1.Hellraiser - For its time, a genuinely unique and disturbing horror film thrust
upon an unsuspecting public similar to the way Saw and Hostel
created a whole new category of gore and horror. Hellraiser is a
dark love story about the limits people will break for their own
pleasure 10/10
2.Hellbound - A nice continuation of the first story in the same vein as Halloween
2 was to the original Halloween. A bit more shocking and disturbing,
especially the unrated version, it stands alone as a genuinely good
horror film while taking us deeper into the world of the cenobites 10/10
3.Inferno - The biggest complaint most people had with this was that Pinhead had
very little air time. But if you remember he had little airtime in
original and even less in Hellbound (which many people claim is their
favorite version). Remember, in the original movies the stories were
not about Pinhead but about the people who opened the box. Inferno is
a dark disturbing movie about a guy who's already in Hell and reliving
his punishment over and over. Its an interesting look at what happens
to people who open the box after they've been ripped apart and
tortured. 9/10
4.Hellseeker - In the same vein as Inferno, but not as good. I enjoyed the return
of Kirsty as side character who drives the whole plot and I enjoyed
the twist at the end which only deepens the mythos of the cenobites 8/10
5.Deader - I set out to watch this with low expectations but was pleasantly
surprised. It runs along the same idea as Inferno and Hellseeker but
different in is own way. It reminded me a lot of the pacing and style
of the original 7/10
6.Bloodline - This one had potential but felt rushed and uneven. Then I learned it went
through considerable rewrites similar to Alien3 and Halloween 6. The
theatrical releases of those movies were ok but the original versions of both
are far superior. The original script I read for bloodlines was far better then
the movie version 7/10
7. Hell on Earth – While I appreciated the back story to Pinhead, the movie just reduced
him to another movie monster killer similar to Freddy, Jason and
Michael Myers. I loved this one as a kid, but after watching it again
years later I find the movie and even the acting lame. It did have some
beautiful actresses though 6/10
8.Hellworld – Not as bad as it thought it might be, I actually enjoyed it a bit. It was an
interesting break from the series’ style and kind of a nice send off for the
series. 6/10
9. Revelations - I tried to watch it with an open mind but…the camera work was shotty,
the acting Asylum style, the characters unrealistic, and the story was a
reworking of the original. The blood and gore were there, and I really
appreciated the take on why some people choose to become cenobytes.
For some people pain and pleasure indivisible is pure heaven rather then
hell. But the new Pinhead? Sorry. Its like someone stepping up to play
Michael Coreleone or Rocky. Big shoes to fill. 3/10
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