mathiassorrow

Casting, dreadful. Acting, dreadful. Script, dreadful. Effects, dreadful. Story, had potential but everyone involved with this screwed up any redemption that might have given this movie.

Worst of all though is the absolute arrogance of the people responsible for this garbage. There's a reason that heaven, hell, God, Satan etc are rarely portrayed in movies, they are just too absolute to be conveyed to the viewer. But these guys thought they could pull it off with this low budget abortion of a movie. Spoiler alert, they didn't.

Things to consider doing instead of watching this... do some ironing, ask your friends or neighbours if they have any ironing they want doing, sit down with a notepad and plan a schedule for your next months worth of ironing.

So sad that there are actually people who would front the budget for this crap.

I was a big fan of the first three VHS movies. I wasn't as wowed by VHS 94 but, overall, it was worth watching. This abomination of a follow up is an absolute disgrace to the series.

The individual stories dragged on, and on, and on, and on. Obviously the budget for this crap was non-existent. The entire movie was, I suspect, filmed using the same VHS camera. The only reason they stuck with this format was to try to disguise the 'effects' that looked like something a group of untalented highschoolers threw together. The segments were so tedious I was fast forwarding before the second story was halfway through.

Do yourself a favour and watch/rewatch ANY of the previous VHS movies, because this one is the final nail in the coffin of a once great series.

Easily my favourite 'Hellraiser' by far. I never know what to expect from reboots. To be honest very few live up to the originals, and many are a downright insult to the name. This Hellraiser is exceptional.

Although I liked some of the Hellraiser movies, most of them didn't really capture my expectations visually. The effect, and especially the makeup in this version are fantastic. The Cenobites are awesome. I won't say their costumes are, because the costumes are technically their mutilations.

If I had to compare it to others in the series, I'd say the story was closest to Hellraiser 2, but it's definitely not just a rehash of any of the previous.

True, the story itself could have been better, but the visuals easily make up for any shortfalls in the plot.

For anyone who liked the series, or any horror buffs in general, I can recommend this movie without hesitation.