Ouija Shark. As if we need Another supernatural shark movie after the brilliance (and no I’m Not being sarcastic) that was Griff Furst’s Ghost Shark.
With a title like Ouija Shark you’re either all in or you’re running a thousand miles in the other direction… so to try and convince you to watch this one, if it sounds like your idea of hell, would seem like folly. But I’m going to try!
Ouija Shark follows a group of teenage girls who, whilst partying in their back yard,...
Director Brett Kelly, under his Scott Patrick pseudonym, re-teams with writer David A. Lloyd for the duos Third shark movie – possibly the craziest of the three… Ouija Shark. Yes, Ouija Shark. As if we need Another supernatural shark movie after the brilliance (and no I’m Not being sarcastic) that was Griff Furst’s Ghost Shark.
With a title like Ouija Shark you’re either all in or you’re running a thousand miles in the other direction… so to try and convince you to watch this one, if it sounds like your idea of hell, would seem like folly. But I’m going to try!
Ouija Shark follows a group of teenage girls who, whilst partying in their back yard,...
- 5/29/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Essie Davis in ‘Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears.’ (Photo credit: Ben King)
Greg J. Walker’s original motion picture soundtrack of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears will be released on February 21, six days before the film opens in Australian cinemas.
Composer, recording artist, arranger and producer Walker wrote the score for the TV series produced by Every Cloud Productions.
For the movie which follows Essie Davis’ Miss Phyrne Fisher as she heads to Jerusalem to fight injustice and oppression, he composed an orchestral score with new, exotic instruments to match the escapades on screen.
Walker used Lawrence of Arabia and the Indiana Jones movies as key musical references as well as the cheeky spirit of the 1920s.
“I had to, in some ways, start from scratch and get out of my comfort zone; there was a long period of searching for the right musical keys to unlock this one,...
Greg J. Walker’s original motion picture soundtrack of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears will be released on February 21, six days before the film opens in Australian cinemas.
Composer, recording artist, arranger and producer Walker wrote the score for the TV series produced by Every Cloud Productions.
For the movie which follows Essie Davis’ Miss Phyrne Fisher as she heads to Jerusalem to fight injustice and oppression, he composed an orchestral score with new, exotic instruments to match the escapades on screen.
Walker used Lawrence of Arabia and the Indiana Jones movies as key musical references as well as the cheeky spirit of the 1920s.
“I had to, in some ways, start from scratch and get out of my comfort zone; there was a long period of searching for the right musical keys to unlock this one,...
- 1/29/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Billy Bob Thornton took a method style approach to his 2003 holiday classic Bad Santa.
The actor, 64, opened up about the making of the film during a sit-down interview on Entertainment Weekly‘s Couch Surfing. Thornton played Willie T. Stokes who reunites with his friend every year for a holiday con.
Posing as a Santa Claus at a mall, Stokes arrives drunk during a photocall with children looking to tell Santa about their Christmas lists. Thornton admitted he “was drunk” during the scene as a way to get into character.
“It’s so obvious. I drank about three glasses of red wine for breakfast.
The actor, 64, opened up about the making of the film during a sit-down interview on Entertainment Weekly‘s Couch Surfing. Thornton played Willie T. Stokes who reunites with his friend every year for a holiday con.
Posing as a Santa Claus at a mall, Stokes arrives drunk during a photocall with children looking to tell Santa about their Christmas lists. Thornton admitted he “was drunk” during the scene as a way to get into character.
“It’s so obvious. I drank about three glasses of red wine for breakfast.
- 10/18/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
One of the first films I covered “for real” in my professional career was Michael Dougherty’s Trick ’r Treat, a film I had the distinct pleasure of being able to see back in 2008 when I came out to cover Screamfest for the very first time that year. When Dougherty’s brilliant celebration of Halloween traditions seemed to come and go very unceremoniously with its home media release in 2009, I was a bit heartbroken because while I love that there are movies that us genre fans can sort of claim as “our own,” it just felt like Trick ’r Treat was so worthy of love by fans in and outside of the genre, and most people outside of the online horror circles didn’t even know it had ever come out.
