THE GEYSER
December 18, 2015
Entertainment
Watch out kids, Krampus is coming to town MATTHEW POLILLO Geyser Staff Writer You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why; Krampüs is coming to literally beat you into being nice. We all know the famous myth of Santa Claus and his jolly self, but most don’t know the myth of Krampüs, the socalled “Christmas devil.” The word Krampüs itself is derived from the German word Krampen (meaning claw) and is part of German Christmas tradition, but the myth itself actually stems from Norse mythology. He is, supposedly, the son of Hel, who is the ruler of Helheim, realm of the dead. Krampüs, in contrast to his counterpart St. Nicholas, is actually somewhat of a nightmare. With horns, dark hair, and fangs, Krampüs carries around a ball and chain that he lashes out with, and birch sticks to swat naughty children before carrying
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the doll was also whipping the mom’s face with her long slimy tongue, drenching it in saliva. What should have been a horrific scene was laughable. The digital effects of the movie itself were, for the most part, extremely well done. Granted, there were times that you were wondering why the effects look like they went back to the 90’s, but those moments were far and few between. Take, for example, the aforementioned CG Gingerbread men. Although their digital effects probably weren’t the best, their hellish antics addThe first trailer for ‘Christmas Horror Story’ promises a holiday classic with plenty of gore and action. ed to the comedy of the movie. them away to his lair. This myth ily reaches a point where Max, comedy and laughter. Some of Then you have Krampus himself, comes alive in the new Christmas our focal point in this movie that Krampus’ demented toy minions with his horrific zombified Santa horror movie “Krampus” which still believes in Santa, is basically include killer Gingerbread cook- face and his long pointed tongue is out in theaters now. bullied into giving up his belief ies, a Chucky like angel doll with that comes out at one point. The Krampus starts out with in Santa, indirectly summoning a long saliva dripping tongue, a ending didn’t quite lead to the a ritual that most of us go through Krampus. child swallowing, gigantic jack big climax I was hoping for, but every year: the death match that The weird thing about in the box, and a bug-eyed creepy the story leads to one of comis black friday. After the black fri- the movie is that while it’s still teddy bear. In one of my favorite passion, comedy, and horror day showdown, the scene chang- a horror movie, it incorporates scenes in the movie, the mom was while giving life to one of Christes into a big, hectic family dinner. comedic values. In moments of being choked out with light cords mas’ most horrifying myths. The dysfunctionality of the fam- horror and seriousness, you have by the demonic angel doll while
Mockingjay Part 2: a “Hello,” Adele is back, big time KAITLYN MARSH ruthlessly bleak ending Geyser Staff Writer After a five year wait, Adele returns with new hit and with record breaking results, no tweets, posts, or blogs needed. The anticipated release of her album “25” sold 3.38 million copies in the first week. That is almost a million more than the previous record of “No Strings Attached” selling 2.4 million copies. Adele is picking up
where she left off in her last album “21” with “Hello” her new hit single which connects back to the unnamed lover “Someone Like You” and a relationship she is having trouble putting in the past. The somber sound is played through the lyrics and vocal power she possesses. “I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did.” Adele said, referring to “25”’s theme. The lyrics of “When We Were Young” display
what she has done as well as never did. As for “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” where she sings about how they (she and her ex) should act their age. “We gotta let go of all of our ghosts, we both know we ain’t kids no more.” From the soothing melody of “Remedy”, the stratospheric belting of “Sweetest Devotion”, to hypnotic snaps in “Water Under the Bridge.” Adele has taken powerful emotion, poetic lyrics, and expertly arranged songs to a new level.
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Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2.” thriller that is sure to excite all. EDEN JONES I loved the second installGeyser Staff Writer ment of Mockingjay! The movie “Nothing can prepare you was extremely well-done and the for the end.” The end of the acting was stellar. The special epic globally-acclaimed Hunger effects were incredible. I loved Games movie saga is sweeping the emotion in the movie- I rethe world by storm, and it is like peat, heart-wrenching. I was nothing you have ever imagined! emotionally dead inside for a Rebel “Mockingjay” week afterward- it is unapoloKatniss Everdeen embarks on a getically, ruthlessly bleak, filled mission to kill Snow and bring with death and gore. Another peace to Panem that takes her thing that is well-done is the through the heart of Panem, the suspense. Nothing like a good Capitol, with a trusted squad of few minutes of silence followed soldiers including Peeta, who is with a BAM! Capitol mutt, in recovering from the Capitol’s your face! Explosion! Machine brainwashing. The team dodggun fire! You name it. I jumped es booby traps at every turn, at every little sound made by and nothing is safe from the anything for a week afterward. Peacekeepers’ guns. As Katniss The one thing I didn’t weaves her way through the Caplike about the movie was the itol, her group of soldiers gets amount of carnage. Some smaller and smaller. Who will deaths are shown ad nauseum, make it to the President’s manand there is a lot of burning, sion? Will Katniss kill Snow? drowning, dead bodies, etc. I Will Peeta ever recover from can be a little sensitive to gore. the Capitol’s torture? The HunThe Hunger Games: Mockger Games: Mockingjay, part 2 ingjay, part 2 is rated PG-13 is a nail-biting, heart-wrenching according to MPAA standards.
Harrison Ford stars as Han Solo in the newest episode of Star Wars (The Force Awakens).
COLLIN MARTIN Geyser Staff Writer As of May 25, 1977,with the release of Star Wars, George Lucas has created a magical world for all ages ranging from the lightsaber wielding Jedi and Sith to the various clones armed with blaster rifles. Since the beginning, all of the films have been released in the month of May, but the new director J.J Abrams has broken this tradition with the upcoming December release of The Force Awakens. Since The Force Awakens is a sequel to Return of the Jedi, actors Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO),
and Kenny Baker (R2-D2) will be playing key roles in the new film. New actors include Daisey Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), and Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma). The film takes place 30 years after the Battle on Endor. Even though the second Death Star was destroyed along with the Emperor and Darth Vader, the Empire was far too massive to have been destroyed. Remaining survivors of the Empire have banded together to reform the First Order, and the Rebel Alliance was renamed the Resistance. Information released on the movie shows that the scavenger Rey and a soldier, from the First Order, Finn ask for Han Solo to help them find Luke Skywalker
when the Jedi’s severed hand and lightsaber land on a desert planet. Along the way, Rey and Finn encounter members of the Resistance and a new Sith, Kylo Ren. Kylo is said to be a member of an order called the Knights of Ren, Also, the leader of the Resistance is Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and is said to be the “best frickin pilot in the galaxy” said CinemaBlend, despite Obi Wan’s opinion of Anakin that “He was the best star pilot in the galaxy” A New Hope. Fans are also interested in the new lightsaber design that Ren is weiling. The addition of the cross guard will hopefully protect the wielder from having their hand severed during combat, which is what happens multiple times throughout the saga.