PumpkinheadYear: 1988 Director: Stan Winston Written by: Gary Gerani Threat: Demon Weapon of Choice: Rifle |
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