Genre: Horror Mystery Thriller
Cert: 18 cert (R-Rated)
Director: Rick Bota
Screen writer: Clive Barker , Carl V. Dupré , Tim Day
Starring: Dean Winters , Ashley Laurence , Doug Bradley , Rachel Hayward , Sarah-Jane Redmond , Jody Thompson , Kaaren de Zilva , William S. Taylor , Michael Rogers , Trevor White , Ken Camroux , Dale Wilson , Gus Lynch , Kyle Cassie , Alec Willows
Running time: 89 min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Some sensual scenes (woman provoking man, man and woman making out, no actual sex is shown) and some nudity (mostly women in underwear, bare breasts are seldomly seen). Several women seduce the same man throughout the movie. That man has a sexual relationship with 3 different women other than his wife, so cheating is one of the main sub-themes.
We briefly see a woman's bare breasts as she takes off her shirt (she only wears panties).
A young woman undresses in front of a man; she takes off her shorts and T-shirt, remaining in her underwear. She provocatively moves on a chair. They kiss and start making out on a table. She moans and we briefly see one of her bare breasts.
A woman sits on top of a man, drops off her robe, and starts touching him. She moves lustfully over his body and they kiss. She is in lingerie; one of her bare breasts is briefly seen as the man touches her bra.
A woman in lingerie seduces a man who is sitting on a chair. She puts her foot on his crotch (she is wearing high heels) and is disappointed that he didn't get an erection; she then sits on his lap and tries to touch his crotch with her hand (he is fully clothed). The man pushes her away.
In a scene we see a man and a woman making out on a chair; she moves suggestively and he touches her body.
We see a brief flashback of a man and a woman making out on a chair. She is on top of him, wearing lingerie.
A woman seduces a man, licks his lips, and touches him all over (they are both fully clothed, only the woman's garter is seen as the man touches her thigh). We later see the scene as recorded by a camera.
A girl flirts with a man.
A man and a woman are briefly seen kissing in bed.
A man and a woman kiss.
A few sexual references.
Violence & Gore: Lots of bloody, gorey, and/or graphic scenes, including some sequences of torture. Several people die in this movie, often in brutal ways.
A man tied up on a bed during a surgery wakes up. A man takes a cutting tool, cuts a square off the cranium, and inserts a thin long pin into the open brain. We see the man's bloody brain and the needle being inserted fully as he screams. This scene is disturbing and graphic.
A man has a long pin shoved through the back of his neck and out the other side. This scene is disturbing.
In a disturbing and painful-looking scene, a man has several hooks pierced to his face, hands and chest; they pull a little as he screams in pain and terror. His cheeks' skin is streched from the hooks' pulling. We see blood coming from the wounds.
We see a semi-naked dead woman tied up on a chair, with blood on her body and a pool of blood on the floor.
A dead woman is briefly seen with an ice pick stuck in her head (there is lots of blood on her face and hair). A man takes it out (we see his bloody hand).
In a scene, a man's head comes out, serpent-like, from the back of a man's head. We basically see a normal-looking man with a second head attached to him with its long neck.
A woman is asfixiated when a plastic bag is held over her face.
A woman drowns.
A man has a torture device tightened over his mouth and a rod choved into it (the scene cuts here and we do not see anything).
A man is hit with a truncheon by a policeman; nothing is seen as the violence takes place behind a wavy plastic screen (we hear the hitting and the man screaming, and we see the policeman's arm going up and down on the man, as well as some blood splattering on the plastic screen).
A man is stabbed by a woman with an ice pick (offscreen).
A man shoots himself from the bottom of his jaw (we see some blood on the forehead, where the bullet exits).
A woman shoots a man through the side of his head. Blood splatters. We later see his bloody dead body in a morgue, and then again in a bodybag. A coroner quickly checks him and removes a dead eel from his mouth.
A man is briefly seen being tortured by electrocution devices placed on his head.
