Christmas Movie Reviews
‘Krampus’ a Holiday Dud
‘Night Before’
Is a Decent
Buddy Movie
When Ethan Miller (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) loses
his parents in a car accident, his friends Isaac (Seth
Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) vow to spend
every Christmas with him. Seth Rogan, back for more laughs
Jump ahead 15 years, Chris
is an NFL star and Isaac is having a baby, so they have to
break the news to Ethan that they can’t spend this Christmas
with him. Everything changes when Ethan gets tickets to the
Nutcracker Ball, a crazy Christmas party they have been trying to attend for years. With guest appearances from Miley
Cyrus and James Franco and a surprising fantasy twist at
the end, this movie is worth seeing for a good mix of laughing and Christmas feelings. Just don’t take your mom, or
your girlfrien d, or your younger brother, or basically anyone
except your buddies.
-Evan Oesterle
It’s the holiday season, which means warm fires and
family bonding. As you and your family bond, you will
probably watch a movie. A possible fit could be Krampus. A
member of the Chieftain recently went to see if it was good
for the Christmas Season. It was not.
Krampus is based on an age-old German tradition where
families that do not have Christmas spirit, or are being bad
for Christmas, do not get gifts. Instead of Santa coming
down the chimney for milk and cookies, a goat/Bigfoot-type
monster with a distorted St. Nick face pops in. This monster
is the legend called Krampus and, instead of eating the milk
and cookies, it wants to eat your whole family.
The movie had a lot of German in it so, if you want to see
it, make sure you bring a translator. It also had guns and
toys that have the power to kill. And, yes, the toys were
more powerful than the guns.
Krampus had some funny moments and some sad moments. Also, there were some jumpscares. This movie also
included David Koechner (you may remember him as
Champ Kind from Anchorman) playing a crazed hunter.
But, overall, the movie was terrible. If you are looking for
scary, you are looking at the wrong movie.
-Jacob Oxyer
2015 NBA Christmas Uniforms
Thunder: Sure didn’t
rumble OKC with
these uniforms
Heat: Much lower
in temperature than
Miami’s average
Rockets: Uniform is
better than their underperforming team
Bulls: May live past
the Holidays, unlike
Derrick Rose’s ACL
Clippers: Worse than
DeAndre Jordan’s
free-throw shooting
Lakers: Finally, something Laker’s fans can
appreciate
Pelicans: A mediocre
uniform for a
mediocre team
Cavs: Worse than the
their NBA Finals
finish last year
Warriors: Uniforms
are on top, just like
the team usually is
Spurs: A classic uniform is very fitting for
this classic team
- Jacob Oxyer
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