PumpkinheadYear: 1988 Director: Stan Winston Written by: Gary Gerani Threat: Demon Weapon of Choice: Rifle |
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Rish Outfield's reviews
Not a slasher movie, but there was some slashing involved. A fairly tight
story about a man who summons a damn-cool-looking demon to wreak vengeance on
the punks who inadvertently killed his only son. I really like Lance
Henricken, as I've mentioned before), and he adds an earnest, scarred
realism to his roles that I appreciate. Still, this movie is extraordinarily
grim, and not very fun to watch. Stan Winston's pessimistic directorial
debut is only memorable for the frighteningly realistic title monster.
Best Scare: The way the creature walks and moves is pretty spooky, as well as
when one realizes what it is turning into.
I'd Recommend it To: Fans of movies about inbred hillbillies, Henriksen
fans, and sleepless watchers of elaborate monsters.
The tyranist's thoughts
One of the more original horror films I've seen in a while. There were moments when I just couldn't
believe the characters' motives, but really the movie moved along pretty well. I thought that the
best thing for the movie would be to make it a little longer. We never really get a chance to know
the characters. In the end it really doesn't matter who lived and who survived because we had no reason
to care.
| Sequel | ||
| Owes everything to/rips off earlier film | ||
| Sequel setup | ||
| Bad title | ||
| Bad premise | ||
| Bad acting | ||
| Bad dialogue | ||
| MTV Editing | ||
| OTS | ||
| Girl unnecessarily gets naked | ||
| Wanton sex | ||
| Death associated with sex | ||
| Characters forget about threat | ||
| Secluded location | ||
| Power is cut | ||
| Phone lines are cut | ||
| Someone investigates a strange noise | ||
| Someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door | ||
| Camera is the killer | ||
| Victims cower in front of a window/door | ||
| Toilet stall scene | ||
| Victim locks self in with killer | ||
| Killer is in car with victim | ||
| Cat jumps out | ||
| Fake scare | ||
| Laughable scare | ||
| Blood hits camera | ||
| Beheading | ||
| Killer doesn't stay dead | ||
| Stupid discovery of corpse | ||
| Dream sequence | ||
| Victim running from killer inexplicably falls | ||
| No one believes only witness | ||
| Blood fountain | ||
| Poor death effect | ||
| Excessive gore | ||
| Music detracts from scene | ||
| Horror film showing on TV/in theater in movie | ||
| Future celebrity appears | ||
| No one dies at all | ||
| Death in first five minutes | ||
| Virgin survives | ||
| Geek/Nerd survives | ||
| Little kid lamely survives | ||
| Dog/Pet miraculously survives | ||
| Villain is more sympathetic than heroes | ||
| Unresolved subplots | ||
| "It was all a dream" ending | ||
| Unbelievably happy ending | ||
| What the hell? |
Total Skulls: 10
Other movies in this series:
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings