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Summary: An overlooked horror classic
Review: Stan Winston, who is possibly the greatest makeup artist and creature effect artist ever, directed this unusually good horror film. Lance Henriksen stars as Ed Harley, a man who wants revenge against the city folk who accidently killed his son. He goes to a witch that lives near a swamp and she conjures up Pumpkinhead, a monster that will get revenge on the yuppies. However, Ed begins to realize that he has made a mistake, and he tries to stop the monster he helped unleash. Henriksen is unbelieveably good in his role, and it may be the best of his career. Stan Winston did a great job as director and its a shame he hasn't directed anything since. As with the original Halloween, Pumpkinhead is a horror movie that pulls off being scary and good at the same time without buckets of blood and gore being splashed every other scene. Highly recommended.
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Summary: "For each of man's evils a special demon exists..."
Review: Pumkinhead is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. Not since Deliverance has a story of backwoods revenge disturbed me so. I'm 20 years old and after watching this I could not get to sleep. I kept thinking, yes, it's just a movie. But what if I made someone angry and they sent Pumpkinhead after me? Strange thoughts for three in the morning, unless you just watched this movie. Lance Henriksen plays the loving, but vengeful father very well, and none of the cast members come off as being unbelievable in their roles. The woman who played the witch was freaky as all get out! But Pumpkinhead, oh man, truly a denizen from the darkest pits of Hell! The creature deserves the status as one of the top ten film monsters of all time. Stan Winston's direction is superb, making good use of eerie atmosphere and the always fun, monster related gore. The scenes with helpless teenagers being pursued and not being helped by people safe in their homes were very effective. But the best part of this movie was seeing Pumpkinhead's sly, demonic smile just before it reached its claws toward another victim! This movie is essential viewing for Horror fans and perfect for a dark, October night. But if you watch this movie don't make any plans for sleeping!
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Summary: Surprisingly decent horror film
Review: At first glance, you think this would be mediocre, right? For starters, there's the old "Oh we commited a crime we can't tell the police!" sort of plot. Also, there's the usual young-adults-being-killed-one-by-one sort of setting. However, despite all this, "Pumpkinhead" really does stand out among other horror films that have used this formula. For one, Lance Henriksen delivers perhaps the best performance of his career. You really do feel a relationship between his character and his son, and you really can't hate him even after he chooses to unleash Pumpkinhead on the kids who killed his boy. Also, when Lance gives that one guy a death look shortly after finding his son dead...oh believe me, you will feel all the anger and frustration - and pure HATE - that he is feeling. Pumpkinhead himself is impressive. As usual, there aren't too many full body shots of the monster until the very end, but that's fine. There are some indeed creepy moments as the monster stalks the "city folk" one by one, killing them off the minute one is seperated from the rest. He's not just an animal...he's a sick bastard! He takes the time to mutilate or torture his victims, making him even more frightening than the famous Alien. I might add the special affects aren't that bad; some people have made fun of the affects, but I was impressed - Pumpkinhead looks like a real monster. To summarize, if you're in the mood for a bit of a chill, give this one a view.
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Summary: WHAT SHOULD'VE BEEN THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Review: Pumpkinhead (1988) Pumpkinhead is a surprisingly brilliant horror movie that's crimnally underrated and overlooked.Pumpkinhead is everything The Blair Witch Project should've been and much more. Story: A Farmer named Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) finds out that his son Billy (Matthew Hurley) was accidently killed by MoterCycle riding Teens who accidently ran him over.Though it was an accident,Ed finds a way to get Revenge. Ed meets a strange Old Woman who lives in a creepy Witch like Shack and promises Ed Revenge is what he'll get. Ed is told to dig up the remains of a Monster and bring it back to the Old Woman.When he does,the Monster,named "Pumpkinhead" (because he was buried in an old Pumpkin Patch,but looks nothing like a Pumpkin) comes to life and mangles the Teens in the area.Ed realizes that this isn't what he wanted.He also learns he can't take it back,so he tries desperately to destroy the Beast and turn everything normal again. This film is absolutely fantastic and is true to the horror genre.The photography is excellent and some of the best I've ever seen.It's dark and quite filthy,adding lots of suspense to the already excellent story and settings.The story is extremely original and refreshing,and adds a great twist to the Revenge factor found in most films. The performances are wonderful.Henriksen is the perfect choice for Ed Harley.He's believeable,and the same applies to the other characters.Their all believeable and have loads of depth, and most of them are truly sympathetic.The dialog is also superb. Creature Maven Stan Winston (who created the Aliens is Aliens, the Dinosaurs in the two Jurassic Park films,and the Gorgonite and Commando Elite figures for Small Soldiers) makes his directorial debut here and is surprisingly excellent.His direction is very strong and powerful,and gives the film a great feel to it,that also feels very hard-worked and suspensful. The special effects are mind blowing.There isn't a single CGI effect is sight.The Monster "Pumpkinhead" is brilliantly done and is the true Boogyman of the horror genre.He's the Monster that gives kids Nightmares.There is also a truly breath-taking scene where "Pumpkinhead" lifts a MoterCycle with a Teen on it and throws it without a problem. All in all,Pumpkinhead is a simply brilliant horror movie that very sadly doesn't get the credit it deserves.If your a horror fan and want to see how a REAL horror movie is done,do yourself a favor and add this Gem to your collection,along with many other classic horror films including Phantasm,Halloween, Friday the 13th,and many more. On a side note...that over-hyped piece of Garbage known as The Blair Witch Project ripped this Masterpiece of totally. Always keep that in mind when you watch Pumpkinhead and Blair Witch!
