Production Year: 1987 - Horror - Director: Clive Barker - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Doug Bradley more
The spine chilling tale of a man brought partially back to life by the blood of his brother. He befriends his sister-in-law who agrees to supply the blood he requires to live, but... more
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Plot: The spine chilling tale of a man brought partially back to life by the blood of his brother. He befriends his sister-in-law who agrees to supply the blood he requires to live, but he is still haunted by the evil forces which held him captive in death.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT; PINNACLE VISION
Release date: 27/09/2004
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: ABD 4332
Barcode: 5060020623196
Screenwriter: Clive Barker
Executive Producer: Clive Barker
Author: Clive Barker
Creator: Clive Barker
DVD Description
The spine chilling tale of a man brought partially back to life by the blood of his brother. He befriends his sister-in-law who agrees to supply the blood he requires to live, but he is still haunted by the evil forces which held him captive in death.
Adapted from his own novel. 'Hellbound Heart', HELLRAISER marked the directorial debut of British horror writer Clive Barker. Barker's direction—which comes across like the perfect fusion of the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of Dario Argento and David Cronenberg's best work—is assured, and the film permeates with a unique combination of the perverse and macabre. A modest success at the time of release, HELLRAISER spawned a slew of sequels and would elevate its villain, Pinhead, to the pantheons of classic horror monsters.
Languages
Main Language: English
Professional reviews
Review: "...[The film] has several twists for the devotees of gore to delight in...[It] is well made, well acted, and the visual effects are generally handled with skill..." (Variety, 20/05/1987)
Advantages: cheap, atmospheric, terrifying Disadvantages: starting to look a little dated
...horror. True horror must come from deep within someones twisted mind. And that must mean that Clive Barker has a very twisted mind indeed.
special features
The dvd contains commentaries by both Clive Barker, and Ashley Laurance. There are also interviews with the cast and crew, as well as an interesting featurette ' ressurection'. I think that these would be great for a true fan, but I for one never really hold any value in the extras to be found on a dvd. Even if this was to come with just the film on it, I would still be happy. Especially considering you can get a copy for as little a £3!
Reccomended. G...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Greatest film ever made Disadvantages: Drug abusive scenes
...Media: DVD - Action/Adventure
Actors: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia
Director: Brian De Palma
Format: PAL, SpecialEdition
Language: English, Spanish
Region: 2
Classification: 18 and over
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Release Date: 9th December 1983
Running Time: 164 minutes
Price: £3.18
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This film is surely a true great. It's greed for wealthness would make you envious. There's always a saying for people like Tony, ' the person that wants too much from life, risk...
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Advantages: Stacks upon stacks of extra features. Disadvantages: Unecessary inclusion of 4:3 ratio version.
...Now, Men in Black was already a superb film. What has always been good about it is it's perfect suitability to just plonk yourself down and watch it on the spur of the moment.
With the incredible amount of extra features included on this DVD you will be plonking yourself down for a considerable time to come.
All of the features are perfectly matched to the style of the film. My particular favourites are the out-takes (an excellent one involving the out of control ball seen - without the ball) and the scene editing workshop. At least you can have a go at putting a film together.
My only criticism is that the whole DVD fills you with a feeling of greed and you can't help but want more....
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