A tied-up and duck-taped man is seen struggling; we see him pissing (liquid is coming from his drenched pants) on a pool of blood on the floor.
We briefly see a dead chained man who was evidently tortured. His face is bloody.
We briefly see an old woman's bloody hands as she crochets.
We briefly see a man's deformed face.
In a morgue, we see several organs and meat pieces with worms in it, as well as some jars with blood inside them.
Some photos of murdered women are shown. A policeman says they were tortured then shot with a gun.
One car accident, pictured twice, in which the vehicle jumps into the water with 2 people in it.
A man punches a mirror, breaking the glass; his hand gets cut and is covered in blood.
A man wakes up with blood on his hands. He washes them in a sink.
We see a person washing hands in a blood-filled bowl.
A man throws up a live eel along with lots of water.
A woman does acupuncture on a man twice. We see her inserting a few needles on his back and, in another scene, in his abdomen.
A woman talks to a dead man and caresses his head, and her co-worker remarks that it's a morbid thing to do.
A dog comes out suddenly and viciously barks at a man.
An argument between husband and wife.
Profanity: Overall, the language is not very strong for a R-Rated movie.
Some random F-words and S-words; other profanities (Damn, Bullshit, Son Of A Bitch) are rarely heard.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: No smoking, no drinking, and no drug use.
Some injections to patients in a hospital.
We see a few empty bottles of alcohol beverages in a kitchen.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: This is a horror movie with several intense scenes (torture, murder, car accident), as well as some jump scares. Psychological elements are also present.
Story: Kirsty Cotten is now grown up and married to Trevor Gooden. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. One fateful day, the two get into a fatal car crash, killing Kirsty. Now, Trevor finds himself in a strange world full of sexy women, greed and murder, making him believe he may be in hell. He follows the clues all the way to Pinhead
Likes : Being a long time Clive barker fan, i love the first 4 film's which not alot of people understood that hell raiser:bloodline is set in future events after these Hell Raiser 5,6,7,8 & 9. because of the time-line in which they are set in.
Wasn't a big fan of hell raiser: inferno it felt like a twilight zone film more than Hell raiser film, it just seem that these film have lost the feel of the First hell raiser although still retrains the psychological element to it.Watching hell raiser hell seeker for the first time im mix feeling about it, its not the usual Hell raiser film which is a little disappointing but still hold it own in other areas special the psychological side of this film as you see the main character descend in to madness as he try to figure out what's going on as he cant remember anything while giving a good twist which gave the film is edge.
The film making itself is adequate, though it leaves much to be desired. In his commentary, director Rick Bota says that Kirsty and the other elements from the previous films have been minimized so as not to alienate people not in the Hellraiser fan base. While this is understandable, I would advise Mr. Bota to remember that the fan base is what is keeping the franchise alive. Don't ignore us. That said, the alternate scenes on the disc need to be in the main film, as they make it more enjoyable for those of us who have been following this thing since 1987.
But what give this film it's ultimate edge, it not the cenobite or the blood which is what make a hell raiser film , i think fan's of the franchise would agree with me here is Doug Bradley playing pin head, the way he comes across is very frightening, he has this way about him that you know when he talks you know he means it with such authority & spine chilling that he very voice give you chill's, let be honest hell raiser without Doug Bradley playing pin head, ins't a hell raiser film.
Dislikes : Although this was a slight good film the Director really mess this one up special for the fans of the franchise, He tried to make this film less creepy with a husband & wife feel like Jacob's Ladder this was the director failure in this film.
Not sure weather this director has look at the first hell raiser film's because you could clearly see this was not the hell raiser film fans were look for.
The thing that made hell raiser, a cult film is the blood & gore, the atmosphere, the psychological creepiness & sheer shock horror which sadly this film lacks.
Overall : Not the greatest hell raiser but was ok, brilliant performance from Doug Bradley, good twist in the story-line
Rating: 4.1 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.2 out of 10 for storyline/ concept.
