RawHeadRex – Er ist das Grauen! (1986)

RawHeadRex – Er ist das Grauen!: Directed by George Pavlou. With David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Hugh O’Conor, Cora Venus Lunny. An ancient creature called Rawhead is awakened from its slumber near an Irish village and goes on a rampage killing anyone in sight.

“There is a scene in this movie in which someone screams u0026quot;He is god!u0026quot;, and then we cut to a shot of a big guy in a ridiculous rubber mask. That pretty much sums Rawhead Rex up, as the movie is so completely ridiculous that the audience is never allowed to take it seriously. However, believe it or not; horror fans have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to Rawhead Rex, as it was the crappiness of this movie (and the earlier u0026#39;Underworldu0026#39; by the same director) that lead to Clive Barkeru0026#39;s decision to direct Hellraiser himself…and that turned out pretty well. The plot is based on the story by Clive Barker, and features his typical ideas of otherworldly evil. The story takes place in the British countryside, and we follow the idea of a farmer who accidentally unearths a demon. After plaguing the English countryside for a while and upsetting a few people by doing things such as killing children and smashing up kidsu0026#39; toys, it soon becomes apparent that there may be more to this demon than just a daft-looking killing machine, and perhaps the church has the answer…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s easy to see why Clive Barker wasnu0026#39;t happy with this adaptation of his story. The themes of good against evil and religion are put across rather well, and the story behind Rawhead Rex is full of intrigue. The screenplay isnu0026#39;t bad either, and while the story feels stretched (despite the 85 minute running time), itu0026#39;s usually at least entertaining. The reason why itu0026#39;s brought down if you ask me is almost completely down to the demon itself. After the ridiculous intro scene, itu0026#39;s impossible not to approach every scene that the monster is in without laughing; thus making being scared impossible. The demon at the centre is supposed to be absolute evil…but if absolute evil really did exist, I doubt it would look as silly as it does here. The murder scenes arenu0026#39;t bad, though, and the British countryside bodes well with the story and provides an excellent location for having victims picked off in. I liked the way that the characters speak with thick country accents too; it gives the whole piece a little bit of credibility, which it lacks in so many other areas. Many viewers pass this film off as absolute rubbish, and while the film is terrible; Iu0026#39;ve got rate it more as a shame than anything. Iu0026#39;d be pleased if Barker himself one day decided to remake it.”