KRAMPUS - Krampus is a demon/ goat who punishes naughty children
in pre-Christian Germanic folk tales. He’s celebrated on Krampuskarten with festivals,
greeting cards and parades. Sounds great. But, in large part, Krampus -- the
movie --disappoints. It attempts to capture the spirit of the 80s horror/
comedy classic film entitled Goonies. What’s wrong with it? It’s too gimmicky,
there are too many jump scares and the CGI images are overdone. Forty minutes
into the movie nothing has happened other than a dinner and a snow storm. Moments
that have horror potential are actually missed opportunities. I really wanted
to like this movie but it wasn’t funny and it also wasn’t scary. A cool idea?
Yes. A good movie? Clearly, no.
I heard it very alright
ReplyDeleteAww haven't seen it was hoping it'd be cool.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant images!
ReplyDeleteWe were brought up with the Krampus coming round once a year. I can imagine that the film has little to do with the tradition.
ReplyDeleteWonder why the original fairy tales and tradition tales were always so bloodthirsty. A real shame it wasn't at least scary. I love movies like this.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because storytelling was the TV of ancient times, and you had to keep the listeners entertained somehow.
DeleteThanks for your review! It is such a shame, as this really had potential!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the preview for it, it looked scary! I'm disappointed it's kind of cheesy:S
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