The 7th installment of the Hellraiser franchise and just like parts 5 and 6, this one is also a load of nonsense. It's yet another part where it just doesn't have the Hellraiser feel to it until the last 10-15 minutes and reason being is because it wasn't originally going to be a part of the franchise until it was hastily re-written and after watching it, you can tell hastily is the right term.
This installment at least starts off a little bit more interesting than the previous two, but that interest doesn't really last long and the acting - especially from Kari Wuhrer - is on a par with the previous two films. That's to say not very good, and some is just way over the top, especially the bathroom scene after she sees what's happened to her. That scene - along with a few others - was also very drawn out as if they were just trying to beef out the films running time.
Just as a side note, am I the only one to wonder why there are so many English actors in this film? It's supposed to be in Romania yet there's hardly any Romanians.
I'm actually amazed that these last 3 parts were given the go-ahead to be filmed in all honesty. I guess there was enough call out there for more Pinhead for them to be given the green light. Just don't get your hopes up for a lot of Cenobite action because, just like the last part, they are hardly in this, including Pinhead. Very strange seeing as the original Hellraiser film was really centered around the Cenobites. There's no dark feel to it. No feel of uneasiness. No sense of foreboding that you got from the 1st two films. It's a cheap horror/thriller that just has the name Hellraiser attached to it.
This is definitely one to watch and then forget.
This installment at least starts off a little bit more interesting than the previous two, but that interest doesn't really last long and the acting - especially from Kari Wuhrer - is on a par with the previous two films. That's to say not very good, and some is just way over the top, especially the bathroom scene after she sees what's happened to her. That scene - along with a few others - was also very drawn out as if they were just trying to beef out the films running time.
Just as a side note, am I the only one to wonder why there are so many English actors in this film? It's supposed to be in Romania yet there's hardly any Romanians.
I'm actually amazed that these last 3 parts were given the go-ahead to be filmed in all honesty. I guess there was enough call out there for more Pinhead for them to be given the green light. Just don't get your hopes up for a lot of Cenobite action because, just like the last part, they are hardly in this, including Pinhead. Very strange seeing as the original Hellraiser film was really centered around the Cenobites. There's no dark feel to it. No feel of uneasiness. No sense of foreboding that you got from the 1st two films. It's a cheap horror/thriller that just has the name Hellraiser attached to it.
This is definitely one to watch and then forget.