Krampus2015
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 Max
as Tom
as Sarah
as Howard
as Linda
as Aunt Dorothy
as Beth
as Omi
as Howie Jr.
as Krampus
as Bjugnakraekir
as Baby Chrissy
as Stekkjarstaur
as Ketkrokur
as Stevie
as Wasp Mother
as Hurðaskellir
as Jordan
as DHL Man
as Lumpy
as Der Klown
as Pvorusleikir
as Gattapefur
as Gilijagaur
as Gluggagaegir
as The Yule Goat
as The Yule Goat
as The Yule Goat
as Hero Dark Elf - Kertasníkir
as Dumpy
as Clumpy
as Perchta the Cherub, Cherub
as Ruprecht the Elf
as Krampus
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Critic Reviews for Krampus
All Critics (132) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (88) | Rotten (44) | DVD (1)
Some clever soul might have done something moderately effective with this idea, but Krampus is too dumb to be scary and too listless to be entertaining.
Otherwise, this holiday-season fright flick never leaps far enough outside of its own box; the movie flirts with going full-on monster mash, with really cutting loose, but the mayhem is too little, too late.
The legend of the Krampus, often referred to as the shadow of St. Nicholas, is a fertile one indeed, but this "Krampus" - a missed opportunity for anti-saccharine counter programming - isn't likely to create many new believers.
Unfortunately, the narrow scope of his story - which is primarily set inside the characters' abode - makes the film feel akin to a Christmas-themed home invasion thriller minus the surprises.
It's a pleasantly perverse idea with potential for grisly humor, cultural satire and the kind of murderous fantasies that run through all our heads when relatives overstay their welcome.
It's passable when it hits its stride, but too black-hearted to feel like any kind of classic.
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.
Super Reviewer
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!! |