Dude, I couldn't agree more. During Hellraiser Revelations we had 7 different scripts and 13 days to shoot. We had scenes that were written that day. The found footage was only added several months after we had finished the original film, which again, I agree is terrible. To this day it's the one film that I am most ashamed of, as I feel like the real Hellraiser fans deserved so much better.
None will ever beat the pure creepy vibe and terror of the very first one. I pretend the other ones dont exist. Makes me wonder what the fuck these people were even thinking when they made these.
The best thing about Revelations is what Clive Barker said: 'If they say this is from the mind of Clive Barker, they're wrong. It's not even from my asshole.'
"Hellraiser: Plotlines" Seduced by the first films of a famous horror franchise, a fan watches all the sequels, only to end up in an unsuspected hell - disillusionment.
I watched all of the original Friday the 13th movies and didn’t have any more than a passive enjoyment for any of them. Why I did that, I don’t know. I’m doing the same with Halloween, although the first and third were good. That did happen to me with Saw, though. Saw I and II were absolutely amazing, the rest not so much.
The original Hellraiser is still my favorite "classic" horror movie! I don't watch much horror and haven't even watched almost any of the sequels, but Hellraiser was very memorable. Some of it does look dated because of how old it is, yes, but it's good enough that you can suspend disbelief. Interesting to learn more about the sequels. Thanks for the review, Paul!
Hah! I suppose someone could. Oddly I think I get more comments on my shoulders or for smirking or something in my videos. I actually take it as a sign that people have to work a little to find something to criticize about my physical appearance.
The original premise and characters were truly scary and great.I rated it ( at my first watch) by the number if times I had to cover my eyes or look away from the grossness.I'm no marshmallow to horror movies- Ive seen 'em all,But it truly blew my cool.as didy first watch of "Saw#1"...true classics in their own right actually.
I agree! The original is great. There is a theme: seduction & desperation; Frank seduces Julia, the box seduces Frank, Frank returns & seduces Julia again, now out of desperation. Julia seduces desperate men to help Frank. Pinhead is seduced by Kirsty! ("You're not teasing us, are you Kirsty?" "...I'll give you Frank" "...suppose I prefer you?") And the box seduces everyone.
Kimberly Patton all saw movies suck as the more there are the worse they get at rehashing the same Bs over and over again..same with final destination and a few others
The redeeming factor of Hellraiser 3 is the soundtrack and video for "Hellraiser" by Motorhead, which has Lemmy playing poker with Pinhead. It's awesome.
@Estatic Vibez I'd never be an extra in a movie. Being an extra is a lot like lowering yourself down to a peon's level of existence, or a slave... Or an animal's which is probably the best way to put it. If I were to be in a movie, I'd be the STAR... Not an extra.
The REAL Exposing the Joy of Satan the point that I’m trying to make is that you sound like Alex Jones. Or a crackhead, you really do. A tinfoil hat kind of guy that watches anonymous videos
tbh my main beef was that, the first movie, the cenobites seemed like a cool sort of extremist sensation seekers, not some generic ass horror villians. they were hardly the bad guys of the first film even, it was more the uncle and the cheating wife. but, as the series progressed, they made them more into that sort of token 80s horror villain, some unstoppable menace that one can only hope to outrun and avoid, while others fall left and right to them. they killed indiscriminately, for little to no real reason, i really liked the idea of them going after people who are seeking the ultimate sensation, but no, it just got fucking stupid. honestly didn't mind bloodlines as much, but then it's partially because after that, it totally went to shit. also, because while it had the weird cursed bloodline plot, it sorta went back to the theme of the box being kinda meant for those that wanted to go to the peak of experience, pleasure and pain that in an extreme that can't be had while alive.
Yeah, same here. That one looks it's going to be so shitty, it's gonna be great. I also want to see Hellraiser 13: Clive Is Pissed. The continuation of Broken Toilet.
Hellraiser died of a tragic ailment known as Sequilitis. This unfortunate condition, caused by corporate greed and lack of creativity in writers, has caused the demise of such once-popular movies as Police Academy, Rocky, and most modern horror movies. Symptoms include characters and/or storylines viewed as repetitive, boring, and one-dimensional. Sadly, there is no cure, and patients will often be propped up by even junkier sequels simply to prolong life.
Rocky? I wouldn't put Rocky in that class. Sure, one or two were not up to par but they all did very well and I'd say the last two were very close to the first two.
The whole point of DEVILS/DEMONS is to point out that they're NOT necessary! We humans are bad enough as we ARE! We can achieve the deepest levels of DEPRAVITY all by our LONESOME! (The "MONSTER" in Nightbreed was NOT any if the non-humans)
They really aren't though. If you read the short book the first movie is based on, Frank is the antagonist, THe cenobites just live in their BDSM world and they wanna take Frank back, cause he opened the box seeking them. They asked him a few times if he is sure he wants to do this, and they don't attack Kirsty, although they are threatening as fuck. If I remember correctly the story was called Hellbound Heart.
Hell even the first and second movie has this with the line "Demons to some, Angels to others," Essentially they offer the most extremes in pleasure and pain to the point where it blurs the lines between both. Those so disillusioned with their own existence, so jaded with the world seek out the puzzle box so they can call the Cenobites to let them experience these extremes. The second movie has the line "It is not hands that call us but hearts..." implying that if you had no desire for what they offered, they would just peace out (as they do, leaving the girl alone). It is the later movies that do the whole "oh they're instinctively evil murder machines who are basically demons."
In the book which the original movie is based on.Julia and Frank really are the bad guys. Cenobites just want to take frank back to there world because he fucked with the box. I would love a reboot of hellraiser with it focused on the original story. I think it would be great.
I recently watched the first two Hellraiser films and thought they were both pretty good. I actually liked the Labyrinth idea for the second film although they could have added more to those scenes instead of just showing Kirsty and Tiffany running again and again down the halls (I.e the walls could start to close in or they encounter demons in their path if they’re supposedly in Hell etc). They could have even had Kirsty’s dad appear in human form who is now a demon in Hell to torment Kirsty in the labyrinth. I’m not going to bother watching the rest of the series though. The first two films are enough for me.
Hellraiser 17: Pinhead Does His Taxes. Look, Man, We're Out of Ideas, the Producer's Some Shady Shithole Looking to Launder Some Money. Lay off me, Okay? That would be the entire movie's title.
"Hellraiser 19: Hell yeah, Man!" '"After thousands of years relishing both pleasure and pain, Pinhead is due for a change of scenery. Thanks to Silent Bob's overdosing on pot brownies after reading a Clive Barker anthology, the Lament Configuration now opens out onto a certain convenience store... The mortal plane is not ready for Cenobites high on phat doobies. Rated R for Drug References and Full Frontal Nudity."
I see it as Clive barker originally playing with the word ecstasy's meaning. The point where pain and pleasure melt into one. everybody seeks the Cenobites to experience ecstasy thinking it is ultimate pleasure, while the Cenobites sees pain as the ultimate way to reach ecstasy. In that way they are not evil, just helping the people to reach ecstasy from their point of view.
