Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride

This film is bad has nothing to do with the first one and why the hel is the other krampus mask Micheal Myers with a wig sofor the loveof god and everything holy do not watch this film unless if yor Ur into bad films goahead

Krampus 2 (2018) is a movie that I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline follows a community center that includes many workers that are required to be there as part of their community service. On Christmas Eve an unexpected guest arrives to determine who is naughty and whom was there for authentic reasons. The punishment for being naughty is this will be their last day at the community center...or any place else alive.

This movie is directed by Eddie Lengyel (The Curse of Lilith Ratchet) and stars KateLynn E. Newberry (Homecoming Revenge), Tiffani Hilton (Whatever it Takes), Robbie Barnes (Whatever it Takes), Roger Conners (Meat) and Daniela Simms (Chosen).

The movie has a fun opening with a great ax kill and some great corresponding sound effects. The kills for this are a step above the original. However, I never like when they have the monster/demon inside a human and a human is doing all the killing for the viewer, it always feels a bit like a copout. The acting, dialogue and scenarios were about equal to the first one, not overly good.

Overall, this was a step in the right direction from the first film but still not good. I would score this a 3.5-4/10 and recommend skipping it.

"Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride" plays on old world legend of Christmas witch, Gryla in Iceland (many cultures have a story). The movie does a great job of putting you in that all-to-familiar Holiday spirit, rife with bloody horror. The set up is classic. All the Christmas horror movie tropes are present, and where a lot of films throw everything in the movie for the sake of it, "Mother Krampus 2" does a great job of keeping continuity and reason in the use of these concepts. The direction, and choices taken to bring this tale to life make sense and only add to the entertainment value.

The cast are all a step above your basic, low budget options. The characters, though super cliche, are relatable and fun to watch. A few performances really stand out. "Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride" only has one real flaw and that is the mild lag in the mid-section of the move. If you don't count the fact that a 30 minute charity trip has a cast of characters all but moving into the scene of the crime- I've done something similar with weed dealers and apartment complex neighbors in the past -so totally plausible premise.

The real winner, aside from ultra cool indie status, is the special effects which are all practical and quality work. Kudos to real attention to visceral, giallo aspirations, executed flawlessly. That and the above par cinematography make this one a cut above your standard low-budget affair. Again kudos to creating such good horror classic moments.

Even with the small hang ups that show up in "Mother Krampus 2", overall is is a pretty cool indie horror. Reminiscent of both "Christmas Evil" and more recent indie horror "The Sleeper" , this one does a nice job of honing in on the Holiday Horror appeal, has that classic arthouse vintage slasher vibe, and places it all squarely in the melinnial cross-hairs of future cult status.

Not what I was expecting at all.I struggle to find anything positive to say about this movie.There were some cute female characters, but even the sex scene was boring(and without nudity). Not scary or suspenseful.Don't waste your time.

2 stars for this movie! Without wasting precious time or words, lets dig in: actors did a horrible work as they are all amateurs. Laughable acting from start to finish. The dialogue is not the worst out there, someone did take his work serious, but made sure that it covered all the stereotypical characters, because they weren't bad enough, it had to accentuate their pain!

We have something of a camera work but not quite, no special effects whatsoever, completely disbelievable deaths, a little blood and no nudity. There is a plot to all of this, I know, I was surprised as well, it is your usual trapped in a house with a killer horror, but it felt over stretched. As the action itself is missing for most part of the movie, we got an incredible detailed and long character development, so we know for who to root and who to expect to be the first to be gone.

Anyway, sadly, this ain't something to be recommended. You should clearly stay away from this one. Krampus: The Reckoning , got 3 stars from me! It is actually half of step higher. You have been warned!

Cheers!