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Release Date: 17 July, 2001 Retail Price: $14.95 OUR Price: $13.46 You SAVE: $1.49! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
Pumpkinhead Reviews
Surprisingly scary, due to filmmaking elements.
The horror genre of Hollywood these days has little to offer, serving us sequels to previous movies, creating trilogies and series that have viewers screaming "End it already," and the popular teenage horror movies that seem to have no tail end. One movie, though, manages to scare its audience by using cinematic techniques to create a totally horrifying setting. Pumpkinhead tells the story of a man and his son who live in the country, just on the edge of a wooded area believed to be inhabited by a witch. One day, a group of teenagers visiting the area go drag racing, and kill the man's son in a freak accident. The man is torn over his son's death, taking him to the cottage of the believed witch. In his quest for revenge, he resurrects a gargoyle-type spirit that begins to hunt down the humans responsible for his son's death. The actors in this film are easy to believe, able to change moods from calm to scared to truly petrified. Camera angles, combined with lighting and wooded settings, work to create a suspenseful intensity that stands out from most other movies of the horror scene. While this movie is not the best at scariness, it is certainly one of the best in the genre, and renting it on a Friday night is a real treat.
Full screen?
Oh dear. Buy the R2 release instead, it's in proper widescreen.
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