Krampus movie content review

In 1984 Gremlins turned Christmas movies into horror. In 2015 Krampus did the same. While being funny, sad, and scary all at the same time Krampus was a good movie. The ending was interesting and good for a true horror film.

Language: two uses of the f-word and one unfinished use of m-----f----r, some uses of sh-t, a--, b-tch, hell, and damn, one use of b-stard and d-ck. There are a couple of uses of frikin and in the background you can here someone say cluster-effed this up. Those exact words not the actual word.

Sexual content: A brief joke about squirrels playing with their "nuts"

Violence: Shoppers tackle and fight each other of Christmas items in a montage. A main character fights with another character during a Christmas pageant. Krampus uses Christmas toys and cookies to attack a family. People are eaten by a seriously creepy jack in the box. Most of the violence isn't really seen. We briefly view a man's bloody leg, and later he is shot at with a nailgun and we see the nails pierce his skin. A teddy bear monster has its eye poked out than has its head blown off by a shotgun shell. A couple of characters are thrown down into a fiery pit. A man is stabbed, a baby is kidnapped, people are pulled through the ground, and someone is pulled up a chimney by gingerbread people.

Drug and alcohol: Briefly on a video chat a character holds up a christmas themed bong. A couple of characters are shown drinking or pouring drinks. A woman gives a pre-teen a sip of Peppermint Schnapps.

Other: Max, a main character is known as "maxipad" to his cousins. A couple times kids swear. Overall the movie is more scary and disturbing than violent.

Conclusion: While being downright disturbing at times, Krampus gets the message across that the Christmas spirit is disappearing. As shown in a shopping montage a la Black Friday, it is trying to say that we need to focus on the real spirit. Also, a character is willing to sacrifice himself for his whole family. Overall, the film is good. But, it can be scary and is not necessarily a movie for everyone.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for horror violence/terror, language and some drug material

Age Rating: 15+

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