{"id":36454,"date":"2021-12-24T20:35:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T01:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=36454"},"modified":"2021-12-24T20:42:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T01:42:05","slug":"krampus-2015-the-naughty-cut-collectors-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/24\/krampus-2015-the-naughty-cut-collectors-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Krampus (2015): The Naughty Cut (Collector’s Edition) [4K UHD\/Blu-Ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The big trend this year has been Director\u2019s Cuts as filmmakers like Zack Snyder<\/a> and Sylvester Stallone<\/a> have managed to go over past missteps in film and corrected course. Or at the very least, offer movie buffs a different look at a classic. This year Michael Dougherty, the mind behind \u201cTrick r Treat<\/a>,\u201d teams with Shout! Factory to deliver loyal fans the \u201cDirector\u2019s Cut\u201d (or \u201cUnrated Cut\u201d) of his Christmas horror film \u201cKrampus<\/a>.\u201d While I\u2019d be hard pressed to call this a true director\u2019s cut, I have no problem insisting it\u2019s a great horror film, and a fantastic holiday film about family and appreciating the smaller things in life.<\/p>\n

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While the holiday season represents the most magical time of year, ancient European folklore warns of Krampus, a horned beast who punishes naughty children at Christmastime. When dysfunctional family squabbling causes young Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose his festive spirit, it unleashes the wrath of the fearsome vindictive demon. As Krampus lays siege to the Engel home with his horrifying Christmas minions, mom (Toni Collette), pop (Adam Scott), sister (Stefania LaVie Owen) and brother must band together to save one another from a monstrous fate.<\/p>\n

\u201cKrampus\u201d can pretty much be put up there in the annals of great Christmas horror. It watches like a John Hughes dysfunctional family comedy that suddenly takes a turn in to pure horror. Director Dougherty has a clear cut love for folklore and mythology and he embraces so much of it with his Christmas follow up. \u201cKrampus\u201d is a terrifying figure and here he\u2019s a benevolent and vindictive monster that manages to inflict some memorable monsters on this hapless family. Dougherty\u2019s Christmas minions really are fun to watch wreak havoc, as he unleashes monstrous gingerbread men, creepy jack in the boxes, and there\u2019s even a great demonic teddy bear.<\/p>\n

The new cut only amounts to about two minutes total, with some scenes being stretched a big to emphasize the familial tension. Anyone going in to this expecting much more gore or some large scale dismemberment sequence might be disappointed. It\u2019s a good thing \u201cKrampus\u201d is still fantastic and holds up very well, six years later.<\/p>\n

\u201cKrampus\u201d comes in 4K UHD and Blu-Ray, with the UHD featuring a commentary with co-writer\/director Michael Dougherty and co-writers Todd Casey and Zach Shields. The Blu-Ray includes the aforementioned commentary, and features Interviews <\/strong>with co-writer\/director Michael Dougherty, co-writer Todd Casey, actor David Koechner, actress Allison Tolman, actor Emjay Anthony, WETA artist Richard Taylor, storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins, performer Luke Hawker, and composer Douglas Pipes.<\/p>\n

\u201c’Krampus’ Comes Alive!”<\/strong> is a collection of making-of featurettes, including “Dougherty’s Vision,\u201d “The Naughty Ones,” “Krampus and his Minions,” “Practical Danger,” and “Inside the Snowglobe.” “Behind the Scenes at WETA Workshop”<\/strong> combines cast and crew interviews with BTS footage highlighting the practical effects used in “Krampus.” There are seventeen minutes of Deleted\/Extended Scenes<\/strong>, a five minutes Gag Reel, an Alternate ending, and Galleries that includes \u201c<\/strong>Poster Art” (:22), “Creature Art” (9:17), “Story Art” (2:47), “Michael Dougherty’s Xmas Card Art” (:47), and “Storyboards.\u201d Finally, there\u2019s the original Theatrical Trailer. <\/strong><\/p>\n