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Hellraiser (1987) Rank 3 Reviews
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Soon she is able to bring him back from the dead through human sacrifices to complete his decayed body. However, Cenobites, demons from the Beyond, claim possession of the man and do their thing to make sure he stays in their Hell. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Shade.ca
Even though most people consider this to be the best movie in the series, I consider it to be the worst. We barely see Pinhead, the movie's mascot, and the movie lacks creativity. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Shade.ca
Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)
Full of both weighty philosophical concepts and fun, over the top gore, it's got something guaranteed to please almost any genre fan. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)
DVD Review e-zine
In the meanwhile, Frank's niece Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) discovers the occult cube and not knowing what to make of it also manages to open it unintentionally and unaware of the dangers that lurk within. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Although made on a low budget at a time in which the British horror film industry, after having achieved international heights with the Hammer film series in the 1950s, '60s, and early '70s, was almost nonexistent, Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" was a ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Tail Slate ("The Horror Guru")
Like eating too much ice cream... sometimes too much pleasure turns into extreme pain. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Tail Slate ("The Horror Guru")
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Against the odds, Barker produced a unique, imaginative, if not somewhat stomach-churning, work that has since earned aplace in the annals of horror cinema. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
The story concerns a certain box, a kind of Chinese puzzle or Rubik's Cube, that proves a means to summon the demons of a netherworld, to unlock a region that may be hell or purgatory or somewhere in between. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
You expect something to happen when you solve a puzzle, such as the pieces forming an image or at least some type of reward for your hard work. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
MovieEye.com (David Litton)
The film opens with a rather disturbing sequence, in which a relatively young man, having just purchased an ornate box from a decrepit old man, has just discovered what lies within its six sides. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)
DVD MovieGuide
Ultimately, these deficiencies don't really matter, as Barker explores the creepy subject matter with aplomb. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at DVD MovieGuide
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)
I have never understood the fascination with '80s horror films. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)
Reel.com
There's a lot of plot to get through in Hellraiser, and though the director frets in his commentary about how much explication there is, his film is never dull. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Reel.com
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Lumivision has done a very good job transferring HELLRAISER to Laserdisc. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Time Out
In the bare bedroom of a London suburban house, bored sensualist Frank Cotton solves the mystery of a Chinese puzzle-box and enters a world of exquisite cruelty presided over by the Cenobites, glamorous sadists with a penchant for ripped flesh, steaming v ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Time Out
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
In its day, Hellraiser was trashed by almost every mainstream movie critic. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Classic Horror
There are certain expectations when dealing with a film titled 'Hellraiser'. For example, one would expect that hell will be involved, and, further, that someone or something will be raising that hell. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Classic Horror
Washington Post (Richard Harrington)
That's what one of the characters says in Clive Barker's "Hellraiser," and he might as well be talking about the first film written and directed by this new enfant terrible of the horror genre. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Washington Post (Richard Harrington)
Digital Retribution
The debut film by artist and author Clive Barker, this adaptation of his novella The Hellbound Heart is a classic of the genre. ...read the complete Hellraiser movie review at Digital Retribution
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