Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)

Hard to watch, almost fell asleep a few times and I do ask myself, why didn't it?It's quite a bad movie, from every point of view, it's cheap, with bad acting, horrible dialogue, tries too much to blend in some horror elements and the Krampus itself ...I know a small budget allows too little glamour on screen but still, 2015 comes with some standards.Anyway, I went it with some expectations, but I ended it with red eyes and yawn after yawn. This isn't a horror movie, it's a weak production, with one of the worse sound tracks ever, that will make you roll your eyes more than anything.Cheers!

Well, the only good thing about the movie is the story line but don't let that fool you. First of all, the acting - mmmm no acting at all in this film. I starting laughing when she (the Psychiatrist) walks into the hospital and speaks with the reception. Not sure what happened there but that lady sitting behind the desk just didn't seem comfortable with her 2 minutes of screen time.All the actors seemed to be robotic, in slow motion and even when they walked, it wasn't realistic. The whole feel of the film wasn't realistic. The conversation between the people dragged out and so slow, I was getting nervous and began shouting at the screen for them to hurry up and finish their dialogue. Certain scenes didn't make sense either. One scene where a woman starts to cry over her husband. Here we were to think he died recently. She starts to overact with her tears, sobbing like a crazed woman when we find out he has been dead for around 20 years!The young girl, I think she thought she was ideal for the role. At times she did a not too bad scene but again, not good enough to make me believe her character.The effects were nothing great - made for television effects and Krampus himself, looked good in the dark shots but when you saw him whole and in the light, well, you be the judge.

As an independent film, this is a very enjoyable horror film with a surprising performance by a child actress who plays Zoe. She does a very good job and helps make the film. This film should not be viewed and compared to high budget Industry sponsored horror films. Remember this is an independent film and as a viewer of independent films I understand this film was created with local talent and with a limited budget but it is still better than most independent films. The storyline was there and if you let yourself get into the movie with the lights off you will find yourself jumping out of your seat during the scary scenes then laughing at yourself for how the director got you.The Director did a great job and I have read some reviews by "movie critics" who tear the film apart with little if any positive statements. I never found movie critics to be a credible source of movie reviews. I'm not a critic. I'm just a guy who likes to watch independent films and ignore the professional critics. In short, this is a fun film to watch.Take note, this film is bound to be a cult classic and owning your own copy should be your goal if you are a collector. This film has something special within it. As a collector I notice that this film has an emerging upcoming director, a new child actress who will soon jump from the independent films industry to main stream high budget industry entertainment and I feel the writer, like many writers, has a yet to be written blockbuster script. That is why I feel this film is the beginning of three major film icons yet to be discovered (A Director, an Actress and a Writer). In five years you will come back to this review and say, "Wow, he was right" Then you will kick yourself for not acquiring an original copy of the film.It is interesting to note that this year there have been three Krampus films released in November and December of 2015. One by William Shatner which I find to be more of a comedy based on its previews, then there is the second Krampus film I found to be more about a spoiled boy who hates the world. "Krampus the Reckoning" is better than the other two and is a true Holiday Horror Film. A great stocking stuffer,

While searching for this page found out that there are a lot of Krampus movies on the way.I think I can all ready say this is the worst of them all and probably made by some "friends" to hop a long on the Christmas bandwagon.One star is actually to much for this film and it really belongs at he bottom of a barrel or at least far out of sight.If you sit thru 10 minutes of this and still watch the rest you either had something to do with this or your some what of a nitwit who never seen any flick before this one.Avoid the mistake that it will get better and actually have"something" because it's just not there.I am looking for worth to the other 2 installments because their aren't much good Christmas horrors out there.Only one I can think of is "rare exports"and the rest are more outdated ones from the 70s and 80s.Almost forgot one of the remakes they made and that was O.K. but more in part and not as a whole(it dragged a lot of storyline).Just remember DO NOT WATCH THIS ONE!It will only lead to agony.2 thumbs down.Plain awful.