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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | This is the first Hellraiser sequel that doesn't bear the imprimatur of creator Clive Barker, and that makes it a sequel that many Hellraiser fans will want to disown, but they shouldn't dismiss it altogether. Now under the control of Miramax producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the franchise takes an entirely new direction, and Inferno is primarily a detective thriller in which a corrupt cop (Craig Sheffer) takes on a case that will judge his soul and, ultimately, damn him forever. His judge and jury will be Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and his legion of twisted Cenobites, but before he can be tried and condemned, Sheffer's cop will watch as those around him are killed off one by one, leaving a trail of blood (and telltale severed fingers) that leads back to the torment of his own youth. So, what you really have here is a variation on It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol, with all the themes reversed to hellish extremes. The plot doesn't hold together all that well, but you can't fault the film for establishing and maintaining a heavily somber tone. This is pretty dark stuff, after all, and although Hellraiser fans will lament that Pinhead's appearance is relatively brief, he's presented here in an intriguing new light--not merely an icon of pain and suffering, but a giver of counsel and justice to those (like Sheffer's cop) who arguably deserve the eternal anguish they will receive. Does that make Pinhead a good guy? If this otherwise lugubrious sequel achieves anything, it's that it raises that question and lets the viewer decide. --Jeff Shannon | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Actors: | Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, James Remar, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Sadler | | Director: | Scott Derrickson | | Format: | Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language: | English | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Studio: | Dimension | | Run Time: | 99 minutes | | DVD Release Date: | October 10, 2000 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 141 reviews |
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 Incomplete As Always Jul 30, 2008
Hellraiser Inferno has gotten a lot of bad wrap over the years. From the way I see it, fans ether lover it or hate it with no middle ground. Like many of the Hellraiser sequels Inferno is not what it was planed to be. Being the Hellraiser collector that I am, I recently bought a UK import version of Inferno. After viewing the DVD, I was surprised at how different the import version was from the American cut. In the UK version the main "COP GUY" turns out to be a friend of Frank Cotton & the ending is totally different. In the UK cut, the movie ends with the "COP GUY" falling into a cage made of female skin. In the cage Frank is weighting for him. Frank then goes on to pull all of his friend's fingers off until he slits Frank's neck open with his teeth. Frank bleeds to death & then the dead frank turns into pinhead smiles then says that the engineer will collect him. Then a bright light rushes toward him & fills the screen before the movie cuts to credits. How about that for a Hellraiser sequel! NOTE: The UK import that I bought doesn't work on standard US DVD players. For the record I can't find any more copies of this cut anywhere on the web.
 An OK Movie, not the greatest Jul 06, 2008
I am a HUGE fan of the Hellraiser series, but after seeing this film I was very let down. There were a few good moments in this movie, but it left me bored and wishing it would hurry up and end. This is prob. my least favorite out of the first five movies. I recommend you rent before you buy.
Good, for a Hellraiser sequel Dec 10, 2007
This is the first Hellraiser in a long time, that actually was interesting. The plot was made all the more intriguing by placing it within the confines of a good mystery or tale of ratiocination. Well, perhaps this is giving the film too much credit, but I actually found the tale taut and suspenseful, and especially enjoyed Pinhead's speech (pretentious maybe, at least for a Hellraiser sequel, but it worked well enough), at the end of it regarding human responsibility for creating one's own hell and so forth. He really steals the show.
It is desent Feb 04, 2007
Hellraiser: Inferno is probably the best of the far too many films to follow the orginal two classics, Hellraiser and Hellbound.
I do not think Inferno is great and I do not think it compares at all to the 1st two films, but is superior to the pointless gore fests of Hell On Earth and Bloodline and the laughable parts of the series in 6, 7, and 8.
Inferno returns to the orginal idea of the 1st two films in that it revolves around how solving the box brings both mental and physical suffering to the individual who opens it.
Inferno focuses more on the mental aspect and perhaps shows more in depth the hell Frank went through in the orginal film through the eyes of Joe Thorne.
When it comes to Pinhead, I think less is more. I feel that he was far overexposed in parts 3 and 4 and it limited his effectiveness when he did appear. Though his overall appearence in Inferno is brief, it is powerful nonetheless.
Unlike most of the Hellraiser sequals, Inferno actually has good acting and a decent plot with some substance.
Though I doubt anyone will be blown away by Inferno, it is definatly worth seeing once.
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 Hell raiser inferno sucked and still sucks Jan 31, 2007
After solving a creepy puzzle, unscrupulous Det. Joseph Thorne (Craig Sheffer) finds himself trapped in hell with the hair-raising ghoul Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and a murderer at large. Thorne tries to outwit Pinhead and discover the killer's identity in an effort to escape, but the trail keeps leading back to one man: Thorne. As his transgressions begin to torment him, Thorne learns the real meaning of the word .Hellraiser and Hellraiser 2 apparently jaded me. I really didn't enjoy this movie. Although the plot itself was a decent one (though a bit slow moving at times), the acting was terrible, the special effects left plenty to be desired, and it just wasn't a Hellraiser movie, at least to me. I might have at least not hated this movie if I had no expectations. However, when I rent a Hellraiser movie, I expect Cenobites and Pinhead. I expect good dialogue and a creepy factor of 10.
I don't expect crappy acting, moralistic dialogue, and, of all things, NARRATION. Hellraiser movies are supposed to make you creep out and think a bit. If the movies make you think about the dualistic nature of humanity, that's great, but I don't want first person narration expounding on it.
I don't know which was worse -- Hellraiser 4 or this one. This movie bares so little resemblance to the original that it shouldn't even have the title. Do yourself a favor and re-rent the first or second of the series. Or better yet, read the novela they're based on.Do yourself a favor and pass this disgrace.
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