Krampus is such a step up from Trick R Treat. It's probably my favourite Christmas flick of the last couple of years and it gets the feeling of family better than those films too.
That's not saying anything against Trick R Treat of course, but man, Krampus really knocks it out of the park. The set up for the main event alone felt like some Christmases I've had with relatives around, that awful feeling that everything is going to fall apart at any second.
And when it does the comedy and the creepy horror just step it up a notch. I wouldn't call it the funniest film ever, or the scariest film ever, but possibly the greatest blend of the two genres for the purposes of making a dark yet family pleasing horror film.
You can sympathise and relate with the heroes, grin at the jokes and be genuinely creeped out by the brilliant creature designs. They give you a strange feeling of ancient creeping dread and the wrongness of the familiar being twisted as opposed to a more straight horror vibe you'd find with other monsters.
PS: Just comparing Trick R Treat and Krampus, I'd give the reasons for Krampus being superior as follows.
1. Christmas isn't meant to be a dark time, so the horror feels more unexpected. It also does a wonderful job of justifying itself and raising questions about the holiday too.
2. Not being an anthology film it has more time to focus on the characters and tell a focused narrative.
3. It has a more universal appeal than a Halloween flick. I'm an Aussie, so Halloween still isn't really a thing over here.
Straight up great flick.
Krampus is such a step up from Trick R Treat. It's probably my favourite Christmas flick of the last couple of years and it gets the feeling of family better than those films too.
That's not saying anything against Trick R Treat of course, but man, Krampus really knocks it out of the park. The set up for the main event alone felt like some Christmases I've had with relatives around, that awful feeling that everything is going to fall apart at any second.
And when it does the comedy and the creepy horror just step it up a notch. I wouldn't call it the funniest film ever, or the scariest film ever, but possibly the greatest blend of the two genres for the purposes of making a dark yet family pleasing horror film.
You can sympathise and relate with the heroes, grin at the jokes and be genuinely creeped out by the brilliant creature designs. They give you a strange feeling of ancient creeping dread and the wrongness of the familiar being twisted as opposed to a more straight horror vibe you'd find with other monsters.
PS: Just comparing Trick R Treat and Krampus, I'd give the reasons for Krampus being superior as follows. 1. Christmas isn't meant to be a dark time, so the horror feels more unexpected. It also does a wonderful job of justifying itself and raising questions about the holiday too.
2. Not being an anthology film it has more time to focus on the characters and tell a focused narrative.
3. It has a more universal appeal than a Halloween flick. I'm an Aussie, so Halloween still isn't really a thing over here.