Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Rainey Dawn This film is not exactly a typical slasher, nor a typical monster film - it's sorta a mix of monster/slasher in my mind. There are 20-somethings that are out in the country woods with some country folk that are afraid of the local witch - a witch that can have Pumpkinhead summoned if someone does something really, really bad to another person. The 20-somethings have one friend that is a real jerk, and that jerk did something really, bad to the son of one of the local's, Ed Harley! I was thinking his name was Ned but it's Ed... I was close!! LOL I just remembered his first name wrong... I just recalled the witch saying the name (N)Ed Harley.This one is better than I remembered it to be... I was thinking this one was about 6 out of 10 stars - but after seeing it all these years later I have to give it 8/10. Fun film for Halloween season! 8/10

Thomas This movie reminds me of The Hollow Watcher episode from the old Thriller TV series, only more fleshed out. The story contains moralistic elements as well as a clear beginning, middle and end. I call it a classic because it isn't easy to date, for example having no tell-tale sound effects or clothing (that I could distinguish at least). Can't really see why it received an 'R' rating.The spoiler part of this review is this, child of widowed man is killed by careless outsiders. Man seeks out a witch for revenge. Witch uses man's blood to resurrect Pumpkinhead, so Pumpkinhead is linked to the man and the only way to destroy Pumpkinhead is to kill the man. I'd like to have seen more of the witch, and though I like the atmospheric quality generally, Pumpkinhead's graveyard looks like a movie set. Also, to earn that 'R' rating there really should have been some gratuitous nudity.

BA_Harrison After his son is killed in a tragic accident, grief stricken Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) visits an old woman with magical powers who summons a demon to avenge the boy's death.To be honest, the story to Pumpkinhead is no great shakes, a fairly routine horror tale of supernatural revenge with a group of cookie cutter teenagers as the victims, but sometimes all you need is a bloody good monster to carry a film and this one has a doozy, not all that surprising considering that the man behind the wheel is none other than special effects genius Stan Winston.Winston actually does a pretty good job overall considering this is his directorial debut, conjuring up a fair amount of creepy atmosphere and delivering quite a few striking visuals. At the end of the day, though, Pumpkinhead is all about the titular creature, a tall and very terrifying fellow with evil eyes, sharp jaws and long talons, all the better for slicing and dicing terrified teens with. With such a wonderful animatronic beastie, it doesn't even matter that the film is light on the gore and totally devoid of gratuitous nudity.

LeonLouisRicci Oozing With Atmosphere and Lensed Photogenically Dark and Creepy, This Minor Cult Film is Dripping with Style. Directed by Legendary SFX Man Stan Winston, it Remains One of the 1980's Best and Different Teenagers in Peril Movies.What Sets it Apart from the Others is the Way it Looks and its Emphasis on Story and its De-Emphasis on the Gory. Winston Seems to Pull Back on the Creatures Slaughter of the Aforementioned, City Teens Traveling on Roads Less Traveled and Encountering Fate's Formidable Reckoning. The Monster, the Set-Up, and the Folklore are All Handled with Attention to Detail and Presented with Scary Scenes in the Backwoods Inhabited by Hillbilly's and Haunted by a Hag who Conjures Up Creatures from the Undergrowth, but Only by Request.Lance Henrikson, One of the Best B-Actors Ever, Who Seems to Never Give a Bad Performance and Enhances Every Project He Appears, is a Grieving Father that Calls on the Witch and Immediately Regrets It.It's a Near Perfect Horror Show, but it Does a Few Things that Keeps it From Elevated Status Beyond its Loyal Following in the "Famous Monsters of Filmland" Crowd. The Aforementioned, Obvious Reluctance to Go for the Gore and Splatter Relying on Tone, Tells the Scary Tale with a Reverence and Refuses to Capitulate to the Prurient Blood-Letting.That Makes Some of the Avenging Demon's Horrific Slaughter Seem a Bit Tame in Terms of What is Shown Anyhow. Seen Today, That and the Pacing Appear Somewhat Slow. Still, the Movie Makes Up for it in the Way it is Framed and All the Sets and Design are as Eerie as They Come.Overall, its a Way Better Than Average Film of its Type and Along with the Cinematographer, Stan Winston's Monster Makers and Hendrickson Deliver a Better Than it Should be Entry in the Glut of 80's Horror (for example at the time of its release Halloween 4 was about to hit theaters). Nuff Said.