Hellraiser remake ( Noooooooo!!!!!!!)

[Gorn Captain]

Yep. It was just a matter of time.
They ARE remaking Hellraiser.
Without Doug Bradley, but they want to talk to him for a cameo.
Perhaps they can use him as a "snooty waiter"?

"Waiter! What's the special?"
"We have such sights to show you...."

Seriously.
I think they can hardly top the original.

They also want to "change the look of Pinhead".

Personally, I'd put little marshmallows on his head spikes.
Wouldn't that be cute?
They can make a family movie of it. With Robin Williams as Pinhead.

"Gooood mooooorning, Hellraisers!"

[MIB41]

Change pinhead? MASSIVE mistake. I won't watch it, if they go there. That's like giving Michael Myers a new mask. I have to say, so far these reboots in slasher films have been complete duds. Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween was God awful; the new Friday the 13th was missing too much of the classic elements (like the soundtrack and the Jason myth amongst the characters) and now they want to change Pinhead for a Hellraiser reboot? I guess we need to go back to the old rule...If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

[samurainoir]

Did anyone actually see Hellraiser 5 though 8?
Would you go pay money to see Hellraiser 9 with Doug Bradley?

I thought the first two were good, but sometimes you have to quit while you are ahead.

[EMCE Hammer]

I didn't even know there was a 5-8. I vaguely remember Farewell to the Flesh or something, but that could have been 3 or 23 for all I know.

[wolfie]

.............and even worse that was Candyman.

It's amazing how everyone knows it is going to be rubbish except the people who are making it and they don't care if it's rubbish as long as it makes a profit.

[EMCE Hammer]

AvP, Freddy vs Jason, how about Candyman vs. Hellraiser?

[Hector]

Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween was God awful

I dug it.

[toys2cool]

I've only seen a couple, I like their looks but the movies kind of sucked

[MysteryWho]

Re-makes have been a part of movie-making since the beginning. Of course the stuff that got re-made was often a classic story or somehow otherwise iconic and had to be re-invented for contemporary folk. Hellraiser is a great horror film, probably one of the best modern horror films. But it ain't Ben Hur. I don't mean to seem snobbish, I really love all sorts of movies equally for different reasons, but come on!

[MIB41]

Did anyone actually see Hellraiser 5 though 8?
Would you go pay money to see Hellraiser 9 with Doug Bradley?

I thought the first two were good, but sometimes you have to quit while you are ahead.

I NEVER knew there was a Hellraiser 5 through 8! Were they straight to video release?

[steelcouch]

Loved the movie bloodlines but after that the hellraisers got really cheesy. They need to let things be. Think this is killing alot of the older great movies.

[vulcan2074]

Now that really sucks. I Love Hellraiser. Those are some seriously Awesome movies. I can't believe that they would even consider this. Whos coming up with these ideas. I think they should Leave this classic alone
Sammy

[Meule]

Remake Hellraiser and change Pinhead's look? What the hell are they smoking up there in Hollywood?

[samurainoir]

Loved the movie bloodlines but after that the hellraisers got really cheesy. They need to let things be. Think this is killing alot of the older great movies.

I don't think anything was quite as ludicrous as the Video Camera and CD/DJ Cenobites in Hellraiser 3, but I do get a kick out of the last of the three segments in Bloodlines.
YouTube - Hellraiser: Bloodline
Almost like the Cenobites are Borg (or vice-versa)

I know it's always a sign that a horror franchise has jumped the shark when they send it into Space, but I have to admit a fondness for the ridiculousness of seeing Jason or The Leprechaun "In Space!"

YouTube - Leprechaun 4 In Space Trailer

Inevitably there is some kind of Aliens riff, I'm glad The Leprachaun handled it as broad parody.

[samurainoir]

I NEVER knew there was a Hellraiser 5 through 8! Were they straight to video release?

Ever wondered what Lance Henrickson parlayed his post Millenium career into?

Straight to Video.
YouTube - Hellraiser Hellworld Trailer

Now why didn't he show up in Hellraiser in Space? It would have been like John Hurt's Spaceballs cameo!
YouTube - Lance Henriksen vs The Cenobites