Da Reptile ..ha ha that reminds me of years ago stumbling upon a website instructing women on how to conjure up , call , wish up whatever a ghost or incubus ( male sex demon).. ( succubus is female sex demon) to have as a lover.. what the actual fuck!? then they went on to say how once you get one they get possessive ( yea I bet) and jealous.. nooo thank you
Hellraiser isn’t about “Hell”. The cenobites are inner-dimensional beings. Leviathan isn’t the devil. The “hell” angle was played up later on because it’s an easier sell, but I actually think it makes the story and universe much more rote and bland.
pho3nixinflight Thank you! I was hoping someone would mention that. The religious bullshit (devil, demons, etc) has been used extremely often. Calling the Cenobites "demons," the labyrinth "hell," etc is inaccurate and representing it as more bland and common than it really is (the original lore, at least)
precisely. the guys just wanted to experience sensations and ended up being extremists who couldn't tell pleasure from pain, anymore. they have no relation to hell, in clive barker's story.
I always thought that it was rather clear with just the most quotable line: "Demons to some, angels to others." That speaks not of some boring "Heaven and Hell" tripe, but of something where what is good or pleasant and what is bad or unpleasant simply lose their meaning. That, I feel, was intended to actually make things more disturbing, as it obscures the lines of morality that we are use to in film.
thank you, it was clear that the third film just said fuck it satan and devil cause this is america, this franchise needed to stick to it's true Clive Barker roots.
i actually enjoyed Hellraiser 'Bloodline' .. back then I thought it was an interesting idea to play with "the timeless design" of the puzzle box, and the toy maker's craftsmanship and intellect abused by some evil... made it palatable I guess.
I got the "ultimate deffinite whatever" uncut version. It doesn't still include spanking scenes and brief sex scenes were shorter. I HATE censorship, but movie is rarely even better when it's dragging "sex" scenes are missing. All the violence is there.
All these points prove how amazing the idea of these horror characters were. All the original horror character movies were not that good. Nightmare on elm street, hellraiser, Friday the 13th. But the characters that were pin head, Freddy, Jason were so damn amazing that they surpassed the hammy aspects of their early movies
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fig. 8 Same 1 was interesting but it very tame, 2 brings in even more interesting ideas, playing with lovecraftian fiction. Ultimately just coming off as a mess of regurgitated John Carpenter leftovers. It could be a lot better.
I definitely like to see a video like this of the Chucky movies, Friday the 13th movies, Nightmare on Elm Street movies & alien and predator movies. Also the Terminator movies as well.
Hellraiser would work best as being an anthology film. Imagine how many different stöd could be told around desire and the lament configuration, having the cenobites as the narrators. Sort of like the comics in the 90's
What happened is Clive Barker didn't write or direct any of the movies after the first one. No one can top his genius as a writer. The great Stephen King one said, "I have seen the future of horror. His name is Clive Barker." Clive Barker's books are brilliant masterpieces.
I don't know how invested in Hellraiser everyone here is, but the original and, sadly cut short, adaption graphic novels are absolutely brilliant and really add so much to the lore and background of Hellraiser. I'm still hoping for a reboot cinematic series based off them, but I won't start holding my breath any time soon.
+Madd Cvnt Sadly all the audience want is context rather than content, they're just not prepared to take their work further, America sold herself far too short.
HAHAHAHA, WELL DONE!!! You had me on the floor through out your video! It's about time someone did a synopsis like this. I am a huge fan, still, as seen by my profile pic! I'm still waiting for a remake, reboot, part 9, 10 or whatever, but alas, even if we do get something, it'll be the usual crap, with about 2-3 minutes screentime of Pinhead and his pals...
I really likes pinhead and his pals... too bad they don't show up more often... Like more hot lady and crazy dudes with leather straps and wired gadgets AKA "CD guy and Drill head guy".
Clive Barker sold the rights to Hellraiser before the first movie was even finished because he didn't think it would be a success. If only he held on to them.
actually maybe a good one: Hellraiser:Helheim. could play an angle on existing mythology, though the series seems to be plagued by terrible characters now
More better titles: Hellraiser: Fleshlight Full of Bees Hellraiser: Showering with a Feral Cat Hellraiser: Having that same Wet, Angry Cat pull the Stingers off your Smeckenwhipper
I don't know if you still read these comments, but I just wanted to thank you for your channel in general and this video in particular. Cracks me up every time. Happy Paul-O-Ween! Hope you are doing well man. 🎃🙏
The biggest plot hole in the Hellraiser franchise is the fact that the first story took place in England. But the second movie starts just days after the last movie ends with Kirsty waking up in the same mental hospital as the first film. Only now the hospital, Kirsty and the house are in America.
I just finished my yearly marathon of Hellraiser (only through 6 bc the rest are unwatchable) and was thrilled to see this video. Paul, you pretty much nailed it, except for saying newer horror movies have better concepts. While the plot lines for nearly all the sequels are trite and uninteresting, the themes of Pinhead, his motives, his backstory, and how people are led to him are rich with hedonism, disdain for tradition, and true terror. I read the comics and am enamored by the demons, the shocking themes and the lore. This universe should have been legendary...EVEN IN HELL!
Nah, Ken, you’re trippin. In my opinion, the first Hellraiser is easily the best, for obvious reasons, and then Hellraiser 2, Hellraiser Hellseeker, and Hellraiser Judgement. I only consider Hellseeker and Judgement good because their plot is actually pretty interesting.
I finally finished watching this today (the latter movies were so bad, I was originally like "what's the point?"), and it's clear one of two things need to happen. 1. No more Hellraiser movies. The money grubbing studio(s) need to leave it alone. 2. Make an *actual* Hellraiser film, written and directed by Clive Barker, and of course featuring Doug Bradley as Pinhead. I mean, I guess Barker wouldn't *have* to write and/or direct for it to be good, but he is undoubtedly the best choice. If not him, at least people who really care about Hellraiser and its *actual* lore. And I feel bad for Doug Bradley, too. He loved being Pinhead; it's clear not only from interviews, but also from the fact that he continued to be in the films even as they got shittier and shittier. Revelations was clearly the last straw, and I don't blame him at all. Either give Bradley a movie worthy of his presence (not just one he'd agree to be in - he seems pretty forgiving - but one that's truly deserving of his return), or leave the poor franchise alone.
Very simple, the series slip out of Clive barker hands after part 2 and was unfortunately given to a bunch of idiots who don't understand or care about the true and pure elements that made the first two movies such horror masterpiece. Losing Kevin Yagher (is role in the series is as important has Clive Barker himself) along the way was inevitable at that point. Why would he accept to lower is standard and work on shitty, inferior hellraiser work after Barker was out of the project. Its was just some downhill bullshit from that point, the cast, the soundtrack, (goodbye christoper young and all the amazing track you composed) the visual effect, everything good was gone except maybe for Doug Bradley.
