5.0 out of 5 stars And I know for a fact that this really is a Great movie.

S. · October 2, 2017

I know this new release hasn't been released yet.... But I had the vhs release back in the day.... And I know for a fact that this really is a Great movie... And by seeing the special features,,, That alone makes it double great... RawHeadRex is a pure Demon from Hell.... He really don't give a crap who he raises Hell with... and that includes children... He is a Demon... Thats all he is... I really hate to give the movie away by doing the spoiler thing... I wont do that... If you like the 80's Horror... This movie is for you...It really is a good movie... trust me... Evil Dead is my #1 movie from the 80's... All I can say is RawHeadRex is in my top 5 movies... I cant actually say what # it is... I'm sure its either 2 or 3... I'm kinda drinking tonite... So my head isn't level now...But I think RawHead would be #2 for me...Evil Dead 2 would be #3... Im sure all of you 80's movie fans would agree with me...You will love this movie... t/y for reading this review................................................................... ....................................................................UPDATE........................................................................................................................... I finally received my copy about 3 weeks ago...It is still one of the best horror movies made on the 80's... TO be such an old movie Im really surprised how sharp the picture is..For real People....... if you haven't seen this movie before & you like 80's horror movies... I promise you that you will love this one... no cracking jokes like freddy & chucky........ This is actual "HORROR"... Just like the 1st Evil Dead. And its a serious horror movie...... There isn't to many movies like this... This is a real "Cult Classic" movie... Please trust me on that one.... Thank you... Larry...

5.0 out of 5 stars ¡Great Price 4 a Good Flick!

C.D. · May 1, 2025

Exactly as Described

5.0 out of 5 stars Very British Pumpkinhead

D. · May 20, 2025

My father introduced this to me and it is a required classic in the horror genre. A demon is raised by lightning in the Irish countryside at the same time a family is traveling through. The father of the family, Howard, is studying religious sites and artifacts. However, when the demon murders Howard's son, he stays to figure out how to stop the monster once and for all! It is a cult classic with mid control, bloody rampages, and a battle between good and evil. Everyone should see at least once.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great but under apppreciated horror/fantasy

S. · February 3, 2024

Great Horror/ Fantasy, good special effects, packs a lot of story line in just 90+ min, good cast but many Irish actors so not as familiar, but very good. Some surprises, watch to very end of film.

4.0 out of 5 stars At last, the obscure cult killer creature feature FINALLY gets a legit home release... and it's a great one! Rejoice, REX fans!

