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      The Pumpkin Karver

      R Released Oct 31, 2006 1 hr. 30 min. Holiday Horror List
      Reviews 24% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Last Halloween, Alec (David J. Wright) decided to dress up as a masked killer and scare the daylights out of his girlfriend, Lynn (Amy Weber). Unfortunately for him, Lynn's brother Jonathan (Michael Zara) took the joke seriously and stabbed Alex to death with a pumpkin carver. This Halloween won't provide much of a respite from bloodshed. Although they've moved to a new town, brother and sister soon find themselves fighting for their lives against a very familiar masked murderer. Read More Read Less

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      Fleegle B A very enjoyable movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/30/23 Full Review Andrea Gorini G questo film mi ha fatto schifo e divertito allo stesso tempo: schifo perché aveva una trama che cercava di essere poco lineare ma invece è uscito uno senza senso divertito perché gli effetti speciali erano fatti di una roba inqualificabile ma non brutta! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/19/22 Full Review Audience Member You think you didn't get along with your siblings? Jonathan and his sister Lynn have a major issue: he was pranked by her boyfriend Alex, who was dressed like a slasher and accidentally killed him. And not that Halloween is here, it. turns out that that man is back from the grave in a new and much more horrible way. I mean, the dude makes people walk backward into drills and pumpkin carves out their faces, so there's that. This movie was shot over two years and there wasn't much time to get everything that was in the script shot. But director and co-writer Robert Mann (whose co-writer was Sheldon Silverstein, not The Giving Tree author but the producer of The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) did everything from voiceover work to making the props and parts of the Halloween costumes to get it done. For metal dudes, this movie is worth watching because Nergal from Behemoth shows up. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Another top contender in my search to find the worst film ever made. I'm really at a loss. I was really just praying that every single one of these tools would get butchered so the movie would be over and I could change the channel. Some of the worst acting I have ever seen. No joke. The plot and writing are worse. What takes it from awful to horrific is that its not even entertaining. Crappy horror movies often sacrifice realism and plot for mind-numbing gore and action, which will at least keep you entertained. This movie is boring as hell until the last 15 minutes. The only couple decent things I can say is 1) Minka Kelly is hot as hell. She can't act, but I don't mind looking at her. 2) One scene towards the end that involves a decapitated man peeing in his own face 3) Its gratifying to suffer through the movie, and finally see all the annoying characters get slaughtered. Stay away. I can not stress this enough. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Good gory kills and defo one of the best films of 2006 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member pumpkin karver is a film that is played on the sci=fi channel and is really bad. the plot is really bad and the acting is just as bad, possibly worse. it tries too hard to be scary and mix in laughs. i'll admit, the beginning of the film i felt there was a lot of potential, but watching the whole thing it didn't make that much sense and its not scary at all. its very predictable once the film starts going and there isn't enough blood to keep you entertained. a dumb and pointless movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Christopher Null Filmcritic.com total nonsense Rated: 2/5 Oct 1, 2006 Full Review The Foywonder Dread Central The Pumpkin Karver is the sort of movie that just made me want to throw up my hands in disgust. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 18, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Last Halloween, Alec (David J. Wright) decided to dress up as a masked killer and scare the daylights out of his girlfriend, Lynn (Amy Weber). Unfortunately for him, Lynn's brother Jonathan (Michael Zara) took the joke seriously and stabbed Alex to death with a pumpkin carver. This Halloween won't provide much of a respite from bloodshed. Although they've moved to a new town, brother and sister soon find themselves fighting for their lives against a very familiar masked murderer.
      Director
      Robert Mann
      Executive Producer
      Don Blakstad, Phil Fagan
      Screenwriter
      Robert Mann
      Production Co
      Mannatee Films
      Rating
      R (Violence/Gore|Language|Teen Drinking|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
      Genre
      Holiday, Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 31, 2006, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 12, 2017
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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