Devin Horn Holy fuck Cronenberg directing Hellraiser sounds amazing! If you read the book what did you think about how Clive Barker fucked his own story up? I mean how he replaced the woman he didn't marry but loved him with a daughter, I hate that, it ruins the whole story and the ending when the woman who loved him and survived had the box and wondered if there was a box that could open heaven too so she could see him again.
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Stringface McDickfingers! LMAO - Awesome review. Also - the HR3 Cenobites being cartoonish made me really want an old school Saturday morning cartoon starring them. We are S&Maniacs, We use hooked chains for our attacks! We'll torture you insane, with weird pleasure and pain, We're S&Maniacs! Heh. Sorry. There's a lot wrong with me. :D
I thought Hellraiser 2 was great - and I saw it the first time in 2009. I thought its version of Hell was amazing. Like a dark MC Esher drawing, with an enormous geometric shape looming ominously over the horizon, emanating rays of darkness instead of light. I thought it was pretty evocative. The phrase "Oh, such sights we have to show you...!" couldn't be more spot-on. The score was great too. Fully orchestral, and Wagner-ish bombastic to really make things epic as they should be when you go to a hell dimension.
Lol I liked this video. I thought it was pretty funny, and I can tell a lot of work went into it. Although yeah, I really liked Hellraiser 2. I thought it was the best out of the series. Anytime anyone asks about the series and have never seen any of them before, I usually recommend seeing the second one first.
If I'm being totally honest, I actually liked Hellraiser Bloodlines, yeah it's pretty much garbage but I was always curious about the Lament Configuration and it's origins (much like the identity of the Space Jockey in Alien, thanks for ruining that Prometheus!). As a total aside I just got the add for the new Child's Play movie and it looks pretty good! I love that they tied in ubiquitous blue tooth devices and our current propensity to make toys that all have wireless connections.
Hellraiser bloodline is one of my favorites of this series. I think it has some of the most epic quotes from Pinhead. It gets a bad rap because it technically takes place in space, but most of the movie is flashbacks, so it's nowhere near as bad as it sounds.
Interesting thing about the first film. Pinhead doesn't get his name until the later films. In the first he is simple referred to as Lead Cenobyte. A similar thing happened to Freddy Kruger. He is referred to as Fred Kruger throughout the film and even in the credits and posters. The only scene he is called Freddy is when he says "Save me from, Freddy!" to Nancy.
Duerst The Wuerst I'd say it sucked after part 3. They should have stopped at the excellent parts 1 and 2. In fact the same could be said for the Terminator movies. 1 and 2 were brilliant. All those after were dire.
+Will Scarlett Same could also be said for the Alien franchise. (Prometheus is set in the same universe but I feel that it's another thing entirely) Alien and Aliens are masterpieces. Alien 3 is meh, Alien Resurrection is just bewildering, AVP 1 & 2 were awful and Alien Covenant was redundant.
Hellraiser Inferno is actually one of the best in the series. It has interesting visuals. No surprise since it was directed by the same guy that also made Sinister as well as Doctor Strange.
i agree... i remember being little loving 1 and 2 being pumped when my dad brought home 3 and....new-ish story and wasn't that into it...4 was in space hated it (although didnt hate it as much when i got older) but then watching infrrno that was like one of the first time i saw one of them type ending and i didnt see it coming (fuck high tension i saw that coming)...but yea inferno is neeeeeeeat.... i did like judgment pervy n gorey why not.... only watched once but the cenobite eating the paper n pujiong it into that machine to the bitches was good stuff
The truth is: you're in Hell right now, forced to watch this franchise destroyed again and again. Prepare for 10,000 more Hellraiser movies, including "Lego: Hellraiser" and "Disney's Princess Hellraiser" and finally, Cartoon Networks Cal-arts "Hellraiser" series, written by Rebecca Sugar. >:]
Oh the agony and horrors no horror movie could compare to our reality. Its so horrific that we have a political system in America that any franchise is fucked by the PC culture. Its like the new Disney's Star Wars its no longer sci-fi its a horror movie.Thankfully sci-fi and horror are technically the same category. Liberals didn't fuck that up but maybe I should stop before they get any ideas.
with a origins story setting from how oblivion was made and the link to the box a more fleshed out pun intended retcon of the la merchant storyline with lore backgrounds on the demons la fleur...
If you need Hellraiser content, read the comic books from BOOM! Comics. Some lacklustre art will take you out of the story in some of the books, but Clive Barker actually writes the stories.
I love this video. The fact that he went through the trouble of watching all of these movies and reviewing each individual one is awesome. It sucks that these guys don't make videos anymore. I miss y'all man comeback! Do more videos like this! Do a series review of Child's Play or Halloween!
"keersty" is pronounced like you're saying thirsty. "kirsty" Also spelt Kirstie. Like how people say "you mangy cur" that's the sound of the start of the name. "Cursty". It's an scottish/english name.
There's a part that I think confounds critics of the period when the OG Hellraiser was released. It's something that Clive has also injected into Nightbreed and possibly other works of his as well. It is the notion that WE are the monsters. Regardless of how outwardly monstrous the creatures he puts on the screen are --- the real monsters are the ones hiding in plain sight hidden behind a veil of civility --- as in the case of Julia --- who is both a victim but moreover a co-conspirator. This is why, I believe critics such as Roger Ebert reviewed it poorly, as they are expecting a monster to BE THE MONSTER, like the conventional slasher flicks of the time, but instead their expectations are subverted (and nicely). As was suggested to Clive, the original Hellraiser has many Faustian elements, which remains a vital and timeless parable even today.
*Hellraiser: Broken Toilet Plot:* A local Florida man discovers the Lament Configuration in a toilet and unleash a portal into an extra dimensional realm through the very toilet; sucking him in and meeting the Cenobites who are currently taking a number two.
Dude, I couldn't agree more. During Hellraiser Revelations we had 7 different scripts and 13 days to shoot. We had scenes that were written that day. The found footage was only added several months after we had finished the original film, which again, I agree is terrible.
To this day it's the one film that I am most ashamed of, as I feel like the real Hellraiser fans deserved so much better.
Nick Eversman I can forgive you in exchange for some autographed Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! merchandise. Only then will we be square.
Jason English they made merchandise for that movie?! ;-)
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None will ever beat the pure creepy vibe and terror of the very first one. I pretend the other ones dont exist. Makes me wonder what the fuck these people were even thinking when they made these.
Pinhead would be pleased with how fiercely and consistently he was shit on. Such pain, such pleasure.
Lol
I always thought Pinhead was more of an S than an M, guess I was wrong.
@@IamKindness i think hes a secret S lollll ughhh gawd i miss this channel
@@IamKindness He has pins pinned into his face/head, that seems pretty masochistic to me.
The sweet suffering
I can’t even count how many times I’ve watched this video. From beginning to end it’s just pure art.
Same lol
I thought i was the only sicko who rewatches this video over and over
The same.
Me too lol wished he come back
Same here, 2023 😂
Guys, isn't it obvious. The Hellraiser franchise is actually Pinhead's personal hell
Good One
Good one !!!
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Pinhead is trapped in Silent Hill basically.
