Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)

Strong and Moving!

Excellent but underrated film

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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

OK , to start out , i gave this movie 3 stars just because of the story. I really enjoyed it , so if it was a book i would have gave a way higher grade.The acting : I don't get how they can act that bad! Like in the first plot , when the psychologist went to the hospital they were staring at each other for like 2 minutes doing nothing. FOR GOD SAKE DON'T DO THAT!Second of all , why on earth would you add a PORN scene at the start of the movie??? And then ANOTHER ONE! God , please stop. Then the guy that was burned because of having child porn... OK , you lost me on that one. Really unnecessary , i mean you could have expanded the main story or something , but that one was not at its place.Overall , DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS!The story was OK-ish , but the rest... god please , i only watched it because i thought it would get better...

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,