Pros: Exceedingly dark, impressive special effects for the era, great story... Cons: Very, very gory if that's a problem for you...
I don’t remember the first time I saw Hellraiser (1987), but I remember the first time it actually sunk in. I’d just finished reading the story it was based on—The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker—and decided to once again watch the film. Needless to ...
Pros: Gore, special effects, sound effects, Ashley Laurence Cons: Acting, not enough of Pinhead, plot holes, 80's feel.
A globe-trotting pervert Frank (Sean Chapman) -- a connoisseur of sexual depravity seeking the ultimate sensual experience -- purchases a small, intricate puzzle box from an unseen dealer in an unspecified country. Upon solving the puzzle, Frank opens ...
Pros: A dark, intelligent horror film Cons: Some cheesy effects
What’s this? A 1980s horror film that does not feature tons of scantily-clad teens running from a masked psycho? Indeed, Clive Barker’s 1987 film Hellraiser is something very different in the horror genre. This disturbing, violent film is ...
Pros: Visuals are unforgettable, excellent story, original Cons: More gruesome than scary if that's a bad thing for you
One movie that I’ve strayed away from reviewing would be Hellraiser, let along any of the straight-to-video sequels in this eight-part thus far series. I wasn’t really raised on this set of horror movies per se as I was with other ...
Pros: EW GROSS (yes, that's a pro, somehow, haha). Cenobites. Woot. Cons: Messy, messy, messy (so if you don't like messy, then pass)
I remember the days of when I was younger and perusing the video store for something that didn’t suck and that I hadn’t seen yet. I always remembered seeing the covers for the Hellraiser films with the head hellguy Pinhead (is that his ...
Pros: Clive Barker's cult classic still is as gross as it is engrossing. Cons: Be prepared to pay $20 yet again for this admittedly worthy new special edition.
How many times can one talk about HELLRAISER< b> That is the question raised as early as 2000 by its creator, Clive Barker, in a brief retrospective on the adaptation of one of his own short stories ("The Hellbound Heart," first published in 1986) he ...
Pros: Visuals, mythology, great score, acting is fine for the genre Cons: Some poor fxs at the end
My dear friend Darkofknight knows what I generally think of horror movies. While I might be described, somewhat overmuch, as a fan, I think that 90 percent of them are an absolute waste of time. Not even in the good, Ramboesque kind of pleasant way ...
Pros: Tense, scary, great creature designs, nice gore Cons: Some dated effects, bits of cruddy acting
Clive Barker is one of the most vibrant and unique voices in horror working today. He often combines fantastical, Lovecraftian worlds and concepts with a dark and twisted modern vision. His creations operate with the mannered formality of an Elizabethan...
Pros: Fresh story, believable characters, horrific monster creations, atmosphere, Christopher Young's haunting score. Cons: Geographical confusion, some lame/underdeveloped plot points, extremely dark in nature, the bad ending.
Clive Barker first came into prominence on the horror scene when he published a trilogy of short stories in the mid-'80s titled The Books of Blood. His stories were at once sexual and gruesome, and all around frightening. Even the Master of ...
Pros: An original visual style, terrifying creatures. Cons: May not be suitable for small children.
A real modern classic. It features many things absent in most of my favorite horror films: Plot, atmosphere, acting, and a scary story. Novelist Clive Barker proves he can handle directing a movie, at least better than his buddy Stephen King can. ...
Pros: A dark dramatic film that's unique even to this day, scary in spots Cons: Those watching this for Pinhead will likely be dissapointed
As a wee little guy I would often see many movie covers, and like many impressinable young children, thought horror films would all hold horrors that would haunt me for years. When I first heared of Hellraiser, I thought it would be about the Cenobyte ...
Pros: Smart horror film based on dread Cons: Pretty low-budget; effects don't hold up
In the 1980's, most highbrow critics declared the horror film dead. The kinds of horror films we got then were usually comedies in nature, like "Evil Dead 2" (1987) or "Re-Animator" (1985) or were full of sudden...
Pros: Magnificient script, moody direction and acting (particularly from the older cast), a stand out moment in alternative and "queer" cinema theory with the best examination of dark sexual themes available Cons: Industry standard "Final Girl" seemingly tacked on - Splatter fans may be disappointed - this an intelligent psychological journey into darkness, not a gore fest...
Clive Barker is one of the horror genre's outstanding auteurs - responsible for some of the greatest metaphysical fantasies in print - Weaveworld, Galileo, and the magnificent Imajica being examples of his primacy as a dark metaphysical fantasist. ...
Pros: scary, violent, fun, ORIGINAL Cons: a few dull moments, a seemingly endless supply of sequels
In an explosive turn of events, the late 80's and early 90's changed drastically from hip urban dramas and idiotic comedy (Okay, I liked the comedy), and we managed to catch a quick glimpse into the future of horror, which would later return in full...
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