Is it weird if I feel bad for a movie demon?
Waiting patiently for "Hellraiser: The Musical"
Cannibal the musical Hell Raiser the Opera
Like Hamilton.😂
There doing hellraiser on ice first
at this point, I'm waiting for it
Keep waiting!...
I think they should call the final movie:
Pinraiser: Hellhead
😂😂 funniest shit I've read so far!
Hellraiser the Final Chapter where the 3 different Pinheads all come face to face
Agreed
Hmm what then about no. 11: "Pinhead nails it" and no. 12: "Pinhead vs. Hammerhead" or the final no. 13: "Pinhead at the nail salon""?
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The best thing about Revelations is what Clive Barker said: 'If they say this is from the mind of Clive Barker, they're wrong. It's not even from my asshole.'
LMAOOO
So well said by Clive Barker, per usual. I never heard that comment before, so glad to know he said that.
LMAO!
Definitely. Clive Barkers shit would indeed make a better film.
lol!!
"Hellraiser: Plotlines"
Seduced by the first films of a famous horror franchise, a fan watches all the sequels, only to end up in an unsuspected hell - disillusionment.
This would be me.
that really cracked me up
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I watched all of the original Friday the 13th movies and didn’t have any more than a passive enjoyment for any of them. Why I did that, I don’t know. I’m doing the same with Halloween, although the first and third were good.
That did happen to me with Saw, though. Saw I and II were absolutely amazing, the rest not so much.
So true!!!!!¡!!!
I miss Paul o ween and this channel in general.
What happened? Why doesnt Paul upload on this channel?
Yeah, came here to say the same thing. I really liked this guys reviews.
Same. TH-cam channels like this are a gem.
This channel is gold. I miss their reviews. 😥
Yup.. 😪
*hellraiser 35: what the hell?*
This is the first TH-cam comment I've laughed at in months
hellraiser 15: hell hath no fury like the fury of hell hath had hath for hell had hath if had hath hell
“Her name should be KRIsty but it’s KIERsty.”
Ouch. My feelings.
My first GF was called KIRsty... It's a great underused name...
xD
i like rarely used names its great as im conserned
Kirstie Pham
That's okay you're still beautiful
i like your name
I feel you, Pham.
There are only two Hellraiser films: Hellraiser and Hellraiser II
Hellraiser 3 was alright
@@magtinfal7908 nope
@@brentblack2878 I liked it
@@magtinfal7908 u don't have an opinion
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The original Hellraiser is still my favorite "classic" horror movie! I don't watch much horror and haven't even watched almost any of the sequels, but Hellraiser was very memorable. Some of it does look dated because of how old it is, yes, but it's good enough that you can suspend disbelief. Interesting to learn more about the sequels. Thanks for the review, Paul!
Holy shit, Zaunster is alive?!
Hah! I suppose someone could. Oddly I think I get more comments on my shoulders or for smirking or something in my videos. I actually take it as a sign that people have to work a little to find something to criticize about my physical appearance.
The original premise and characters were truly scary and great.I rated it ( at my first watch) by the number if times I had to cover my eyes or look away from the grossness.I'm no marshmallow to horror movies- Ive seen 'em all,But it truly blew my cool.as didy first watch of "Saw#1"...true classics in their own right actually.
I agree! The original is great. There is a theme: seduction & desperation; Frank seduces Julia, the box seduces Frank, Frank returns & seduces Julia again, now out of desperation. Julia seduces desperate men to help Frank. Pinhead is seduced by Kirsty! ("You're not teasing us, are you Kirsty?" "...I'll give you Frank" "...suppose I prefer you?") And the box seduces everyone.
Kimberly Patton all saw movies suck as the more there are the worse they get at rehashing the same Bs over and over again..same with final destination and a few others
The redeeming factor of Hellraiser 3 is the soundtrack and video for "Hellraiser" by Motorhead, which has Lemmy playing poker with Pinhead. It's awesome.
Yep, the video was better than the movie.
But barely. HR3 was an ultimate travesty to Barker's original vision. Total garbage.
Armored Saint was in there if I'm correct which is also pretty awesome.
Dean Altemose definitely one of the most underrated metal bands of the 80s
Elliott Spencer was pretty entertaining and was the best character in it.
COMING SOON!!!
Hellraiser: Tokyo Drift in 3D
Lmfaoooo
I’d pay for that.
Tokyo stiffed! XD lol
rofl I can just imagine Pinhead popping up in a cutscene inside a car drifting
Freddy vs Hellraiser.
Jason vs Hellraiser.
The Tall vs Hellraiser.
Wishmaster vs Hellraiser.
I was an extra in Hellraiser III Hell On Earth filmed in my hometown. I was hanging from my tongue
Estatic Vibez I’ll be watching tonight lol
@Estatic Vibez
I'd never be an extra in a movie. Being an extra is a lot like lowering yourself down to a peon's level of existence, or a slave... Or an animal's which is probably the best way to put it. If I were to be in a movie, I'd be the STAR... Not an extra.
The REAL Exposing the Joy of Satan are you on crack? Were you high when you typed this?
@@gageloftus9748 Uhh... No...? lol. I get the sense that you're on crack though. Are you? That, or you're not seeing the point I was trying to make.
The REAL Exposing the Joy of Satan the point that I’m trying to make is that you sound like Alex Jones. Or a crackhead, you really do. A tinfoil hat kind of guy that watches anonymous videos
tbh my main beef was that, the first movie, the cenobites seemed like a cool sort of extremist sensation seekers, not some generic ass horror villians. they were hardly the bad guys of the first film even, it was more the uncle and the cheating wife.
but, as the series progressed, they made them more into that sort of token 80s horror villain, some unstoppable menace that one can only hope to outrun and avoid, while others fall left and right to them. they killed indiscriminately, for little to no real reason, i really liked the idea of them going after people who are seeking the ultimate sensation, but no, it just got fucking stupid.
honestly didn't mind bloodlines as much, but then it's partially because after that, it totally went to shit. also, because while it had the weird cursed bloodline plot, it sorta went back to the theme of the box being kinda meant for those that wanted to go to the peak of experience, pleasure and pain that in an extreme that can't be had while alive.
I FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY.
Part 1 and part 2 actually made the first movie. So technically part 3 is actually the 2nd movie.
leeman27534 however in the hellbound heart a Kirsty wasn’t stated as niece, alluded to that she was Rorys friend
I agree. If they focused more on the box, its lore, and experiences... it'll be so much better
Bloodline was actually my intro to Hellraiser so I have a soft spot for it haha
For a movie about a puzzle everyone always seems to figure out how to open the boxes with out any problems
But can't close it for SHIT!
😆
No shit lol
They never show you the hours it takes to open them, or the movies would be more boring than the actual screentime they DO show.
But how would the cenobites get their victims if no-one can figure out how to open the box in the first place, hmmmmm?
I find myself watching this video at least once a week for a comedic reset.
Thank you for this channel, and all of your glorious snarky insight!
Anyone else remember the other Cinnibites?
