Hellraiser - Hellworld
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Movie Reviews of Hellraiser - Hellworld
Movie Review: It's a hell of a lot better than people give it credit for
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm really not sure as to why everyone seems to hate this movie so much. After reading all of the negative reviews, I approached the idea of watching this movie with a severe sense of trepidation. I have enjoyed all of the Hellraiser films, so I wasn't really understanding how 1 of them could have been so horribly bad, while the others seem to have gotten ok review. Well, I sat down last night and pressed play. To my amazement, this movie was heads and tails better than the last few sequels.
I think what everyone is complaining about is the complete deviation from the traditional "Hellraiser approach". The atmosphere has a much more updated feel to it, almost in a Generation X Scream kind of way. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Scream was a great comeback for the slasher horror genre, but there HAVE been some pretty poor attempts at copying that style of movie. Hellraiser: Hellworld though, I think, succeeds at being a very clever update of the traditional Hellraiser theme. I think the problem with the last few Hellraiser movies was the fact that they were trying to capitalize on variations of the same old theme. The movies were fun, but a little stale. This movie seems to rejuvinate the same concept with an updated theme.
I really don't think people are seeing how clever the theme of this movie is. Much like Blair Witch 2, (which was just as critically reviled), this is really a movie about a movie. For some reason, people seem to hate that concept, almost as if the movie doesn't belong in purely a fantasy realm anymore, but is a possible reality. This tends to hit a little closer to home, with the violence being less fantastical, but a little more realistic. Speaking of violence, there is much to be found here. Gore galore! I don't think that I have actually seen violence this visceral since the first 3 Helraiser films. The special effects are great, especially considering this, as well as the last few Hellraiser films, were straight to video sequels. The acting is also pretty decent. no Oscar winners here, but the acting fits the movie really.
Pinhead DOES make a more balanced appearance in this movie as opposed to the brief cameos of the last few films. The Cenobites are also in the film and, as usual, are quite unsettling in there appearance. No complaints there. Lance Henrickson also does quite a good job as the Host of the Hellworld party. He just has that sinister air in every role he plays. Good stuff!.
All in all, I think this is a clever, enjoyable film that people are not really seeing for what it is, and if you like good horror, I think you ought to give it a shot.
Movie Review: One of the better Hellraiser movies by far...what is wrong with people?
Summary: 5 Stars
Hellraiser: Hellworld follows this basic premise:
There is a game on the web called "Hellworld," which people play, and get addicted to. Very modern of course, more so than the creepy underground cult people from the equally (if not better) Hellraiser: Deader. One kid gets too obsessed, and not unlike some predecessors, meets a deadly end. The kids in the movie were the closest thing he had to family, but they keep playing the game. They all "win" tickets to a secret Hellworld party, where "The Host" (played by Lance Henriksen)is well, the host.
What happens? He brought them there, because he is the father of "Adam," the kid who died. In reality, all of them are presumably drugged and asleep, suffering Hellraiser delusions to real-life deaths. One uses a cell phone after waking up and manages to save I believe herself and one other guy.
What ensued was extremly gruesome, like Deader is up to par with the first 4 (if not 2) movies, as Inferno and Hellseeker both lacked in the usual bloodshed that should come with Hellraiser. This happens in the Leviathan House. There is someone getting stabbed by a giant hook, which includes appearances by Pinhead of course, but also the teeth chatterer, and another new cenobite who has like leather bands around his face, he is pretty cool. Blood falls everywhere.
For some reason people have been off this series since "Hellbound" (which was by far the best in the series), but they need to give all of the sequels (except Hellseeker which was nothing but a bad copy of Inferno)a chance. Everyone but Hellseeker is very unique in storytelling, they have different styles, functions, and Hellraiser: Hellworld is no exception.
Here's to hoping the remake/reboot can live up to the Hellraiser Legacy. It is by far one of the better horror series, filled with horrifying terror and far above the normal level of acting in horror movies.
Reccomended: All of the Hellraiser movies, in this order: Hellraiser, Hellraiser2: Hellbound, Hellraiser3: Hell On Earth, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Hellraiser: Inferno, Hellraiser: Deader, and Hellraiser: Hellworld.
*What will they call more? Hellraiser: Hellspawn or Hellscream?
Movie Review: One of the Best
Summary: 5 Stars
For anyone who doesn't know, the Hellraiser saga ended with part 4: Bloodlines. Parts 5, 6, 7, and 8 are all prequels to this movie, and show a different side to the Hellraiser franchise than previously envisioned in parts 1 to 4. If your looking for lots of screen time with pinhead and the cenobites, then like the last three before it you may be disappointed. But that should not put you off. Don't be one tracked. If pinhead is the personification of pain and misery, then surely he has more ways of inflicting this upon his victims than slashing chains through them. The later films portray the side of pinhead we didn't think of in the early films. They take a different route, but just as bloody, dark and downright crazy.
In this one, director Rick Bota takes us on another ingenious tale of Hellraiser (it they kept doing the same thing, it would get boring). We watch as five young hapless people open the box on the Internet and are invited to a Hellraiser party for their accomplishment. And we all know what happens next. They've opened the box, and pinhead awaits at the mansion where the party is being held, with a new array of cenobites (and some old ones too!). The deaths are extremely gory and satisfying. The sets are unbelievable (you'll want to own that mansion, and all it's contents - trust me). The music is heavy, the girls are hot (yes, there is plenty of nudity :), and the twist at the end of the film is nothing short of brilliant. I don't want to tell you too much of the story's plot. If you like the Hellraiser films, you will thoroughly enjoy this outing
Movie Review: "Hellraiser: Hellworld" - At least we have hope!
Summary: 5 Stars
I must admit, after seeing "Hellraiser: Deader" (See my review for that for info! Dont worry, no spoilers included.) I do hold some hope for this 8th film in the series.
Sadly after "Hellraiser: Inferno" and "Hellraiser: Hellseaker" I thaught this franchise was finished but "Hellraiser: Deader" does seem to bring some life back into it. The thing I am really hoping for in "Hellraiser: Hellworld" is more appearances from the almighty "Cenobites".
I know people complain about them but they are what sustains "Hellraiser" and to make this series great again we need more about them. Hellraiser was never better than when the cenobites played a major part like in "Hellraiser", "Hellbound: Hellraiser II", "Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth" and "Hellraiser: Bloodline". Its no conincendce that the films began to slide when the "Cenobites" apperances became more rare.
I just hope this sequel adds to the series and there are "Cenobites" is abundance!
Movie Review: Finally?
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, so this flick isn't out yet. But this review is to say...thank Pinhead the movie will appear.
Both this and Hellraiser: Deader have been complete and sitting around for the better part of two years. Not sure why the delay--even Doug 'Pinhead' Bradley didn't know the reasons behind the holdup in a recent interview.
Hoping these films are faithful, at least. The last two films weren't bad at all, even for straight-to-DVD releases. I thought they kept the spirit of the Hellraiser stories while limiting the gore and the Pinhead-isms, using the Cenobites as framework for two demented tales. A shame they didn't use Kristy Cotton a little more in her return, but what can you do?
Here's to hoping Hellworld is worthy...