Hellraiser

In 1987 horror was already becoming predictable, but Barker takes us into uncharted territory that lacks the predictability of this film's horror peers. The victims aren't drunk teens, people don't make horrendously stupid decisions, and things in no way happen as we'd expect them. Even the gore and effects take us down a more rare and satisfying path. This film will fulfill your darkest pleasures. Clive Barker introduces us to Pinhead in this ultra-creepy, practical effect gorefest with a solid story!Larry (Andrew Robinson; The Puppet Masters, Pumpkinhead 2) and his reluctant second wife move into an old family property in which, unbeknownst to anyone else, his brother Frank had toiled with the powers of evil and now suffers in Hell. Some blood is accidently spilled where Frank was torn apart by an otherworldly evil and this blood initiated the beginning of the transformation of his remains to a rather "incomplete" facsimile of infernal Frank.This scene is a testament to the patient practical effects of the 80s. We see organs develop from blood droplets and his body slowly finds form from a gory muck. The scene is long and gross, and it includes some creepy stop motion of his decrepit skeletal arms and bloody resurrection. This transformation scene is one of the most memorable scenes in 80s horror.Now a skinless, weak, macabre husk of his formal self he tempts Julia (Clare Higgins; Being Human) to "help" him by bringing him more blood. Julia clings to an adulterous memory of a past lusty tryst with Frank and wants more. She has no love for Larry but much carnal desire for Frank despite Frank's criminally loveless nature--making this quite the perverse story.Whereas Frank's desire to be whole again bridges our story from reality to Hell, the keystone is Julia's adulterous desire to be in his arms. As she finds comfort in the murderous means to fully restore Frank, we see her shift from an apathetic (in her marriage with Larry) and effortless housewife to a comfortably made-over black widow. Once she has brought blood to Frank slimy flayed body, she starts to do her hair differently and her make-up looks sharper--more villainous.Although many scenes occur elsewhere this feels much like a chamber thriller, claustrophobically taking place mostly in the confines of the house. We, like Frank trapped in the attic-like spare room, feel isolated; trapped under a roof with a damned skinless man. The only impediment to Frank's freedom is Larry's daughter Kirsty (Ashley Laurence; several Hellraiser sequels, Warlock III), who learns the infernal power of the Puzzle Box and bargains with some demons to return Frank to Hell.These leather-clad, macabre demons are called Cenobites and they look like members of a devil-worshipping 80s metal band. They include Chatterbox, Butterball, Female and their leader Pinhead (Doug Bradley; Nightbreed). Their monster make-up work is off-putting and their silent demeanor only adds to their malevolence. Their words are few but direly chilling.The Puzzle Box leads us to the only special effects in the film that don't hold up well. While watching the Puzzle Box being solved is actually very simple (no significant FX involved really) and cool, the Box brings about some effects that resemble Atari-Tron videogame lasers. However, the Box remains powerfully mysterious and it draws our ominous attention whenever it's on screen.Written and directed by Clive Barker (Nightbreed, Lord of Illusions), this film offers no shortage of gore to compliment the fantastic, effective story. Frank's victims are drained husks of pus and maggots, Frank himself is a horror to behold in his various phases of development, and then we still have other cruel visions, the twisted make-up of Pinhead and his fellow Cenobites, the Puzzle Box opening creepy gates to a somewhat ambiguous Hell, and Frank ultimately being torn apart by hooked chains in another iconic horror scene of the decade.I find the story and characters every bit as powerful as the gory practical effects and consider this a must see for anyone who considers themselves a fan of modern horror.