S. · October 22, 2017

BOTTOM LINE: A “C” level horror movie, trying its best to pass for a “B” flick. Some great stuff herein, along with some junk, but that’s par for the course for a quickly put together low budget film. RR has gone on to garner something of a cult following over the years; mainly, I suspect, due to the fact that decent copies to watch were few & far between. This 4k transfer from the good folks at Kino Lorber is very nice, indeed. Some excellent bonus material, produced specifically for this release, is solid enough to up my rating by a full star. Thus, I give RAWHEAD REX a full 4 STARS.THE STORY: Farmer in rural Ireland is clearing a field for plowing and foolishly disturbs the runestone which has kept a vile, bestial being in-check beneath it for untold centuries. The monster, known as ‘Rawhead’ was something of a bloodthirsty pagan gladiator king in his time, thus the sur-title, ‘Rex.’ Essentially, Rawhead is the unbridled male id given physical form. A vacationing American writer becomes entangled in the story when the creature breaks free and begins ripping the locals to pieces. A local church may hold the mystery to containing and/or destroying the creature… but can our Yank hero figure things out and put a stop Rawhead’s rampage before it slaughters everyone on the emerald isle?THOUGHTS: I vividly recall catching this first-run in theaters back in ’86 or ’87. I was excited because it was a new, original-looking monster, rather than just another vampire, alien or whatnot. Much as I was amped for the beautiful grotesqueness of PUMPKINHEAD, the feral, heavy metal-looking title monster in RAWHEAD REX promised something fresh and original. The film itself however, is something of a letdown; due mostly to the difficulty of translating the Clive Barker short story faithfully to the big screen. This film, by necessity of its fast shooting schedule and bargain basement budget, drops the ball at several points throughout the movie. Not a total failure, but certainly not in the same league as the original Barker story. (Something that can be said for many, if not all of Clive Barker’s stories that have been adapted for film; and not unlike the difficulties of translating Stephen King’s works.)The monster design, though far-removed from Barker’s original concept, is nonetheless pretty cool and certainly appropriately vicious in appearance. (His mesmerizing sparking red irises are a nice touch.) The suit actor, a sky-scraping 19 year-old German ski instructor (!) with zero acting skills, tries his best, but the breakneck shooting schedule didn’t allow for multiple takes in which he could refine his emoting (such as it is) and thus give us a better performance. The other actors are competent, especially for the genre and the budget. The big snag with RAWHEAD REX would appear to be the editing, which doesn’t give the story a very smooth flow, and the choppy pacing makes the overall narrative suffer as a result. It’s still lots of fun on a “low budget bloody monster on the loose movie” level, but in the end this film feels more like a pagan-god version of GRIZZLY than the occult-cool creaturefest that is PUMPKINHEAD. The sad fact was that the RR production actually ran out of money and had to finish the shoot with a mere handful of unpaid crew members just to give it some kind of ending; and the one we get is a stereotypical monster movie finale that we’ve all seen a zillion times. But hey, at least it has an ending! LOL. After over a decade hacking through legal red tape, director George Pavlou has obtained the complete rights to the film and now owns it outright, which is why we’re finally getting a legit home release after waiting so many years. And speaking of which…THE BLU-RAY: Using the original camera negative, the team at Kino Lorber has affected a nice-looking 4k restoration. The result isn’t perfect, but it’s very very good – especially in comparison to the myriad gray market bootlegs and the ages-old VHS tapes and pan&scan DVD formats of the film. The video portion is mostly clean, with only a smattering of dirt & debris throughout. The blacks are solid and the mid-tones are equally firm. Little in the way of artifacting or pixelation, though there IS noticeable crush (video noise) in some of the low light scenes, most notably in the church. The audio is clean and the soundmix is level.Along with the new 4k scan, Kino has included a strong amount of original bonus content. There’s a full-length director’s audio commentary, moderated by Stephen Thrower (author of the outstanding indy horror reference tome, Nightmare USA). Mr. Pavlou is a little fuzzy on many of the finer points, but then again he is recalling details from a film made in a mater of weeks, over 30 years ago. Next up are on-screen interviews with a couple of actors, one with the fellow who wore the Rawhead suit (in German, with English subtitles) and another with the chap who played the church deacon who becomes an unwitting pawn of Rex. On-screen interviews with several of the F/X crew follow, then a chat with comicbook/graphic novel artist Stephen Bissette. There’s a photo gallery with behind-the-scenes stills & concept artwork. The film’s short theatrical teaser trailer rounds out the extras. A slim essay booklet is packed in the Blu-ray slipcase, whose artwork, by the way, is reversible, with two different promotional posters from the film’s original theatrical run; plus the plastic slipcase is enclosed inside a cardboard cover that features yet another nice piece of art. All-in-all, this a very very nice hi-def release that’s sure to please RAWHEAD REX devotees, 80’s slasher/monster lovers and fans of horror in general.

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a snuff film from Ireland. I'm joking.

T.P. · December 6, 2017

The DVD is worthy of any video library. It's been restored and preserved very well. I am very happy with the release. It's a "must have" for any video junkie. Fun to watch late at night under a full moon. I recommend the release for any Clive Barker fan, movie fan, or for someone who likes late night movies. Clive Barker has a unparalleled imagination for the skill of storytelling. The story is adapted from the short story "Rawhead Rex" written by Clive Barker, from the "Books of Blood" collection. I am still waiting for a possible "Yattering and Jack" (also from Books of Blood) feature film.The movie does get a lot of negativity. Be your own critic for yourself and listen to other critics to understand their reason or reasons.

