Review of Krampus (2015) by Thequietgamer — 24 May 2016

An admittedly less than perfect combination of horror and comedy. While not an instant holiday classic, "Krampus" proves to be suitably fun. A Christmas movie that offers something different than the average film of the type.

It's definitely more comedy than horror. As things begin to escalate you begin to realize that it's less concerned with building tension and fright, and more on being goofy and humorous. It achieves both well without ever being able to blow the audience away. This means that the movie can be really fun even if a tad stupid at times.

There's a surprising amount of sentimentality to the movie. Never losing the Christmas spirit and the importance are noticeable themes (or warnings) here. The characters themselves aren't really fleshed out, but they still manage to have some decent moments of familial bonding in their tough situation.

Those looking for some frights this Christmas are likely to be disappointed. Krampus approaches nearly everything in itself with a sense of glee. This allows for plenty of over-the-top humor and goofiness, but leaves little room for any actual horror outside of the monster designs. That's not to say it isn't worth watching though. It's got plenty of fun hidden under the Christmas tree and even has the holiday spirit. It offers a nice deviation from the standard Christmas flicks. It probably won't be one of those Christmas classics you revisit every year, but is still worth a watch one holiday season even with it's lack in scares and emphasis on laughs.

7.