Pumpkinhead 3 & 4 (Lance Henriksen ist wieder mit von der Partie...)

[StS]

'Pumpkinhead 3 and 4' Directors Revealed!!

At this past weekend's "Fangoria Weekend of Horror" convention here in Rosemont, IL, we received an interesting scoop regarding both Pumkinhead 3 and Pumpkinhead 4, which begin shooting back-to-back next month in Romania. Our scooper informed us that Jake West, whos "Evil Aliens" hits UK cinemas on May 10th, will be helming "Pumpkinhead 3", while we can exclusively report that Mike Hurst (House of the Dead 2, Room 6) will be directing part 4. Both films will be Sci-Fi originals with the third film premiering October 2006, with the fourth in October 2007. Fangoria adds to our report that original 'Pumpkinhead' star Lance Henriksen will appear as a ghost in both sequels.

(Bloody Disgusting)

Above and below are the first exclusive pictures from PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, currently shooting in Romania under the direction of Jake (EVIL ALIENS) West. The film is a direct sequel to the 1988 original, effectively sidelining 1994's PUMPKINHEAD II: BLOOD WINGS, and sees the return to the franchise of Lance Henriksen as the ghost of his character from the first film, Ed Harley.

British actress Lynne Verrall, under heavy makeup, plays Haggis, the old crone who can raise the vengeful demon, while Bunt Wallace, the teenager who led Harley to the witch, is now grown up and played by TV actor Douglas Roberts (who recently wrapped another monster film, ATTACK OF THE GRYPHON). The story centres around Doc Frasier (played by horror icon Doug Bradley, pictured below), an eccentric small-town physician with a sideline in unauthorized organ donation.

Bradley has become an old hand at Romanian-lensed sequels, having already made THE PROPHECY: UPRISING, HELLRAISER: DEADER and HELLRAISER: HELLWORLD (which also starred Henriksen). West previously worked with Bradley when he directed the extras for Anchor Bay's HELLRAISER box set, and there is another connection in that the Pumpkinhead suit (originally designed by Stan Winston) has been created this time by Gary Tunnicliffe, who provided special makeup for the later HELLRAISER sequels.

ASHES TO ASHES is shooting back to back with PUMPKINHEAD: LOVE HURTS (they were announced as PUMPKINHEAD 3 and 4, but it has now been decided to drop the numbers from the titles). This film retains Henriksen's ghostly presence and has the same crew, including Tunnicliffe's FX team and cinematographer Erik Alexander (BROKEN) Wilson, but is directed by Mike (ROOM 6) Hurst, helming his fourth horror feature in 12 months. LOVE HURTS is a more darkly comic tale than West's film, with Pumpkinhead introduced into a plot modeled on ROMEO AND JULIET (!).

When Fango visited the set last week, Hurst explained the franchise's appeal: "Pumpkinhead's a cool archetypal horror character. There's a very elaborate mythology around him. The first film is an excellent morality play, and I like the complication involved with the summoner feeling like he's in the right, then realizing that revenge is not the best option and violence begets violence. That makes it somewhat deeper than your standard stalk-and-slash movie. Plus, it's a great creature, a great design. If you're making a monster movie, you want to have a good monster!"

ASHES TO ASHES will be shown on the Sci Fi Channel in October, with LOVE HURTS following in 2007; limited theatrical releases are also being considered. Look for more on the new PUMPKINHEADs in the pages of Fango later this year; Hurst and Henriksen will both be attending the Burbank Weekend of Horrors convention June 2-4.  (Fangoria.com)

Warum eigentlich nicht? Schlimmer als das Sequel kann es eigentlich nicht werden...  ;)

[mandator]

Da Doug Bradley mitspielt, hätten die mal lieber Pinhead vs. Pumpkinhead gedreht.
Und Lance Henricksen macht für 'nen $-Scheck heutzutage wohl echt alles.

[blade2603]

also ich freue mich über die fortsetzungen... der 2. teil war zwar ziemlicher schmuss aber evtl wirds ja wieder was...
der 1. teil ist einfach ein hammer horrorfilm...  und das bleibt er auch nach dem 20. mal schauen.....

[Systemlord Anubis]

will den 2. teil uncut auf dvd haben in deutsch.

