Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)

There is little positive to say about this movie apart from that they tried. There was certainly some thought put into the story, despite it also looking to be a desperate cash in on the Krampus name so close to the release of the studio produced film.

Besides this however there is only negatives as the writing and acting of this film are atrocious. To make matters worse the film makers clearly do not know how to make a small budget work for them. It helps to have some interesting characters who can fill time with fun dialogue, as well as a bit of flesh thrown in for distraction. However here the dialogue is terribly boring and goes on for far too long without the right pace and editing to make it engaging, and while a little flesh is a good tease, just sticking in some sex for no reason is far too cheap and only serves to highlight the lack of substance that they had to work with.

Overall this movie has nothing to offer apart from a passable idea for what could have been a decent story with more money and expertise behind the project. The main killer for this movie has to be the pace as it is just so, so painfully dull that it takes it away from the 'so bad that its funny' realm and puts it in the 'why am I even bothering to watch this' category. Avoid.

Fmovies: Before I get into the review, here are my ratings for the movie.

The story gets out 1.5 of 2: The Direction a 0.75: The Pacing receives a 0.75: While the Acting gets 1.25: And my Enjoyment level earns a 1 out of 2: Krampus: The Reckoning, therefore, receives a total of 4.75 out of 10.

Considering the rating this film received on IMDb, 1.2k ratings bringing it to 2.4/10, I'm in the minority because I didn't mind this low budget flick. It's not five-stars, by any stretch of the imagination, but it's worth more than the 2.4.

The reason Krampus: The Reckoning ignited my interest was the story. Being an amateur writer and avid reader, I do enjoy an entertaining story. Owen and Robert Conway deliver a slow-burn of a thriller to the audience, with a delightful, if dark, twist.

Zoe is a troubled child. Always in and out of foster homes. She's in a continual state of movement as disastrous and fatal accidents, and incidents, befall both her foster parents and families. The most recent tragedy has seen her transferred into a home for children. It's here she's assigned a psychologist, Dr Rachel Stewart. Through her psychological interviews, Dr Stewart begins to unwrap the mystery enshrouding Zoe. Zoe has an imaginary friend by the name of Krampus. But, as Dr Stewart will discover, Krampus is far from illusory.

I appreciated the Conways' kept Krampus as a 'good' bad guy. He only selects people from the naughty list. If you've been good then you have nothing to fear. A simple concession that a few other Krampus films opt to ignore.

One of the issues I had with the story was Krampus' style of dispatching the naughty. This unpleasant mythical character has a fondness for burning his victims. This, for me, was too consistent a method, especially for a creature who's known to use multiple ways to slay. However, there is a reason why he keeps murdering in such a manner. You'll need to stay with the story to discover the explanation. The justification reinforced my appreciation for the story. It was also marvellous to have a well-structured story. Invariably this is a bonus for budget flicks. Most time, the story suffers the most critical hits.

The biggest beating to the film's potency is the direction. Alas, Robert Conway's directional skills are not on par with his writing. The entire movie needed more oomph. It's tough to explain. Conway tries making the picture more interesting by using varying camera angles. However, they don't work that effectively, and at times they feel awkward. For example, in a scene where Zoe is speaking in ominous tones, Conway opts for a downward angle as if we are looking from Dr Stewart's position. It's adequate, but I think it would have been better to have a close-up on Zoe, showing her full features. Amelia Haberman, who plays Zoe, delivers some mean and hostile looks, it's a shame to waste them. I know Conway opted for this shot to express Zoe's disdain for Dr Stewart. However, this still could be achieved with a close-up.

Now you may think I'm being niggly over the matter, but the film is full of similar shots. Too many in fact, and it hinders the movie terribly. Another hindrance is good old Krampy himself. Conway chose to go with a CGI bad guy, and you can tell it's a computer-created unreality. The effects look dated, even for 2015. When you're filming on a budget use a guy or gal in a mask and costume. At least you'll effectively get the sh

Stupidly I watched this one thinking it was the Krampus that's been getting all the buzz lately and half way through it I could not understand why it was even given a cinema release. Later I realised it's a different movie to the well received one with Toni Collette in it.

Honestly this is absolute trash. It's like a 70's porn movie, even the soundtrack is 70's porn and it also contains a few pornographic scenes between two unattractive actors - not sexy at all.

I wish I hadn't wasted my time watching this trash. No-one could act, the cinematography - well it doesn't even deserve the title - it was just awful.

SOrry everything about this was awful. I feel dirty just having watched it

Krampus: The Reckoning fmovies. Before I get into the review, here are my ratings for the movie.

The story gets out 1.5 of 2: The Direction a 0.75: The Pacing receives a 0.75: While the Acting gets 1.25: And my Enjoyment level earns a 1 out of 2: Krampus: The Reckoning, therefore, receives a total of 4.75 out of 10.

Considering the rating this film received on IMDb, 1.2k ratings bringing it to 2.4/10, I'm in the minority because I didn't mind this low budget flick. It's not five-stars, by any stretch of the imagination, but it's worth more than the 2.4.

The reason Krampus: The Reckoning ignited my interest was the story. Being an amateur writer and avid reader, I do enjoy an entertaining story. Owen and Robert Conway deliver a slow-burn of a thriller to the audience, with a delightful, if dark, twist.

