Ngaphambi kukaJason, ngaphambi kukaFreddy, ngaphambi kukaMichael, sasinoBilly.

Ngo-1974, uBob Clark wakhipha ucezu olwesabekayo olwesabekayo olwalungena ngokuthula emakhaya ethu phakathi kobusuku futhi lwaletha ukufa esikhundleni sezipho. Ukuxuba uphawu lwentengiso lwakwaClark amahlaya amnyama (le ndoda ibizoqhubeka iqondise Indaba kaKhisimusi, ngemuva kwakho konke) kanye nokuxubana kokwesaba kwengqondo nenganekwane yasemadolobheni, UKhisimusi Omnyama isiqeshana se-horror cinema esivame ukunganakwa kodwa esimnandi. Manje kungani kungakhunjulwa njalo kanjalo?

Ukuxoxa ngalokhu, kuzodingeka sikhulume ngemicimbi eyenzeka phakathi nayo yonke ifilimu. Ngakho-ke uma ungakayibuki, hamba uyibone bese ubuyela endatshaneni. Kuyinto eyethusayo kaKhisimusi ngokuphelele.

Uma umane nje udinga ukuvuselelwa, udaba oluyisisekelo yilokhu: I-psychopath ephazamisekile egama linguBilly iqala ukushaya izingcingo ezingcolile endlini enobudlova. Ngemuva kokuthi omunye udade elahlekile, sekuzingelwa uBilly. Kubulawe nentombazane encane edolobheni, futhi ukwenza izinto zibe nzima, umlingisi wethu omkhulu uJess (Olivia Hussey) ukhulelwe futhi ufuna ukukhipha isisu. Isoka lakhe, uPeter (Keir Dullea) alikwenzi lokho. Zonke izimpawu zikhomba kuPeter, futhi kubonakala kucace bha ukuthi uPeter empeleni nguBilly.

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Kepha nansi into: Akayona. UBilly noPeter bangabantu ababili abahlukene, kanti uMnu. Clark ubelokhu esilandela sonke isikhathi. Eqinisweni, asikaze simbone uBilly ongaphezu komfanekiso wakhe neso lakhe langakwesokudla. UKhisimusi Omnyama uze usihlekise kuyo yonke indawo ngokubonisa umbono wombulali. Siyakwazi ukubona ngamehlo akhe, kepha asikwazi nokwazi ukuthi ubukeka kanjani, noma kungani enza lokhu.

Lapho kukhona ubukhulu befilimu. Ekugcineni, akukho okuxazululwa. Sisele singenelisekile. Kungani uBilly ewabulele lamantombazane? Futhi akazange aphume endlini, pho ngubani owabulala intombazanyana edolobheni? Yini eyenza uBilly wasangana kangaka?

Ukuthatha okulula engangihlale ngishiya nakho ifilimu ukuthi impilo ayimnyama kangako futhi ayimhlophe kangako. Ezinye izinto asisoze sazazi. Kwesinye isikhathi, izinto ezinyantisayo zenzeka kubantu abalungile ngaphandle kwesizathu, okwenza kube kubi kakhulu. Ngenye yemiqondo esabekayo engangicabanga ngayo, futhi iyaphazamisa kuze kube namuhla.

Kodwa-ke, ngeshwa, abaningi bethu baye bahlinzekelwa ngokuchazwa ngokweqile nokuchazwa okungenangqondo kuyo yonke le minyaka. Sonakalisiwe sibolile nge-backstory eningi kakhulu nokuxazululwa okuningi. Ngokwazi konke, thina umbukeli saneliseka, yize iqiniso lokuthi mhlawumbe abalingiswa bethu esibathandayo babulawa ngesihluku phambi kwamehlo ethu. Ngakho-ke mhlawumbe wonke umuntu uyafa, kepha hheyi, okungenani siyazi ukuthi kungani.

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Kungalimaza nefilimu, futhi. Yize u-Alexandre Aja Ukuphakama Okuphezulu ibilokhu ibhekwe kabanzi selokhu yakhululwa ngenxa yezambulo ezisontekile kule filimu, ngikholelwa ukuthi ibisobala kakhulu. Lapho ukwambulwa kwenzeka, yonke imfihlakalo yefilimu ihambile. Akusekho okusalayo ukuzibuza ngoba sesichazelwe konke ngomzamo wokujabulisa umbukeli. Kungumuzwa omuhle lapho singahlala phansi sithi, “O, kunjalo lokho kusho ukuthini lokhu! ” Kepha ku-movie ethusayo, angikholwa njalo ukuthi leyo yindlela ehamba phambili. UKhisimusi Omnyama uyakuqonda lokhu.

Amafilimu amaningi athusayo azungeze uKhisimusi abopha umbulali ngenye yetimu yamaholide. Ubusuku obuthule, ubusuku obulalayo, Krampus, Indaba Ethusayo KaKhisimusi konke kwenza, futhi bakulungele lokho abayikho. UKhisimusi Omnyama ihlelwe nje ngesikhathi seholide futhi lokho kumayelana nakho. Awekho amadimoni ama-Santas noma ama-Yuletide. Kubi nje impela lapho le micimbi iqhubeka phakathi kweholide elijabulisa kangaka.

UKhisimusi Omnyama ikhona ukudweba isithombe semfihlakalo, ukwesaba, nokuphelelwa yithemba futhi ihamba phambili kuyo. Kungenzeka ukuthi yifilimu enkulu kakhulu yeHoliday eyedlula zonke, futhi uma ungangikholwa, mhlawumbe udinga iwashi lesibili. Uma ungavumelani namanje, kulungile, kodwa kunento eyodwa engingeke ngiyishiyele impikiswano, futhi lelo iqiniso lokuthi liphethe isihloko somugqa wethegi omkhulu kunayo yonke i-movie eyethusayo eyake yaba khona:

"Uma le movie ingenzi ukuthi isikhumba sakho sikhase ... isisiqinile kakhulu!"

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