A FEW SPOILERS WITHOUT GIVING TO MUCH AWAY
After reading some of the negative reviews for Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride I understand that it may not be everyone's cup of tea and there are going to be those movie watchers who will dislike it and some who will love it because in all honesty that is usually how it is when it comes to movies and movie fans.
I myself had my doubts at first because sometimes the poster/dvd cover art can be pretty deceiving and it looks fantastic and you think wow they really must have put a lot of money into the film if the poster/cover art can look this amazing and then you get it home and it was a complete mess and so when I first saw the trailer online for this film I was skeptical but I always try to atleast give a movie the chance it is due before completely judging it solely based on a trailer or poster of dvd cover so when I bought the dvd and took it home I wasn't sure exactly what my thoughts about it was going to be right off the bat but I was willing to give it a try regardless and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised.
The synopsis for the film is pretty much what we would find in any slasher type horror movie,a group of people being killed off one by one by a killer and of course Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride is just that a slasher movie but not just the typical slasher movie but a Christmas themed slasher movie which I am a huge fan of when it comes to holiday themed horror/slasher films like Black Christmas,Silent Night Deadly Night,To all a Good Night just to name a few so this was one of the main reasons I bought the film.
The story brings a group of young women together during Christmas to finish up their community service for doing some '' naughty '' things that got them all into trouble.The girls first begin helping out at the local homeless shelter before heading off to deliver food to local residents on the list for Christmas dinner and during one of their stops they end up at large home of Mrs.Smith,a strange recluse of a woman who wears Christmas sweaters and makes hot cocoa for her unexpected guests.
And like with any slasher film,one by one the girls and other unfortunate house guests are dispatched by a killer wearing a creepy mask that is stalking the rooms and hallways of the house.
During the movie I found myself laughing and enjoying the humor that was tossed into the film by certain characters which I enjoyed and it really made me like them even more because they weren't dull and let's face it sometimes characters can be really boring and dull in a movie and as in the case of this one not all of the characters were as enjoyable to watch as some of the others were but it's to be expected in any movie you watch. there was some of the character bonds that I liked because it made them feel real like the Big sister/Little sister relationship between Gracie and Victoria. I could feel the protective bond that Gracie had with Victoria concidering that she was older and had more experience in life than the younger Naïve Victoria and wanted to look out for her and that showed in her character as did Victoria when it came to Gracie and wanting to be supportive and comforting to her about her life choices and towards the end of the movie.
I would have liked to have had a little more backstory on the escaped killer and who the person was but it wasn't that big of a deal breaker for me.I did enjoy the ghoulish mask that the killer wore and the wide eyes peeking out of the eye holes and the long hair. I LOVE A CREEPY MASK
I also liked the fact that they kept the killer a real person and you caught the tidbits of the crazy and human side of the person which made them seem real and not some brought back from the dead Freddy or Jason or some type of Michael wanna. Just a simple crazy killer who likes to punish the naughty on the most festive time of the year.
Was there some issues with the movie OF COURSE but in cases of movies where there isn't a really huge budget there will be a few minor problems but nothing that is going to matter to much when it is all said and done. They are just trying to make the best film that they possibly can in hopes that people will enjoy it and honestly that is what any director,writer,producer,actor wants is to just make movies and have a good time doing it and hope that the audiences will enjoy them and Eddie Lengyel and Roger Connors did just that with this fun to watch film.
The directing and writing for this film was fantastic and the filming was great and it had long shots down hallways and staircases and close ups on the nasty kills which is always fun to see on gory wounds.
So with that being said and not to go on and on I myself really enjoyed this movie.i found it to be a fun little holiday slasher which kept me entertained and made me laugh and not be yawning 5 minutes into the start of it and it didn't take itself to seriously but did what it was supposed to do and this is one for my holiday themed horror/slasher collection and will watch it over and over again in the years to come.
After reading some of the negative reviews for Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride I understand that it may not be everyone's cup of tea and there are going to be those movie watchers who will dislike it and some who will love it because in all honesty that is usually how it is when it comes to movies and movie fans.
I myself had my doubts at first because sometimes the poster/dvd cover art can be pretty deceiving and it looks fantastic and you think wow they really must have put a lot of money into the film if the poster/cover art can look this amazing and then you get it home and it was a complete mess and so when I first saw the trailer online for this film I was skeptical but I always try to atleast give a movie the chance it is due before completely judging it solely based on a trailer or poster of dvd cover so when I bought the dvd and took it home I wasn't sure exactly what my thoughts about it was going to be right off the bat but I was willing to give it a try regardless and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised.
The synopsis for the film is pretty much what we would find in any slasher type horror movie,a group of people being killed off one by one by a killer and of course Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride is just that a slasher movie but not just the typical slasher movie but a Christmas themed slasher movie which I am a huge fan of when it comes to holiday themed horror/slasher films like Black Christmas,Silent Night Deadly Night,To all a Good Night just to name a few so this was one of the main reasons I bought the film.
The story brings a group of young women together during Christmas to finish up their community service for doing some '' naughty '' things that got them all into trouble.The girls first begin helping out at the local homeless shelter before heading off to deliver food to local residents on the list for Christmas dinner and during one of their stops they end up at large home of Mrs.Smith,a strange recluse of a woman who wears Christmas sweaters and makes hot cocoa for her unexpected guests.
And like with any slasher film,one by one the girls and other unfortunate house guests are dispatched by a killer wearing a creepy mask that is stalking the rooms and hallways of the house.
During the movie I found myself laughing and enjoying the humor that was tossed into the film by certain characters which I enjoyed and it really made me like them even more because they weren't dull and let's face it sometimes characters can be really boring and dull in a movie and as in the case of this one not all of the characters were as enjoyable to watch as some of the others were but it's to be expected in any movie you watch. there was some of the character bonds that I liked because it made them feel real like the Big sister/Little sister relationship between Gracie and Victoria. I could feel the protective bond that Gracie had with Victoria concidering that she was older and had more experience in life than the younger Naïve Victoria and wanted to look out for her and that showed in her character as did Victoria when it came to Gracie and wanting to be supportive and comforting to her about her life choices and towards the end of the movie.
I would have liked to have had a little more backstory on the escaped killer and who the person was but it wasn't that big of a deal breaker for me.I did enjoy the ghoulish mask that the killer wore and the wide eyes peeking out of the eye holes and the long hair. I LOVE A CREEPY MASK
I also liked the fact that they kept the killer a real person and you caught the tidbits of the crazy and human side of the person which made them seem real and not some brought back from the dead Freddy or Jason or some type of Michael wanna. Just a simple crazy killer who likes to punish the naughty on the most festive time of the year.
Was there some issues with the movie OF COURSE but in cases of movies where there isn't a really huge budget there will be a few minor problems but nothing that is going to matter to much when it is all said and done. They are just trying to make the best film that they possibly can in hopes that people will enjoy it and honestly that is what any director,writer,producer,actor wants is to just make movies and have a good time doing it and hope that the audiences will enjoy them and Eddie Lengyel and Roger Connors did just that with this fun to watch film.
The directing and writing for this film was fantastic and the filming was great and it had long shots down hallways and staircases and close ups on the nasty kills which is always fun to see on gory wounds.
So with that being said and not to go on and on I myself really enjoyed this movie.i found it to be a fun little holiday slasher which kept me entertained and made me laugh and not be yawning 5 minutes into the start of it and it didn't take itself to seriously but did what it was supposed to do and this is one for my holiday themed horror/slasher collection and will watch it over and over again in the years to come.