So, with the passing of a decade now, nothing has made me happier than to see Trick ’r Treat...
So, with the passing of a decade now, nothing has made me happier than to see Trick ’r Treat...
- 10/29/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
And so, once again, that time of year is quickly creeping up on us. Christmas is only just around the corner and it will soon be time to dust off our Xmas movie DVDs and Blu-rays. This year, why not add another to your list as we have 3 copies of Bad Santa 2 to giveaway on Blu-ray.
Bad Santa is back to put the XXX into Xmas as Billy Bob Thornton returns as anti-festive hero Willie Soke. Far from bringing joy this Santa is fuelled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred and this Christmas Willie teams up again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. However things get complicated when the gang are joined by...
Bad Santa is back to put the XXX into Xmas as Billy Bob Thornton returns as anti-festive hero Willie Soke. Far from bringing joy this Santa is fuelled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred and this Christmas Willie teams up again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. However things get complicated when the gang are joined by...
- 11/1/2017
- by Roobla Team
- The Cultural Post
Our pals over at Rue Morgue put out the scoop on Ghasties, Brett Kelly’s throwback film to the creature feature horror/comedies of the 80’s. The film is going to be coming to Blu-ray/DVD combo and Digital HD on November 11th… Continue Reading →
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- 7/10/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
When I reviewed Bad Santa 2 here at We Are Movie Geeks, I wrote: “Thornton’s Willy is still an amusing, deadpan movie character with the power to shock, the perfect antidote to the usual saccharine Christmas confection. Whether he’s swigging booze, cussing at the children he has no patience with, or having rough sex in an alley (or bathroom), Willy epitomizes everything a street corner Santa shouldn’t be. Matching Thornton in terms of coarseness is Kathy Bates, but there is surprising depth to the relationship between mother and son, and much of their back and forth is side-splitting….” read the rest of my review Here
Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly reunite in Bad Santa 2 , the funniest, raunchiest and most inappropriate film of the year, releaseed on Est on February 14 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and VOD February 21. Fueled by cheap whiskey and greed,...
Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly reunite in Bad Santa 2 , the funniest, raunchiest and most inappropriate film of the year, releaseed on Est on February 14 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and VOD February 21. Fueled by cheap whiskey and greed,...
- 2/22/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Actors like to act, and even if the movies they’re acting in don’t always work out as planned, there can still be notable performances to be gleaned from them. Here’s a salute to some of the best dramatic work delivered in some decidedly non-notable movies: Brett Kelly – “Bad Santa 2” Kelly’s Thurman Merman may be older than in the previous “Bad Santa,” but he’s no wiser, and Kelly’s wide-eyed naïveté steals the picture. Gugu Mbatha-Raw – “Miss Sloane” There were plenty of script problems in this lobbyist drama, but Mbatha-Raw’s portrayal of an activist...
- 12/27/2016
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Undoubtably the dirtiest mainstream comedy of the year, Bad Santa 2 is lacking the critical elements of surprise and heart the first film had underneath its nihilist exterior. Billy Bob Thorton’s Willie Soke returns, as hung-over and down-and-out as ever, stuck in a dead-end job as a 50-something stock boy living in a crappy motel. He’s not good at anything; he can’t even get his own suicide right as he sticks his head into his oven only to discover its electric. In the middle of his botched suicide attempt, the slow-witted kid from the first film, Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), shows up, grown up and now working as a “sandwich artisan” at a sub chain. He still means well, even if he’s unable to read any signs of human behavior in a joke that falls quite flat.
Even though they should have left a good thing alone,...
Even though they should have left a good thing alone,...
- 11/25/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
MaryAnn’s quick take… Hard to believe it took 13 years to get a sequel to our screens and still have it show not a hint of Bad Santa’s inspiration or subversion. I’m “biast” (pro): loved the first film
I’m “biast” (con): didn’t see the need for a sequel
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Hard to believe that the notorious anti-Christmas classic Bad Santa is 13 years old. Even harder to believe that this sequel — the unimaginatively titled Bad Santa 2 — took so long to get to our screens and yet show not a lick of the first movie’s inspiration or subversion. It took more than a decade to come up with what is little more than a pale imitation of an original that had wrapped itself up very satisfyingly? Why bother if there isn’t something new to add?