The ones Burger King offered exclusively in the morning?
😂😂😂😂😂
😏😎
Cinnobun.
There not cenobites their staff
Ha!
I can't wait for Hellraiser: Broken Toilet
Hellraiser: Butt plugged
and its sequel HELLRAISER: TOLIET PAPER SHORTAGE, and its prequel: HELLRAISER: EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA
I've seen that film already, the twist is that the toilet worked all along! It was the seat that was broken the whole time!
Yeah, same here. That one looks it's going to be so shitty, it's gonna be great. I also want to see Hellraiser 13: Clive Is Pissed. The continuation of Broken Toilet.
@@SonOfmowgef Holy shitty shit, seriously? I actually didn't catch on to that twist. I'm such an idiot.
Hellraiser died of a tragic ailment known as Sequilitis.
This unfortunate condition, caused by corporate greed and lack of creativity in writers, has caused the demise of such once-popular movies as Police Academy, Rocky, and most modern horror movies.
Symptoms include characters and/or storylines viewed as repetitive, boring, and one-dimensional. Sadly, there is no cure, and patients will often be propped up by even junkier sequels simply to prolong life.
Rocky? I wouldn't put Rocky in that class. Sure, one or two were not up to par but they all did very well and I'd say the last two were very close to the first two.
terminator as well..
Just happened to predator
True
One of my favorite videos on TH-cam. I watch this at least once every 3 months. It’s like a reset when I’m feeling sour.
Pinhead and the cenobites were never meant to initially be "The Monsters" of the series, Julia and Frank are, they are the titular Hellraisers.
That is pretentious as shit. I don't agree at all.
The whole point of DEVILS/DEMONS is to point out that they're NOT necessary! We humans are bad enough as we ARE! We can achieve the deepest levels of DEPRAVITY all by our LONESOME! (The "MONSTER" in Nightbreed was NOT any if the non-humans)
They really aren't though. If you read the short book the first movie is based on, Frank is the antagonist, THe cenobites just live in their BDSM world and they wanna take Frank back, cause he opened the box seeking them. They asked him a few times if he is sure he wants to do this, and they don't attack Kirsty, although they are threatening as fuck. If I remember correctly the story was called Hellbound Heart.
Hell even the first and second movie has this with the line "Demons to some, Angels to others," Essentially they offer the most extremes in pleasure and pain to the point where it blurs the lines between both. Those so disillusioned with their own existence, so jaded with the world seek out the puzzle box so they can call the Cenobites to let them experience these extremes.
The second movie has the line "It is not hands that call us but hearts..." implying that if you had no desire for what they offered, they would just peace out (as they do, leaving the girl alone).
It is the later movies that do the whole "oh they're instinctively evil murder machines who are basically demons."
In the book which the original movie is based on.Julia and Frank really are the bad guys. Cenobites just want to take frank back to there world because he fucked with the box. I would love a reboot of hellraiser with it focused on the original story. I think it would be great.
I never knew robotnic was a real person... yet here he is
Darren Murphy I was thinking that same thing
😎😎😎
He just needs longer mustache and the suit w a german accent.
Hahaha
Ahahahaha
I want this guy to narrate my life after I'm dead(er)
What a triple decker shitburger this guy's life was
😏
Lol
In up beat I hope...
I recently watched the first two Hellraiser films and thought they were both pretty good. I actually liked the Labyrinth idea for the second film although they could have added more to those scenes instead of just showing Kirsty and Tiffany running again and again down the halls (I.e the walls could start to close in or they encounter demons in their path if they’re supposedly in Hell etc). They could have even had Kirsty’s dad appear in human form who is now a demon in Hell to torment Kirsty in the labyrinth.
I’m not going to bother watching the rest of the series though. The first two films are enough for me.
They literally made Pinhead into a generic slasher after Hellraiser 2 which is really annoying.
I just watched the first two and I agree with you. They were good, but I can tell it’s not gonna get any better, only worse lmao
I can defend the third but yeah you’re generally right
I need to pay this guy to follow me around mocking things.
Lmao right!!!!
LMFAO,,, me too
Foreal! This had me laughing my ass off!
Hell yeah D.
Elk Lord your comment is underrated 💀
Hellraiser 14: Hellcome To Hohell Hellafornia
Orangefan not much makes me even smile. You sir had me LAUGHING!
Hellraiser 17: Pinhead Does His Taxes. Look, Man, We're Out of Ideas, the Producer's Some Shady Shithole Looking to Launder Some Money. Lay off me, Okay?
That would be the entire movie's title.
Hellraiser 18: Hellbillies from Death Hellow
"Hellraiser 19: Hell yeah, Man!"
'"After thousands of years relishing both pleasure and pain, Pinhead is due for a change of scenery. Thanks to Silent Bob's overdosing on pot brownies after reading a Clive Barker anthology, the Lament Configuration now opens out onto a certain convenience store...
The mortal plane is not ready for Cenobites high on phat doobies. Rated R for Drug References and Full Frontal Nudity."
Hellraiser 2020: Pinhead goes to Washington (show his election materials and campaign slogans). He'd still win against Hellary Clinton.
Hollywood: NO ONE ESCAPES US! WE"LL TEAR YOUR FRANCHISE APART!
Jay R Truth
I see it as Clive barker originally playing with the word ecstasy's meaning. The point where pain and pleasure melt into one. everybody
seeks the Cenobites to experience ecstasy thinking it is ultimate pleasure, while the Cenobites sees pain as the ultimate way to reach
ecstasy. In that way they are not evil, just helping the people to reach ecstasy from their point of view.
The original Hellraiser was originally titled "What a Woman Would do for a Good Fuck"
Thank you I could remember the specific story
Some chicks just be trying to catch the Midnight Meat Train
funny enough, it was an old lady who suggested it, after a test screening.
+Travis Himebaugh lol great movie
Da Reptile ..ha ha that reminds me of years ago stumbling upon a website instructing women on how to conjure up , call , wish up whatever a ghost or incubus ( male sex demon).. ( succubus is female sex demon) to have as a lover..
what the actual fuck!?
then they went on to say how once you get one they get possessive ( yea I bet) and jealous..
nooo thank you
Hellraiser isn’t about “Hell”. The cenobites are inner-dimensional beings. Leviathan isn’t the devil. The “hell” angle was played up later on because it’s an easier sell, but I actually think it makes the story and universe much more rote and bland.
pho3nixinflight Thank you! I was hoping someone would mention that. The religious bullshit (devil, demons, etc) has been used extremely often. Calling the Cenobites "demons," the labyrinth "hell," etc is inaccurate and representing it as more bland and common than it really is (the original lore, at least)
precisely. the guys just wanted to experience sensations and ended up being extremists who couldn't tell pleasure from pain, anymore. they have no relation to hell, in clive barker's story.
I always thought that it was rather clear with just the most quotable line: "Demons to some, angels to others." That speaks not of some boring "Heaven and Hell" tripe, but of something where what is good or pleasant and what is bad or unpleasant simply lose their meaning. That, I feel, was intended to actually make things more disturbing, as it obscures the lines of morality that we are use to in film.
