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Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser
Made in 1987 by Clive Barker, was a low-budget British horror film. Based on a novel (also written by Clive Barker) The Hellbound Heart. It explores the aspects of sadomasochism, and the mystery of a puzzle box that when opened release demons that torture mortal souls for all eternity. As well as exploring the turmoil of a family whose lives soon go from average and mundane to a nightmare of murder betrayal, revenge, and punishment.
The story is centered around a golden puzzle box said to be the doorway to an unfathomable world of erotic pleasure that would last all of eternity. To be delivered to it's opener by the cenobites considered to be angels who will deliver you your wildest dreams.
The story describes the downfall of a man named Frank Cotton. Who upon finding the legendary puzzle box discovers the pleasures spoke of were to be of horrible sadomasochistic torture by creatures called cenobites. A group of horribly mutilated humanoid figures bound in leather with distinguishing deformations, such as those of Pinhead whose mutilation consists of pins that have been hammered through his flesh into his skull in a grid pattern and six open wounds on his lower torso seen through his leather outfit.
The story continues some time after Frank's disappearance, during which, his brother Larry and family move into the old desolate house. Then a few drops of blood from a small accident causes Frank's body to begin regenerating from the residue left of him under the floor boards. His heart reforms and begins pulsing and the bone and organs of his body return, but he lacks skin and flesh. Julia, who was his lover while engaged to Frank's brother Larry, succumbs to Frank's pleas, and agrees to help him.
A broad portion of the story centers on the sexual tensions between Frank and Julia and Frank's ability to use his previous relationship with Julia to persuade her to murder for his rejuvenation with promises he'll be with her. She begins seducing men at singles bars, then luring them up back to the house up to the desolate attic room where Frank waits to drain them, so it provide the blood needed for his body to regenerate, thus allowing his soul to escape the cenobites.
In this review I won't give away the ending. I'm not so cruel as to deny you the pleasure of seeing the film for yourself. As a person who loves the magic behind film I can honestly give my approval on this movie which stands above all other horror films made during the 1980's.
I feel this film is powerful in describing what we fear. I also believe it does something other movies of the genre cannot. What it does is create a world too horrible to imagine beyond the dry concept of death. In Hellraiser it goes beyond death which would be a good thing compared to the endless torture you'd face at the hands of the cenobites. And in my opinion serves as a more intellectual film than many others of the same genre.
Enjoy the film.
Hollow Man (2000)
Disappointment
This movie to me seemed like a great film to watch. Great edge for a horror film an invisible killer.
As it turns out they focused more on special effects than a good plot. The effects are great but as the plot rolls it's self out it becomes dull and without purpose.For me it was the type of movie that involved me cursing at the cast for their stupidity. I was mostly disappointed that they threw away this great idea for a film and turned it into a chance to show off. Kevin bacon's performance along side Elisabeth Shue is the acting highlight of this film. The way he slowly evolves into a villain makes Bacon's proformance top-notch for this second class film.
All in all it's not a bad movie just not a great or even good one. So if your uncertain I say rent it what's to be afraid of?