Why this movie is getting hate.
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ImInTheater — 10 years ago(December 16, 2015 11:30 PM)
I actually didn't think the movie was overtly comedic and balanced it pretty well. Even if the gingerbread men were campy and actually pretty cuteThey were still scary! If we were really in that situation, it wouldn't be funny at all. The characters acted pretty realistically I thought, though I did think they handled the missing children a little more with campy revenge than real familial grief, I figured that was to keep it light. I actually didn't think the movie was much a comedy towards the middle to the end and was more of a heartless mockery by Krampus that you laugh along with or feel the hopelessness of no sympathy.
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fistoffury — 10 years ago(December 17, 2015 09:53 AM)
Krampus might be technically a Christmas character but he is also more along the lines of somebody you would run into on Halloween, being a horror character and all. I just don't think Christmas and Halloween go good together, they're exact opposites. They even tried this with the Addams Family where for Halloween the Addams Family were singing "Halloween Carols" and getting "Halloween Presents" under some Great Pumpkin prop they had put up. I don't think it worked out.
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DuffyBuffet — 10 years ago(December 17, 2015 11:38 AM)
Christmas has always had a long list of scary legends that are somewhat horrific. It has nothing to do with Halloween at all. Look up the Yule cat. It was known to eat people who were lazy. There is also Frau Perchta, a Christmas witch who would punish the sinful. She was known to rip out a persons internal organs and replace them with straw or pebbles.
None of these legends, including Krampus, have anything to do with the holiday of Halloween. These are ancient Christmas legends that date back to a time before Hallmark greeting cards and the modernization of the American version of Christmas. Some of these traditions are still celebrated today. Krampusnacht continues to be very popular in parts of Europe.
You would not run into Krampus on Halloween because he is part of the legend of St. Nicholas. While St. Nicholas gives gifts Krampus punishes the bad children. Ever hear of getting coal in your stocking for being bad? That is a direct refernce to these stories. -
KingCobra686 — 9 years ago(May 11, 2016 04:15 PM)
I just don't think Christmas and Halloween go good together, they're exact opposites.
This is a very simplistic view of those holidays. Halloween is more than just horror movies and Christmas is more than just cheesy Santa movies. Like others have said, there are tons of dark elements to Christmas.
Winter can be a spooky time of the year, especially in snowy regions like those that celebrate Krampusnacht. Daytime is very limited, its cold and dreary out, its a dangerous time of the year for those limited on food or shelter, etc -
C-Younkin — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 10:45 PM)
From the trailer alone, that made it out to look like it was trying to go for laughs and scares. You can do that by the way, i'm not sure why a film counts as stupid just because it tries to do both. This flick does an ok job of doing it, not as good as Evil Dead 2 or anything which is like the height of combining both but not as bad as I was expecting either.
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reddukewaldo — 10 years ago(January 03, 2016 06:06 PM)
i enjoyed it. will watch again, a bit of laughter horror. i don't understand why it was pulled out of theaters, in my city, i had to travel within my metro area to see it. it had disappeared from theater houses near my home.
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wartengu — 10 years ago(January 11, 2016 11:55 PM)
I haven't even see it and I hate it. Predictable, Lame and cheesy add to that poor acting, effects, etc. You got yourself a blockbuster "B" flick. Come on, did you really expect anything else? There will never be another Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Exorcist, etc. The only thing you can expect now is cheap thrills and that's why horror is practically off my radar. While the mainstream "everything is awesome" crowd is entrenched in cheap remakes and crappy wannabes, I'm watching the original classics.
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CameronWalker01 — 10 years ago(March 15, 2016 08:11 AM)
To the OP. People are not obliged to like a movie simply because you do. From reading your post you seem to be of the opinion that anyone who doesn't share your opinion/taste in films is an idiot or has something wrong with them, which is pretty arrogant and the height of narcissism.
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leftmefordead — 10 years ago(March 16, 2016 06:38 AM)
It was neither good comedy or good horror.. the movie fell flat in every respect except for the practical effects which were great. The only reason i kept watching it.
Such a disappointment
And your friends are right with the lack of gore, it could have added allot more to the story it was very limited by its PG rating
An adult comedy krampus film that was actually funny like the directors Trick R treat film would have been great. -
stevegrayston-75-221538 — 9 years ago(April 19, 2016 06:59 PM)
to me little rare monkey like animals secretly exisiting is a lot more believable than a supernatural hooved anti santa clause monster from another dimension freezing over a town with magical evil gingerbread men and toy monsters and then trapping their souls in a a snow globe with a grandma who only speak english when it suits her.. the film didnt work .