Did they really think no one would mind? Is this type of thing really OK, all of a sudden? You know what I'm talking about, right? Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 and all it's shortcomings. Or one really long one. But hey! If one enjoys the first installment, is it really a flaw? Yeah, it's a flaw, but if you haven't seen it in a while, maybe it's not so bad. Yeah, most of the first 40 minutes of this sequel consists of flashbacks from the original which has it labeled a joke for all time. And rightfully so. That's actually pretty uncool to be honest, but this film is a joke for more reasons than the obvious. What about Eric Freeman? Clearly, this guy makes it all an even bigger joke. But one worthy of developing a following over time, which could be compared to that of The Room or Troll 2. Why? Cuz Freeman's acting was shit? Yeah, that, and several other things we'll get into today. However, we're in on the joke or we at least wish we were. Either way, it's garbage day!

Ricky has been in a foul mood as of late. You can tell by the look on his face. Or I guess that's just the way his face is, but one can easily assume Ricky isn't having the greatest day. Well, whatever his problem is, the fact that they won't let him leave the insane asylum doesn't help. Is Ricky insane? Does he belong here? Personally, I don't see how. Just because he's a big enough asshole to kill a bunch of people does not mean he's crazy... does it? No, not really, and just because his brother, Billy, would have ended up here, had he lived, does not mean this muscle-bound prick deserves the same special treatment. But yeah. This guy's older brother dressed up like Santa and killed a bunch of people years ago due to their parents being murdered by a bad guy. Said bad guy happened to be dressed as Santa, and, well, you know how it goes. Billy was scarred because he saw it all go down. Fine, but Ricky was practically a newborn, but here he is, not even pretending to be crazy, really. Still insisting he remembers the events of that night. It was never touched on, but I'm thinking Ricky must have gotten himself one hell of a Lawyer to end up in this place. Just my opinion.

Yeah, get the fuck out of here! This guy looks more like a smart ass rapist with a negative attitude than a psychotic killer, but ok. Today, Ricky is being forced to talk to a psychiatrist who is insisting Ricky tells his story. Oh, he does that, but first, he's going to spend literally the first half of the movie telling us Billy's story. Probably just to be a dick. And half the info he gives up are things he has no way of knowing because he was either too young or just plain not there. Ricky jerks us around for exactly 40 minutes on the dot, which I found odd. I'd say we got about 1/4 of the first movie in those 40 minutes, and I don't know really what else to say about it. It is what it is.

And finally, some flashbacks we haven't seen: After Billy was gunned down, Ricky went on to experience a seemingly normal childhood, getting adopted by a nice enough couple who aren't particularly fond of Christmas. Now that we're in the Ricky Flashbacks, somehow, it feels like we're still watching scenes from another movie, but maybe that's a good thing? A somewhat normal next few years for Ricky, but as he reaches adulthood, he gets it in his head more and more that it's ok to fuck people up if they more or less deserve it, or if there happens to be nearby violence already going on.

Ricky's girlfriend definitely didn't deserve it, but she pissed him off by not being happy about him killing her ex. And that's pretty much IT for Ricky. The girlfriend was all that was keeping him from reaching full-blown douchebag mode. Now that she's gone, we witness five of the most epic minutes in 80's Horror history. A scene that seems like the entire movie was leading up to, as Ricky goes on a little shooting spree, sarcastically screaming "Garbage Day!" at some guy before blowing him away. The actor then almost gets killed right in the middle of all this due to not getting out of the way of a car that flipped over, but that's neither here nor there. Ricky says a lot of funny shit, attempts suicide, fails, and here we are... And there Ricky goes! Escaped from the asylum just like that. Now hell bent on killing Mother Superior from the first movie because she was a dick to Billy. At least we finally have an idea as to where this movie is headed, though we're just about done here.

This is one of those rare bad ones that I started out hating, but ended up loving as I got a little older. You can't blame one for only noticing the obvious and hating the film for it. There is a lot to be said about all the other flaws which becomes more obvious with repeated viewings. Ultimately, this is just such a damn fine example of so bad it's good 80's Horror, it's not even funny. Eric Freeman does a spectacular job at being entertaining and nothing else, but that's all we really needed him for. This sequel is, for sure, a downgrade from the original, which is also cheesy in its own right, but a movie that can be taken far more seriously. While it IS hard to take this one half as seriously, think about this for a minute: What if there was no original? What if the Silent Night Deadly Night series began here? What if those flashbacks all belonged to this movie alone? Exactly! We would have one hell of an epic story on our hands that would be remembered as much more than the scene-stealing joke that it is. Perhaps that's all it would take for the nay sayers to give it a break and focus on what's really important, here... GARBAGE DAY!!! 5/10