There’s an effortless lightness,...
I’m “biast” (con): didn’t see the need for a sequel
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Hard to believe that the notorious anti-Christmas classic Bad Santa is 13 years old. Even harder to believe that this sequel — the unimaginatively titled Bad Santa 2 — took so long to get to our screens and yet show not a lick of the first movie’s inspiration or subversion. It took more than a decade to come up with what is little more than a pale imitation of an original that had wrapped itself up very satisfyingly? Why bother if there isn’t something new to add?
There’s an effortless lightness,...
- 11/24/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A lot can happen in 13 years: You can watch two wars start and finish; you can see social media platforms sprout up and change the public conversation; you can elect a country's first black president and its first orange one. What you apparently can't do, however, is teach an old dog like Willie Soke, the profane petty crook and several-leagues-less-than-jolly St. Nick for hire of Bad Santa, new tricks – or worse, make his old tricks somehow still seem appealing by default. For those of us who love Terry Zwigoff's...
- 11/23/2016
- Rollingstone.com
To celebrate the release of Bad Santa 2 in Irish cinemas on November 23rd, we’re giving you the chance to win an awesome merchandise prize bundle including; Bad Santa 2 hoodie, Santa hat, door sign, hip flask and Christmas baubles. To win, simply enter your details below and we'll pick some winners next week Bad Santa 2 (cert 16) returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as everyone’s favourite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fuelled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie...
- 11/23/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
Billy Bob Thornton returns, in a middling comedy sequel that's willing to break a few rules. It's Bad Santa 2...
I am all for anything that represents Christmas as the hellish festival of torment that it is, but there’s a line at which misanthropy stops being loveable shtick and starts meaning you don’t get invited to parties anymore. Bad Santa 2 doesn’t necessarily cross that line, but it is way too preoccupied with trying to.
Anti-heroes work better in TV than in film, I think: there’s more time to let you grow to root for and even like them. In film you have to set them up, show them being a total bastard, then set them on a path to some sort of redemption within a couple of hours. Bad Santa 2, to its credit, is brave enough not to shoot for actual redemption, instead aiming...
I am all for anything that represents Christmas as the hellish festival of torment that it is, but there’s a line at which misanthropy stops being loveable shtick and starts meaning you don’t get invited to parties anymore. Bad Santa 2 doesn’t necessarily cross that line, but it is way too preoccupied with trying to.
Anti-heroes work better in TV than in film, I think: there’s more time to let you grow to root for and even like them. In film you have to set them up, show them being a total bastard, then set them on a path to some sort of redemption within a couple of hours. Bad Santa 2, to its credit, is brave enough not to shoot for actual redemption, instead aiming...
- 11/23/2016
- Den of Geek
Comedy sequels are notoriously tough to pull off. Nobody will be satisfied by merely repeating jokes and gags from the original, but if you change the formula too much you risk alienating fans. Though it’s an inferior sequel, Bad Santa 2 balances that dilemma just enough to recommend. Director Terry Zwigoff’s original Bad Santa from way back in 2003, was an uproarious all-out assault on political correctness. Billy Bob Thornton played Willie Soke, a crass, vulgar drunken crook who, with his midget sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox), spent each Christmas working as a department store Santa with the aim of robbing their place of employment. Bad Santa was a misanthropic opposite to the season’s traditional batch of sugary sweet holiday stories. Now 13 years later comes the sequel. Zwigoff (who hasn’t made a film since 2006’s Art School Confidential) is out, replaced by Mark Waters, best known for Mean Girls,...