Deimos kai Aischylos Well said!
thank you, it was clear that the third film just said fuck it satan and devil cause this is america, this franchise needed to stick to it's true Clive Barker roots.
Hellraiser 1: Amazing movie
Hellraiser 2: Very good movie.
Hellraiser 3: Entertaining movie
All other Hellraiser movies: Shit
i actually enjoyed Hellraiser 'Bloodline' .. back then I thought it was an interesting idea to play with "the timeless design" of the puzzle box, and the toy maker's craftsmanship and intellect abused by some evil... made it palatable I guess.
me too
@@steve-maheshsingh7553 me 3
Part two and bloodlines were my favorites of the bunch.
I liked the kills
@#Anton #FIN lol I still have it on VHS but I have no VHS player.
I just realized that the dad in Hellraiser is the "Scorpio killer " in Dirty Harry
and Garak in Deep Space Nine
And Frank Ryan on " Ryan's Hope"
I'm watching this for the 7th time. I love it and regret nothing!
What I don't understand is why Clive Barker's many great stories in Hellraiser weren't adapted to screen.
The graphic novel series had much better storylines than pretty much most of the film's after the first.
You’ve got Candyman and Midnight night neat train from The Book of Blood series at least
or like many of his books.
$$$$$
I would love to see abarat and see a visual representation of the characters and places
Why isn't there a director's cut of Hellraiser with all the cut stuff added back?
Jason Hauser they probably can’t find it
@@mikesoles5524 3x
Well there is a director's cut version of the first for the 13th movie.
I got the "ultimate deffinite whatever" uncut version. It doesn't still include spanking scenes and brief sex scenes were shorter. I HATE censorship, but movie is rarely even better when it's dragging "sex" scenes are missing. All the violence is there.
All these points prove how amazing the idea of these horror characters were. All the original horror character movies were not that good. Nightmare on elm street, hellraiser, Friday the 13th.
But the characters that were pin head, Freddy, Jason were so damn amazing that they surpassed the hammy aspects of their early movies
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"YOUR SUFFERING WILL BE LEGENDARY EVEN IN HELL"
greatest quote ever!
"HELLRAISER IV: HELL LOBBY" made me laugh
I've always felt the concept of Hellraiser was loftier than any of the executions. ripe for a hard R reboot. also, loved the Bowie cover tune.
fig. 8 Same 1 was interesting but it very tame, 2 brings in even more interesting ideas, playing with lovecraftian fiction. Ultimately just coming off as a mess of regurgitated John Carpenter leftovers. It could be a lot better.
I refused to watch the last "Hellraiser" Doug Bradley WAS HELLRAISER.
i loved pinhead. he was such a freakish demon. scared me in my childhood and for many years to come
Everything after the second one was Heckraiser.
Hey, frick you buddy
Facts!
C’mon, Hell on Earth is just too much fun of a movie.
@@JazziG59 Definitely an underrated sequel.
The rest of the franchise, however, was just bad.
@@JazziG59 Fuck no they made Pinhead into a generic slasher villain in that film
I definitely like to see a video like this of the Chucky movies, Friday the 13th movies, Nightmare on Elm Street movies & alien and predator movies. Also the Terminator movies as well.
Hellraiser would work best as being an anthology film. Imagine how many different stöd could be told around desire and the lament configuration, having the cenobites as the narrators. Sort of like the comics in the 90's
What happened is Clive Barker didn't write or direct any of the movies after the first one. No one can top his genius as a writer. The great Stephen King one said, "I have seen the future of horror. His name is Clive Barker." Clive Barker's books are brilliant masterpieces.
Actually he did write the second one.
I was a big fan of Night breed.
I don't know how invested in Hellraiser everyone here is, but the original and, sadly cut short, adaption graphic novels are absolutely brilliant and really add so much to the lore and background of Hellraiser. I'm still hoping for a reboot cinematic series based off them, but I won't start holding my breath any time soon.
+Madd Cvnt Sadly all the audience want is context rather than content, they're just not prepared to take their work further, America sold herself far too short.
Nightbreed was awesome.
HAHAHAHA, WELL DONE!!! You had me on the floor through out your video! It's about time someone did a synopsis like this. I am a huge fan, still, as seen by my profile pic! I'm still waiting for a remake, reboot, part 9, 10 or whatever, but alas, even if we do get something, it'll be the usual crap, with about 2-3 minutes screentime of Pinhead and his pals...
yes
I really likes pinhead and his pals... too bad they don't show up more often... Like more hot lady and crazy dudes with leather straps and wired gadgets AKA "CD guy and Drill head guy".
What did you think of Judgement?
I liked your David Bowie song
His interpretation of Bowie was the shit, I instantly got weak 😂😂😂
That made me laugh so hard 😂😂🤣🤣
sounds like cher
Right?! That was fucking awesome.
JANE??? I SEE YOUR COMMENT
Clive Barker sold the rights to Hellraiser before the first movie was even finished because he didn't think it would be a success. If only he held on to them.
you sold the rights, we came.
He at least has the rights to the franchise now and is making a reboot which will be a lot closer to his original novel The Hellbound Heart.
"Hellraiser: What the Hell"
hehe
and the one after that
Hellraiser.....Ohhh Hell !!!
hehe
actually maybe a good one: Hellraiser:Helheim. could play an angle on existing mythology, though the series seems to be plagued by terrible characters now
"Hell hath Fury."
Hell no!
Daniel Cook you're hired
The fact that you didn't title this 'What the HELL happened to Hellraiser?" makes you a better person than I am, Paul.
Vatsala काली Jhaveri ma kali
More better titles:
Hellraiser: Fleshlight Full of Bees
Hellraiser: Showering with a Feral Cat
Hellraiser: Having that same Wet, Angry Cat pull the Stingers off your Smeckenwhipper
Hahaha nice 1
lmao fleshlight full of bees awesome
LOL!
Yikes!! Lol
I don't know if you still read these comments, but I just wanted to thank you for your channel in general and this video in particular. Cracks me up every time. Happy Paul-O-Ween! Hope you are doing well man. 🎃🙏
Imagine if Guillermo Del Toro would direct and revise Hellraiser.
With Tom Hardy as Pinhead
While that would be cool I would rather he take on one of Clives other longer novels like weave world or maybe the Abarate series.
Doug Jones would be my pick for pinhead
Fuck yea
Better idea, let him make his own adaption of The Hellbound Heart.
The biggest plot hole in the Hellraiser franchise is the fact that the first story took place in England. But the second movie starts just days after the last movie ends with Kirsty waking up in the same mental hospital as the first film. Only now the hospital, Kirsty and the house are in America.
I just finished my yearly marathon of Hellraiser (only through 6 bc the rest are unwatchable) and was thrilled to see this video. Paul, you pretty much nailed it, except for saying newer horror movies have better concepts. While the plot lines for nearly all the sequels are trite and uninteresting, the themes of Pinhead, his motives, his backstory, and how people are led to him are rich with hedonism, disdain for tradition, and true terror. I read the comics and am enamored by the demons, the shocking themes and the lore. This universe should have been legendary...EVEN IN HELL!
