Krampus (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Krampus is gory good fun for fans of non-traditional holiday horror with a fondness for Joe Dante's B- movie classics, even if it doesn't have quite the savage bite its concept calls for.
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Cast
as Tom
as Sarah
as Howard
as Linda
as Aunt Dorothy
as Beth
as Omi
as Perchta the Cherub
as Krampus
as Howie Jr.
as Max
as Bjugnakraekir
as Baby Chrissy
as Stekkjarstaur
as Derek
as Ketkrokur
as Stevie
as Wasp Mother
as Hurðaskellir
as Jordan
as DHL Man
as Lumpy
as Der Klown
as Dumpy
as Clumpy
as Pvorusleikir
as Gattapefur
as Kertasnikir
as Ruprecht the Elf
as Gilijagaur
as Gluggagaegir
as The Yule Goat
as The Yule Goat
as The Yule Goat
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Critic Reviews for Krampus
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The fact we care at all about the outcome is a testament to the actors, and only the actors. But buried beneath the Christmas clutter is a much better movie.
It has enough personality and ambition that it could easily become an annual tradition for those who prefer "Silent Night, Deadly Night" to "It's a Wonderful Life."
Although there are some amusing moments here and there and a couple of nicely effective scary bits, it is never quite as darkly funny nor as frightening as it would like to be ...
The movie sends mixed messages. It's hard, but gooey, too. Trick 'r Treat showed that Dougherty has a mean streak (with wit), but with Krampus, he's clearly been charged with delivering a wide-appeal PG-13 film.
Too many obnoxious relatives, evil critters and weak gags at the expense of fat kids and foul-mouthed old ladies.
Lurches between treacle and terror as it stumbles toward a too-easy ending.
Audience Reviews for Krampus
The film is trying to be a new Gremlins, using the festive season for some horror and the set up works rather nicely with the arrival of the unloved extended family. The tone is then somewhat undecided, too silly for grown-ups and too creepy for kids, especially when it comes to Krampus' multilpe helper creatures. That's borderline annoying a few times and would have worked much better with the emphasis on the main antagonist. But even he gets silly once we see underneath his hood often enough. At least the final twist is surprisingly evil.
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Didn’t love or hate this. It was an okay Christmas horror. Dragged out a little long, though it wasn’t.
Super Reviewer
Michael Dougherty is no Joe Dante, and his attempt to mix horror and comedy is only unscary and unfunny - a perfunctory, predictable and uninspired Christmas movie plagued with characters so hateful that I wanted Krampus to kill them all so that it would be finally over.
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Krampus Quotes
| Howard: | Twisted fairytale horseshit!! |