Written and Directed by Clive Barker and Starring Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Andrew Robinson and Clare Higgins
Plot : Frank, a man of perverse appetites seeks out a puzzle box, gets it for a bundle of cash but also a much heavier price when he is sent to hell. Accidentally escapes, needing help from Julia in order to be restored to “living” condition but hell doesn’t give up easy.
“We want the man who did this.”, Clive Barker is his name and horror is his game. A game he is very adept at. He gifts us what I consider to be a beautiful movie. Not in hope, joy or love but in artistry. It is a well written, well made story about family, balance, control, loyalty and reaping what you sow.
The outfits and hair are very 1987 but with the way appearance is treated now, it’s less laughable than it was before.
I am in love with Ashley Laurence. I had the pleasure of meeting her and Doug Bradley alongside most of the original cast. Everyone was super nice. While I loved this movie before i met any of them, meeting them adds to the love.
Pinhead is my 2nd favorite horror icon behind only Jason. You will see that my sister and I watched two different movies lol.
It has great direction, effects, music, writing, and I have watched it many times since that first viewing. Tara doesn’t agree with at least half of that. It is highly original with a good motive. Great innovation with each of the Cenobites, great cast. I find this really fun to watch, Tara doesn’t. There are boob shots and gore!
I saw this movie for the first time when i was about 11 and I have loved it ever since. I was pinhead in 6th grade, the looks i got were priceless.
I could not recommend a movie more highly than Hellraiser. The idea of our own nature making each of us a personal hell and our twisted curiosities and flaws becoming the reason for and instruments of our damnation and punishment has always fascinated me.
Tara gave it a 37/100 and I apparently watch a different movie and scored it a 101/100, yup i gave it an extra point, just how much i love it.
10 Things That Make Me DJVoorhees.
1. My favorite food is pepperoni pizza. From the East Coast of course.
2. My most prized possession is a replica of the Hellraiser puzzle box. My sister haggled the price for me, but she still doesn't like touching the thing.
3. Controversial Food Opinion Time! For one, fish is meat. It was once alive. Now it's food. Fish is meat. For another thing, a lot of fish can be paired with different kinds of cheese and be quite delicious. Gordon Ramsey and many other chefs are wrong. Yeah, I said it.
4. A lot of movies make me tear up. I'm not too proud to admit that. Even horror gets me when done well. Train to Busan, for instance, hit me so hard, I think I cried during the whole end credits.
5. My dream house would be all one story, have a huge back yard for our 2 dogs, a huge catio for our 2 cats (complete with tunnels, trees, and a cat door so they can run in and out whenever), several industrial-sized airconditioning systems, a solar array, a panic system, a library, a game room, a movie theater, 3 different kitchens, an indoor swimming pool, 2 koi ponds and a giant wall surrounding the whole damn thing.
6. If I could have superhero type powers, I'd want to make anyting I can imagine, a reality. Organic or inorganic. A living thing or a sandwich. If I see a Burger King commercial, I want to be able to think a Whopper into being right in front of me.
7. I'm enjoying a lot of interesting music lately. From classic rock to modern singer-songwriters. Some of my favorites are Jasmine Thompson, Norah Jones, Chris Stapleton and the great James Taylor.
8. I watched wrestling for over a decade from the 90's into the 2000's. Recently, with the introduction of the Bloodline faction and the return of The Rock, I started watching it again. I'm really liking it, too. Some of my favorites are Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Rhea Ripley and Sami Zayn.
9. Creepy, sickly, old women scare me. Think "Zelda" from Pet Sematary, "Mrs. Kersh" from IT, and "The Countess" from Black Sabbath.
10. My first pet ever was a bunny named Buffy. Yes, after the vampire slayer. The movie slayer though, not the show one. Do not like the show.
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