Plot: (from imdb.com) Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.
Review: Hellraiser 2 is very much a continuation of the first movie. We keep the same protaganist Kirsty and the story continues along a similar path. It does a lot of things that a good sequel should do; it expands upon the concepts of the original film whilst keeping the same principal ideas of the first one. The problem though is that it keeps the confusion of the first one and even manages to make it even worse. Before going into this we should look at the good points.
The movie is fantastic visually. We get to explore the world that the Cenobites come from, and it is far out there. Beautiful matte painting backgrounds provide a fantastic backdrop and they add in lightning that looks great. The world consists of great pyramids and complex structures that boggle the mind if you think of them deeply. There's a new Cenobite who's look is just so bizarre yet compelling.
The plot itself starts with some interesting ideas but then it loses itself into a mess of confusion. Kirsty going to find her father is a good start but once Dr. Channing gets involved it gets just weird. Why does he want to unleash this world, what is there to gain? Why did he think this was going to end well? And then there's all the questions on what Cenobites can and cannot do. If Pinhead is so powerful, why does he stay there when this doorway seems so easy to open? It's probably not meant to be overthought but I can't help it, it bothers me.
This one does not shy away from the gore either. There are all kinds of skinnings and violent deaths. It's a little less silly then in the first one but I wonder how all this happens without any normal people noticing the crazyness.
My opinion of this movie is very close to the first one. It has many of the same positives and negatives. Watch at your own risk.
Score : 6/10
No comments:
Post a Comment