{"id":24085,"date":"2020-11-11T22:07:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T06:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=24085"},"modified":"2020-12-17T12:23:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T20:23:46","slug":"review-deadly-games-4kuhd-bluray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/11\/review-deadly-games-4kuhd-bluray\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After the first 35-minutes or so, Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus<\/em><\/strong> is a fun little horror-thriller with some truly hilarious scenes that made me chuckle a few times and while it is ridiculous at times, however, I found it quite entertaining seeing a kid-turn-Rambo taking on a killer Santa Claus.<\/p>\n

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Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus
\n<\/span>(a.k.a. 3615 code Pere Noel a.k.a. Game Over)<\/span>
\n(1989)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Thriller<\/span>
\nVinegar Syndrome | NR \u2013 91 min. \u2013 $49.98 | November 24, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/11\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Ren\u00e9 Manzor
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ren\u00e9 Manzor (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Brigitte Fossey, Louis Ducreux, Patrick Floersheim, Alain Lalanne<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Interviews, Still Gallery, Music Video, Trailers, TV Spots
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes (initial pressing)
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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The studio provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Young Thomas (ALAIN LALANNE) is obsessed with action movies and video games. So much so that, when his mother (BRIGITTE FOSSEY) is out, he delights in turning the sprawling mansion where he and his grandfather (LOUIS DUCREUX) live into a makeshift battleground; concocting and setting elaborate traps. Home alone, grandfather aside, on Christmas Eve, Thomas is soon faced with an unexpected – and very unwelcome – guest, a department store Santa Claus (PATRICK FLOERSHEIM) who is, in fact, a deranged escapee from a nearby asylum! Putting his skills into action, Thomas begins an all out assault against the murderous Saint Nick, rather than risking his Christmas turning into something closer to Halloween…<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>The killer Santa Claus horror subgenre is underappreciated outside of a few circles and while I don\u2019t have a wide experience with these films, I have seen a few over the years and with one exception, enjoyed them quite a bit for what they are (the exception is Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2<\/em>, a fair portion is a recap of the first film).<\/p>\n

The latest I\u2019ve now seen is Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus<\/em><\/strong> (a.k.a. Game Over<\/em> a.k.a. 36.15 code P\u00e8re No\u00ebl<\/em>), a film out of France from 1989. Admittedly, I was a little concerned this would be a bit of a snooze-fest with the first 38-minutes being on the duller side but goes into first gear thereafter, with the killer Santa on the hunt in a large, very strange mansion with insanely large secret rooms. On the run is a nearly blind old man and a kid who dresses up like Rambo and eventually goes on the offensive.<\/p>\n

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This is a pretty fun, entertaining film. A cross between Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em> and Home Alone<\/em> with a smidge of John Wick<\/em> thrown in for good measure. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s fantastic or anything, but for those in the right mindset, would make for some great counterprogramming to the usual classics like It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>, Christmas Vacation<\/em> or even the aforementioned Home Alone<\/em> (though I will also be watching a few of those this season).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The initial release of this title came with a slip case. The retail one sold outside of Vinegar Syndrome is in a standard case but does come with a reversible sleeve. All bonus material is on the Blu-ray disc.<\/p>\n

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