Pinhead -- "Pain has a face, allow me to show it to you"
Me **already chaining myself to the wall** -- "my safe word is Fahrvergnugen"
Idk how I stumbled onto this video I've never seen a single hellraiser movie, but this is hilarious I watched the whole thing
@@SatanenPerkele define noob
Hellraiser 3: hell on earth and hellraiser 4: Bloodline was the only good movies
Nah, Ken, you’re trippin. In my opinion, the first Hellraiser is easily the best, for obvious reasons, and then Hellraiser 2, Hellraiser Hellseeker, and Hellraiser Judgement. I only consider Hellseeker and Judgement good because their plot is actually pretty interesting.
I finally finished watching this today (the latter movies were so bad, I was originally like "what's the point?"), and it's clear one of two things need to happen.
1. No more Hellraiser movies. The money grubbing studio(s) need to leave it alone.
2. Make an *actual* Hellraiser film, written and directed by Clive Barker, and of course featuring Doug Bradley as Pinhead.
I mean, I guess Barker wouldn't *have* to write and/or direct for it to be good, but he is undoubtedly the best choice. If not him, at least people who really care about Hellraiser and its *actual* lore.
And I feel bad for Doug Bradley, too. He loved being Pinhead; it's clear not only from interviews, but also from the fact that he continued to be in the films even as they got shittier and shittier. Revelations was clearly the last straw, and I don't blame him at all.
Either give Bradley a movie worthy of his presence (not just one he'd agree to be in - he seems pretty forgiving - but one that's truly deserving of his return), or leave the poor franchise alone.
Very simple, the series slip out of Clive barker hands after part 2 and was unfortunately given to a bunch of idiots who don't understand or care about the true and pure elements that made the first two movies such horror masterpiece. Losing Kevin Yagher (is role in the series is as important has Clive Barker himself) along the way was inevitable at that point. Why would he accept to lower is standard and work on shitty, inferior hellraiser work after Barker was out of the project. Its was just some downhill bullshit from that point, the cast, the soundtrack, (goodbye christoper young and all the amazing track you composed) the visual effect, everything good was gone except maybe for Doug Bradley.
Heroes of Xanadu - Sloth the ending of the hellraiser 2 was garbage either way I doubt thats true
Devin Horn Holy fuck Cronenberg directing Hellraiser sounds amazing! If you read the book what did you think about how Clive Barker fucked his own story up? I mean how he replaced the woman he didn't marry but loved him with a daughter, I hate that, it ruins the whole story and the ending when the woman who loved him and survived had the box and wondered if there was a box that could open heaven too so she could see him again.
Come back to this video every so often, gets better each time
Lmao! He called him "String-face McDick-fingers" I'm dying over here!
Who else is rewatching this in 2019 because his reviews are that damn good?
I miss this channel
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It's on Patreon now.
@@Rick_Cleland So he still does reviews its just a private Patreon channel now?
Yep, but don't understand his problem with the name Kiar-sty (Kirsty) pronounced Kir-stee
They need to release an uncut version of Hellraiser
Unfortunately the footage is lost so we'll never get a "X rated cut" of the movie
Stringface McDickfingers! LMAO - Awesome review.
Also - the HR3 Cenobites being cartoonish made me really want an old school Saturday morning cartoon starring them.
We are S&Maniacs,
We use hooked chains for our attacks!
We'll torture you insane,
with weird pleasure and pain,
We're S&Maniacs!
Heh. Sorry. There's a lot wrong with me. :D
Saw this movie in the late 80s as a little kid. It scared the shit out of me
Same, my dad recorded it on videotape.. watched it in my brothers bedroom when I was home alone
I used to call them Disk Man, Camera Man, Piston Man and Wire Man. Just wanted to share that.
I thought Hellraiser 2 was great - and I saw it the first time in 2009. I thought its version of Hell was amazing. Like a dark MC Esher drawing, with an enormous geometric shape looming ominously over the horizon, emanating rays of darkness instead of light. I thought it was pretty evocative. The phrase "Oh, such sights we have to show you...!" couldn't be more spot-on.
The score was great too. Fully orchestral, and Wagner-ish bombastic to really make things epic as they should be when you go to a hell dimension.
Hear hear!
same, that was actually my first Hellraiser movie and it's still my favorite
I agree. It is my favorite Hellraiser but some people want to bitch just to bitch while wearing their favorite date rapist attire.
Hellbound is my favourite but I love the original Hellraiser too.
"And to think, I hesitated..."
Lol I liked this video. I thought it was pretty funny, and I can tell a lot of work went into it. Although yeah, I really liked Hellraiser 2. I thought it was the best out of the series. Anytime anyone asks about the series and have never seen any of them before, I usually recommend seeing the second one first.
The more I learn of Ebert, the less I like the man.
Hellraiser: Broken Toilet? I would pay 100 bucks to see this movie. Sounds epic XD
Pinhead comes back and grabs you when your taking a very very long painful dump. I know I'm a very very twisted guy 😂😂😂
Let's make it happen.
Instead box, Theres a toilet painted like box and you summon cenobites by flushing water
If I'm being totally honest, I actually liked Hellraiser Bloodlines, yeah it's pretty much garbage but I was always curious about the Lament Configuration and it's origins (much like the identity of the Space Jockey in Alien, thanks for ruining that Prometheus!).
As a total aside I just got the add for the new Child's Play movie and it looks pretty good! I love that they tied in ubiquitous blue tooth devices and our current propensity to make toys that all have wireless connections.
Hellraiser bloodline is one of my favorites of this series. I think it has some of the most epic quotes from Pinhead. It gets a bad rap because it technically takes place in space, but most of the movie is flashbacks, so it's nowhere near as bad as it sounds.
It is my second favorite...
At least we'll always have the original Hellraiser.
Or Berzerk manga. I mean, isn't it true that God Hand is a carbon copy of Cenobites?
Check out The Scarlet Gospels. Only true Hellraiser sequel worth a damn.
Paris too.
Interesting thing about the first film. Pinhead doesn't get his name until the later films. In the first he is simple referred to as Lead Cenobyte. A similar thing happened to Freddy Kruger. He is referred to as Fred Kruger throughout the film and even in the credits and posters. The only scene he is called Freddy is when he says "Save me from, Freddy!" to Nancy.
The series started to suck around part 4. That'll happen when you try to over explain the ever loving fuck out of shit.
Duerst The Wuerst I'd say it sucked after part 3. They should have stopped at the excellent parts 1 and 2. In fact the same could be said for the Terminator movies. 1 and 2 were brilliant. All those after were dire.
I agree. Part 3 and beyond were not so good. 1 and 2 were excellent
Until the 5th they're watchable. After that its all shit.
yup, Will is correct . Anything after movie 2 never happened.
