Ensofter
Overrated and overhyped
Staci Frederick
Blistering performances.
Dana
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Stephen Abell
So once again, we have a good premise for a story that isn't fully developed, which in turn weakens the film. Hellworld is a computer RPG and puzzle game starring Pinhead and the Cenobites. Years later, a party is being held for a select group of gamers. To get an invite you just have to solve a puzzle. A group of five friends solve their way into the party. Once there, they meet the host, a mysterious man who has decked out the mansion with a whole host of gruesome oddities. It's not long before the blood starts to spill...It was a treat to see Lance Henriksen in a Hellraiser film... except that it's not a Hellraiser film. Out of the new series, this is the furthest off the mark... however, it is more enjoyable than the rest. Even though the twist in the tale spoils the film, in respect to it being a Hellraiser movie, it actually makes it a decent psychological thriller. Not the best as it's all been seen before, but still very watchable.The other point at odds is the acting. This isn't as strong a cast the previous flicks only Henriksen and Bradley stand out. The rest of the cast is quite average. I'll also wager this film wasn't mentioned when Cavell went up for the Superman role, But for once, the direction helps to keep the audience's attention. Bota is quite good at creating a lively party atmosphere. He even keeps the pace tripping along to the beat. This is a great surprise as his previous takes on the Hellraiser mythos have been quite meandering, even verging on boring.The major drawback to this film is the gaping holes in the story, which I cannot go into detail about because it would spoil the film for those of you thinking of watching. There are way too many inconsistencies to be explained in the film and this damages the story and lessens the enjoyment.What this film needed was a much better thought out story taking into account the Cenobites as main characters and not just add-ons. It could be done and it wouldn't have taken too much to accomplish.If you are thinking about watching the film then I would say to give it a go but remember it's not a real Hellraiser story... in fact, it's not actually a horror film. If you like psychological thrillers, with a dark supernatural twist, then you should delight in this movie.
vengeance20
So after the dull & boring Hellrasier: Deader film, you'd think that the next film would be worse, well... it wasn't! It was actually a good step up from the previous installment & quite frankly, comes 3rd to Hellseeker! The film is about a group of teens who go to a Hellrasier themed party. (Yes, this film just like that of the Scream Films, it gained it's own cult following within the film, with merchandise, a website, outfits you name it!). So anyway they gain entry into this party via a Hellraiser themed game website & each of them get invited to a house party in the sticks which is Hellraiser themed also! They then get taken to a room & are given masks & Mobile Phones to contact each party goer for a drink/sex/partying! The host then drugs each of them & once again, after opening the Lament Configuration get lost into another world because of this host!I found the film to be very good & even better than that of Bloodline, which is also great in it's own way too. But this film had a more modern take on it, which even now makes it look old considering how far technology has come but that's another talk. Anyway the film was not only modern looking from the previous films, but had a theme laced into it, it was a Hellraiser theme in the film too, unlike the others where it wasn't as well known, the Lament Configuration became well known within the Hellraiser universe & thereby became a cult. Just like that of the Scream Films also, they had a Scream Theme within there world just like that of the Hellraiser Franchise with this 8th Film. The gore effects were plain epic in this film not to mention the kills & death sequences which also made it great! The ending I also liked & found it to be a great way to wrap up the ending to this great film! Katheryn Winnick was drop dead gorgeous in this film! Absolutely babe!Overall this was a really great breath of fresh air & a great surprise as Deader left a bad taste in my mouth! 8.5/10
trashgang
What is this, what has this to do with Hellraiser, nothing at all, sure the lament configuration is there and there's an online game but let that be all. And pinhead do appears but he isn't what he is used to be. No punishment at all, okay, here we do have back some cenobites but that's it.Pinhead is really forced into the story to make a Hellraiser flick but it didn't work at all. He do uses his one-liners but it's so forced and I really got pity with Bradley that he was involved in this little stinker. Also, it's the first Hellraiser with that amount of nudity. Sadly, it doesn't add a thing to Hell. It's also the franchise that we see Bradley performing for the last time as pinhead, Revealtions (2011) was the follow-up and we all knew what that was, a flop.Gore 0,5/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
James Croxton
The better of the later films. A computer-based Hellraiser game attracts a group of friends to a mansion party celebrating it, ends up being a trap. I can easily assume that the story itself was not based around Hellraiser at all. With that in mind, it is obvious that this film was written as a separate movie from the franchise and Hellraiser elements were plugged in at the last moment in order to meet some sort of deadline. With that said, I can be a little more positive and say that whoever chose how to bring in Hellraiser, did a great job in making the film look seamless to the average person. Overall it doesn't have the best storyline, but the film isn't boring. I would have liked to have seen more of Pinhead and his gash.
