Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride

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Moviecut—Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride

The first few scenes (after the pre-credits bloodbath) didn't inspire a lot of confidence, but I ended up having quite a lot of fun with this. Four young ladies coming to the end of their community service are invited into the house of a seemingly nice old lady who, to be fair, puts up with a lot of nonsense from some of the girls, and, when he arrives uninvited, Paul, the drug dealer. This is all played knowingly, as if inviting the audience not to worry about the micro budget and just to enjoy the ride. Co-writer Roger Conners plays one of the main characters with a lot of gusto and camp humour. Also very appealing is Victoria, played by KateLynn E. Newberry. Perhaps Newberry overdoes the wide-eyed cutesy thing but the character is very appealing. In fact, I grew fond of all the characters. The effects are surprisingly good and gloriously bloody, and various creepy moments remind us that although there are light-hearted moments, this is not a comedy. My score is 7 out of 10.

Going to a secluded woman's house, a group of women on a community service project delivering food to the needy at Christmas find themselves stalked and killed by a mysterious masked killer going around killing everyone around them forces them to dig deep into themselves to escape. This one wasn't too bad of a slasher. This is where the film really works the best as the straightforward nature of these scenes comes off really well. The overlong prologue that shows the killer hunting down the family in the house in several extended sequences around the property both inside and outside starts this one with some great stalking scenes and brutal encounters on the oblivious family. That carries over into the later half where the switch to more sudden attacks on the girls which manage to utilize the shock really well by having her appear and deliver the killing blow in creative and unique manners. As these encounters provide some fine gore effects for the stellar kills as well as showing off the creepy mask, there's a lot to like here. The other aspect of the film from the great stalking scenes here is allowing the film a fun, wild finale which features a lot of great action. After a great beginning that gives some background to the girls and what's going on, the slow-burgeoning insanity that finally causes her to snap with great attacks in the bedroom where she takes out the horny couple having sex in the house to the other girls' realization that she's been drugged and can't get out of the house. The other victim who discovers it all is given a shorter sequence where it dawns on her what's going on as the couple who left return and discover the carnage which leads into a series of great chases that has a fun energy to it. These elements provide this with enough positives to hold this one up. There are a few issues to be had with the film. The main problem is the somewhat exaggerated running time that drags out the length of this one more than necessary. there' s no reason for the opening slaughter of the family should last nearly fifteen minutes down solely to the tempo of the scenes based on how necessary the order of events is which leaves the pacing as the only culprit for the outcome. As well, the entire time they're off partying at the nightclub has no reason to be there and the entire trip to the store where the car ride there and the shopping montage inside don't need to be shown there which makes this one somewhat longer than it needs to be. The other minor problem is a wholly unsatisfactory finale for a slasher film. The chase with the true final girl is quite lackluster, standing around crying weakly at her friend to help her, whimpering and helplessly waving a pathetic knife at the killer while trying to stop her from approaching her dead friend and not even getting into a skirmish as the reliance on last-second saves from the continuously-returning killer for stingers that grow weaker each time. As well, it chooses them to finally unload the killer's identity and backstory in a throwaway section of dialog from a random character and takes a lot of impact out of the revelation feeling like an afterthought. Otherwise, there's not a lot to dislike with this one. Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, a sex scene and drug use.

If you were really into the first Mother Krampus film (and I don't think anyone was) then you will be disappointed to discover this one has nothing to do with the first one. Two strippers, a cross-dresser, and a fourth person on probation take meals to the elderly. One of the elderly has a naughty list... I am still not sure how we got into a Mother Krampus. All the films have conflicting points of origin except that Krampus is from Germany or Scandinavia. I don't recall the first one that well, but I suspect it was worse than this one. This film was rather boring even with a couple of strippers and a shower scene. Some conversation had a little humor. Guide: F-word. Sex. No nudity.

This one was supposed to be released in 2016 initially as Naughty List and later as Lady Krampus, but when it finally got distribution, it was released under the title Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride. It is NOT actually a sequel to Mother Krampus, it is a stand alone movie. And like Mother Krampus, has nothing to do with Krampus. It is queer and fabulous though. **Brief Synopsis: The movie opens with a few people being hacked up by some axe wielding nutter in a mask on Christmas Eve. The next morning we jump to four girls, well, three girls and a drag queen (or maybe a trans woman?...I'm going with drag queen) who are on probation and have to finish up their community service on Christmas. First they have to help out in a kitchen for the homeless and then deliver meals to the elderly who can't get out on their own. When they come to their last stop (at the house where everyone was murdered the night before) the woman there doesn't seem to know anything about their delivery, but reluctantly invites them in anyway. Of course they soon realize that the woman isn't exactly who she appears to be as she begins getting more frustrated with her naughty visitors.** As I said, this was originally titled The Naughty List (a much more fitting title), but it's since been retitled and distributed as a sequel to Mother Krampus. Otherwise, they're not connected, although like Mother Krampus it does vaguely use some actual holiday folklore. And I do mean vaguely...very very vaguely. Our Christmas psycho is sort of based on Grýla, an Icelandic giant who punishes bad children during the holidays and then makes a stew out of the naughty kids. But again it's a super vague reference, never actually mentioned in the movie. There's a stew and she gets grumpy about naughty behavior, that's about it. It's a straight up B slasher horror flick, overflowing with all the usual tropes and ultimately plays out like most punish the naughty Christmas slasher movies. That said, B doesn't automatically mean bad. It gets points for gory deaths, however, I do wish they were more festive. But it has surprisingly good practical effects for the obviously low budget, which I was told was under $2k. Honestly I'm very impressed the filmmakers turned out such a good flick for such a low budget. As with most B movies, the acting could be better, but it could also definitely be worse (and usually is with B holiday horror movies). But I also appreciate that it's one of the few holiday horror movies with an LGBTQ+ character. Co-writer/actor Roger Conners was fabulous as Lady Athena. Overall I think it's a really fun flick and if you like B horror movies, you should give it a shot.

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.

I love the indie horror genre. There is something so raw and entertaining about it to me. Witnessing production companies being creative is always a pleasure. There is also something different about the energy the actors give off on screen...a passion per say that makes viewing this type of film enjoyable. Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride is great time with a lot of unexpected comedic moments delivered brilliantly from its talented cast.

This is at best a homemade flick, with bad acting, bad sets and lousy locations, primitive filmography with so badly excecutioned angles and zoom, terrible sound, and light, well its all such a cheap bad mess, the make up and gore effects department does such a mott eaten impression, that i wouldnt have lend my brand name to this kinda loosers horror movie. and im the grumpy old idiot who has just done this slay-belles ride called mother crampus 2 :slay ride.. forever and ever,never again....

Mother Krampus 2 is just another hit movie from writer/ director Eddie Lengyel. I found the writing, acting and cinematography to be very professional. This is a "must see" movie for anyone who appreciates classic horror movies. Mr. Lengyel can make a truly classic horror movie without spending million of dollars on special effects.