{"id":13794,"date":"2018-10-15T16:56:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T20:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.9deuce.tv\/blogs\/?p=13794"},"modified":"2018-10-15T16:56:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T20:56:43","slug":"pumpkinhead-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.9deuce.tv\/blogs\/pumpkinhead-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkinhead (1988)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is one of those classic 80’s horror films that I never got around to seeing for some reason or another.\u00a0 It has Lance Henriksen, so I was ready to be pleased.<\/p>\n

The plot to this is that Ed Harley (Lance) has a son named Billy.\u00a0 They have this tiny general store, and their faithful dog, Gypsy.\u00a0 One day, these 6 “teenagers” are heading to a cabin and stop there for supplies.\u00a0 While there, 2 of the\u00a0teens get on their dirtbikes because they were super fucking impatient.\u00a0 I know today’s youth gets a lot of shit, but these guys were just as bad.\u00a0 Well, there is an accident and Billy ends up getting hit and dying.\u00a0 The guy who did it already is in legal trouble, so he will be screwed.\u00a0 The teens basically bail, except for one who tells Ed.\u00a0 Ed is at such a loss, he seeks out Haggis, who is an old woman who can conjure up Pumpkinhead to get revenge.\u00a0 As you can imagine, the teens slowly but surely get got and Lance also has his issues to deal with.<\/p>\n

I really liked the music and tone of this film early on.\u00a0 It felt unique.\u00a0 Remember how Children of the Corn just felt different very early on?\u00a0 The same idea here.\u00a0 There are country folk and these kids that know the Pumpkinhead nursery rhyme.\u00a0 It feels unsettling.<\/p>\n

I don’t really know what the fuck Pumpkinhead\u00a0is.\u00a0 It’s a vengeance monster, that’s the best I got for you.\u00a0 I didn’t think it was that cool.\u00a0 I was expecting something significantly cooler.\u00a0 The whole second half of the film was a bit of a snoozer as far as I’m concerned. I don’t have the nostalgia factor clouding my judgment on this one.\u00a0 I get the story, but it wasn’t that great, in my opinion.\u00a0 Sorry.\u00a0 This has a 6.2 on IMDB, but I certainly have no interest in seeing this one again.<\/p>\n

I will leave the nursery rhyme\/poem here for your enjoyment, which I thoroughly liked.<\/p>\n

“Keep away from Pumpkinhead, Unless you’re tired of living. His enemies are mostly dead, He’s mean and unforgiving. Laugh at him and you’re undone, But in some dreadful fashion. Vengeance he considers fun, And plans it with a passion. Time will not erase or blot, A plot that he has brewing. It’s when you think that he’s forgot, He’ll conjure your undoing. Bolted doors and windows barred. Guard dogs prowling in your yard. Won’t protect you in your bed. Nothing will, from Pumpkinhead.”<\/p>\n

Rating: 4.5 – I wanted to love this, but really, the Pumpkinhead monster itself bored the piss out of me.\u00a0 I like the story at the end in regard to what happens to Ed.\u00a0 The story isn’t bad, but I was just not feeling it.\u00a0 I recommend people who have never seen it to give it a shot if they are interested.<\/p>\n

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