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WileE-Quixote said:
...............Hellraiser (1987)
A wise man once said, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." After being a bit peeved with previous film adaptations of his works, horror novelist Clive Barker did just that..
It is probably the best horror film of the 80's, excluding perhaps The Howling.I first saw this in theaters when it came out. For a movie which was born during the heart of the mpaa's horror gore crackdown of the 80's, it was surprisingly (and refreshingly) shocking. OK, the skin was cheaply done, the Pinhead screen time short; but seeing Frank/Larry Cotton (Robinson) groan out, "Jeeeeesssssuuuussss Weeeeeepttt" and give a sadistic chuckle before being literally ripped apart by Pinhead and his cenobite gang actually gave me the chills!!I The Cenobites represented the unknown,, as horrific,, sadomasochistic demons from beyond. I I loved the special effects! Barker conveys the theme of the book- mankind's obsessions with pleasure and humans think we can control everything in & of this world. .NOTE: The video clip is from “Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth” (1992)The original American poster didn’t even feature Pinhead because officials believed the character to be "too scary" for American children….“Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth” (1992)The gore…in. “Hellraiser 3:” however is still present, but the quality of it doesn't come near the originals. The whole story now turns around the character of Pinhead. He now becomes the star of this film and that IMHO was a bad move. He talks too much and he even starts to BECOME FUNNY. Which ISNT good for a horror icon.!!! (Look at what a joke Fred Krueger became).. "Hellraiser 3: Hell On Earth", is an seriously screwed up mess of a film. It has the unfortunate honor of being the first stinker in a series that got progressively worse.After ordering the box set,(( The first 3 films in the "Hellraiser" series, contained in an in a really cool box that is a replica of the 'Lament Configuration' puzzle box)) The original "Hellraiser" is a truly dark, hypnotically evil little film, filled with sadistic sex, grisly violence, and corrupt, sinister characters. It is one of the few films that I still find genuinely”chilly”. Next came "Hellraiser 2: Hellbound", a film that is like I said of the first, surprisingly great, and in some ways it even surpasses it's predecessor, with it's amazing and outrageous imagery, particularly it's unique vision of Hell. And Julia, an even more of a TuffAzz embodiment of evil, than Frank, who was from the first one. THEN comes along part 3!!An Americanized version, watered down and dumbed down by Hollywoods sillyazz’s poisoning influence. AND therefore as usual,,, Hollywood sucks out the power of a horror film, by adding sickening comic overtones!! Although Clive Barker IS an executive producer, his hand is nowhere near the screenplay,
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