Hellraiser - Inferno (DVD)

Released in 2000, Hellraiser Inferno is the fifth installment of the Hellraiser Series. So far there have been 7 sequels to the first film, with a re-imagining of the original currently in production. The films get progressively worse. Hellraiser V went straight to DVD. Basically, a morally reprehensible police detective Joseph Thorne, (Craig Scheffer) who cheats on his wife on a regular basis with a string of prostitutes and never visits his retirement ...
...device in all of the Hellraiser films to open a dimensional gateway into a reality of pure chaos, Thorne finds himself facing his own personal demons in the throws of some psychotic episode. The film has a very weak cast, all with equally weak acting skills, and generally is not in keeping with the themes and plot of the original 1-3 movies. It feels more like someone has made a very poor quality psychological thriller, and worked a bit of the Hellraiser ...

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...The fifth part of the Hellraiser series (there are 8 of them), starring Craig Sheffer (Detective Thorne) from Draula II as a cop whos world is turned around by the puzzle box. After cheating on his wife with a hooker, his world is turned around by Pinhead who comes along after Detective Thorne opens the box whilst high on cocaine. It leads to a new side of sadism from the Cenobites who torture him mentally and physically over a long period of time. ...
...solved the box, they go after those near him to get him to go insane, killing the prostitue, going after his snitches and also terrifying his family. Directed by Scott Derrickson who brough you The Exorcism of Emily Rose - a bad Exorcist knock off in 2005 Length - 95 minutes Subtitles - English Rating - 18 Starring - Craig Sheffer - One Tree Hill, Dracula II Nicholas Turturro - NYPD Blue, Excess Baggage Doug Bradley - Hellraiser James Remar ...

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I adore the Hellraiser series and have been watching them in order with great pleasure, until we come to this installment. We begin with an instantly dislikable character, cheats on his wife, does drgus, is generally very sleazy, who's life takes a serious nosedive. A prostitute he hires is found dead and he was the last person to see her. The story continues to show the discent of his life from his marriage, his family, his work, until he has very ...

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