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dragcar1216 t1_j27d506 wrote

Fatman is a crazy concept that takes itself way to serious and kind of sucks all the fun out of it. Violent night knows what it is and commits to the bit.

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DeepCompote t1_j28gj0v wrote

You couldn’t have explained it better. I wanted to enjoy Farman but it seemed too serious for a movie that should be tongue and cheek.

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bigchebo t1_j2c60ze wrote

It is tongue and cheek. Nothing in fatman is serious….

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DeepCompote t1_j2degk8 wrote

Well they should have done a much better job of being funny then. I don’t think it was smart funny or silly at all. The premise could have been but they missed their mark completely. Violent night on the other hand is hilarious.

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FarFromHome t1_j27z4cp wrote

“…takes itself way too seriously and kind of sucks the fun out of it.”

Describes most of the movies Mel Gibson has made for the last 20 years

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ZamanthaD t1_j2817hc wrote

I actually liked how serious fatman was.

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eternalsurfer t1_j28vykm wrote

Same here! It was what made it even more funny. The seriousness was ridiculous by design and is what I find to be the best part. The assassin is my fave. It’s my #1 Christmas movie now. I laugh at neatly all of the serious parts.

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Meliodasdragonwrath t1_j293djf wrote

It's a cosmic mix of the action of the '80s combined with the exploitation films of The '70s, but with modern touches. It's hyperviolence, but it knows what it is. It's a bit Tarantino, definitely a bit Michael Mann. It's sort of a cosmic gumbo. It almost moves to the beat of jazz.

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Lenny_Franco t1_j28mako wrote

I think you took it way too serious. It doesn't at all.....

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K2TheM t1_j2a41zl wrote

I was iffy on the concept of Violent Night, but the fight scenes and comedy mix were growing on me. What really sold me was the line:

> *Jesus Christ*

> Nope, just Jolly Ol' Saint Nick

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pmmeecchistuff t1_j2bn5y2 wrote

I liked the Grenade down the pants scene where he goes 'oh man I gotta watch'

Not to mention the goons too embarassed to admit they think they're fighting actual fucking santa Claus to their angry boss

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Mech-Noir t1_j27pkfj wrote

Violent Night commits to the bit but it's just so fucking terrible. It's like a Hallmark film with gore.

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cabose7 t1_j28qxke wrote

I wish 87Eleven was doing action scenes in Hallmark movies

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