Pumpkinhead

Rating:
Summary: Pretty Nice
Review: A great horror movie, nicely written and good acting. The monster looked really cool, too, and you can really tell how evil it is, especially when he finds a cross in an abandoned church and starts beating the hell out of it. It is a really good movie, but the kind of movie I would only like to see once. Rent it first.

Rating:
Summary: HIGHLY ORIGINAL,SCAREY,INTERESTING!
Review: I brought 'Pumpkinhead' because I hadn't seen it for years, since I was little, I couldn't hire it anywhere, So I decided if I wanted to see it again I had to buy it- which I did. And I must say I'm pretty damn glad I did. Pumpkinhead is a highly original, innovative, imagitive, exciting film. While watching it a couple of saturday nights ago I was more captivated, interested and caught up in the story. And after watching it a couple more times, now I'm more into it as being one of my favourite films. Lance Henriksen gives a captavating performance as Ed Harley. He plays the role superbly. He plays he scenes well with his son- the soft fatherly side, and can tap into the rage quite easierly. I love the first scene of the farmer banging on Ed's fathers door for help because Pumpkinhead's gonna get him- the settings can be dark and compelling, and other times they can be warm and loving like with his son. I recommend this film for anyone curious about it, if your a horror movie buff this should forfill some needs. It's not bloody and gory, but it works in other ways- it doesn't need all gore to be excellent, and Stan Winston shows this well and proves himself for his first directional effort.
By Justine Ryan

Rating:
Summary: Scary Stuff!
Review: I didn't expect much when I first rented this, but what a pleasant surprise! Good story, great monster effects and pretty decent acting for this type of film.

After his son is killed by reckless youngsters in an accident, a bereaved farmer seeks the help of a malevolent old woman on Black Mountain who has the power to conjure a frightful demon to wreak revenge. The unfortunate teenagers are dealt terrible retribution.

This is good, old fashion late night horror at its best.

Rating:
Summary: Scary Stuff!
Review: I wasn't expecting much when I first viewed this, but what a pleasant surprise! A genuine scary film with decent acting, a really creepy monster and plenty of shocks.

Terrible retribution awaits those responsible for a killing a farmer's son in an accident, as daddy seeks the help of a malevolent old woman on Black Mountain. Legend says she has the power to conjure up an evil being to do the bidding of those wronged by others. We find it's not just legend, as some unfortunate teenagers are to find out. Check this out for some genuine chills!

Rating:
Summary: Don't mess with Pumpkinhead!
Review: A classic sci-fi horror flick, done perfectly by Lance Henrickson, who takes vengence into his own hands by going to an old witch to conjour up Pumpkinhead to do some revengeful dirty work! Classic line in the movie, and actually quite funny is when Lance Henrickson tells god to damn the old witch, and she replys, "He already has!"

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant!!
Review: This was a very well made horror movie, and it is scary. The title makes it sound like it'll be a turkey, but it is a 1st class horror film that'll send chills through you spine. Watch this one alone in the dark, and prepare to get scared!I prmise you, that you'll enjoy it.

Rating:
Summary: PUMPKINHEAD!
Review: This is very scary movie! I like it. It was good. Rent or Buy it!

Rating:
Summary: Creepy, gothic, ..good
Review: Pumpkinhead is a beast brought to life when the justice of men is not enough. Lance Henriksen (star of Aliens, Near Dark, and TV's Millenium among MANY others) stars as Ed Harley, a single father (we are to asume a widower) living in a deeply rural area and running the only general store for the mountain people of the area.

Mr. Harley lives a hard life. His only ray of sunshine is his young son. A group of young people (a traditional group of 1980's bandana-wearing twnetysomethings) stops by his store on their way to a mountain-biking getaway. An accident happens and Ed's ray of sunshine is snuffed out.

This is where we get to the meat of the movie. We are shown that, as a young boy, Ed witnessed a creature of local folklore hunt down and finish off an accused murderer. The children of the area call the creature "Pumpkinhead".

Now, distraught over the loss of his child by some "city folk" who ran from the scene of the "crime", Ed sets out to summon Pumpkinhead and have the creature take vengeance in his name.

I think we all might at the very least CONSIDER doing what Ed does, that is IF the same thing happened to us. The message of the film is that we shouldn't. Ed realizes that, and tries to stop Pumpkinhead after he sets this juggernaut in motion.

The film is directed (and directed WELL I might add) by Special Effects guru Stan Winston. Winston is behind such incredible monsters as the creatures of Aliens and Jurassic Park.

Pumpkinhead appealed to me because I like gloomy, mythic, vengeamce stories. Ed Harley takes a journey through a rainbow of emotions and Lance Henriksen handles them all superbly. He really is one of Hollywood's most underrated actors.

The twentysomething "city folk" actors are nothing special, but they do not need to be. Lance Henriksen, Pumpkinhead, and the fantastically evil, cackling witch who summons him carry this movie on their shoulders. they take us to a place where you can't call the police. A place where if someone wrongs you, you can take deadly retribution on them, and your victims will never be missed.

Pumpkinhead is a great Halloween movie, but it will fit nicely into any dark, rainy Saturday night. The movie loses one star for the generic post-teenage characters and for the annoying streaming blue light and strob effects that seem out of place in night time scenes.

Rating:
Summary: Lean, mean scarifying machine
Review: Here's Lance Henriksen in one of his absolute best roles. He's perfectly cast as the father of a young boy accidentally killed by four teenagers with their careless attitudes and speeding motorcycles. Set in the Ozarks, one of the great purely American milieus, the film has Henriksen's character seek a terrible revenge on the teenagers in the form of the titular creature, who's conjured up by a witchy woman solely for the sake of vengeful justice.

This movie is the work of Stan Winston, the famous special effects guy, who designed and built the creature AND directed the film. Winston wastes nothing here; he's extremely effective in his direction and the monster is a serious frightener. The emergence, every appearance, and the slaughter wrought by the thing are all well done, and that's because atmosphere is paramount in this flick.

There's a great blend here of rural life, mountain ways, myth and legend, and down-to-the-bone nastiness. The combining of these elements all bring Pumpkinhead to a ferocious boil that makes this a terrific horror movie, one of the best in the American canon. Highly recommended.

Now if only somebody would release Eyes of Fire on DVD, another brilliant purely American dark fantasy film.

Rating:
Summary: Overrated and somewhat boring
Review: I saw this movie a few years after its release and I heard what a great scary movie it was. So being a horror buff I naturally wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I was disappointed in the fact that the movie could've been better than it was. The movie is about a hillbilly father and son living in some deserted dusty place that looks like an abandoned town. The movie starts by showing us what a close relationship the father and his little son have. Then a bunch of teens led by an arrogant kid drive their dirt bikes over the son and kill him. The father distraught by the death seeks out a demon called Pumpkinhead (that he remembers seeing from his childhood) to seek revenge on the teens. After some searching the father finds an old witch who can conjure up Pumpkinhead. Pumpkinhead comes to life and begins killing the teens. The problem is that the father becomes a "part" of Pumpkinhead. That is he can see the murders being committed by Pumpkin. So the father changes his mind about seeking revenge and he tries to stop Pumpkin. My problem with the film is that it could've been a cool revenge film like Carrie but instead it turns into another monster film. The monster effects are ok, but this film had the potential to be so much better. ...