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film which we'll be streaming exclusively on Hulu on October 7th got a chance to check it out the
other night and I'm gonna let you all know is this one of those good reboots or is it one of
those terrible ones that you don't want to see or even speak up ever again we'll be discussing that
and so much more in today's spoiler-free review but before we get into it if you all haven't
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number one are you a hill razor fan if you are what is your favorite film an entire franchise
like 12 of these films let's talk about in the comments but more importantly let's talk
about this film Pros cons Direction performances practicality of the cinebites Pinhead what worked
what didn't work and since we're talking horror we have been eating good as horror fans in 2022
let me know once you've seen this film has it made into your top five what are your top five horror
films of 2022 let's talk about it in the comment section so before we get into my thoughts here I
will let you all know when it comes to my fandom of this franchise I wouldn't consider myself a
super fan now I've seen the first four Hellraiser films and I know like I said there's like 12 of
them so I didn't I haven't seen half of them at this point I plan on watching those at some point
I heard they're not that great but neither here nor there I've seen the first four part two is my
favorite and the thing I enjoy about the four that I have seen the practicality is off the chains pun
intended uh I love the cinnam bites I love Pinhead but putting that aside let's talk about this film
is it good is it great is it bad let's start off by talking about the director David Buckner who
films such as 2017's the ritual or even last year the night house he's knocking on that door for me
as one of those horror genre directors that whenever I see his name attached to something
I'm gonna be excited David Buckner's Direction in his film was great when it comes to his style
and his approach to horror it's very refreshing especially when you look at this franchise which
again I haven't seen them all I heard they don't get good the further they go along but you can
tell this is a director who cares and comes into this franchise as both a creative mind with his
own original ideas but also you can tell that he's a fan of the franchise right you can see
that he is focusing on these characters the lore the mythology and he is just elevating
these stories and when it comes to a thing that I really appreciated about David's work he focuses
on the cinebites and Pinhead David I thank you for realizing who the star of this franchise films are
so I thought that he was fantastic which Speaking of those Supernatural sadistic cinebike characters
from another dimension they are the stars and they are showcased throughout this film unlike
the previous films even the original 1987 which I'm not the biggest fan of the OG don't kill me
don't kill me yo but you know again practicality cinebites Pinhead all this stuff's great I just
wasn't a fan of the story but even that film which some people love a lot it's like some of people
I know their favorite horror film of the 80s the cinemas and Pinhead were like barely in the movie
but that's not the case in this film and when you look at how they use these characters we see them
wrecking Havoc you feel the looming threat of them showing up and straight up tormenting these
characters throughout this two-hour run time and each moment with them gets better and better and
the practicality and Designs were so solid I personally me personally I preferred the 80s
design a little bit more just for my personal taste but I can't deny the redesign is pretty
solid for the most part but we talked about the center bites we got to talk about the hell priest
AKA Pinhead who's played This Time by Jamie Clayton she was fantastic stepping into this
well-known iconic character she was menacing she delivers those classic Pinhead speeches with such
ease and the voice sounded so good the design was great she was great I know some people might have
their own opinion about this new Pinhead but I thought that Jamie did such a fantastic job in the
role which brings me into again the practicality of it all the designs of these characters the sets
were incredible the blending of all reality and their dark and twisted Dimensions were seamless
and again I can't stress enough how much better practical effects are and again knowing that you
sometimes you have to go CGI right but when you use practicality 9 out of 10 times it's so much
better y'all in my personal opinion right and when it comes to this film it just looks so good with
the practicality and Carnage was very effective it wasn't like quote-unquote torture porn but
if you follow this franchise it fits within that narrative and I thought that the Carnegie's film
was pretty well handled which brings me into other things like the score of this film which I thought
was great by Ben Lovett it was fantastic it had its own original Flair but also had its sprinkles
of the original score by Christopher Young and kind of transitioning into the human elements of
this story I thought that they were fine you know kind of spotlighting and kind of highlighting the
standouts of the cast you know I think of gorin whose last name I cannot pronounce as you all can
see on the screen now who plays Voit he is great in the film and I like the character that he is in
this movie but more importantly focusing on Riley played by Odessa azine who Riley's Ark in his
story was pretty good enough to keep me intrigued for the the duration of the film I thought that