+Will Scarlett Same could also be said for the Alien franchise. (Prometheus is set in the same universe but I feel that it's another thing entirely) Alien and Aliens are masterpieces. Alien 3 is meh, Alien Resurrection is just bewildering, AVP 1 & 2 were awful and Alien Covenant was redundant.
I'd watch Hellraiser: Broken Toilet
Hellraiser 22: Eternal Tortureroo is the better one I think.
We need Paul to review the Puppet master films.
Jon Zamudio great idea
YES!
oh god...when he gets to retro puppet master
i will laugh my ass off
Why so he can be a fuckin troll
And also "Wrong Turn"
The brand new hellraiser is way way better than this crap lol love your videos bro I also come here every so often to laugh my ass off
Hellraiser Inferno is actually one of the best in the series. It has interesting visuals. No surprise since it was directed by the same guy that also made Sinister as well as Doctor Strange.
Murray Roodbaard hell yeah 💯
Also found it seemed to be the least cheap made looking one
I came here to say the same.
i agree... i remember being little loving 1 and 2 being pumped when my dad brought home 3 and....new-ish story and wasn't that into it...4 was in space hated it (although didnt hate it as much when i got older) but then watching infrrno that was like one of the first time i saw one of them type ending and i didnt see it coming (fuck high tension i saw that coming)...but yea inferno is neeeeeeeat.... i did like judgment pervy n gorey why not.... only watched once but the cenobite eating the paper n pujiong it into that machine to the bitches was good stuff
Yeah, Inferno is great.
Who you callin pinhead?
The truth is: you're in Hell right now, forced to watch this franchise destroyed again and again.
Prepare for 10,000 more Hellraiser movies, including "Lego: Hellraiser" and "Disney's Princess Hellraiser" and finally, Cartoon Networks Cal-arts "Hellraiser" series, written by Rebecca Sugar.
>:]
Lego Hellraiser sounds amazing
Oh the agony and horrors no horror movie could compare to our reality. Its so horrific that we have a political system in America that any franchise is fucked by the PC culture. Its like the new Disney's Star Wars its no longer sci-fi its a horror movie.Thankfully sci-fi and horror are technically the same category. Liberals didn't fuck that up but maybe I should stop before they get any ideas.
OMG LMAO
Lego:hellraiser is funny as hell.
lmfao...Hellraiser meets TMNT, Samurai Jakck ft. Pinhead miztape collab. vol.1
Hellraiser: 100 Hottest Hits
Pinhead: “Do I look like someone who cares what God thinks?”
You: No?!
Pinhead: “Well, I do... Why’d you have to judge me like that?”
Or:
He: Do you really think I care what God thinks?
Me:No?!
He: why what did you hear??
Guillermo del Toro could make it work.
Fuck yeah !!!
with a origins story setting from how oblivion was made and the link to the box a more fleshed out pun intended retcon of the la merchant storyline with lore backgrounds on the demons la fleur...
Like he did for Hellboy 2? I doubt it.
Hellboy 2 was good, wasn't it ? 😉
I don't know about that. I saw The Shape of Water and was very disappointed. Guillermo has the directing power, but as a writer he's just average.
I loved every moment of this superb, hilarious review dude!
Hellraiser: Hellfinder
Hellraiser: Helllooker
Hellraiser: Hellhider
Hellraiser:Hellrider (bikers n' shit)
Hellraiser:Hellbinder (satanic bible maker)
Hellraiser:Helllender (payday lender guy)
Hellraiser: Demonbacon
Hellraiser : Tittyblaster
Hellraiser: Bungweazel
"I saw my baby and she didn't have no skin, what should I do?" 🤣
Comics are really cool. I feel like you'd enjoy them, Paul. Especially with Kirsty turning into basically the new pinhead. Pretty cool shit.
which ones specifically?
The newer ones from Boom!.
Sooo, basically Pinsty is canon. Yep, good to know that weird slash ship is a sailin'. 😳
Hellraiser 1 and 2 were great... and part 2 was actually better than part 1.
Yeah i agree awesome stuff!
I agree the second one is my favorite.
yea 1 and 2 was best. Rest was 👎
notsogood yeah, absolutely! Hellraiser 2 builds such a wild reality. You just have to get past the dated effects.
Next sequels:
Hellraiser: Deadest.
Hellraiser: Dead in Hell.
Hellraiser: The revenge of the deadest dead in Hell.
Hellraiser: Reporter meets Pinhead.
Hellraiser: deader and lovin' it!
Hellraiser: 2 Dead, 2 Deadliest.
Saw VS. Hellraiser I’m going with Saw Franchise Cause there Better Written, Interesting Characters, And Better Entries
If you need Hellraiser content, read the comic books from BOOM! Comics. Some lacklustre art will take you out of the story in some of the books, but Clive Barker actually writes the stories.
Just read The Hellbound Heart it's literally the novel that inspired all of this
The Scarlet Gospel is the sequel/ending to Hellbound Heart. Both great books.
"Dr. Stringface McDickfingers". I laughed out loud. Great review!
Barbwire Mc Fatty 😂😂
Rob Zombie needs to do the next and final Hellraiser, simply titled: Pinhead
And bring back Doug Bradley as Pinhead
And bring Doug Bradley back as Pinhead
No he doesnt.
Fuck no!!!
I think rob zombie needs to do Texas chainsaw massacre. That seems to be right up his alley and I’m surprised he hasn’t thought about it.
Bloodline was the last one that had any relevance to the story.
I love this video. The fact that he went through the trouble of watching all of these movies and reviewing each individual one is awesome. It sucks that these guys don't make videos anymore. I miss y'all man comeback! Do more videos like this! Do a series review of Child's Play or Halloween!
"keersty" is pronounced like you're saying thirsty. "kirsty" Also spelt Kirstie. Like how people say "you mangy cur" that's the sound of the start of the name. "Cursty". It's an scottish/english name.
Well said.. keirsty!! My ass..lol
Ali U Its like yanks always calling Lara Croft “LAURA”
@@slaxxxer And call people called Craig...fucking Cregg...twats.
Spelt?? 🤣
@@joeman8523 And peopel called Colin called Co-lin..WTF!
There's a part that I think confounds critics of the period when the OG Hellraiser was released. It's something that Clive has also injected into Nightbreed and possibly other works of his as well. It is the notion that WE are the monsters. Regardless of how outwardly monstrous the creatures he puts on the screen are --- the real monsters are the ones hiding in plain sight hidden behind a veil of civility --- as in the case of Julia --- who is both a victim but moreover a co-conspirator.
This is why, I believe critics such as Roger Ebert reviewed it poorly, as they are expecting a monster to BE THE MONSTER, like the conventional slasher flicks of the time, but instead their expectations are subverted (and nicely). As was suggested to Clive, the original Hellraiser has many Faustian elements, which remains a vital and timeless parable even today.
I love Nightbreed - and tapping the vein the graphic novel! Brilliant
*Hellraiser: Broken Toilet Plot:*
A local Florida man discovers the Lament Configuration in a toilet and unleash a portal into an extra dimensional realm through the very toilet; sucking him in and meeting the Cenobites who are currently taking a number two.