Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Movie Reviews #6 - Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)


Plot: (from imdb.com) A shady businessman attempts to piece together the details of the car crash that killed his wife and rendered him an amnesiac-- and left him in possession of a sinister puzzle box that summons monsters.

Review: Once again, we’re back in the world of this could be called anything but Hellraiser. The story is in no way about Pinhead or the Cenobites but they do show up. We do however get the return of Ashley Lawrence, who was the lead in the first 2 films. Similar to part 5, a shady character is having strange visions happen to him after getting the infamous box. It blurs the line between reality and hallucinations and as you go it becomes more intense.

            Like before there isn’t a whole lot you can say about the movie. The performances work, no one is terrible nor are they amazing. The gory scenes don’t happen all that frequently. You’ll get a disturbing vision and then it will suddenly end. In the end though everything is explained and wrapped up conveniently.

            This one was probably a little better then part 5 but it didn’t blow me away. It just feels like someone took a horror script and added a couple of Hellraiser  elements to shoehorn it into to the series.
Score: 5.5/10

No comments:

Post a Comment