[StS]

'Pumpkinhead' Sequel Gets Air Date, New Title
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, the first of the back-to-back shot sequels, has been given an official air date, while Pumpkinhead: Love Hurts has been given a new name. MJSimpson.co.uk reports that the Jake West (Evil Aliens) helmed third film, Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, will debut at 9PM Eastern time October 28th on the Sci-Fi Channel, while the new title to the Mike Hurst (House of the Dead 2) directed fourth entry is now Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud. The fourth film will air around Halloween in 2007. In Ashes to Ashes, British actress Lynne Verrall, under heavy makeup, plays Haggis, the old crone who can raise the vengeful demon, while Bunt Wallace, the teenager who led Harley to the witch, is now grown up and played by TV actor Douglas Roberts. The story centres around Doc Frasier (played by horror icon Doug Bradley), an eccentric small-town physician with a sideline in unauthorized organ donation.
(Bloody Disgusting)

[StS]

So, Teil 3 läuft am Samstag im US-TV. Wer die Möglichkeit besitzt, kann ihn sich ja aufzeichnen lassen...

[Vinyard Vaughn]

So, Teil 3 läuft am Samstag im US-TV. Wer die Möglichkeit besitzt, kann ihn sich ja aufzeichnen lassen...

Wieso aufzeichnen lassen? Wir haben doch einen Korrespondenten vor Ort! :icon_mrgreen:
Heeee Last Boy Scout, es scheint du hast nen Auftrag ;).

Cheers & Oi!

[Hedning]

Also, ich finde den ersten schon ziemlich schlecht (unglaubwürdige Handlung, die schlechten Schauspieler der Jugendlichen, ungruseliges und kaum zu sehendes Monster, unblutig...). Anscheinend wird allein durch das Vorhandensein von Fortsetzungen ein Film schon zum Klassiker.

[StS]

Promo-Clip:
http://video.scifi.com/player.html?dlid=37410

[StS]

Inside you'll find the cover art for Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, which hits DVD on March 27 from Sony Home Entertainment. British actress Lynne Verrall, under heavy makeup, plays Haggis, the old crone who can raise the vengeful demon, while Bunt Wallace, the teenager who led Harley to the witch, is now grown up and played by TV actor Douglas Roberts. The story centres around Doc Frasier (played by horror icon Doug Bradley), an eccentric small-town physician with a sideline in unauthorized organ donation.

Source: IGN

[muellke]

Sehe grad bei Cinefacts:
Pumpkinhead: Asche zu Asche kommt am 03.04. bei uns als Leih-DVD raus!

[brachialromanti]

Wird heute gesichtet. Fand Teil 1 auch eher mau; verstehe nicht, was daran Kult sein soll. Die Effektschmiede von Stan Winston hat auch schon bessere Arbeit geleistet.

Was aber durchaus reizt:

"Pinhead"-Bradley in der Hauptrolle
Jake West auf dem Regiestuhl

Ich versuche, unvoreingenommen an den Film zu gehen.

[Klugscheisser]

Wird heute gesichtet. Fand Teil 1 auch eher mau; verstehe nicht, was daran Kult sein soll. Die Effektschmiede von Stan Winston hat auch schon bessere Arbeit geleistet.

Was aber durchaus reizt:

"Pinhead"-Bradley in der Hauptrolle
Jake West auf dem Regiestuhl

Ich versuche, unvoreingenommen an den Film zu gehen.

Gut, dass du den Thread nochmal hoch geholt hast!
Hätte ich fast vergessen. Wobei der heute gar nicht in der Videothek stand. Vielleicht ein bisschen langsam mit dem Ausräumen, "The Departed" wurde auch gerade erste geliefert, als ich im Laden war...

Halt' uns mal auf dem Laufenden, wie der Streifen so ist, bin brennend interessiert!

[brachialromanti]

Kurzkritik kommt heute noch hier. Zu einem ausführlichen Review entschließe ich mich erst, wenn der Film sehr schlecht oder überraschend gut ist.
N8

Oifox

[brachialromanti]

Wie versprochen, hier das ausführliche Review.

http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=review&fid=112958&rid=236785

[brachialromanti]

"Pumpkinhead IV: Blood Feud" is easily the best sequel in the series.

**SPOILERS**

During a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield, (Amy Manson) and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy, (Bradley Taylor) decide to leave town to avoid being found out, but are soon caught in the act. Wanting vengeance, he seeks out the monster Pumpkinhead, and resurrects it seek revenge on the family. Despite being warned away by the ghost of Ed Harley, (Lance Henriksen) his vengeance plan starts out, and the Hatfield family is soon under siege by the powerful demon. Not accepting the legend of the creature and believing their arch-rivals are the real cause, the two families attempt to go to war, only to be stopped when Pumpkinhead attacks the Hatfield house. Putting aside their differences, they band together to stave off the creature before it's vengeance pact is completed.