Classic Clive Barker CULT, DEMON-MONSTER MOVIE

S.P. · November 11, 2024

I respect Dameon Leone and his Terrifier series, but Clive Barker is another horror director who should be hailed in the top league aswell. This movie is AWESOME!!! I would LOVE to see it in the cinema hall. The way Rawhead Rex bursts his way out from underneath the boulder is classic. His entrance in the movie and how he can 'hide' in places, such as forests, fields of scarecrows and inside a haystack garage is creepy. The actor who plays him, has to be as tall as chewbacca. He is MASSIVE and the manner he tears his prey. The part where he snatches a child is scary. He is really Beelzibub come back to claim his place. I love the hero of the movie, "I'm a historian. I love to photogaph dead things." and when he says to the constable. "Look, I saw him. More importantly, he saw me!" Brilliant classic-cult movie. Rawhead Rex cannot die. He can only be stopped, temporarily, but keeps coming back.

Rawhead Rex

D. · May 11, 2023

Bellissimo horror anni '80 su una creatura demoniaca che risvegliata semina il terrore, scritta dal mitico Clive Barker. Coinvolgente, dalle efficacissime trovate narrative, atmosferico, dal ritmo altissimo, violento, sanguinoso, divertente. Buona edizione dvd, meriterebbe però un restauro hd, magari in blu-ray. Consigliatissimo

Is a great movie

M. · July 1, 2020

I do put just 4 stars because it just come in English and only English subtitles, in now days at least should come in 3 languages, anyways is an awesome movie

Buena película

M.E. · December 18, 2020

Buena película ochentera muy entretenida imagen y sonido Buenos

Es ging auch ohne Computertricks......damals!!

A.G. · July 21, 2013

Einer meiner Favoriten aus dem Genre Horror,weil er noch ohnediese ganzen Tricks und manchmal lächerlichen Storys ein wahrhaftalptraumhafter Gruselklassiker ist und bleibt.Bis heute finde ich dieses angestaubte Juwel von CLIVE BARKER phantastisch,unglaublich spannend,und haarsträubend ,ja sogar teilweise sehr realistischund sogar nachvollziehbar.RAW HEAD REX jagt dich...und findet dich auch......!!****************************************************************************************Story:Irland ist nicht mehr dasselbe, seit Rawhead Rex- ein besonders furchterregender,grausliger,böser Dämon- aus seinem unterirdischen Gefängnis von einem Landwirt freigelassen wurde.Die Bewohner des idyllischen, kleinen Dorfes sehen keinen Weg, das Untier zu stoppen.Einige werden auf grausamste Weise das Opfer dieses riesigen Monsters...........Doch dann kommt eine amerikanische Familie in den heimgesuchten Ort,die durch denVerlust ihres Sohnes selbst in Mitleidenschaft gezogen wurde..........!Kann sie dem Wüten des Monsters aus keltischer Vorzeit Einhalt gebieten............??*********************************************************************************************MEIN FAZIT!!:Wie schon erwähnt, packt mich dieser Film bei jedem nochmaligen Schauen erneut,die dramatischen,schicksalhaften Übergriffe des mächtigen, vorzeitlichen Ungetümssind einfach gestrickt, aber überaus effektvoll in Szene gesetzt.Und wem da nicht der Angstschweiss aus den Poren tritt, dem haben die gegenwärtigen,überdimensional- gedrehten Streifen schon jegliche Illusion geraubt.Man hat vergessen, was einen Grusel-Schocker eigentlich ausmacht- nämlich Spannungund Gänsehaut mit bodenständigen Monstern zu erwecken- und nicht computeranimierteHüppemützchen, die unerklärlicherweise meist fliegen oder sich an Ort und Stelle toll??materialisieren ;alles natürlich perfekt und fehlerfrei. Makellose, aalglatte Monstren-WO bleibt da noch Spannung?- Auf der Strecke! Meine Meinung.FÜNF strahlend frische Sterne-für einen krassen- klasse Schocker,der den Kenner nicht enttäuscht!Wetten das??:-))