Hellraiser BD Reviews

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by dissention

Yeah, sorry, it's Hellseeker. Deader is one of the worst. The original DVD had a nice deleted scene between her and Pinhead, which was stupidly cut it from the film.

Inferno is closest in spirit to the original and if the subsequent sequels had taken that route, I would have been happy. I'd give it a watch.

I know a local buy/sell shop where I can get a used copy for $2.50.

I now plan on doing that based on your recommendation.

...that means you will be held personally responsible for the outcome.

[postmodel]

Of the direct to DVD sequels I think Inferno is one of the best. I know that's not a common thought, but the overall feel to it stuck with me. I like the idea that

[Show spoiler]the whole movie is pretty much his hell...it shows what happens after the character is taken rather than end it at that point

I do think Revelations had potential. Hear me out haha. Up the budget and have good writers tweak the script. Doug Bradley would've done it. Think about it...it brings back certain elements missing from the sequels...wearing someone's skin for instance...a character who opened the box now on the run...and with better execution I think the ending would've worked well. But then again they ****ed that one up bad.

It's a shame how this series started so dark and serious. oh the sights they could've shown us.

[Blu-21]

Whats the latest on the remake?

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

whyyyyyyyyy?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Typical BS. This company owns the rights here but not there and no one has the rights to ALL the movies. I think the rights are even more complicated than Halloween. You could get a region free player though. Seriously there is a Sony I just bought my dad right now for 150 bucks from Bombay Electronics on Ebay. It's brand new and it solves all your problems.

[Ray Jackson]

I wish we could get some more news on the status of the remake.

Last thing I read was Clive Barker's announcement last year that he was working on a script.

...I just want to know for sure if it's gonna happen or not.

[Ray Jackson]

Last night I watched part 3 and Inferno for the first time.

While part 3 isn't quite the absolute piece of crap I remember it being, it's not far off. It basically takes everything that was great about the first two films and completely abandons it in favor of cheesy pop music, good-looking bad actors and excessive gore.

The coolest thing about Pinhead in parts 1 and 2 was the fact that he was so unflappable and calm and reserved. That all goes out the window in part 3, as he becomes a screaming, laughing buffoon of his former self.

The new cenobites are almost indescribably awful. A cenobite showdown with the cops on main street?...Really?

Honestly, part 3 reminds a lot of Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning...the turning point where a previously dark series crossed over into camp and comedy.

There were a few cool scenes, so it's not a total loss.

...but it's not good.

[Ray Jackson]

Let me tell you about Inferno.

This...is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

I get it now why I read some many outraged fan reviews complaining that this doesn't even feel like a real Hellraiser movie. Because it doesn't feel like a real Hellraiser movie. It feels like a really bad, late-night Cinemax detective movie with a brief Pinhead scene tacked onto the very end.

Poor Craig Sheffer.

Just eight years earlier, he was being directed by Robert Redford in A River Runs Through It. How did it come to this?

I know some have defended this movie...but I can't for the life of me figure out what there is to defend.

...it's just BAD.

[TimeandTimeAgain]

I just ordered HellRaiser II blu-ray but I am not happy it does not have english subtitles, oh well

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by postmodel

Of the direct to DVD sequels I think Inferno is one of the best. I know that's not a common thought, but the overall feel to it stuck with me. I like the idea that

[Show spoiler]the whole movie is pretty much his hell...it shows what happens after the character is taken rather than end it at that point

I only saw Inferno once long ago, but I remember expecting garbage and being pleasantly surprised. True, Pinhead is almost absent until the end, but that's what I felt was so unique - like you said,

[Show spoiler]he's already in hell, and we're observing him in it

. That made for a pretty disturbing idea.

[Ray Jackson]

I got the Hellraiser 3 dvd at a local buy/sell shop for $6...almost like new.

Apparently Amazon is selling it for $50 new.

The cheapest used copy is $25.

LOL...what's that about?

Sometimes Amazon's prices are a mystery to me.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by mar3o

I only saw Inferno once long ago, but I remember expecting garbage and being pleasantly surprised. True, Pinhead is almost absent until the end, but that's what I felt was so unique - like you said,

[Show spoiler]he's already in hell, and we're observing him in it

. That made for a pretty disturbing idea.

I'm not sure what there is to like about Inferno.

It's a poorly made, poorly acted movie that just looks cheap as hell.

If it didn't have the Hellraiser name attached to it and a corny, somewhat lame Pinhead scene tacked on to the end, no one would even know about it imo.

[P-Rock]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I wish we could get some more news on the status of the remake.

Last thing I read was Clive Barker's announcement last year that he was working on a script.

...I just want to know for sure if it's gonna happen or not.

That script turned into a book. Give it a read.

[mastadge]

Originally Posted by P-Rock

That script turned into a book. Give it a read.

Or not. It's awful. Barker used to have such sights to show us but this book just ripped my soul apart with its banality.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by P-Rock

That script turned into a book. Give it a read.

Wait...what are you saying?

There's no remake happening?

I never heard that.

[P-Rock]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Wait...what are you saying?

There's no remake happening?

I never heard that.

Currently it's stuck in Pinhead's development hell.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by P-Rock

Currently it's stuck in Pinhead's development hell.

I will open the box if I have to.

I don't care what happens to me.

...this remake is happening.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by P-Rock

That script turned into a book. Give it a read.

I would advise against it, its not very good

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

I would advise against it, its not very good

A great novella can be adapted into a bad script and a bad movie.

And a bad novella can be adapted into a great script and a great movie.

...I read the plot summary on wikipedia and I like the story.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

A great novella can be adapted into a bad script and a bad movie.

And a bad novella can be adapted into a great script and a great movie.

...I read the plot summary on wikipedia and I like the story.

The more you know about a villain the worse the movie becomes, and the less scarey.
The hellbound heart is all the remake should be based on, and more about Frank and less about pinhead

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

The more you know about a villain the worse the movie becomes, and the less scarey.
The hellbound heart is all the remake should be based on, and more about Frank and less about pinhead

I think a film that explored the origins of the cenobites would be awesome.

Cenobites aren't your typical Michael Meyers/Freddy Krueger style slasher villains.

There's a spiritual/religious/mystical component that's ripe for deeper exploration.