Pumpkinhead 4 - Blood Feud (2007)

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/28/2008 Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R Product Description

PumpkinHead 4 should have stopped at 1

Silly plot. Horrible tie to first movie. Goes on and on with same premise of kill the one who calls the monster, but takes for ever to do it. Do not waste your money. October 20, 2008

Got My Money's Worth

Picked this up for $2.99 at a local video store. I loved the original, so I thought for nostalgia's sake, I'd give it a shot.

"Pumpkinhead" benefitted from the creature and makeup effects of Stan Winston, who also made his directorial debut. It was a spooky ghost story with plenty of atmosphere. The opening scene is still creepily effective.

This, is not that. "Blood Feud" has terrible editing, sound editing, effects...I could go on and on. It's just cringe-worthy to hear all those Romanians try to produce credible southern accents. More often than not, they sound like bad "Forrest Gump" impersonators.

Lance Henriksen returns (did he not see the script? Was the entire budget spent on his role?), as Ed Harley. I thought his character was sent to Hell, but I guess that doesn't matter when you need a familiar face for the 3rd sequel. The character of the witch is back as well, though in less-effective makeup and presence.

Having said all that, I didn't hate it. There are moments that remind me of the original. Obviously, the director did what he could with a limited budget. The creature doesn't look too cheesy, though I suspect they were a little too proud of the costume, as you see it (and it's flaws) all the time!

Basically, it's just a good BAD movie. It made me laugh. February 19, 2008

Good Flick

What we have here Kiddies is the story of a backwoods family feud over a car that has been going on since the 1940s and now two family members are in love but they can't be together because of the feud and just when you think that we have the story of Romeo and Juliet some of the brothers on the girl's side are responsible for the death of the boy sister and they also roughed him up and he naturally calls the famous vengeance Demon.
despite the fact that he is warned by the ghost of Lance Henrickson against it.

This was another good sequel once again taking place in the same area that the first film took place despite the fact that it was more than likely filmed in Romania.

I liked most of the characters. despite the feeling of taking place in the 1940s then I remembered that this is in the back woods areas and some of them are like that. Those of you that have been to Arkansas you know what I mean...OK Arkansas isn't that bad but you get the picture.

Back to the point. The characters were all likable the ones that aren't to likable are the first ones to go at the hands of Pumpkinhead but all in all the flick was pretty good and the shooting editing and acting was good for a direct to DVD flick

Don't expect too much from the Extras on the DVD just your basic SCI-FI DVD.

12 Dead Bodies
0 Breasts
1 Beast
Chest Clawing
Throat Ripping
Heads Roll
Redneck Fu
Pumpkin Head Fu
3 ½ Stars
Check it out February 10, 2008

Best sequel yet...for what that's worth

It's no mistake that anyone who's ever seen the first of this series always mentions it when discussing the sequels. The first film was original and the effects were done before CGI became commonplace at even low-budget levels, so the monster was genuinely firghtening and oter-worldly. It was a smart film for the genre, and the acting was better than average.

The sequels have been abysmal, but this one is probably the best of the lot. It has an interesting premise, marrying the genuine American folklore of the Hatfields and McCoys with the engaging original beast. The story is a little overwrought, the CGI - when used - is laughable, and when CGI isn't used there's too much of the monster revealed so you see it for the rubber suit it is. It's enough to make you wonder why they didn't just use the far better lighting/marionnette techniques of the original - it certainly had to be cheaper, if more work. In the original, PH was impossibly designed. Using a guy in a suit - even on sicks - just looks like a guy in a suit. The too-many full-body, broad daylight shots of the creature don't help matters.

But in the end, it's certainly better than a lot of its ilk, and it's over-the-top with the kills, if you're into that sort of thing. January 6, 2008

Great and getting better film series!

Best one since the first, however part 2,3 are great too. Pumpkinhead is an awesome horror series for any horror fan, a must have for any horror fan! January 3, 2008

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