Pinhead (Doug Bradley) is back with a vengeance, and a personal vendetta in this vastly superior sequel compared to the first two HELLRAISER flicks. HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH has the most imaginative make-up FX around, courtesy of Bob Keen. HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is an AWESOME film and yes, Pinhead and company do have lots of innovative ways to murder, maim, maul, mutilate, and simply kill unfortunate victims which are guaranteed to delight horror fans, and shock the delicate in nature.
A sleazy nightclub owner, J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt) has, in possession, the statue of Pinhead. Little does J.P. Monroe realize that he has the potential to release the ultimate evil...
Pinhead has been resurrected... Now, in the form of this statue, Pinhead must consume random victims at his disposal so that he may unleash his evil, pernicious powers to be! It's up to a feisty news reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) to stop Pinhead's diabolical plans and to put an end to him, and his Cenobites forever. The Gates of Hell must be closed, and that effusively strange looking box holds the key to preventing Pinhead's quest for world domination...
It won't be an easy quest for Summerskill though. Despite all the overwhelming odds against news reporter Joey Summerskill, she still has one ally...
The ghost of a World War II veteran (Bradley once again, playing duo roles) can assist Summerskill and give her inklings as to how to stop Pinhead's reign of terror. Unfortunately, for Summerskill, in order to have this WWII ghost defeat Pinhead in the netherworld, she must risk her life to lure Pinhead...driving him into the other dimension...Hell. The cross-worlds between pleasure and pain are interceded...
HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is a thoroughly well-made thriller. It has a very intriguing story-line, great special effects, and lots of destruction galore against people and property. Pinhead himself is good at being bad. If nihilism is the name of the game, than look no further!
Directed with flair and style by Anthony Hickox (WAXWORK, FULL ECLIPSE), HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is one of a very small breed of sequels that is overpowering over the original hits. HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH will jolt you left and right! The gory make-up FX are some of the best...and the most realistically staged, frightening sequences ever seen. The all-new, malformed looking Cenobites for HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH are amazing.
Again, I highly recommend HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH for those brave souls who are willing to explore into "deviant" territory. The story-line is fascinating and outrageous, the action is well done, and even Pinhead made a great movie villain with his strong ability to deceive lost souls, confusing reality with illusion. HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is a complete phantasm of a movie. It combines a good plot, scary FX, and buckets of gore to challenge the viewer's credibility. Let me warn you that HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is one sinister journey with stomach churning consequences. If you are prepared to plunge into a gruesome world of horrifying proportions, then Godspeed to you... Horror connoisseurs will find much to appeal to in HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH; the weak and sensitive to their stomach souls need not to apply...
RATING: **1/2 out of ****.
A sleazy nightclub owner, J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt) has, in possession, the statue of Pinhead. Little does J.P. Monroe realize that he has the potential to release the ultimate evil...
Pinhead has been resurrected... Now, in the form of this statue, Pinhead must consume random victims at his disposal so that he may unleash his evil, pernicious powers to be! It's up to a feisty news reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) to stop Pinhead's diabolical plans and to put an end to him, and his Cenobites forever. The Gates of Hell must be closed, and that effusively strange looking box holds the key to preventing Pinhead's quest for world domination...
It won't be an easy quest for Summerskill though. Despite all the overwhelming odds against news reporter Joey Summerskill, she still has one ally...
The ghost of a World War II veteran (Bradley once again, playing duo roles) can assist Summerskill and give her inklings as to how to stop Pinhead's reign of terror. Unfortunately, for Summerskill, in order to have this WWII ghost defeat Pinhead in the netherworld, she must risk her life to lure Pinhead...driving him into the other dimension...Hell. The cross-worlds between pleasure and pain are interceded...
HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is a thoroughly well-made thriller. It has a very intriguing story-line, great special effects, and lots of destruction galore against people and property. Pinhead himself is good at being bad. If nihilism is the name of the game, than look no further!
Directed with flair and style by Anthony Hickox (WAXWORK, FULL ECLIPSE), HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is one of a very small breed of sequels that is overpowering over the original hits. HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH will jolt you left and right! The gory make-up FX are some of the best...and the most realistically staged, frightening sequences ever seen. The all-new, malformed looking Cenobites for HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH are amazing.
Again, I highly recommend HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH for those brave souls who are willing to explore into "deviant" territory. The story-line is fascinating and outrageous, the action is well done, and even Pinhead made a great movie villain with his strong ability to deceive lost souls, confusing reality with illusion. HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is a complete phantasm of a movie. It combines a good plot, scary FX, and buckets of gore to challenge the viewer's credibility. Let me warn you that HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH is one sinister journey with stomach churning consequences. If you are prepared to plunge into a gruesome world of horrifying proportions, then Godspeed to you... Horror connoisseurs will find much to appeal to in HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH; the weak and sensitive to their stomach souls need not to apply...
RATING: **1/2 out of ****.