Zoe is a troubled child. Always in and out of foster homes. She's in a continual state of movement as disastrous and fatal accidents, and incidents, befall both her foster parents and families. The most recent tragedy has seen her transferred into a home for children. It's here she's assigned a psychologist, Dr Rachel Stewart. Through her psychological interviews, Dr Stewart begins to unwrap the mystery enshrouding Zoe. Zoe has an imaginary friend by the name of Krampus. But, as Dr Stewart will discover, Krampus is far from illusory.

I appreciated the Conways' kept Krampus as a 'good' bad guy. He merely executes people on the naughty list. If you've been good then you have nothing to fear. A simple concession that a few other Krampus films opt to ignore.

One of the issues I had with the story was Krampus' killing style. This unpleasant mythical character has a fondness for burning his victims to death. This, for me, was too consistent a method, especially for a creature who's known to use multiple ways to slay. However, there is a reason why he keeps murdering in such a manner. You'll need to stay with the story to discover the explanation. The justification reinforced my appreciation for the story. It was also marvellous to have a well-structured story. Invariably this is a bonus for budget flicks. Most time, the story suffers the most critical hits.

The biggest beating to the film's potency is the direction. Alas, Robert Conway's directional skills are not on par with his writing. The entire movie needed more oomph. It's tough to explain. Conway tries making the picture more interesting by using varying camera angles. However, they don't work that effectively, and at times they feel awkward. For example, in a scene where Zoe is speaking in ominous tones, Conway opts for a downward angle as if we are looking from Dr Stewart's position. It's adequate, but I think it would have been better to have a close-up on Zoe, showing her full features. Amelia Haberman, who plays Zoe, delivers some mean and hostile looks, it's a shame to waste them. I know Conway opted for this shot to express Zoe's disdain for Dr Stewart. However, this still could be achieved with a close-up.

Now you may think I'm being niggly over the matter, but the film is full of similar shots. Too many in fact, and it hinders the movie terribly. Another hindrance is good old Krampy himself. Conway chose to go with a CGI bad guy, and you can tell it's a computer-created unreality. The effects look dated, even for 2015. When you're filming on a budget use a guy or gal in a mask and costume. At least you'll effectively get the shadows and

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!

Before I get into the review, here are my ratings for the movie.

The story gets out 1.5 of 2: The Direction a 0.75: The Pacing receives a 0.75: While the Acting gets 1.25: And my Enjoyment level earns a 1 out of 2: Krampus: The Reckoning, therefore, receives a total of 4.75 out of 10.

Considering the rating this film received on IMDb, 1.2k ratings bringing it to 2.4/10, I'm in the minority because I didn't mind this low budget flick. It's not five-stars, by any stretch of the imagination, but it's worth more than the 2.4.

The reason Krampus: The Reckoning ignited my interest was the story. Being an amateur writer and avid reader, I do enjoy an entertaining story. Owen and Robert Conway deliver a slow-burn of a thriller to the audience, with a delightful, if dark, twist.

Zoe is a troubled child. Always in and out of foster homes. She's in a continual state of movement as disastrous and fatal accidents, and incidents, befall both her foster parents and families. The most recent tragedy has seen her transferred into a home for children. It's here she's assigned a psychologist, Dr Rachel Stewart. Through her psychological interviews, Dr Stewart begins to unwrap the mystery enshrouding Zoe. Zoe has an imaginary friend by the name of Krampus. But, as Dr Stewart will discover, Krampus is far from illusory.

I appreciated the Conways' kept Krampus as a 'good' bad guy. He only selects people from the naughty list. If you've been good then you have nothing to fear. A simple concession that a few other Krampus films opt to ignore.

One of the issues I had with the story was Krampus' style of dispatching the naughty. This unpleasant mythical character has a fondness for burning his victims. This, for me, was too consistent a method, especially for a creature who's known to use multiple ways to slay. However, there is a reason why he keeps murdering in such a manner. You'll need to stay with the story to discover the explanation. The justification reinforced my appreciation for the story. It was also marvellous to have a well-structured story. Invariably this is a bonus for budget flicks. Most time, the story suffers the most critical hits.

The biggest beating to the film's potency is the direction. Alas, Robert Conway's directional skills are not on par with his writing. The entire movie needed more oomph. It's tough to explain. Conway tries making the picture more interesting by using varying camera angles. However, they don't work that effectively, and at times they feel awkward. For example, in a scene where Zoe is speaking in ominous tones, Conway opts for a downward angle as if we are looking from Dr Stewart's position. It's adequate, but I think it would have been better to have a close-up on Zoe, showing her full features. Amelia Haberman, who plays Zoe, delivers some mean and hostile looks, it's a shame to waste them. I know Conway opted for this shot to express Zoe's disdain for Dr Stewart. However, this still could be achieved with a close-up.

Now you may think I'm being niggly over the matter, but the film is full of similar shots. Too many in fact, and it hinders the movie terribly. Another hindrance is good old Krampy himself. Conway chose to go with a CGI bad guy, and you can tell it's a computer-created unreality. The effects look dated, even for 2015. When you're filming on a budget use a guy or gal in a mask and costume. At least you'll effectively get the sh