New Hellraiser

[samurainoir]

Doesn't say much for the film if it hits VOD before it's theatrical does it?
Hellraiser: Revelations Trailer and Poster - MovieWeb.com

Not the same to me looking at pinhead and not seeing Douglas Bradley.

Not that the last half dozen Hellraisers have been anything close to entertaining.

[fallensaviour]

That looks like crap!!!

[Timothy2251]

Well! That trailer was pretty lousy, huh? Pretty much gave away the entire story, the actors showed as much range as a Daisy air rifle, and I have absolutely no interest if any of the characters survive Pinhead's machinations.

Somewhere, out there, Clive Barker collects a royalty check for the use of his concepts and characters, thankful he has nothing else to do with the franchise. Meanwhile, Doug Bradley has a nice breakfast, goes outside, and has a nice day, secure in the knowledge that he's not tied in any way, shape or form to this cinematic mess.

[Gorn Captain]

I'm still waiting until they make it into a comedy, with Jim Carrey as Pinhead...
Ace Ventura, Hell's Detective...

[wolfie]

How many Hellraiser movies are there?

Which ones are any good?

[LadyZod]

You know... I somewhat enjoyed the first Hellraiser.

When it became about Pinhead, not so much.

[StrangeVisitor]

How many Hellraiser movies are there?

Which ones are any good?

1. Hellraiser
2. Hellbound
3. Hell on Earth
4. Bloodline
5. Inferno
6. Hellseeker
7. Deader
8. Hellworld
9. Revelations

And coming your way in 2013, the Hellraiser reboot/remake, now with more Clive Barker!

I liked 'em through the 4th movie - though most seem to only like 1 & 2 - and quit watching after the 6th.

[wolfie]

Thanks, i never realised there were so many.

[samurainoir]

How many Hellraiser movies are there?

Which ones are any good?

Only the first one, Maybe the second one if the mythology of the cenobite hell interests you. Or the forth one if you absolutely have an obsession like I do with watching horror franchises jump the shark by going off into Outer Space.

Poor poor lance Henrikson somehow stumbled into one of the latter ones,but I'll refrain from asking him for the cost of the rental back when I attend his screening of Near Dark this week.

[Gorn Captain]

A couple of the later ones weren't too bad as a movie, even though their link to the original concept was loose, at best.
Like they had a decent story, not a Hellraiser tale, and they just merged them together to fit into the franchise.
The Henrikson one was pretty bad, though...

[Timothy2251]

I checked out after Bloodline. Pinhead in space pretty much killed any emotional involvement I had in the series.

[livnxxxl]

I really liked the Hellraiser serious up to a point. Then like Friday the 13th and the Halloween series I lost interest after the first three or four.

[TEXASFETT]

O great another HellRaiser crap movie! Next thing you know it he'll be on Mortal Kombat video game...... that I can do,but need to give this dude a rest already.

[johnmiic]

The burning questions in my mind are: Why didn't Barker direct the sequel? The first film was such a success; he should have done the sequel.

Why didn't the immediate first sequel deal with bringing back Kristi's father? It stands out like a sore thumb that it's the biggest loose end from film 1. If Uncle Frank cheated the Cenobites and came back and did in his brother then the next story should have been Kristi getting her father back because he didn't deserve his fate.

[hedrap]

This last one was made just to keep the rights. It was in under two weeks for less than 300K.

A reboot is in the works by a pair of really blah guys behind a ton of remakes and "Drive Angry". Wee. My hopes are dashed.