- 11/23/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This holiday season, why not distract yourself from all the seething hate around you with more hate on screen? Admittedly, Terry Zwigoff’s Bad Santa is a raucous Christmas comedy that jingles my bells – but Bad Santa 2 is downright despicable. Mean-spirited, perverse and emptier than an alcoholic’s three-day-old vodka bottle. Zwigoff’s original film works a tight ensemble comedy angle, but Mark Waters’ second coming is worse than any family’s most inebriated member (even sicker than Brian Posehn’s Uncle Nick).
Imagine your drunk Uncle. Now imagine him puking on the dinner table, putting out his cigarette in the bile and then proceeding to fuck whatever cooked bird was served – in front of everyone, while laughing. Bad Santa 2 is the equivalent of that unstable mess, never living up to the sinful sentiments of 2003’s first mall-Santa heist.
Billy Bob Thorton is back once again as Willie Soke,...
Imagine your drunk Uncle. Now imagine him puking on the dinner table, putting out his cigarette in the bile and then proceeding to fuck whatever cooked bird was served – in front of everyone, while laughing. Bad Santa 2 is the equivalent of that unstable mess, never living up to the sinful sentiments of 2003’s first mall-Santa heist.
Billy Bob Thorton is back once again as Willie Soke,...
- 11/22/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Plot: It’s been more than ten years since we’ve seen Willie (Billy Bob Thornton), but he’s as drunk and pathetic as ever, with only the now adult Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) keeping him company as he enters middle age. Broke and on the verge of ending it all, he’s lured to Chicago by his old partner Marcus (Tony Cox) with the promise of an easy score involving his... Read More...
- 11/22/2016
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Thirteen years later, Billy Bob Thornton returns to the big screen in his red suit for Bad Santa 2, and now has a new accomplice in Kathy Bates, who plays his loudmouth biker mother Sunny.
“I loved creating a biker chick, I’ve always wanted a motorcycle,” Bates, 68, tells People about her character who sports a massive snake tattoo. “I’d love to have tattoos but I can’t you know in my business but I just love going into somebody else’s world, somebody else’s mindset.”
Since the first film was released in 1993, two Bad Santa headliners, Bernie Mac and John Ritter,...
“I loved creating a biker chick, I’ve always wanted a motorcycle,” Bates, 68, tells People about her character who sports a massive snake tattoo. “I’d love to have tattoos but I can’t you know in my business but I just love going into somebody else’s world, somebody else’s mindset.”
Since the first film was released in 1993, two Bad Santa headliners, Bernie Mac and John Ritter,...
- 11/22/2016
- by karenmizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
In the sequel Bad Santa 2, we get to see just why Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) is such a down-on-his-luck, foul-mouthed, alcoholic mess. Enter Willie's mother, the repugnant Sunny Soke, played with relish by Kathy Bates. It's been several years since Willie pulled any heists with his angry little sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox), and life still hasn't treated him any better. In fact, it's way worse. He can't keep a job, is always drunk and Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), now...
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- 11/21/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Billy Bob Thornton dons the Santa Claus suit once again as the cheap-whiskey-soaked, foul-mouthed Willie in the sequel Bad Santa 2. It's been several years since Willie pulled any heists with his angry little sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox), and life still hasn't treated him any better. In fact, it's way worse. He can't keep a job, is always drunk and Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), now a 21-year-old man-child, still hangs around. So when Marcus shows up to ask if he'll help him...
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- 11/21/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Billy Bob Thornton dons the Santa Claus suit once again as the cheap-whiskey-soaked, foul-mouthed Willie in the sequel Bad Santa 2. It's been several years since Willie pulled any heists with his angry little sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox), and life still hasn't treated him any better. In fact, it's way worse. He can't keep a job, is always drunk and Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), now a 21-year-old man-child, still hangs around. So when Marcus shows up to ask if he'll help him...
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- 11/21/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
“Happy endings are bullshit,” says Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) at the beginning of “Bad Santa 2,” and don’t we know it. A disheveled, alcoholic, womanizing criminal in a Santa suit may be just the face to epitomize our troubled times, but that doesn’t justify this thinly conceived sequel to 2003’s delightfully mean-spirited black comedy, which plays like an idiot fan tribute to the original.
