Slay Belles

I won't go through the plot here, as I'm sure you've read the synopsis . So here's what I liked .

• Our 3 lead female characters have good chemistry , seem like they'd really be friends and were zany and fun to watch
• The Krampus costume, looks pretty good to me. i like the way it's design resembles the classic Krampus look from the old German illustrations , and for a lower budget i thought the effects were pretty good
• I enjoyed the reveal towards the end of the movie which i won't spoil
• The Movie has it's tongue in cheek and has a good sense of fun

But what did not work

• Biggest issue by far is the truly poor cinematography , camera work , editing and the lighting wasn't great either . Often shots are poorly framed , too dark, and edited in a way that makes the Taken sequels look well edited
• Acting by additional cast seemed a very miked bag
• Unnecessary scenes and characters. So many scenes were of the police station, i actually thought they might have something to do with the plot. Nope , just a running gag about the dis organised cops. Plus what was the point of the Richard moll scenes? Just smacks of reshoots to fill out the running time
• A bit light on horror. Not as many kills or gore as i was expecting with a title like that
• The movie lags in the second act. When the girls are holed up in the house. Nothing really seems to happen for about 20-25 mins

Overall fans of B-Movie cinema may enjoy a festive treat , but for the more casual fan , there are better produced modern Christmas horror movies out there

If you want a fun Christmas horror/comedy movie this is a great pick. This slay was a smooth ride all the way through. Reminds me of the campy movies of the 80s that a lot of people still enjoy. The acting was spot on and not too over the top. Ive enjoyed a few of these actors in other movies as well. There really wasn't a dull moment. Id put this in my collection of movies to watch again, no regrets in watching this. Thanks for an enjoyable movie experience!

I suppose the main question is: why?

Usually a low budget holiday romp is fun. With over the top gore and nudity. This film seems to pretend it has that but never really delivers all that much, and it doesn't have any decent writing or acting to make up for this.

There are lots of scenes where something wacky or wild is supposed to be happening, but it's far too clear that nothing really is going on. There are lots of ways to pad out a tiny budget and this film seems to just hope that optimism and people being in on the joke will cover it, and it doesn't.

I wanted to like this, I really did!

If you're looking for perfection, you're not going to find it here. But if you want a fun, better than expected, b-movie to watch around Christmas time I think this is one to check out. I kinda expected just a super low budget sjinf flick. But I surprised to find a fairly well done movie with only a super brief nude scene. The camera work damn near made me see sick and done if the visual effects were bad, but it is fun.

Going into this you kind of know exactly what the tone will be, and it never bores you but it also never fully wows you.

The storyline itself I found really clever and the acting is solid aside from the characters with smaller roles. The effects and costumes were decent and the town was really neat (assuming that place really exists, hopefully). It was actually comical to see the running theme of almost every female being... blessed. However, most of the spoken jokes don't really make you laugh and you can see a lot of them coming, but there are some chuckles to be had. The zany camera shots can make some parts hard to watch and there are some really out of place musical interjections that just don't work. The twist at the end was outstanding If you are a horror fan, the movie is 100% worth your time.

It was also cool to see Hannah Minx, the original e-girl and one of the first true YouTube stars.

Konnichiwa! *peace sign* Au revoir, Pee-wee!

(I rate movies based on expectations. You can't put Sharknado on the same scale as Jaws.)