Hellraiser, still, one of the best car movies in the past 40 years. Definitely the best in the series. My opinion of this should have been considered one of the better series out there, I think it's better than Friday at 13 and almost if not better than nightmare on onstream. There is just something I and creepy about pinhead! It's not just the way his persona is and the way his character came to be. It's the whole theme of the movie. He never had any corked came, chasing one liners. Even as the movie got a little tacker and more terrible with certain sequels. His persona is always the same. Ominous and evil. If he walked into that room or showed up in your room house, whatever. He knew you were gone. Whereas the other characters I mentioned in those films you could take them out. Thats why I always have loved the hellraiser series. My favorites being obviously the first and second and then 6 and part 7. I do like some of the others, but these are my favorites. The ones with Kirsty. Just below better they stick to the story without changing too much and even when they go back to Kirsty in the later sequels even though it changes it always has the guessing and still keeps you on the edge of your seat, but with scars and intellectual thought.I even thought so with part 7, which titled "Deader", which had a fresh take on the series and starred Kari Wuhrer. But for some reason, people who are already just sick and tired of so many bad sequels that I just think it didn't pick up very well. And even the last one. At that time which came out in 2008 called hell world was good for being the 8 entry at the direct to DVD sequel.This film shows how infamous and great the series was. And how it started out and so much potential. That it could have been excellent it also showed how good the practical effects were. This was before CGI etc.. Now all is newer films in the series and just new movies in general CGI. And they don't look good. And the last 2 in the series were so terrible. And they change actors for pinhead nobody like them or cares for the film because they're not even made for the budget that could at least make the film halfway good even if it was made with a small budget which at this time when the movie was made hellraiser I e the original it was made for under half a million but they did a fabulous job. The company that is produced revelations and judgment the past 2 entries. In the series completely.

Hellraiser 4 originale de la saga en VF assez rare et plutôt correcte pourtant vue le prix qu il était vendue je valide

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Premessa: ho sia l'edizione in DVD che quella in blu-ray.Hellraiser: Non ci sono Limiti è una pellicola che ha fatto la storia del cinema horror ed ha creato un brand che tutt'ora gode di ottima salute.Tratto da un racconto lungo (Schiavi dell’Inferno) di Clive Barker (regista di questo primo capitolo) il film ha tra i suoi tanti pregi quello di aver fatto nascere un nuovo villain di pura malvagità: Pinhead (interpretato da Doug Bradley) che assieme ai suoi sacerdoti del male, i Cenobiti, sarà quasi sempre protagonista nei seguiti successivi.Nonostante il budget risicato (un milione di dollari) Barker riesce ad esprimere su schermo tutta la sua visionaria fantasia e non mancheranno scene disturbanti, violente e angoscianti.Molto marcata anche la componente sessuale, aspetto invece quasi completamente tralasciato nel seguito.Considerando l'anno di uscita gli effetti speciali ed il make-up (opera di Bob Keen) sono accettabili (escludendo la pessima CGI).Sul finale, causa mancanza di tempo e probabilmente di soldi, si nota il basso budget a disposizione: gli effetti speciali diventano al limite del dozzinale e la chiusura piuttosto affrettata.Un film che non può assolutamente mancare nella collezione di qualsiasi amante del genere horror.Entrambe le versioni mancano di contenuti extra eccezion fatta per un libretto cartaceo, nell'edizione in DVD, con la sinossi del film e anedotti vari sulla pellicola.Il blue-ray spicca per le ottime tracce audio in DTS HD Master in inglese e italiano.Spedizione, da parte di un venditore esterno, perfetta ed arrivata in anticipo rispetto al giorno previsto.

Ce film est un bon film d'horreur dans le sens où il est dénué d'humour, de second degré, d'auto dérision ou autres éléments qui pourrait distancier le spectateur du drame. C'est aussi un bon film d'horreur, car il ne se contente pas de suggérer, mais montre frontalement des éléments horribles, mais avec relative parcimonie. C'est aussi un bon film d'horreur, car il contient une bonne dose de subversion. Il possède aussi le charme du film qui ne dépend pas du CGI porn; ici les effets sont devant la caméra. Et pour couronner le tout, la musique plutôt symphonique, appuie bien les images et entretien bien la tension (beau travail de Christopher Young).Dans les éléments subversifs il y a ce couple adultérin, avec Clare Higgins qui découvre progressivement des éléments de souffrance qui vont avec un érotisme et des plaisirs de la chair à base de chairs déchirées et de sang. Bref le film va à fond dans ses objectifs et reste marquant visuellement.Le film est très religieux et fait l'hypothèse qu'il existe un Enfer ("hell" bien sûr) qui est convié par une petite boite qui à énigme grâce à laquelle il est possible de souffrir pour l'éternité. Le film peut être vu aussi comme une revisite du film de maison hantée dans un mode gore, sang et chairs: les fantômes sont montrés et les dégâts qu'ils produisent sont visibles.Hellraiser [Blu-Ray]

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