Trading brains for repetition, “Bad Santa 2” rejects the ambiguous finale of the first installment, which left viewers wondering if the giddy happy ending was real or imagined. Did Willie die? Go to jail? Or actually find some modicum of domestic bliss? Directed by Terry Zwigoff from a wry script by Glenn Requa and John Ficarra — based on an original idea floated by the Coen brothers — “Bad Santa” existed within the bad vibes of its obnoxious antihero; you could even feel sorry for him.
Trading brains for repetition, “Bad Santa 2” rejects the ambiguous finale of the first installment, which left viewers wondering if the giddy happy ending was real or imagined. Did Willie die? Go to jail? Or actually find some modicum of domestic bliss? Directed by Terry Zwigoff from a wry script by Glenn Requa and John Ficarra — based on an original idea floated by the Coen brothers — “Bad Santa” existed within the bad vibes of its obnoxious antihero; you could even feel sorry for him.
- 11/16/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Bad Santa 2 is coming to theatres this Thanksgiving!
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award®, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane, played by Emmy Award-nominee Christina Hendricks,...
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award®, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane, played by Emmy Award-nominee Christina Hendricks,...
- 11/16/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Christmas is fast approaching, and everyone’s favorite naughty Santa is back in Bad Santa 2, in which Billy Bob Thornton reprises his role from the 2003 international hit and Kathy Bates joins the cast. Fuelled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s silver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Kathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A Super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions,...
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- 11/10/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Join Willie for last call in the new poster from the anticipated sequel, ‘Bad Santa 2.’ The upcoming comedy features returning star Billy Bob Thornton as the title character, who’s up to his usual antics in the poster. In addition to the Academy Award-winning actor, ‘Bad Santa 2′ also features Tony Cox and Brett Kelly, who are also reprising their roles from the hit 2003 original film. Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks are among the new additions to the cast of the follow-up, which will be released in theaters by Broad Green Pictures on November 23. ‘Bad Santa 2′ follows America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke, who’s played by Thornton. Fueled [ Read More ]
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- 10/4/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Broad Green Pictures and Miramax have provided us with the new poster for their upcoming sequel Bad Santa 2 and tries to less raunchy than the red-band trailer.
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Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid' - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as...
Check out the poster below.
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Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid' - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as...
- 10/3/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
From RedBand.Ca, take another look @ the restricted red band trailer supporting director Mark Waters' upcoming comedy feature sequel, "Bad Santa 2", starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks, opening November 23, 2016:
"...fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, 'Willie' (Thornton) teams up once again with angry sidekick 'Marcus', to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
"Along for the ride is 'the kid' – chubby and cheery 'Thurman Merman', a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
"Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie’s horror story of a mother 'Sunny Soke' (Bates), a super butch super bitch, who raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
"Then Willie is further burdened, by lusting after curvaceous and prim 'Diane' (Hendricks), the charity director with a heart...
"...fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, 'Willie' (Thornton) teams up once again with angry sidekick 'Marcus', to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
"Along for the ride is 'the kid' – chubby and cheery 'Thurman Merman', a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
"Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie’s horror story of a mother 'Sunny Soke' (Bates), a super butch super bitch, who raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
"Then Willie is further burdened, by lusting after curvaceous and prim 'Diane' (Hendricks), the charity director with a heart...
- 9/30/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Credit: Jan Thijs / Broad Green Pictures / Miramax
Why choose between a crook and a liar when you can have both? Check out Willie’s platform in his New Nsfw Election Spot to see how he plans to Make America Bad Again!
Don’t forget to check out Bad Santa 2 starring Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton, Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly when it opens in theatres everywhere November 23.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
Why choose between a crook and a liar when you can have both? Check out Willie’s platform in his New Nsfw Election Spot to see how he plans to Make America Bad Again!
Don’t forget to check out Bad Santa 2 starring Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton, Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly when it opens in theatres everywhere November 23.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
- 9/27/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A few days we posted the red-band trailer but now Broad Green Pictures and Miramax have released a new green-band trailer from their upcoming sequel Bad Santa 2 and tries to less raunchy than the red-band trailer.
