Rawhead Rex

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Summary: 100% CHEESE GRADE B
Review: Rawhead Rex is the worst,and I mean the worst movie I've seen. Is it supposed to be this funny,I mean the scene where he urinates on the preist ,hilarous. I can't believe this is on DVD,what a waste of time and discs.

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Summary: PASS THE CHEESE PLEASE,I MEAN IT!!!
Review: Rawhead Rex to put is plain stupid. I even showed this movie to my 60 year old mom and dad and they laughed hysterically. Now for the review I knew this would be cheese from the name and cover,but didn't plan on laughing the whole,especailly the scene where the preist is urinated on(lol)which was great cause I'm not religious at all. Other than that I fell asleep several times and tried watching it later that morning but just starred in boredom. AVOID THIS LOAD...AT ALL COSTS RAWHEAD...IS THE WORSE MOVIE,ITS A COMPLETE JOKE,ITS RAWHEAD REX!!

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Summary: way too cool
Review: Rawhead Rex-- this movie rocks so much. I wonder what Hiendrich von Shellendorff is doing to day? (He's the guy who played Rawhead...he's cool.)

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Summary: Great Movie For Those Who Are Not Overly Critical
Review: Sure the title of the movie sounds like a guy that has spanked the monkey once too often, sure Rawhead looks like Nintendo's Bowser and Barney The Purple Dinosaur had a love child, and yes better special effects can be done on a child's toy computer than are in this movie but that's not the point! The point is entertainment and this movie delivers! So bad that it's good! I would recommend this to anyone who has a flair for cheese. If you liked crappy movies like the Toxic Avenger you will LOVE Rawhead Rex!!! Sit back, relax without any expectations and be prepared for a good time!

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Summary: The short story is horrifying...this video offspring is not
Review: The biggest problem that I have with the film version of RHR is that the director was too much of a wimp to bring Clive Barker's original literary vision of horror to the screen to the full extent that it should of been...the "gross outs" are watered down BIG TIME. What happened to the devoured Garrow girl (yes, the farmer had a daughter in "Books of Blood")? Why didn't Rawhead rip the "manhood" off the police captain like he did in the story? What about the pony? Why are Rawhead's lusty inclinations avoided entirely (readers: remember his masturbatory ecstacy in the church after he beats the door down?)? Barker intended Rawhead to be a personification of bestial destruction and appetite from Britain's dark and often celebrated pagan past, but in this lame movie he's reduced to yet another hulking actor in cheap leathers and a latex orc mask. Other changes were also entirely unnecessary...why move the setting from Kent, England to Rathmore, Ireland? Why turn the British real-estate developer hero into an American photographer/writer hero? The acting is bloody awful in this production (especially that of Kelly Piper...pretty, but as an actress about as wooden as they come...her talents would be put to much better use in pornos). The only half way decent actor in the film is the Bryan Ferry look-a-like David Dukes as the leading man. There are trailer parks in Ireland? Jeez, you learn something new every day! I will give the film this much credit, anyway: this is a story about good paganism (the Earth Mother hidden in the ancient altar "borrowed" by the Christian church) versus bad paganism (Rawhead), and the movie keeps this message at least, seeing the priests as the nuisance they were meant to be. But, sadly, Barker's original subtle commentary on the new evils of modern urban sprawl is missed entirely...this is O.K. entertainment for monster movie and Fangoria freaks, anyway.

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Summary: An interesting by flawed film.
Review: The film starts out with a wonderful premise; a creature sealed beneath a standing stone thousands of years ago by pagan magic is accidentally revived and returns to it's old habits of head hunting (a neat touch since the ancient Celts worshipped and collected heads) in a small Irish town. It's an irresistable story for anyone with an interest in Pre-christian mythology and magic. A creature like Rawhead would undoubtedly be responsible for legends of Trolls and Ogres, and perhaps even the creatures from the Beowulf legend.

Unfortunately the film promises much more than it's able to deliver. The Rawhead costume is alright, but the face has an unfortunately plastic look to it. The acting is acceptible for the most part. The local inhabitants of the town are sympathetic though the films hero, a vacationing American writer is somewhat less than likeable. There are a few of suspenseful scenes, and a couple of shots are effectively chilling, but overall I was never really terrified by the film or the creature. Though he's still pretty damn nasty, and I'd still hate to meet something like it in real life!

I can't help feeling the film might have been truly effective in the hands of a more capable director. The rural Irish locations are lovely, and quite evocative, but are rarely used to effect in the film. (See The Wicker Man for a movie that gets it right). The film also seems somewhat rushed, with little time for anything more than basic character development and story background. Poor visual effects take the edge off an otherwise interesting final confruntation, as does the annoying 'tacked on' ending.

Still, in spite of it's obvious flaws, the primordial power of the story shines through, making it at least worth a look.

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Summary: Wasted potential, a lot of wasted potential
Review: This could have been so great, but Rawhead Rex is nothing more than wasted potential. Clive Barker's original story was truly frightning and horrifying, and Barker should have written and directed this movie and it wouldn't have been so bad. There is so much to critique here I don't know where to begin, so I'll just leave it at that.

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Summary: Terrific & Terrifying
Review: This film grabs you and doesn't let go, the evil entity in this one is truly something to be afraid of. This film made me jump - that is something none of the Halloween or Scream movies did! I recommend highly.

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Summary: 0 Stars for CHEESEHEAD REX
Review: This film is 100% trash,just look at this stupid Irish film. The character Rex look like a kids toy,and whats with all the use of claymation. Terrible movie form start to finish and grainy picture quality make this movie worthless. Even Pumpkinhead looked more realistic than this which isn't saying much. I would say skip this cheesy trash and get a horror movie not a horrible movie.

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Summary: A horror film to be missed
Review: This film was the worst horror film i have ever seen in my life, Rawhead Rex is the most funny looking character i have ever seen. If you want a good laugh though go and get it.