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Pumpkinhead (1988)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
5/14
5/14:
Pumpkinhead is an excuse to showcase Stan Winston's galore of special effects.
In many ways, the film is a rip-off of Alien although I'm aware he worked on the sequel,
but there's a clear difference between these two. Once again, every time I see Lance Henriksen, I think of
Aliens.
Well, it only takes an idiotic plot to bring the special effects out of Stan Winston's bag.
You know, when a kid is run over, people will call the police and let them deal with it. But nooo...they must take a
different course of action here. And you know, Lance, after seeing his chiseled physique, looks like a capable person. Why,
his character can take on the teenagers who did this to his son. But nooooo...they must take a different course of action
here.
Hence, it's a stupid, lifeless movie that's a stupid waste of my time. I stopped caring about what happened,
and I was rooting for nobody but the ending to come already.
All in all, there's one thing that's abundantly clear about Stan Winston, and it's this: he cannot direct.