Check out the trailer below.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid' - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions,...
Check out the trailer below.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid' - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions,...
- 9/23/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
While perhaps not something many want to consider a truly brilliant film, Bad Santa was undeniably funny, and had more going for it than you’d be able to predict.
The franchise returns on November 23rd with Bad Santa 2, and while sequels are always problematic, this one looks to have the makings of a hilarious anti-adventure film.
A new Red Band trailer hit a few days ago, which… introduced Christina Hendricks in spectacular fashion, and now the film has a Green Band version to try to continue growing your enthusiasm for this crazy effort.
There’s a new job to pull off, this time ripping off a charity, and if Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) didn’t have enough problems with that, sort of, he also has to deal with his mother (Kathy Bates) as the mastermind of the score.
Take a look, and let us know if you’re looking forward to this one.
The franchise returns on November 23rd with Bad Santa 2, and while sequels are always problematic, this one looks to have the makings of a hilarious anti-adventure film.
A new Red Band trailer hit a few days ago, which… introduced Christina Hendricks in spectacular fashion, and now the film has a Green Band version to try to continue growing your enthusiasm for this crazy effort.
There’s a new job to pull off, this time ripping off a charity, and if Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) didn’t have enough problems with that, sort of, he also has to deal with his mother (Kathy Bates) as the mastermind of the score.
Take a look, and let us know if you’re looking forward to this one.
- 9/23/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Here’s some reassurance for anyone worried that 13 years and a new director might have taken some of the venom out of the Bad Santa movies: a new trailer for the upcoming Bad Santa 2 that thoroughly earns its red band status. Featuring stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly—all returning from the first movie—and adding in Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks, the promo is just as foul-mouthed, if not moreso, than Tony Zwigoff’s 2003 original.
Featuring, in no particular order, Thornton’s character punching his mom in the face, a felching reference, and some incredibly graphic references to female anatomy, the trailer sees director Mark Waters traveling far afield from the worlds of Mean Girls or Freaky Friday. You can see the yuletide depravity for yourself up above, or just wait until November 23, when Bad Santa 2 will cheerfully invite the entire ...
Featuring, in no particular order, Thornton’s character punching his mom in the face, a felching reference, and some incredibly graphic references to female anatomy, the trailer sees director Mark Waters traveling far afield from the worlds of Mean Girls or Freaky Friday. You can see the yuletide depravity for yourself up above, or just wait until November 23, when Bad Santa 2 will cheerfully invite the entire ...
- 9/22/2016
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
You better watch out: Bad Santa 2 is coming to town.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. Check out the new Nsfw Red Band Trailer:
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award®, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by...
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. Check out the new Nsfw Red Band Trailer:
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award®, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by...
- 9/22/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"You've got one job - just keep your deviant mouth shut!" Broad Green has debuted another new full red band trailer for Bad Santa 2, the sequel to the holiday comedy Bad Santa (from 2003), starring Billy Bob Thornton as an alcoholic Santa Clause impersonator who uses his cover to pull off large scale robberies. The first red band trailer wasn't so bad, and this one also seems to promise a fun time. The cast includes Tony Cox (his sidekick/accomplice from the first movie), Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Hansen, plus Brett Kelly back as Thurman Merman. It looks like Kathy Bates is now a part of their crew, which should be amusing. This is packed with lewd humor, but at least they're staying true to the character. Here's the second red band trailer for Mark Waters' sequel Bad Santa 2, direct from YouTube: You can still see the...
- 9/21/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Broad Green Pictures and Miramax have released a brand new red-band trailer from their upcoming sequel Bad Santa 2.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid' - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane,...
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid' - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity.
Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane,...
