The Pumpkin Karver

Runtime: 90 Minutes

Studio: Mannatee Films

Director: Robert Mann

Writer(s): Robert Mann, Sheldon Silverstein

Staring: Misty Adams, David Austin, Lindsey Carpenter, Rachelle Clune, Jonathan Conrad.

Description: Lynn's boyfriend plays a trick on her on Halloween night which results in Lynn's brother (Jonathan) killing her boyfriend. A year later they move to a different town to start a new life. On Halloween night, Jonathan starts to see a killer dressed up in the same costume that Lynn's boyfriend was wearing that night he died. Eventually people end up dying and the visions of the killer become more and more frequent.

Gore/Violence: There is good amount of blood and gore in this one. There is a scene were the insides of a person is ripped out with a spike. What amazed me in this independent film was that the gore didn't look fake, they did some good work on the special effects.

Body Count: The body count is alright in the movie. Around six people die in the movie, which is not too shabby.

Nudity & Sexuality: There was fucking male nudity in this movie. There was a scene where a chick was getting naked and rubbing herself but nothing is shown, no boobies to even out the male nudity, that is not cool.

Death Scenes: The death scenes weren't really that good, some of the death scenes were not shown, the camera cuts away before it happens. There was one death scene that was really good, one of the guys get his head cut off while he is taking a piss which lands right in the stream of his piss. The guy was pissing right on his head, now that is awesome.

Acting/Storyline: The storyline started off alright but it got stupid fast. There are a lot of plot holes in the movie that doesn't make any sense. Also, there is this old guy in the movie that doesn't really have an important role in the movie, and somehow he knows exactly what is going on when no one else does. The old man is just a random character that doesn't know the back story of the main characters but he know whats happening, its just plain stupid.

Another thing that really sucked was the killer. The mask that he was wearing was cool looking but he was just a pansy ass killer. He is easily pushed around by the girls that he is trying to kill, not that girls couldn't fight off a killer, its just looked very pathetic the way it was filmed.

The acting was hit and missed. Lynn's boyfriend does a good job of being a dick and annoying me, and the old man did a real good job at being random. Can you tell I hated this movie?

Final Rating: Here is another independent film that should be thrown in a fire. I guess I'm too harsh cause if I had a chance to make a movie I would and I promise you it would suck. The one thing this movie had going for it was the quality of the video and sound, both were great. This movie might be fun little movie to pick up with your friends and laugh at, but its not worth your time if you are looking for something that will keep your interest.

By the way, I gave it a 2 only because one of the death scenes ended with the guy pissing on his own head.