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Summary: An Overlooked Gem Of A Movie
Review: Here's a great example of what can be done on a low budget. Most low budget horror flicks usually can't cut it do to bad acting and schlock. Most just go the camp route, but Pumpkinhead is a GOOD movie. No, it's not gonna win any awards, but it's a very solid effort on Stan Winston's part. If the Brothers Grimm were alive today and dabbled in film, this is probably the movie they would have made; It has that whole Grimm fairy tale-like story and look to it, not to mention a great looking monster. Lance Henriksen(another fantastic underrated actor) does a wonderful job playing Ed. The scene where his son dies is actually very sad, and in a movie like Pumpkinhead you wouldn't expect anything that emotional. But like I said, this film stands out amongst other films in the low budget horror category. This film may seem kinda silly when you compare it to Citizen Kane or Vertigo, but in it's own class it rivals the best of the genre.
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Summary: True Horror
Review: Warning-the following review may contain spoilers, so read carefully. This is one of the best horror films I've ever seen.It has just about everything that horror films should be like.A great cast that pulls off excellent performances,an excellent plot and an awesome monster.The story goes like this-Henriksen plays a farmer who cunjures up a vengeful demon that goes by the name "Pumpkinhead".He summons him so that he could seek his revenge on the teens who killed his son in a biking accident.Pumpkinhead goes around cutting up the teens one by one sneaking out of dark shadows.The film is a horror fanatics dream.The atmosphere is VERY dark and creepy,the special F/X are superb and the film is one of the scariest I've seen in a while.Forget the Blair Witch Project,this'll scare you to death.The unexpected sneak attacks by Pumpkinhead,the constant darkness and crepy settings make this too scary.The special F/X rule.There's a scene where Pumpkinhead lifts up a motorcycle as if it was a child's toy and throws it at a guy like a football.It's incredible.Aside the excellent plot and terrific scares,the acting is great and the characters are believable and have plenty of depth.Can you see that Ed will do anything for his son? Brilliant.The monster is imaginative and very likeable.As far as horror films go,this is definitely one of the best.The only problems I had with the film is that it was much too short and sadly,there hasn't been any other Pumpkinhead movies (there's a sequel that I haven't seen yet.) Overall,this is an absolute must for horror fans. Terrific special F/X,believeable acting,an excellent plot and an imaginative monster makes a classic.Buy it now and watch it.ALONE........ Rated R for "gory" violence and some strong language
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Summary: Much better than I expected.
Review: I am a huge horror fan, but have found myself disappointed with many of the more recent horror films, particularly the garbage churned out by Artisan Entertainment. I hadn't heard much about this film prior to renting it. I was pleasantly surprised. The acting was above average and Stan Winston's creature was quite impressive. The film has one of the creepiest atmospheres about it of any horror film I've seen since the original "Alien." Lance Henriksen was excellent and believable as the vengeful backwoods dad. Particularly if you are a parent, you know where he's coming from. There was genuine pathos in the scenes that dealt with his son. And unlike most newer horror pictures, the film was actually scary! My one question is: Why isn't this superior horror film more widely known?
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Summary: This will Give you the creeps!!!
Review: This is the perfect monster movie for any horror fan to watch!!! You will be scared from start to finish!!! Great movie, great cast!!! Any horror fan must own this today!!!
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Summary: BEST HORROR FILM YOU PROBABLY NEVER SAW.
Review: This was a fantastic movie, Lance Henrickson gives a standout performance as the vengeance driven, grief stricken father of a murdered little boy. The f/x are incredible and the story is very well thought out and moves along at a crisp pace. This movie will entertain and scare you. The only thing I'm disappointed about is that it's not available in the letterboxed format. It is still very much worth seeing in full screen though and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Summary: Loved it.
Review: This is the kind of frieghtfest movie I'd been waiting to see for a long while. Didn't think it was going to be any good, because of the name, but I was so wrong! This was amazing! It was scary, violent, and gory. This is what horror is all about. Jason needs to go up against pumpkinhead. The idea isn't original, but it still manages to pull off what it set out to do. A group of teenagers camping in a remote mountain resort accidentally kill a boy and cover it up, and his aggrieved father (Lance Henriksen) vows revenge. Enlisting the help of a local witch, he conjures up a mythic demonic monster to kill those responsible for his son's death. It's scary, funny, and gory. A must see with the lights off movie.
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