1 9 9 5 . ▁M GM ▁released ▁the ▁film ▁on ▁DVD ▁twice : ▁once ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁standard ▁edition ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Edition ▁featuring ▁an ▁audio ▁comment ary ▁and ▁over ▁an ▁hour ▁of ▁feature tt es . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Bl u - ray ▁in ▁September , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁P ump kin head ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 8 %, ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁reviews , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 . 7 6 / 1 0 . ▁Its ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" With ▁effects ▁work ▁and ▁solid ▁direction ▁from ▁Stan ▁W inst on ▁-- ▁and ▁L ance ▁Henri ks en ▁adding ▁welcome ▁grav itas ▁-- ▁P ump kin head ▁is ▁a ▁creature ▁feature ▁that ▁stands ▁a ▁cut ▁above ." ▁ ▁Dave ▁Ke hr ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁wrote , ▁" As ▁a ▁techn ician , ▁W inst on ▁clearly ▁knows ▁how ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁mon ster , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁he ' s ▁yet ▁to ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁bring ▁one ▁to ▁life ." ▁ ▁Richard ▁Harr ington ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁poor ▁writing ▁and ▁acting , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁surprising ly ▁pol ished ▁for ▁a ▁B ▁movie . ▁ ▁Chris ▁Will man ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁that , ▁despite ▁its