This has to be the worst installment in the Hellraiser series, mainly because of the direction the series started going with this movie. The dark and evil Pinhead from the previous 2 films is gone and replaced with a More talkative Pinhead who spits one liners left and right. They also stray from the Phychological terror the previous films had, and try to turn it into a slasher film. Another Disappointment are the Cinobytes, which are more laughable than they are scary.I dont recommend this movie to lovers of the original and the great sequel, but if you must watch here is the lowdown. Terry Farrell plays a down on her luck reporter, who witnesses a horrible death that involved a boy getting ripped apart by pinheads hooks and chains. As she begins to investigate the murder, Pinhead talks a extremely cocky bar owner into release him from the statue ( he is now trapped in) by bringing him victims. After he is released, we get treated to a bunch of wise cracks and a few gory deaths and thats about it, no originality and a very stupid and dull story. The only reason i give it 3 stars is because of Terry Farrell's exellent performance
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Advantages: Features Doug Bradley, some decent special effects, at least its short, Disadvantages: Widdles on the franchise, terribly directed, atrocious cast and acting, terrible plot, melodramati
Nov 23rd, 2000
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