Black Christmas is a 2006 remake of the 1974 film of the same name written, produced & directed by James Wong and Glen Morgan, the makers of the Final Destination series, and includes some of the same elements. The movie is rated R in the US and 15 in the UK for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.
An unrated DVD was released on April 3, 2007 in the USA, while a rated R version was released as a two-disc set in Canada.
The film drew backlash from Christian groups because of the studio's decision to release a bloody slasher film about Christmas on Christmas Day. Several groups, including Liberty Counsel and Operation Just Say Merry Christmas, have called the film offensive, ill-founded and insensitive. Additionally, L.A. Weekly columnist Nikkie Fenke also questioned the The Weinstein Company's decision to release the film on Christmas. Dimension Films defended the timing, saying "There is a long tradition of releasing horror movies during the holiday season as counter-programing to the more regular yuletide fare." Dimension's own Scream, originally released on December 20, probably being the most successful example. Furthermore, genre critic Egregious Gurnow, of The Horror Review, countered Liberty Counsel's complaint on several counts, foremost of which is the critic's citation that the organization's views upon the feature, are naively idyllic and aesthetically limited, especially from a cultural perspective in that they forbid the notion that such atrocities as murder don't politely take a sabbatical during the Holiday seasons. In a 'Making of Black Christmas' featurette on the DVD (both rated and unrated versions), Director Glen Morgan confesses that if his remake of 'Black Christmas' does not do well financially that he may not be able to make another film for a while due to the fact that studios will not want to hire him because his films have not been commercially successful. Morgan's fear did come true when the film was released in theatres on Christmas Day. The film was a major disappointment both financially and critically, as the film received negative reviews, but has had moderate success on DVD.Wikipedia
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