▁pass ▁over ", ▁despite ▁its ▁lack l uster ▁presentation . ▁ ▁Nick ▁N un zi ata ▁also ▁critic ized ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁DVD ▁release ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁does ▁not ▁hold ▁up . ▁ ▁Nick ▁Sch ager ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁called ▁it ▁an ▁ende aring , ▁pul p ▁film ▁that ▁la cks ▁subt le ty . ▁ ▁Review ing ▁the ▁film ▁on ▁Bl u - ray , ▁Ken ▁Han ley ▁of ▁Star log ▁said ▁it ▁is ▁" one ▁hell ▁of ▁an ▁impress ive ▁director ial ▁debut ". ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁Hor ror ▁Films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁critic ▁John ▁Kenneth ▁Mu ir ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁med itation ▁on ▁ven ge ance " ▁that ▁is ▁" sur pr ising ▁and ▁reward ing " ▁for ▁its ▁re jection ▁of ▁vig il ante ▁justice , ▁a ▁popular ▁theme ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁poor ▁box ▁office ▁results , ▁P ump kin head ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁cult ▁film . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ty ler ▁D oupe ▁included ▁P ump kin head ▁in ▁his ▁list ▁of ▁Und err ated ▁Hor ror ▁Kill ers ▁at ▁F ear net , ▁and ▁F ang oria ▁included ▁it ▁in ▁their ▁ 1 0 1 ▁Best ▁Hor ror ▁Mov ies ▁You ' ve ▁Never ▁Se en . ▁ ▁Se qu els ▁and ▁reboot ▁ ▁A ▁sequ el , ▁P ump kin head ▁II : ▁Blood