Screen writer: Clive Barker , Carl V. Dupré , Tim Day
Starring: Dean Winters , Ashley Laurence , Doug Bradley , Rachel Hayward , Sarah-Jane Redmond , Jody Thompson , Kaaren de Zilva , William S. Taylor , Michael Rogers , Trevor White , Ken Camroux , Dale Wilson , Gus Lynch , Kyle Cassie , Alec Willows
Running time: 89 min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Some sensual scenes (woman provoking man, man and woman making out, no actual sex is shown) and some nudity (mostly women in underwear, bare breasts are seldomly seen). Several women seduce the same man throughout the movie. That man has a sexual relationship with 3 different women other than his wife, so cheating is one of the main sub-themes.
We briefly see a woman's bare breasts as she takes off her shirt (she only wears panties).
A young woman undresses in front of a man; she takes off her shorts and T-shirt, remaining in her underwear. She provocatively moves on a chair. They kiss and start making out on a table. She moans and we briefly see one of her bare breasts.
A woman sits on top of a man, drops off her robe, and starts touching him. She moves lustfully over his body and they kiss. She is in lingerie; one of her bare breasts is briefly seen as the man touches her bra.
A woman in lingerie seduces a man who is sitting on a chair. She puts her foot on his crotch (she is wearing high heels) and is disappointed that he didn't get an erection; she then sits on his lap and tries to touch his crotch with her hand (he is fully clothed). The man pushes her away.
In a scene we see a man and a woman making out on a chair; she moves suggestively and he touches her body.
We see a brief flashback of a man and a woman making out on a chair. She is on top of him, wearing lingerie.
A woman seduces a man, licks his lips, and touches him all over (they are both fully clothed, only the woman's garter is seen as the man touches her thigh). We later see the scene as recorded by a camera.
A girl flirts with a man.
A man and a woman are briefly seen kissing in bed.
A man and a woman kiss.
A few sexual references.
Violence & Gore: Lots of bloody, gorey, and/or graphic scenes, including some sequences of torture. Several people die in this movie, often in brutal ways.
A man tied up on a bed during a surgery wakes up. A man takes a cutting tool, cuts a square off the cranium, and inserts a thin long pin into the open brain. We see the man's bloody brain and the needle being inserted fully as he screams. This scene is disturbing and graphic.
A man has a long pin shoved through the back of his neck and out the other side. This scene is disturbing.
In a disturbing and painful-looking scene, a man has several hooks pierced to his face, hands and chest; they pull a little as he screams in pain and terror. His cheeks' skin is streched from the hooks' pulling. We see blood coming from the wounds.
We see a semi-naked dead woman tied up on a chair, with blood on her body and a pool of blood on the floor.
A dead woman is briefly seen with an ice pick stuck in her head (there is lots of blood on her face and hair). A man takes it out (we see his bloody hand).
In a scene, a man's head comes out, serpent-like, from the back of a man's head. We basically see a normal-looking man with a second head attached to him with its long neck.
A woman is asfixiated when a plastic bag is held over her face.
A woman drowns.
A man has a torture device tightened over his mouth and a rod choved into it (the scene cuts here and we do not see anything).
A man is hit with a truncheon by a policeman; nothing is seen as the violence takes place behind a wavy plastic screen (we hear the hitting and the man screaming, and we see the policeman's arm going up and down on the man, as well as some blood splattering on the plastic screen).
A man is stabbed by a woman with an ice pick (offscreen).
A man shoots himself from the bottom of his jaw (we see some blood on the forehead, where the bullet exits).
A woman shoots a man through the side of his head. Blood splatters. We later see his bloody dead body in a morgue, and then again in a bodybag. A coroner quickly checks him and removes a dead eel from his mouth.
A man is briefly seen being tortured by electrocution devices placed on his head.
