Hellraiser VI - Hellseeker
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Movie Reviews of Hellraiser VI - Hellseeker
Movie Review: Not as bad as some might have you to believe
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not sure I understand the hatred for this movie, the sixth installment of the Hellraiser film series. The negative online reviews I've read don't shed much light as to why they disliked this movie. At a guess, I'd say it's because Clive Barker has pretty much detached his name from the franchise. After watching some of the recent sequals (ex: "Bloodlines" and "Inferno"), it isn't hard to figure out why he'd wish to distance himself. "Hellseeker" on the other hand, while being far from perfect, took the essence of Barker's original story and began to tread new ground. At the very least, it was a far cry from "Hell On Earth," where Pinhead was no longer an indifferent presence, but a malevolent participant. Like all the other horror movie "monsters" emerging from the late 70s and 80s, I think Pinhead and the Hellraiser franchise has had its day. There are bigger, better ideas to explore. Most of the newer horror films out there are formulaic, and leaves the viewer bereft of any sympathy for the characters. Hellraiser was interesting, because there was no formula to the story. And at a guess, it opened up the eyes of many closeted S&M fetishests. Pleasures and torments of the flesh and mind. It has a sort of grotesque/horrifying beauty to it.
Anyhow, the flood gates opened a long time ago. S&M has a very open following, leaving the horrors of Hellraiser flat and under nourished. The essence of Hellraiser has lost its sting, which is why I believe "Hellseeker" to be a worthy final chapter in the series. Of the myriad sequals that followed "Hellraiser," this movie seems to care enough about the characters to solidify itself as one of the better films from the series. And with the appearence of Ashley Lawerence, "Hellseeker" also radiates a full-circle aura.
And so...for "Hellraiser" completists, this is the film for you. For casual fans like myself, it's a good movie to have on the shelf next to "Hellraiser" and the first sequal, "Hellbound."
Movie Review: A Great Horror Film
Summary: 5 Stars
This installment brings us back to the original Hellraiser, and is just as good. The first Hellraiser showed us how far one is willing to go to get what they desire. This film shows us the consequences of those actions. This film very successfully captures Clive Barker's vision of hellraiser. It is not about a slasher killer, but about dark desires and torment. Pinhead was never meant to be a Jason or Freddy or etc...He is a demon whom wishes to inflict suffering.It is refreshing to see a horror film based not upon special effects and bloodshed, but rather storytelling. You have to use your own imagination a bit. It is a much more mature film than many other horror offerings. I don't mean XXX mature, but more appealing than childish killing sprees as in Hellraiser 3 and Bloodlines. This movie is reminds me a bit of Books of Blood, even though Barker had nothing to do with this Hellraiser.
Now this movie didn't have a mega budget, but the effects are still well done. This isn't a Masterpiece of Cinema, we have to remember it is Hellraiser and judge it upon that. This is the best horror film to come around in a while in my opinion. The horror aspect is more directed toward mental and emotioinal torture as opposed to physical pain. While pinhead has a minimal and elusive role in the film I found it satisfactory. Sometimes holding back is just as good as giving it all.
I would put this film in the same league as Fallen, In the Mouth of Madness, and other such films. Overall I was really surprised with this film. I watched it with low expectations after reading so many negative reviews but it really pleased me. I would recommend this if you enjoy a thinking horror film as opposed to just watching blood run, though that can be fun at times also. If you are unsure, rent it first.
Movie Review: AWESOME.......Better than Inferno ever was.
Summary: 5 Stars
LaMent ConfigurationLeviathan, Lord of the Labyrinth
Phillipe LaMerchand
Well, Hellseeker was one Hell of a terrific film. I was both pleased and disappointed with the film. It is obviois why i`d be pleased with it, but here is why I was disappointed. Well I heard that Imogen Boorman was going to be in the film and once again play the role of Tiffany and that Kirsty was going to have a bigger role in the film. Also from what i read on another site made me suspect that my favourite Cenobite Channard would be in the film. I also thought the film would kinda be a bit like Halloween Resurrection, with a lot of people in one place and the Cenobites (along with Pinhead`s Hellhound from Bloodline) would go on a wild killing sphree. of course the film was still great, it may never be as good as the first 3, but it was still good. Well I hope when Hellraiser 7 comes out that the series returns to the ways of the original.
PS: Hellraiser III Hell On Earth wasn`t all that bad, I thought it was great, and it had some outstanding music. Also I thought that Bloodline was just as Good. The part where the girl on the space station runs from Pinhead`s dog really reminds me of the film Resident Evil. Why am I telling you this you ask? I`m just sayin to other Hellraiser fans that in my opinion 3 & 4 were actually good films, but the writinmg team could have the story behind the Puzzle Box`s creation a little bit better. Well I`m getting tired of writing, so good bye.
Movie Review: This is getting better and better
Summary: 5 Stars
After the first movie, it went really down the slope for the Hellraiser-movies. Pinhead is one of the biggest badguys, but that is not enough when the movies are way out of line. When the movies are made to show only blood and action, and no real story, it doesn't please me much. I'm glad that stopped with Bloodline. When I first saw Inferno, I couldn't belive it. It was a deep movie, and you didn't see almost anything of Pinhead. And it just got better in Hellseeker. I was looking foreward to see the goodgirl from the original Hellraiser and Hellbound in the Hellraiser-legacy again, but she was just acting in the beginning and the end...maybe 5-10 minutes, and surprisingly, I didn't care. Bouth Inferno and Hellseeker has a good, deep, Seven-alike and very differnt story than at least Hellbound, Hellraiser III and Bloodline. More of that. I don't say that I love blood and goore, but the film has to have a story too. I loved the part in Hellseeker when they open the scull and put pins in the mainpersons brain...mmm. To sum up what I've said here, I would say that this is a movie for persons who like a good stoy, a suprising ending and some blood and goreMovie Review: Think about the beginning.
Summary: 5 Stars
Hellseeker actually is probably the 3rd best film of the series and for this reason. It needed to be made. For all you Hellbound fanatics look at it this way, Arthraxiah (the female cenobite) mentioned to Kirsty how they always kept finding each other and how it seemed inevitable. Well this movie finally set the finality of that, when Kirsty... albiet with the Cenobites help, commited premeditated murder. Kirsty was always bad. Selfish, prone to violence.... and this movie just cemented that. Also, Hell on Earth, Bloodlines, and Inferno tried to go for the shock value horror icons of the series where this movie brought out the true nature. It is a dark look into ourselves and what we primortally desire. And Pinhead doesn't need to be ripping people apart through the movie to show that... the chains are just a sign of the most humiliating, suffering pain. Nothing more.