blknozla Spoilers ahead people so stop right here if you're worried about them.Now with that out of the way I'll make this brief, is this a good movie? Well no not really but it is well acted compared to most B movies and it has promise. The crazy rampage guy from Crocodile plays another crazy old guy and is the highlight of this film, he even tries to force some plot into this thing.Like I said above it had promise, it's slow to the finish and some of the characters are annoying but it still had some promise. The big problem and I mean big is the ending. I'm sorry but either someone wrote themselves into a corner or had a very bad idea from the start. I'm still not 100% sure who the killer was, was it all in Jonathan's head? Well that would've made sense, that would've made the old man's part more logical and hell it would've made the entire movie more powerful; especially when the love interest dies.Yet sadly no from what I can tell it wasn't in his head, well not really. No I'm sad to report that the killer was in fact the bald idiot who got himself killed in the first 10 minutes. That's right the dead idiot boyfriend escapes hell and takes over the leads body, and hold on here, it's not even in the cool Nightmare on Elm Street 2 kind of way. The ending ruins a otherwise decent movie and build up.

D. Ceased "The Pumpkin Karver" is a terrible film. It's that simple. It's trying to be a slasher, but offers very little slashing. It's dumb, not scary, and most importantly, not entertaining.The plot is so thin, it was probably written on a Kleenex, or a napkin. It doesn't make sense, somehow, the guy, who is obviously murdered in the first 10 minutes, is the killer. The plot: on one Halloween, Johnathan and his sister, Lynn or something, are carving pumpkins, when Lynn's boyfriend tries to scare her. Bad scare scene later, and he's dead, the result of John's carving. One year later, they're going to a costume party (not in costume, wtf?) when they meet a creepy old guy with pumpkins. Several lame, and obviously fake party scenes later, and people are coming up dead. More bad party scenes, scenes of the killer failing to kill, bad gore scenes, and the killer turns out to be... The old man, or the guy he killed in the beginning, who knows, who cares? Yup, the plot is bad. Yes, the acting is incredibly lame, and the gore, once again, bad. I could make better gore effects in my basement, in 10 minutes. Oh, and if you're expecting gore, keep looking. There is, maybe, 3 gore scenes in the entire movie. Sure there are more killings, but with barely any gore. So you're going to have to sit through many, many, many bad party scenes.Just skip this movie, if you're unfortunate enough to have seen it, I'm sorry.

Anthony Pittore III (Shattered_Wake) After a Halloween prank goes fatally wrong, disturbed youth Jonathan (Michael Zara) is haunted by the visions of a terrifying murderer in a pumpkin mask. To take his mind off things, his sister Lynn (Amy Weber) invites him along to an all-night Halloween kegger at a pumpkin patch. There, partygoers are killed off one by one in the same viciously brutal way: their faces are carved into Jack-O-Lanterns. Who is behind these murders, and can they be stopped before it's too late for them all? Just in time for the Halloween season, I received a copy of the much-hated The Pumpkin Karver (2006). Like many modern indie horrors, the plot seemed rather interesting or, at least, entertaining. Unfortunately, from what I heard of the execution, I wasn't looking forward to it too much. So, with my expectations set to the 0 notch, I went ahead with the film. Sadly, even with my expectations all the way down, I was still disappointed. In the positives (yeah, there are a couple), you won't have to think for 90 minutes and we all need a little time off from our brains occasionally. Also, the background story was made fairly cool with the surprising opening scene. But, the opening scene is about where it ends being cool, and the remaining 80 or so minutes had my emotions ranging from annoyed & frustrated to just plain embarrassed for the cast & crew. The acting is absolutely atrocious and some of the worst I've seen in a while. I don't think I've ever seen a cast of actors with worse timing than this film's. The gore, though plentiful, is about as believable as the actors. And it's all brought together by Mann's amateurish writing & direction. Overall, if you're looking for a good way to spend about seven minutes, watch the opening of this film. Then, turn it off, and put on one of the other dozens of superior films that this film tries to be like. There's not enough entertainment to make it fun, quality to make it good, or creativity to make it special. Pass! Obligatory Slasher Elements:Violence/Gore: While it's definitely there, it's not very good. I liked the opening attack and thought it was a good start, but it went downhill from there. There's a good bit of gore, but it's terribly done. Also, the fact that there are only two kills in the first forty minutes really hinders any chance of killing boredom.Sex/Nudity: You get a couple of pumpkin-painted asses and a brief, clothed (unfortunately) sex scene, but that's all.Cool Killer(s): I like the mask, but that's it. The killer isn't scary, or interesting, or entertaining. Just. . . boring and stupid, really.Scares/Suspense: Really, none at all. They made a sad attempt at a few jump scares, but they're extremely ineffective.Mystery: As you barely see the killer, I suppose that could be counted as mystery. . . unfortunately, the 'secret' is pretty obvious about twelve minutes into the film.Awkward Dance Scene: There's a pretty embarrassing 'grind' between a Charlie's Angel and Austin Powers. Seriously.- -Final verdict: 2.5/10. Do not see this slasher! -AP3-

joeyforun I just rented this at Blockbuster the other night and really thought it was a very cool Halloween spoof. I totally got off on all of the Halloween stuff in the movie, especially the cheesy costumes. For those of you who thought this was going to be a dark, realistic, slasher film like Hostal or Texas Chainsaw, it's not. It's really just a spoof on itself. I mean, come on, when the guy gets his head cut off and then ends up peeing all over it, classic. For a low budget it had a lot going for it. The sets looked first rate, especially the old guy's barn. The acting was pretty good. I really liked the old guy and all of his weird rambling speeches on carving. The babes were totally hot, although there was no real nudity. That was okay, I mean if I really want to see naked chicks I'll rent some porn. Hey it had Amy Weber in it. What more do you want? And did anyone notice Tony Little, the workout madman from the infomercials? He's one of the cops at the end. Very funny. The story was great because it always kept you guessing. I liked what the director did with what he had to work with, low budget and all. All in all, I was really chilling with it and I'll rent it again next Halloween. It's going to be one of those little cult classics that you will watch every year. And for those who are thinking too much about this movie and cutting it down, GET OVER IT! It's only a movie. And a pretty cool one at that.