Hellraiser VI - Hellseeker
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Movie Reviews of Hellraiser VI - Hellseeker
Movie Review: HellSurprise
Summary: 4 Stars
I was truly and pleasantly surprised by the sixth installment of the Hellraiser saga. In the horror genre, it is typical for sequels to turn into parodies of the original (e.g., Friday the 13th and Leprechaun went as far as placing the hero in outer space!) as the producers struggle to create a bigger and "badder" version of the same story. That is not the case with Hellraiser. But while there is no attempt to make a bigger and badder Hellraiser, clearly the story has morphed from the sheer horror of Hellraiser 1 into a more surreal, suspenseful drama ending with the ultimate horror: the ironic hopelessness of being forever trapped in a living hell. This transformation was most evident in Hellraiser: Inferno, which some found hard to follow with all its clever twists. Hellseeker is easier to follow, but every bit as eerie and surreal as Inferno. The strong points of Hellseeker are its ability to keep you guessing, the surprising yet logical conclusion, the overwhelming feeling of eeriness from beginning to end, and the scriptwriter's ability to keep key elements of the Hellraiser history intact while exploring new characters and a new approach. The weaker points, and they are few, are some pacing problems about half way into the movie where the story almost crawls to a halt, and at the ending, where Pinhead literally has to tell you he is going explain everything. It's almost as if the director felt that without Pinhead's intro, the movie would have been lost on the viewers. (Please give us some credit!) By the way, what was with the packaging? The description of the story on the back of the DVD is way off target (did the person who wrote that even see the movie?).
Movie Review: Good Hellraiser: Horrible Director
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is an excellent entry into the Hellraiser series.The entry of Pinhead, is so classic, and the final denoument is just superb. But , as good as this film is, don't thank the Director, Rick Bota , for the positives in this film. He was handed the script, he was given notes by Clive Barker himself after a review of the semi-final cut, and he threw out some of the best scenes and kept them only as a deleted scenes set. This film succeeds in spite of the Director. The power of Ashley Lawrence as an actress is shown again in the film series. Compare this film with HELLRAISER DEADER... it is evident that Bota cannot do a Hellraiser film without Connect the dot instructions. He may be a good Cinematographer ( and in Deader, Bota had the benefit of one of the local cinematic Masters who made sure that Bota's work at least LOOKS good), and if Bota filmed DEMON KNIGHT, then kudos to him, since I love the film... but he fails in Deader, and this one succeeds because he had so many other masterful craftsmen that he could not help but produce a decent product.
Doug Bradley appears as at least two characters in this film, and once again you get to see how powerful he is as an actor, and how immortal he is as PINHEAD.
I hope Bota is kept well away from HELLRAISER films in the future.
Movie Review: Hellraiser at its finest
Summary: 4 Stars
About a month ago, I heard that Clive Barker had viewed this film and claimed that "Someone finally got it right". After seeing this film, I must agree. Inferno was a true step in the right direction, after the abhorrent 3 and bland 4. But what was missing was some good character dialogue between The Cenobites and the main character. This missing element is more than restored in Hellseeker. Dean Winter's acting is top-notch, while the plot will keep you dazzled. The Cenobites as a whole are barely in it, but Pinhead is more prominent in this one than in Inferno. Also, watch for Doug Bradley's extra role. It's his voice that gives him away.My only complaint about this DVD is the features. While certainly a step up from the nothing on 4 and the 2-minute blurbs on 5, we only get teases of what could truly be. The menus are crap with no thought put into them whatsoever. The special effects feature is under 5 minutes. While the alternate scenes are most definitely worth watching, they left a bunch out. These detriments are the sole reason why I left a star off my rating. Otherwise, this is a great addition to the series and will hopefully be indicative of what is to come in Hellraisers 7 and 8.
Movie Review: This barely reached the four star mark
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall I must admitt this movie was not all that bad. It has it's flaws but overall delivers an effective tale. Pinhead is back to torture more humans but this time Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Lawrence) is back to fight him. Not quite. You see in the very beggining she dies in a car wreck. Ooh that can damper any good vs evil plans. From there the movie spirals into a weird world where the main man Trevor (Dean Winters) is suffering from a major concussion and is having very strange dreams while "getting it on" with about every girl he meets. Pinhead plays a small role once again but a larger role than in Inferno. However like the first two and inferno there is no reference to the biblical hell that three and four tried to pull off, instead it is more in the realm that Clive Barker had origionally intended. This one will not please fans just as Inferno did not please fans. However if you are in the mood for some really strange stuff, and a dark yet compelling tale, than this is the way to go. However if you love three and four, well lets just say you better put the black leather and chains away because this film is not like those two.Movie Review: hellraiser vi-hellseeker
Summary: 4 Stars
the return of kirsty. but not in the way we all expected. while most of the movie is focused on her husband trevor. it starts out with him and her riding in a car going down a road when the car flies of the bridge and crashes into the water. trevor escapes but kirsty is traped in the car. Much like INFERNO, trevor must find the answers to what really happened to kirsty as her body is not found and what is really happening to him. Once again Pinhead and crew have a small role and in the end we all learn the twisted truth about kirsty and her relationship to trevor as reality is turned upsidedown and nothing is as it seems. Trevor must face his past that he has "forgoten" as kirsty has her revenge for all the heck shes been though. The truth about how kirsty has been changed since HELLRAISER:HELLBOUND is shown and her true relationship to Pinhead and crew is brought to the forefront. How you view kirsty will be changed after seeing this movie as all the pain shes been through finnaly takes its toll on her. great movie and a truly great surprise ending!!!