- 9/21/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Here's the latest red-band trailer for Bad Santa 2, and this trailer is ten times filthier than the one before it. It seems like the writers were just trying to come up with the most foul stuff they could think of to try to be "edgy," but they forgot to put the fun stuff in there. I haven't seen the first movie in years, but I remember there being at least a little bit of lightheartedness to it. This just looks oppressive, dirty, and not like a fun way to spend my time. I think I'm going to sit this one out. If this looks good to you, you'll be able to see it in theaters on November 23, 2016.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick,...
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick,...
- 9/21/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Billy Bob Thornton’s dirty, foul-mouthed St. Nick is coming back to town and is ready to once again con people out of their money in “Bad Santa 2.” Miramax and Broad Green Pictures released a new Nsfw red band trailer which shows Willie Soke back to his old bad habits.
In the sequel to the 2003 comedy, fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie reunites with his sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) and his tough as nails mother Sunny Soke, portrayed by Kathy Bates, who raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Read More: ‘Bad Santa 2’ Teaser: Billy Bob Thornton Returns As Foul-Mouth St. Nick in Nsfw Red Band Trailer
Directed by Mark Waters and written by Johnny Rosenthal, Doug Ellin and Shauna Cross,...
In the sequel to the 2003 comedy, fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie reunites with his sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) and his tough as nails mother Sunny Soke, portrayed by Kathy Bates, who raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Read More: ‘Bad Santa 2’ Teaser: Billy Bob Thornton Returns As Foul-Mouth St. Nick in Nsfw Red Band Trailer
Directed by Mark Waters and written by Johnny Rosenthal, Doug Ellin and Shauna Cross,...
- 9/21/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
From RedBand.Ca, take a look @ the restricted red band trailer supporting director Mark Waters' upcoming comedy feature sequel, "Bad Santa 2", starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks, opening November 23, 2016:
"...fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, 'Willie' (Thornton) teams up once again with angry sidekick 'Marcus', to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
"Along for the ride is 'the kid' – chubby and cheery 'Thurman Merman', a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
"Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie’s horror story of a mother 'Sunny Soke' (Bates), a super butch super bitch, who raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
"Then Willie is further burdened, by lusting after curvaceous and prim 'Diane' (Hendricks), the charity director with a heart...
"...fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, 'Willie' (Thornton) teams up once again with angry sidekick 'Marcus', to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
"Along for the ride is 'the kid' – chubby and cheery 'Thurman Merman', a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity.
"Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie’s horror story of a mother 'Sunny Soke' (Bates), a super butch super bitch, who raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
"Then Willie is further burdened, by lusting after curvaceous and prim 'Diane' (Hendricks), the charity director with a heart...
- 8/13/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Academy Award®, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates, as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. A super butch super bitch, Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane, played by Emmy Award-nominee Christina Hendricks, the charity director with a heart of gold and libido of steel.
- 8/12/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rogue One, Arrival, Allied and more in our weekly trailer round-up!Rogue One, Arrival, Allied and more in our weekly trailer round-up!Adriana Floridia8/12/2016 12:53:00 Pm
This week was a big one for movie trailers.
First off, last night, the highly anticipated Rogue One trailer finally debuted. Many of us sat around on our computers all night waiting for the event, and the trailer did not disappoint. We're pretty spoiled to have another new Star Wars movie this year, and as much as we loved The Force Awakens, this one might look even better.
Besides Rogue One, we also saw new trailers for Disney's Moana, a new red-band trailer for Bad Santa 2, and new trailers for Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, and Robert Zemeckis' Allied. Check out all of this week's new trailers below!
Rogue One
It seems as though we have been waiting forever, but today is...
This week was a big one for movie trailers.
First off, last night, the highly anticipated Rogue One trailer finally debuted. Many of us sat around on our computers all night waiting for the event, and the trailer did not disappoint. We're pretty spoiled to have another new Star Wars movie this year, and as much as we loved The Force Awakens, this one might look even better.
Besides Rogue One, we also saw new trailers for Disney's Moana, a new red-band trailer for Bad Santa 2, and new trailers for Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, and Robert Zemeckis' Allied. Check out all of this week's new trailers below!
Rogue One
It seems as though we have been waiting forever, but today is...
- 8/12/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
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