A tied-up and duck-taped man is seen struggling; we see him pissing (liquid is coming from his drenched pants) on a pool of blood on the floor.
We briefly see a dead chained man who was evidently tortured. His face is bloody.
We briefly see an old woman's bloody hands as she crochets.
We briefly see a man's deformed face.
In a morgue, we see several organs and meat pieces with worms in it, as well as some jars with blood inside them.
Some photos of murdered women are shown. A policeman says they were tortured then shot with a gun.
One car accident, pictured twice, in which the vehicle jumps into the water with 2 people in it.
A man punches a mirror, breaking the glass; his hand gets cut and is covered in blood.
A man wakes up with blood on his hands. He washes them in a sink.
We see a person washing hands in a blood-filled bowl.
A man throws up a live eel along with lots of water.
A woman does acupuncture on a man twice. We see her inserting a few needles on his back and, in another scene, in his abdomen.
A woman talks to a dead man and caresses his head, and her co-worker remarks that it's a morbid thing to do.
A dog comes out suddenly and viciously barks at a man.
An argument between husband and wife.
Profanity: Overall, the language is not very strong for a R-Rated movie.
Some random F-words and S-words; other profanities (Damn, Bullshit, Son Of A Bitch) are rarely heard.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: No smoking, no drinking, and no drug use.
Some injections to patients in a hospital.
We see a few empty bottles of alcohol beverages in a kitchen.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: This is a horror movie with several intense scenes (torture, murder, car accident), as well as some jump scares. Psychological elements are also present.
Story: Kirsty Cotten is now grown up and married to Trevor Gooden. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. One fateful day, the two get into a fatal car crash, killing Kirsty. Now, Trevor finds himself in a strange world full of sexy women, greed and murder, making him believe he may be in hell. He follows the clues all the way to Pinhead
Likes : Being a long time Clive barker fan, i love the first 4 film's which not alot of people understood that hell raiser:bloodline is set in future events after these Hell Raiser 5,6,7,8 & 9. because of the time-line in which they are set in.
Wasn't a big fan of hell raiser: inferno it felt like a twilight zone film more than Hell raiser film, it just seem that these film have lost the feel of the First hell raiser although still retrains the psychological element to it.Watching hell raiser hell seeker for the first time im mix feeling about it, its not the usual Hell raiser film which is a little disappointing but still hold it own in other areas special the psychological side of this film as you see the main character descend in to madness as he try to figure out what's going on as he cant remember anything while giving a good twist which gave the film is edge.
The film making itself is adequate, though it leaves much to be desired. In his commentary, director Rick Bota says that Kirsty and the other elements from the previous films have been minimized so as not to alienate people not in the Hellraiser fan base. While this is understandable, I would advise Mr. Bota to remember that the fan base is what is keeping the franchise alive. Don't ignore us. That said, the alternate scenes on the disc need to be in the main film, as they make it more enjoyable for those of us who have been following this thing since 1987.
But what give this film it's ultimate edge, it not the cenobite or the blood which is what make a hell raiser film , i think fan's of the franchise would agree with me here is Doug Bradley playing pin head, the way he comes across is very frightening, he has this way about him that you know when he talks you know he means it with such authority & spine chilling that he very voice give you chill's, let be honest hell raiser without Doug Bradley playing pin head, ins't a hell raiser film.
Dislikes : Although this was a slight good film the Director really mess this one up special for the fans of the franchise, He tried to make this film less creepy with a husband & wife feel like Jacob's Ladder this was the director failure in this film.
Not sure weather this director has look at the first hell raiser film's because you could clearly see this was not the hell raiser film fans were look for.
The thing that made hell raiser, a cult film is the blood & gore, the atmosphere, the psychological creepiness & sheer shock horror which sadly this film lacks.
Overall : Not the greatest hell raiser but was ok, brilliant performance from Doug Bradley, good twist in the story-line
Rating: 4.1 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.2 out of 10 for storyline/ concept.
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