Return of Krampus

The journey for a good Krampus movie is an ongoing holiday tradition in my house. The big budget Krampus movie is worth watching, which I do pretty much every year.

And then there are so many atrocious Krampus movies with the worst acting and an even worse CGI Krampus. They are all terrible and not even watchable in a Sharknado type of way.

BUT-Now we finally have a Krampus in a rubber suit! It's a pretty good looking rubber suit, all things considered. But to be honest, it could be terrible and I would still like it better than the CGI Krampus. Krampuses. Krampi?

Is this movie cheap and bad? Well, yes. But is it garbage? Well...no.

I actually sort of enjoyed the characters in a high school play type of way. And yes, I liked Krampus. He talks in this one. And no, his mouth doesn't move. Lol. And when the camera zooms in on his hands, you can see the jiggly rubber suit in hd.

So does that sound like something you want to watch? If it does, you will enjoy this Krampus more than any of the last 15 or so since the big budget Krampus from 2015. And that film is a PG-13 film, whereas this one at least has syrupy blood and not the worst character conflict I've ever seen. In fact, at one point I was sort of caught off guard when someone interrupted the movie and I found myself backing it up by a couple of minutes so I could hear the characters' conversation. Yeah, I actually did that. Unironically.

So skip the hordes of pretender Krampus movies, and if you only watch one Krampus version this holiday season...

Well, honestly, in that case Krampus (2015).

But if you have seen that one a bunch of times or are in the mood for two (!) Krampus movies this holiday season....

Check this one out.

I kind of liked it.

I love bad movies. If it makes B Movies look big budget and respectable I'm guaranteed to love it. This movie I did not love. Only one of the characters were likeable and after watching three times I have a headache and still don't understand the ending. I might watch it again in the future, but I'm never gonna to seek it out. I do admit that the female lead's acting actually proves itself, which is why I gave this train wreck three stars; her portrayal of a mentally and emotionally compromised woman seems wooden on the first watch through but proves itself accurate once you understand the character's history. Despite her, however, I don't recommend this movie unless you like bad movies that are truly awful.

Krampus the Return (2022) is currently available on Tubi. The storyline follows a young lady who returns home where her brother disappeared when she was a kid. She discovers her long lost father was obsessed with a creature known as Krampus and believed he was responsible for her brothers disappearance. Will the sister's research lead to the return of Krampus?

This movie is directed by David Gregory (Curse of Bloody Mary) and stars Natasha Rose Mills (Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey), Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey), Dan Robins (Amityville Scarecrow 2) and Stephen Staley (Nutcracker Massacre).

This movie is bad. The voice used for the opening narration and Krampus was terrible. The costumes were not good and the kills were an action pose by Krampus, a scream and a cutaway scene. No good kills or gore to be found. The acting is average outside of the book reading scene which was awkward and didn't feel natural. That sequence was cheesy. There were no redeeming aspects to this picture.

Overall, this is a bad addition to the horror genre and Krampus series that really isn't worth your time. I'd score this a 2.5-3/10 and recommend skipping it.

This movie is using a GERMAN legend into English terms and making it very unrealistic. Krampus does not speak in our culture nor be reasoned with. If you make a movie based off of a cultural folk lore please be more accurate with it. If you would like the story of Krampus I would recommend the movie Krampus ( 2015) It is a lot more accurate including using some German language which I love. It also has a more realistic illustration of what Krampus and his team is to look like when he comes on Christmas Day. I love that this story is a fun horror movie but it needs to stay accurate to what we grew up with.

It was low budget, boring, terrible, didn't keep my attention what so ever, waste of time , it sucked , it sucked, the acting was horrible, the costume looked like a diy costume, no character development, lazy kills, did I mention bad acting, I enjoyed the original krampus, but this was garbage. I can't get my time back from watching this bad movie, it wasn't scary , it was so bad it was actually comical to say the least . If I could give a half of star I would, don't waste your time watching this movie, stick to the original movie instead , one of the worst movies I have seen in a very long time. It sucked.