![]() Shortly after, Grandad suddenly convulses and vomits a black liquid before dying. ATMOSPHERE CONTAMINATED." Although Annji, a doctor, identifies the needles as used, the Tony forces them to injecting themselves. A bag of hypodermic needles falls through the chimney, and the TV reads "USE TRIAL VACCINATIONS. STRIP AND SCRUB ALL FLESH WITH HOUSEHOLD BLEACH." They all follow the instructions, though most of them are reluctant. EAT NOTHING." After discarding all of the food, another message appears: "DECONTAMINATE YOURSELVES. The family gathers downstairs and turns on the TV, and discover a message in green words "STAY INDOORS AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS." Their Dad, Tony, decides that they should eat Christmas dinner like usual, but before they can begin, the TV delivers the message "ALL YOUR FOOD IS CONTAMINATED. ![]() All attempts to break it are to no avail. Nick and Annji sneak out of their rooms during the night to leave early but discover that the all of the doors and windows are covered by a black barrier. During dinner, a family fight breaks out over Kate's racism toward Annji. Kate, Nick's pregnant sister, and her jock husband, Scott, also stop by. This kind of thing continues to happen throughout the movie and while I am not usually a harsh critic, it's like the person who wrote this hasn't ever interacted with anyone but insane racists.The movie opens with the ominous phrase: "It's the things you love that kill you." Nick and his girlfriend, Annji, visit his parent's house for Christmas. It's just supposed to be understood that nobody would ever turn this TV off. Why? Is it an old faulty TV? does it have a sticker that says "keep on"? No. ![]() There's a part where people are freaking out, calling a TV broken, worried about it's ability to turn back on. All the characters seem like insane people who have the strangest reaction to any given situation. I think the acting though is probably not as bad as the writing. I have to agree with the other review here in that the movie just doesn't "sell" the characters or reactions well at all. ![]() ![]()
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