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Summary: The best Hellraiser sequel
Review: Taking place right after the first film, Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 finds Kirsty (a returning Ashley Laurence) traveling through the labrynths of hell searching for her father. Here she encounters some past family members (including the returning Frank) and everyone's favorite pin cushion who would become more and more of a horror icon with each passing Hellraiser film, no matter how bad they would be. We also learn Pinhead's origin, and are treated to a new and memorable Cenobite. The gore level is much higher here than in the original film, and while this sequel is nowhere near the ingenuity of the original, this is undoubtadly the best sequel in the Hellraiser series thanks to retaining Clive Barker's witty and horrific style of storytelling.
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Summary: Better Than The First
Review: I have never been a big fan of the Hellraiser movies until one day I was at my local video store and I saw a copy of Hellbound Hellraiser II on the stand. So I rented it and boy was I amazed I couldn't believe how good it was. The Visual effects were fantastic and Doug Bradley's performance as the menacing Pinhead would have put Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger to rest. I highly recommend this movie to any fan of Clive Barker(see also Lord of Illusions)
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Summary: Director and Screenwriter duke it out
Review: I'm assuming that any reader of this review is sufficiently familiar with the series as to NOT need a re-hash of the plot. Your question is more likely to be, "What's on this DVD that I haven't already seen/heard?" The commentary, of course - but you have to wonder just HOW many commentaries have director Tony Randel and screenplay author Peter Atkins done? (Poor Ashley Laurence sits in embarrassed silence thoughout almost the entire movie.) As with many (most?) commentaries, those doing the yakking seem to be more interested in endulging themselves with nostalgic trips down memory lane than in what is going on in the flick. For example, in the crucial (gruesome, gratuitous) "Julia's resurrection" scene, Atkins is blabbering about how he used a manual typewriter because computers weren't around in 1987 (well, not in *his* world, anyway). He frequently steps all over some of the best camera-work in the picture, MUCH to Randel's annoyance. Not to be topped, Randel squawks throughout the ENTIRE scene in Hell that he doesn't like this scene, it doesn't work, it slows the pace down, yadda yadda yadda. Mr. Atkins, if the movie's title is "Hellbound", I'd expect there WOULD be a scene set in.........Hell, and it was YOUR job as DIRECTOR to MAKE IT WORK. Sheesh. There is frequent verbal sparring between Atkins and Randel - it makes you wonder what life was like on the set. They DO have a few interesting tidbits of info (especially concerning the never-shown scene of Pinhead and the Female Cenobite in surgical garb), but in general their commentary is irritating at best and infuriatingly oblivious throught the majority of the movie.The tranfer and THX soundtrack are excellent - 5 stars for that, 1.5 for the commentary. I'm not going to rate the movie - you either like it or don't. Selah.
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Summary: ONE OF THE TWO BEST HELLRAISER FLICKS!
Review: This is a continuation of the first one, and for those who saw the first flick and were expecting more, THIS is the one you were expecting! Excellent storyline, fantastic characters, and Hell is AMAZING.
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Summary: A CLASSIC !
Review: Hellbound is while in a way different, it is a classic on the next level after the first 'Hellraiser', it takes the viewer to the next level. I think while there is definitely more gore, and intoduces a new Cenobite, it delves deeper into the Cenobites story, where they come from, it takes Kirsty further into hell. When I first saw 'Hellbound', I thought that it was okay, not as good as the first film, but after a few viewings something clicked and I love and am a hugh fan of 'Hellbound:Hellraiser 2'now. It like the original is a classic. I highly recommend this film, it takes the viewer to the next level.
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Summary: Clive Barker brings back one of our best disturbing images.
Review: Hellraiser 2 pretty much left off where the original did. The ending was when Pinhead took Kirsty's dad to hell. And Kirsty was
all bloody, and knew that her nights of hell were not over, so in
Hellraiser 2 Kirsty was going to go to hell to rescue her father, which pinhead needs to help raise hell on earth. But Pinhead isn't alone. he's got some buddies that'll kick in when he needs them to! Kirsty was feared about that. But she can get
all the help she needs, but its sad that nobody believes poor Kirsty, so then she finds weaknesses and then faces off the same demon again: PINHEAD!
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Summary: "The Dr. Is In"
Review: I don't know why some say this was not as good as Hellraiser. I seen Hellraiser and the hooks where pretty much the sickest thing in the movie. This one on the other hand goes over the deep end. Not to many movies dare to show a viewer what a trip in hell might look like. I remember way back in the day seeing this for the first time and it was one of the only horror movies I could remember keeping me on the edge of my seat. No I wasn't scarred, just so into it I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. Definitely own this movie!!
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Summary: good sequel
Review: I like the first hellraiser, this one is good too but some special effects are not so good, like the sky. And the fact that Pinhead refound human feelings at the end is, for me a bad idea.
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Summary: a very good followup.
Review: Hellraiser was strange but the sequel is just plain screwed up. It takes place immediatly after Hellraiser and Kirsty is in an asylum. Her dad and stepmom are both dead curtisy of Frank and the Cenobites and she is all alone. But the nightmare is far from over as the head ward of the asylum is obsessed with the box and wants the information that Kirsty holds. Then with the help of a child who refused to speak primarily becasue she witnessed her moms brutal murder but does nothing but puzzles. Meanwhile the Ward finds the matress that Julia (the stepmom) died on and after he gives a mentally insane patient a razor Julia is revived and in the same manner as Frank, from there they cut through the details as Julia revives herself and soon the puzzle solving girl solves the puzzle of the box and the Cenobites are back. However they don't take the girl as it was not her who wanted the box open. Instead they leave the gates open and hunt for the Ward. Kirsty soon follows and it leads to a trip through their world filled with images to make you go insane, images of pleasure and torture, and so on. Eventually the ward becomes the ultimate Cenobotie and it leads to Pinhead and the others to fight back, with help of Kirsty to stop the ultimate Evil. This is one of the best entries in the series due to the fact that it holds the truest essence of the story Hellbound Heart. IT is so weird that it must be checked out if loved the book at all.
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Summary: OK FOR A SECOND INSTALLMENT
Review: While sequels never live up to the original effort, this one was a little better than most (sequels that is). Gorehounds should be ok with this one as its pretty bloody. Some of the special effects were a bit cheezy such as the mad doctor suspended by a mechanical arm attached to his head/brain but all in all not to bad. The origin of Pinhead is the high point in this one. Anchor Bay once again comes through with great package of sight and sound.
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