Silent Night Deadly Night 4 (1990)
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AKA: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation; Bugs
Directed by: Brian Yuzna
Starring: Neith Hunter (Kim), Tommy Hinkley (Hank), Clint Howard (Ricky), Maud Adams (Fima)
Country: USA; Effed Up American Cinema
Language: English (Optional Eng Subs)
Runtime: 01:27:01
Genres: Insects-Small Creatures, Witches, Body Modification
Plot – Spoilers:
Part 4 in the Silent Night Deadly Night series has no connection to the earlier films barring a scene from SNDN-3 playing out on a television screen.
By the end of it, you won’t be alone if you wonder what the fuck it was all about and what was the point. I suppose it’s some kind of creature-feature, and therefore appropriately begins by introducing us to a guy wearing a turtleneck and leather-jacket combo. It also has Neith Hunter, if you dig her, and some homely witches.
After part 3 of SNDN which took the franchise in a somewhat new direction, this film (Part 4) takes it in a completely new direction by having nothing to do with Parts 1, 2 or 3. It also breaks tradition by not showing the boobs of the mom killed in part 1 (and shown in flashbacks in part 2 and 3). Unlike part 3 it also had people acting in a film. Which was nice!
Its essentially a standalone film in the franchise, and one that is enjoyable. Imo the best film so far in the SNDN franchise. 3/5 cockroaches.
This sequel is its own entity, with the only connection being that it takes place at Christmas time (much like with Halloween III, if you’re dead set on hating it, of course you’ll hate it, but it deserves to be given a chance for what it is). An occult conspiracy, horrific bugs, bending reality… for me this movie brings to mind Burroughs, Polanski, and Argento. It’s very strange and I absolutely love it.
This is one of the best movies in the series, it’s a Yuzna classic. It would’ve been perfect but they really did Ricky wrong here..
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