Night of the Pumpkin (2010)
At the beach, a pumpkin washes ashore and is promptly and cruelly destroyed by two young women frolicking on the sand. When they crush the pumpkin, their legs become covered in an inexplicable red liquid. Fast forward to mischief night when these same two women and their friends find themselves being stalked by a killer Pumpkinman. Is he just a sicko in a costume or something more bizarre that has marked them for death?
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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
The dialog that is about Christian vs Atheism is terrible and the girls that argue do not have their facts straight even about the legend the movie is based on. The villain in the movie is supposed to be based on the Irish myth of Stingy Jack. The original myth is spun/twisted to fit into the weird religious narrative between two of the girls. The movie totally fails to build suspense or be the least bit scary. I gave it a 5 because I liked the Pumpkin Headed monster concept with the vine arms. There is a memorable fight scene where two of the girls fight the monster with a club (big stick) and a sword. If you enjoy RPG's and are looking for a cool monster idea this movie is worth a watch. I would love to see the Pumpkin Head Monster with a better back story in a well-scripted film.
The writing was at times OK, but mostly it was bad. The acting ranged from bad to OK. The film quality reminded me of VHS. The nudity was both complete and gratuitous. Judging by his hesitance to touch his partner's breasts, the male character in the sex scene may have been gay. This movie was interesting in the way the characters tried to use reason or faith to understand/defeat the killer. For me, the best part of this movie was the interaction between the atheist and the devout Christian (both of whom could be anuses at times). Ultimately the message of this movie is that we must respect, revere and make amends to Nature, else Nature will have his revenge upon us.