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RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:16 PM

Fanboyz was mostly correct with what he was saying, except I don't know why he thought the flashback scenes from Hellraiser looked better than Hellbound. They do not. The flashback scenes were disappointing. Wasn't too much bothered by them, personally, though, since Hellbound was alright.

People's faces don't look detailed -- although sometimes you can see wrinkles and things, but it's still not that good. People's eyes, however, when you see them closer, look very nice and colorful and you can see them well. Sometimes it annoyed me how dark and inky Kirsty's hair looked, particuarly when she's resting in her bed in the dark. Sometimes you can see her strands of hair, though, and hair looked better on everyone else, but not Kirsty.

Forever Knight · 09-07-2011, 03:20 PM

Bottom Line: Is it a Blu-ray that you know is an old movie but is a blu-ray when you are watching?.

I don't want another Flesheater, Hellraiser: Inferno, Hills have Eyes bullshit experience.

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Was it a Cenobite in a SUV?

Good point. Maybe it was one of those characters like the guys from the Hellraiser movies that want to sell you the puzzlebox -- that always try to get you to take it because "it's yours." Maybe I had one of those guys drop off the Blu-ray for me because the Blu-ray knew it belonged to me and I needed it.

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Bottom Line: Is it a Blu-ray that you know is an old movie but is a blu-ray when you are watching?.

I don't want another Flesheater, Hellraiser: Inferno, Hills have Eyes bullshit experience.

I haven't experienced those three movies... I saw pics of the old Hills Have Eyes and I thought it looked like shit.

This doesn't look like shit. I certainly have seen older films that I thought looked worse. It looks like a Blu-ray to me. I mean, it has scenes that wow you, but sometimes it does ... not really wow you. But it basically does have that... "smoothness" I call it that you would find in Blu-rays. Where everything looks even. Where things look all lined out and everything. I'm not good at describing Blu-rays well, but my feelings are that while it's not amazing in the sense that it's full of details and brightness, it's got clarity and sometimes shine and it's as richly colored as the best DVD you could get, if not more. By saying that, though, I'm not saying it's like a DVD. It doesn't feel like a DVD. Maybe some of you really do think it's like an upconverted DVD, but not me. I'm totally serious about vastly preferring the Blu-ray over the DVDs. I'm actually psyched about watching this again -- the film is way more fun and exciting and faster paced than Hellraiser. It just has a very patchwork kind of story with lots of oddities and it's rushed at only 90 minutes.

Forever Knight · 09-07-2011, 03:28 PM

Have any reviews been released for the Japanese version?.

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:31 PM

I have no idea. Sorry.

Mr. Movie Fan · 09-07-2011, 03:32 PM

Yeah the scenes with Gore and Violence look really nice, but the rest looks rather underwhelming.

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fanboyz

Yeah the scenes with Gore and Violence look really nice, but the rest looks rather underwhelming.

This made me really happy because that's what I like a lot about Hellbound -- it's very bloody and nasty. I do wish much of the rest of the film had looked more impressive, though.

It really seems like a lighting problem or something. This movie has always seemed strangely colored. Maybe that was intentional -- or they couldn't help it. Maybe it was a very cheap budget -- looks like they spent a lot on set design and cenobite design than anything else. It definitely looks better when the scenes are more lit up.

Forever Knight · 09-07-2011, 03:38 PM

Tell me Dr.Channard looks bad ass in HD.

DVDFreaker · 09-07-2011, 03:39 PM

I just sent HellRaiser II: Bloodline back to Amazon and am getting a refund, the lack of english subtitles is disappointing! I was looking foward to watching it! Oh well, at least I have the first one with english subtitles!

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Tell me Dr.Channard looks bad ass in HD.

He really did. You could see him pretty well detailed, in fact. Could see color variations in his head, wrinkles, etc. His suit was shiny and black and nice. His finger extensions looked good. The scene where he killed the cenobites was awesome. His death scene wasn't bad either.

Forever Knight · 09-07-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DVDFreaker

I just sent HellRaiser II: Bloodline back to Amazon and am getting a refund, the lack of english subtitles is disappointing! I was looking foward to watching it! Oh well, at least I have the first one with english subtitles!

What do you need subtitles for?.

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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

He really did. You could see him pretty well detailed, in fact. Could see color variations in his head, wrinkles, etc. His suit was shiny and black and nice. His finger extensions looked good. The scene where he killed the cenobites was awesome. His death scene wasn't bad either.

Nice.

DVDFreaker · 09-07-2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

What do you need subtitles for?.

Nice.

Because I am deaf, I would not be able to understand the movie without english subtitles

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DVDFreaker

Because I am deaf, I would not be able to understand the movie without english subtitles

It disgusts me, too, that they didn't even put subtitles onto it. It is so easy to do that.

