Horst in Translation ([email protected]) And by this I am not talking about the quality of this 9-minute short movie. More of the contents. However, not everyone can be a winner and this description also applies to the short film. I don't think it's nearly as good as the first short film from 2 years earlier, maybe because the surprise effect is gone. 5 years after this second short, writer and director Jalmari Helander turned the idea into a full feature film. Back to this short film here, Helander basically tried to bring back all the factors that made the first one so funny (actors, style, narration), but still it comes short. Nonetheless, I think people who really loved the first can give this one a go too, or skip it and go for the long movie directly. Everybody else can give this one a pass.

WakenPayne Apparently With All The New Father Christmases Around People Need To Be Taught How To Behave Around One, This Is Fantastic At Being One Of The Dumbest Movies Anyone Is Likely To See, Its Nice To See A Country Outside The United States & Britan That Makes Dumb Movies.The Funniest Rule Is "Don't Drink Or Curse", I Had To Pause The Film To Actually Laugh Because I Had A Fear That I Wouldn't See The Rest Especially The Narrator Saying " If You Do This In Front Of A Father Christmas Death Is Certain." (I Suppose I Will Never See Santa The Same Way Again.) This Is Actually My Favourite Short Film This Is Along Side 9, Punisher First Round, Rare Exports 1, Human(Off Halo Legends), Detective Story (Off Animatrix) & Max Payne: Hero (To Name What I Call "The Best").Overall I Highly Recommend This."You Better Not Shout, You Better Not Cry, You Better Not Pound I'm Telling You Why, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."

Woodyanders This is a rare example of a sequel that's equal in quality to the original film it's a follow-up to. The Father Christmas from the first movie is abused by several dock workers and gets loose so he can embark on a murderous spree. It's up to three expert hunters to track Father Christmas down and kill him. Director/co-writer Jalmari Helander once again adroitly mines a fresh, inventive, and wickedly funny line in deliciously dark and twisted pitch-black humor (the safety tips on not making any loud noises, smoking, or drinking around a Father Christmas are genuinely hilarious in an admittedly twisted sort of way). Otso Tarkela gives a convincingly feral performance as the bloodthirsty and dangerous Father Christmas. Tommi Korpela, Jorma Tommila, and Tazu Ovaska are likewise credible as the ace hunters forced to take Father Christmas out like a wild rabid beast. Jonathan Hutchings' wonderfully deep and solemn gravel-voiced narration further enhances the deadpan comic tone. Moreover, there's also a nice smattering of grisly gore and an extremely eerie conclusion set in a remote woodland graveyard for deceased Father Christmases. Jean Noel Mastonen's polished cinematography gives the picture an exquisitely glossy and wintry look. The melodic and majestic orchestral score is also on the money fine and effective. Well worth seeing.

Aleksi (marspatukka) This is actually a sequel to the short film Rare Exports Inc., witch tells you the story of hunting and producing decent Santa Clauses of a wild Northern beast. I had seen the first part few years ago, and I just recently got to see these "Safety Instructions" and I must advice you to get your hands on both of these short movies, they are simply hilarious.---------SPOILERS--------- The name tells pretty much everything there is to know about this film, the safety instructions to Father Christmas. Film starts with a scene with hunters familiar from the first movie, shipping a Father Christmas-box to his new happy owner. But something went wrong and the crate never reached it's destination, so seven hours later when our hunters reach the harbour where the accident has taken place, they find few brutally mutilated sailors.After examination of the place, scene changes to a warehouse where our hunters demonstrate all types of behavior that affects Father Christmas in a negative way. These are for example of course cursing and drinking, smoking, making loud noises, etc.This follows with the capture/execution-scene of the escaped Santa, and then in the end we have also a short graveyard-scene which explains where do Father Christmases go when they die.Most of the scenes are pretty graphic, and I must add that this is no film for the smallest of the family.But nevertheless, great laughs and I know I can watch this again and again. And all this in 10 minutes! 10/10