The Good News: This was an extremely pleasant surprise. One of the best things about it is that there is almost no let up in the movie, since the monster is out and about really early in the movie and is discovered soon afterwords, which is quite refreshing. This also staves off the quite tiresome middle section commonly used where the guilty party slowly but surely recognizes the foe and take up arms too late to do anything. Here, even though they don't know who precisely is after them, it is known that there is someone/thing, and it allows the middle section to be full of death and mayhem. That brings up the second best thing in here, the gruesome and extremely bloody kills in it. Pumpkinhead here is extremely ticked off for some reason and takes out frustrations on the victims, resulting in a slew of gory kills. There is one thrown through the air landing on a bear trap that goes off and slices part of the face off, a head ripped completely off the shoulders with one tug, foot used to step on and crush the head, scratching up the face, chest and arms and the best one, having a leg stuck in a bear trap, forcing them to saw off the leg, and later, taking the knife and forcibly pushed into the mouth and coming out the back of the neck. There are also several killed by having their stomachs sliced open and having the inner organs fall out. In terms of sheer slaughter, nothing beats the massacre at the farmhouse, as limbs get ripped off, decapitations galore, bodies are scratched beyond recognition, and the whole place is torn up. It's a sight to see, and the bloodshed occurs to everyone, making it a really impressive scene and amping up a huge body count even more so. There's also several really great scenes inside, including a creepy night-time hunt before the real culprit is known and a thrilling rescue from inside a burning house. It starts off on the appropriate manner with one of the best brawls not inside an old-west saloon, as beer bottles get smashed, tables get broken, bodies fly through windows and punches are thrown and received with great frequency. It plays out for a while as well and gets the panic and pandemonium involved in such a spectacle right off the bat in a terrific opening sequence. Pumpkinhead here also looks quite nice, the monstrosity given a credible appearance but the fact that the head is now smaller lowers it against the original. It's still a very imposing creature, and the little attention to details, such as it's distinctive walk when stalking a trapped victim or the wriggling of the tail when it walks makes it come alive like most others. It is even done without CGI, a feat in and of itself considering where it's coming from. That there is one of the most important factors, and makes it rise above most others and makes the film that much more enjoyable.

The Bad News: There is only a few things about this that weren't that great. The big one is that the initial reason for invoking it is very unbelievable. Having a family member killed in the middle of a feud, which is later brought up as being unknown of what actually caused the death since it doesn't appear to be a definitive M.O. of anyone around and is indeed quite accidental in nature, makes the need for vengeance a little questionable. Had it been most of the family or the loved one, then the need would be more appropriate, but it's a little tough to swallow the one given here. Also a little unnerving is the round-table discussions in the end, when it's all spelled out what's going on and the constant arguing is a little annoying and repetitive. As noted above, the minor redesign on Pumpkinhead to shrink the head slightly might be a gripe from the long-time fans, but it's still a credible design, and it's one that doesn't really hurt the film if overlooked. Otherwise, this was one impressive film.

The Final Verdict: Full of fun and with a lot to really love about it, this is one of the better Sci-Fi original around and easily the best entry in the Pumpkinhead series. This is required viewing for the series' fans, while those who think the Sci-Fi Channel merely does CGI rehashes might want to give this one a shot.

Rated R: Graphic Language and Graphic Language

:andy:  selbe Schwäche, wie bei Teil 3: das Rache-Motiv erscheint fragwürdig.

[Klugscheisser]

Oh, ich dachte schon, der Streifen sei eine totale Gurke, als ich gesehen habe, dass du ihn auführlich besprichtst...

Aber gut, das klingt ja schon mal alles sehr vielversprechend! Bin auch der Meinung, Jake West habe in einem Inteview gesagt, dass er sehr unzufrieden mit den CGI-Effekten sei. Aber so schlimm scheint es ja auch nicht zu sein...

Noch eine Frage: Henriksen ist nur kurz zu sehen, oder hat sein Charakter auch ein bisschen Screen-Time?

"Sicher, er kann mit dem Humor und der Härte von "Evil Aliens" nicht mithalten, aber was uns hier geboten wird, ist blutig genug."
:respekt:

[brachialromanti]

Henriksen wird nicht so verheizt, wie Bradley in den jüngsten Hellraiser-Sequels (übrigens ein gutes Beispiel für schlechtere Effekte  :icon_confused: ); er taucht immer wieder auf und hat auch einiges an Text. Bedenkt man, dass er nur einen Geist spielt, so ist er doch ziemlich präsent.  :icon_twisted:

Oh, ich dachte schon, der Streifen sei eine totale Gurke, als ich gesehen habe, dass du ihn auführlich besprichtst...

Nun, er war eben überraschend gut, die 2. Alternative, die ich oben erwähnte. War auf B-Trash eingestellt und habe grundsätzlich eine Abneigung gegen Sequels, erwartete weit weniger, als ich geboten bekam. Vielleicht lag es ja auch am guten Kaffee (?)  ;)