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Krampus
10 years ago
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So Lucca and I went to see two movies today. I'm not going to rant and rave about how amazing a movie I expected to be utter garbage or utterly amazing was. Because there's tons of journals about that.
Unlike a certain all powerful omnipotent dominatrix wolf *coughVeronicacough*, I really wanted to see Krampus. This movie had the same potential to be complete shit that Star Wars did, but I thought it would be a jolly good time and dragged a reluctant moth along. In the end, even he was glad he went.
This movie has a certain zany horror comedy charm to it that I haven't seen since one of the iconic movies of my childhood, Gremlins. It's funny when it needs to be, scary when it needs, and hell, it mixed both together at times to great effect.
I doubt they had a huge budget on this one, but the visual effects were spot on. The voracious Jack in the Box Serpent was delightful, the ravenous teddy bear was right up there with Nightmare Freddy, and the Gingerbread Cookie Killers were just... Well, there's a certain amount of joy associated with watching someone get their ass beat by six inch cookies. When the big man himself got some screen time, he was right up there with iconic holiday figures and iconic horror villains alike.
The acting wasn't perfect, but don't write it off. The characters were all individuals with personality all of their own, each one easy to sum up as a unique person (except for the twins, but come on, twins), and Krampus and his minions had personalities all their own. I could have done without Cherub, but hey, someone had to be the worst of the worst, right?
As for plot, they probably could have done with more run time. It builds up a little slow in the start and then BAM! Krampus rolls in like a bat out of hell with little warning and quickly begins the mayhem. The middle was great, though I thought the build up to the final conclusion was a bit rushed. I almost feel like they realized they were almost out of time and too many characters were still around. The final twist was delightful, reminiscent of when Shamaylan didn't treat plot twists like his own personal fap material.
Altogether, give this movie a chance. You won't regret it. And if the only thing standing between you and seeing this movie is a fear of dolls, don't watch the trailer for The Boy. That movie wasn't just Nope, it was Nope the Fuck Out of Nopeville.
Unlike a certain all powerful omnipotent dominatrix wolf *coughVeronicacough*, I really wanted to see Krampus. This movie had the same potential to be complete shit that Star Wars did, but I thought it would be a jolly good time and dragged a reluctant moth along. In the end, even he was glad he went.
This movie has a certain zany horror comedy charm to it that I haven't seen since one of the iconic movies of my childhood, Gremlins. It's funny when it needs to be, scary when it needs, and hell, it mixed both together at times to great effect.
I doubt they had a huge budget on this one, but the visual effects were spot on. The voracious Jack in the Box Serpent was delightful, the ravenous teddy bear was right up there with Nightmare Freddy, and the Gingerbread Cookie Killers were just... Well, there's a certain amount of joy associated with watching someone get their ass beat by six inch cookies. When the big man himself got some screen time, he was right up there with iconic holiday figures and iconic horror villains alike.
The acting wasn't perfect, but don't write it off. The characters were all individuals with personality all of their own, each one easy to sum up as a unique person (except for the twins, but come on, twins), and Krampus and his minions had personalities all their own. I could have done without Cherub, but hey, someone had to be the worst of the worst, right?
As for plot, they probably could have done with more run time. It builds up a little slow in the start and then BAM! Krampus rolls in like a bat out of hell with little warning and quickly begins the mayhem. The middle was great, though I thought the build up to the final conclusion was a bit rushed. I almost feel like they realized they were almost out of time and too many characters were still around. The final twist was delightful, reminiscent of when Shamaylan didn't treat plot twists like his own personal fap material.
Altogether, give this movie a chance. You won't regret it. And if the only thing standing between you and seeing this movie is a fear of dolls, don't watch the trailer for The Boy. That movie wasn't just Nope, it was Nope the Fuck Out of Nopeville.
Well you succeeded. Thank you for the warning! o.o;