there were moments that the scenes that she had didn't particularly care for at some points but
the idea of her being a recovering addict and how it plays into the decisions that she makes
in his film and how her addiction causes pain to others and how you can parallel okay an addict and
parallel into the story in regards to her coming across this box and how the pain is brought on
by this box and how they connected that to me and how they tie that into the story was pretty
effective so I will give a shout out to Riley who is our main character in this film but last
things I want to kind of mention before we get into my criticisms here the film actually takes
his time to set up the lore and the backstory of the box and his purpose which for those that might
be wondering at home Elliot do I have to see the original to kind of understand the lore and the
mythology no you don't at all because this film does a good enough job of establishing the rules
and again the mythology and the lore of these characters in that mysterious box I don't want
to leave about if you've seen the previous films you're going to get the appreciation of the Easter
eggs the nods the callbacks the homages knowing what came before it so I really appreciated those
elements as well as it's not again not being a super fan but knowing the other previous film
so I do want to uh you know give a praise to that but also I don't want to leave out a third after
this film it's off the charts it's off the chains as I said a little bit earlier it is crazy it's
insane it's fun it's a Gore Fest and it makes up for which we'll talk about here in a second the
second half which had its shortcomings so kind of pivoting over to my criticisms with the film I'm
not gonna lie to you all the actual story that's at hand wasn't all that interesting for me how
it starts off mainly kind of again establishing these characters and getting involved and all
the different stuff it just wasn't as meaty or as engaging as I was hoping it to be I'm gonna give
you all this like a quick example which I would have loved to have maybe seen this film kind of
pivot into follow with me here it would have been more interesting to me if they would have
dove into the addiction side of our main character for example she comes across the box maybe she's
in this Recovery Center and she's having the Box being a metaphor for an actual drug where she's
using the box as a drug and is taking the lives and she keeps like getting addicted to doing that
that this film isn't that this is my pitch to the sequel maybe but anyway way again just I wish the
film would have been a little bit more complex and not like complex where it's like making you think
like what's going on here but I just wish it was a little bit more depth to what was going on in
the actual story which brings me to I mentioned the two human characters that stood out to me
but there are some supporting characters that I just didn't really care for I'm referring to our
characters for example Colin and Trevor who were just here running a mill horror stereotypes and
not trying to compare it to 1987 but that story with Julia and Frank was crazy but it matched the
craziness of what was going on with the cinebites and Pinhead and all the blood and gore and torture
it matched that this film has the craziness but it doesn't have those characters that match within
the absurdity and Insanity that's going on on the screen so I wish that the supporting characters
were more on the level of what the film was giving us so one more thing I want to talk about again
I talked about appreciating the story and the mystery and the unfolding on the box all that
stuff was solid but the second half of the film takes a like a momentum stop it like slows down
down again we're discovering more but the pace in the second half was some of the weaker elements
of the film from my personal taste so before we get into my overall thoughts and my score in this
film if you're still hearing this point of review I appreciate you just a friendly reminder to like
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Hellraiser 2022 is a fun Thrill Ride gorefest that gives the audience and the fans of this material
and its characters what they want practical effects the Box the cinnam bites and the Pinhead
being the focus of the film and the kills that make you want to turn your head and even though
I had some of my issues that I mentioned I'm still leaning more on the positive side so with
that being said I'm gonna give Hellraiser 2022 a 3.5 out of 5 and I would recommend you all give
it a watch if you have the stomach for ladies and gentlemen so check it out on Hulu on October 7th
and when you do let me know what you all thought of it and again just kind of briefly before we
wrap this thing up Hulu Round of Applause ladies and gentlemen I'm talking about this year alone
as far as horror fans and all that stuff fresh fantastic pray fantastic this film had its issues
but still a really good time watching a film how many Hulu to continue on this trend in this
momentum because they're really doing their thing so again y'all make sure in the comments you let
me know your Pros your cons your favorite moments favorite kill where do you rank this film amongst
the other you know films that you've seen this franchise and since we're talking horror of 2022
where does this film land for you all I would say right now this is probably in my top ten I'm Gonna
Make a list at the end of the year but I had fun with what this film had to offer so again that's
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