Schrille Nacht - Ein total verrücktes Weihnachtsfest

From start to finish hilarious Aussie Christmas fun. Dysfunctional family at their best. Loved in 1998 and 2021.

Just watched this film for the first time nearly 30 years after it was made. I'm surprised that it's never been on my radar especially as I spent most of my childhood Christmases in the very areas most of the film was set and love good Aussie home grown comedies.

Maybe this was one of the reasons the film had quite an emotional effect on me though I think the credit really goes to the writers and actors who do a great job.

Definitely not a perfect film and a bit of a bumpy ride at times but there is certainly plenty here to delight and amuse. Something of an Australian classic in my opinion.

I'll starts by saying that this comedy is great, might be crude, but hey, this is my type of festive Christmas comedy for me. The characters remind me of the Simpsons, but flipped to be the Australian family from hell, with unusual antics which no normal family would encounter, ever!, especially how the dog gets torched by the Barbie, or the business with the chickens. I always liked Jack, as the mean grandpa, with a black heart against drugs and bugs, we know why we hates bugs (winking). Well, if you don't want to upset your Christmas pudding this Christmas, avoid this, but watch it AFTER Christmas pudding, you'll "crack" up with hysterics, it's like comparing Bad Santa but with a family situation and no security chief with a smarta** for a kid and, without the F word. This movie puts Australians back on our turf.

Rated M15+ for Aussies for Drugs, Sex, Violence and Language

This tale of a dysfunctional family coming together to share the Christmas spirit is fantastically funny and very heart rending at the same time. It has a message and brings it across well without getting mawkishly sentimental. The humour is very 'pi**take' Australlian but most people will get the message. Warren Mitchell is superb in his role and the supporting cast are all good. You'll laugh and cry and go off with sore stomach muscles. Watch out for the video camera holiday footage from the chookshed!

I first saw this movie on a long distance coach trip to spend Christmas with my partner's dysfunctional family, which made it all the funnier!

I really wanted to like this movie, I love Australian Indie flicks. But honestly, it's not that funny. If you like American in-your-face and crude humour, then you might like this.

There's a lot of constant camera angle changes to go along with the constant 'action scenes'. It's likely to induce seizures in some people. Some of the action in the movie doesn't even ave any purpose or sense - and as a result, character development is slow and poor. Some of the characters are even likeable and the acting itself is great, but it's like the writers of the movie were trying way too hard to be funny and 'out there'.