Forever Knight · 09-07-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DVDFreaker

Because I am deaf, I would not be able to understand the movie without english subtitles

Ah. I was just wondering.

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 03:59 PM

I'll say this, though -- I've seen Hellraiser: Bloodline on Blu-ray, but I couldn't quite remember how detailed it was. I know it was released by Echo Bridge, which is hated by so many people.

The screen captures of Bloodline on this site... look better than Hellbound. I have not seen Inferno on Blu-ray, yet... or any other sequel... only 1, 2 and 4. So, Hellbound is shaping up to be the worst Hellraiser film in high definition... but I'll tell you this. I actually like Hellraiser: Bloodline, but I still found watching Hellbound on Blu-ray a much more enjoyable experience than watching Bloodline on Blu-ray.

Forever Knight · 09-07-2011, 04:06 PM

Inferno looked like ass....If Hellbound is anything like that I'd be pissed off.

RockyBalboa · 09-07-2011, 04:11 PM

Well... Inferno, judging by screencaps, looks almost better in some ways, but I can see how crappy it might be to watch it. However, I really think some scenes in Hellbound looked pretty good, and overall, I think it's better. I think Inferno sucks as a movie and is boring to watch. I didn't even bother with getting the double feature of that and Bloodline -- I got Bloodline all by itself.

DVDFreaker · 09-07-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

It disgusts me, too, that they didn't even put subtitles onto it. It is so easy to do that.

I agree!

ImportFanatic · 09-07-2011, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

What do you need subtitles for?

Every single Blu-ray release should have subtitles. There isn't any excuse.

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09-07-2011, 03:16 PM	#121
RockyBalboa Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray reviews:2	Fanboyz was mostly correct with what he was saying, except I don't know why he thought the flashback scenes from Hellraiser looked better than Hellbound. They do not. The flashback scenes were disappointing. Wasn't too much bothered by them, personally, though, since Hellbound was alright. People's faces don't look detailed -- although sometimes you can see wrinkles and things, but it's still not that good. People's eyes, however, when you see them closer, look very nice and colorful and you can see them well. Sometimes it annoyed me how dark and inky Kirsty's hair looked, particuarly when she's resting in her bed in the dark. Sometimes you can see her strands of hair, though, and hair looked better on everyone else, but not Kirsty.

09-07-2011, 03:20 PM	#122
Forever Knight Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada	Bottom Line: Is it a Blu-ray that you know is an old movie but is a blu-ray when you are watching?. I don't want another Flesheater, Hellraiser: Inferno, Hills have Eyes bullshit experience.

09-07-2011, 03:28 PM	#125
Forever Knight Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada	Have any reviews been released for the Japanese version?.

09-07-2011, 03:31 PM	#126
RockyBalboa Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray reviews:2	I have no idea. Sorry.

09-07-2011, 03:32 PM	#127
Mr. Movie Fan Banned Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:St. Paul Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:1205 Blu-ray collection:6572 DVD collection:266 Trading Score:1	Yeah the scenes with Gore and Violence look really nice, but the rest looks rather underwhelming.

09-07-2011, 03:38 PM	#129
Forever Knight Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada	Tell me Dr.Channard looks bad ass in HD.

09-07-2011, 03:39 PM	#130
DVDFreaker Banned Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:221	I just sent HellRaiser II: Bloodline back to Amazon and am getting a refund, the lack of english subtitles is disappointing! I was looking foward to watching it! Oh well, at least I have the first one with english subtitles!

09-07-2011, 03:59 PM	#136
RockyBalboa Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray reviews:2	I'll say this, though -- I've seen Hellraiser: Bloodline on Blu-ray, but I couldn't quite remember how detailed it was. I know it was released by Echo Bridge, which is hated by so many people. The screen captures of Bloodline on this site... look better than Hellbound. I have not seen Inferno on Blu-ray, yet... or any other sequel... only 1, 2 and 4. So, Hellbound is shaping up to be the worst Hellraiser film in high definition... but I'll tell you this. I actually like Hellraiser: Bloodline, but I still found watching Hellbound on Blu-ray a much more enjoyable experience than watching Bloodline on Blu-ray.

09-07-2011, 04:06 PM	#137
Forever Knight Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada	Inferno looked like ass....If Hellbound is anything like that I'd be pissed off.

09-07-2011, 04:11 PM	#138
RockyBalboa Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray reviews:2	Well... Inferno, judging by screencaps, looks almost better in some ways, but I can see how crappy it might be to watch it. However, I really think some scenes in Hellbound looked pretty good, and overall, I think it's better. I think Inferno sucks as a movie and is boring to watch. I didn't even bother with getting the double feature of that and Bloodline -- I got Bloodline all by itself.

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