Hellraiser

Name: Hellraiser
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 7, 2022
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Adam Faison, Aoife Hinds, Brandon Flynn, Drew Starkey, Goran Visnjic

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Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): October 7, 2022 | R

Starring: Adam Faison, Aoife Hinds, Brandon Flynn, Drew Starkey, Goran Visnjic, Hiam Abbass, Jamie Clayton, Jason Liles, Odessa Adlon, Predrag Bjelac, Selina Lo, Vukasin Jovanovic, Yinka Olorunnife, Zachary Hing

Summary: In this remake of Clive Barker's 1987 horror film, a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension. [Hulu]

Director: David Bruckner

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 min

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Dave White

Oct 4, 2022

In Bruckner’s directorial hands and David Marks’ editing, more information is delivered than ever before, but no plot point is over-explained. Mysteries are allowed their ambiguity. Read full review

Polygon Katie Rife

Oct 10, 2022

It has some great, grotesque visuals, which makes it a real shame that this film isn’t getting a theatrical release. And it accomplishes what many fans (including this one) wanted for the series, which was to pull it out of the creative purgatory where it’s been stuck for a couple of decades now. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Oct 4, 2022

Fans will be relieved to know that this Hellraiser definitely doesn’t skimp on the gore, providing enough viscera and flayed skin to satisfy the most bloodthirsty viewers. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Oct 7, 2022

It doesn’t always work, and at times it really really doesn’t, but it feels confident and unfettered in a way that so many horror films don’t these days. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Oct 5, 2022

One point in favor of Bruckner’s new Hellraiser is that it takes some time before it feels truly lost. Read full review

The Film Stage Ethan Vestby

Oct 7, 2022

A chief problem with Hellraiser is that we never feel its lead’s dark past. Read full review

Mark Hanson

Oct 4, 2022

Any ambiguity over the veracity of the story’s events is quickly jettisoned to adhere to the demands of the leaden slasher-film plotting. Read full review

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misterfatz

Oct 8, 2022

Graphic in many scenes, and the Cenobites are frightening. There are scenes in this movie that will make you cover your eyes. Pin Head is cast as a woman but I believe a trans person, who is born a man. So people complaining shouldn’t. The actor’s performance of Pin Head was spot on andGraphic in many scenes, and the Cenobites are frightening. There are scenes in this movie that will make you cover your eyes. Pin Head is cast as a woman but I believe a trans person, who is born a man. So people complaining shouldn’t. The actor’s performance of Pin Head was spot on and perfect. The voice was very well done too. A perfect film. All actors and actresses did an excellent job.… Expand

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Kadanka

Oct 8, 2022

I do not understand the reviews crying over the original. The original was a gigantic turd, with no direction or narrative. Only in the second film do they find an inkling of where the series should go. As far as the remake goes it was quite fantastic. A horror movie to the T. Gory, andI do not understand the reviews crying over the original. The original was a gigantic turd, with no direction or narrative. Only in the second film do they find an inkling of where the series should go. As far as the remake goes it was quite fantastic. A horror movie to the T. Gory, and creepy, it gives you a 13 ghosts kind of vibe. The make up and special effects were A+
The acting was also not bad given the genre; the main actress did a fantastic job, and carried the whole cast. I’m sure we will see her in many more things to come. All in all a very spooky surprise this season. It’s free on Hulu, there are no downsides if you’re into this type of film.… Expand

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Dubeau

Oct 10, 2022

Hellraiser 2022 is certainly better then the original (not that is should have been a big issue). The story as certainly more flesh attached to it. Although I found the main actress story to be somewhat boring. The acting was just passable, exception of the villains that were much moreHellraiser 2022 is certainly better then the original (not that is should have been a big issue). The story as certainly more flesh attached to it. Although I found the main actress story to be somewhat boring. The acting was just passable, exception of the villains that were much more convincing. Pinhead and Voight were great. The FX were pretty good and at least not hidden into a wall of darkness. It is explicit, yet, I have seen much gore in some action movies. It is somewhat a caricature at times but that's ok. The music was fine. The sound effects could have been more exploited. The camera angles were too conventional at times. I give it 70%. This isn't the best in horror but it did provide some good moments of it. Maybe it deserve a follow up.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Oct 7, 2022

To say it's better than most of the other sequels after the third installment doesn't really mean much. The truth is that it means nothing. And anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves.

The problem with this version of Hellraiser is the same problem that plagued all the other awfulTo say it's better than most of the other sequels after the third installment doesn't really mean much. The truth is that it means nothing. And anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves.

The problem with this version of Hellraiser is the same problem that plagued all the other awful sequels. There is nothing left to tell with this kind of characters and plot.

Yes, maybe horror fans will gloat over the gore and violence that has always been part of these stories, but there is nothing to be gained watching it.
The existence of this film adds nothing to the franchise regardless of what it does better, for the very reason that it carries that stench of mediocrity.

It's not an option that I would rule out if you're interested, both for the franchise and the genre, but I reiterate that this film has nothing new to contribute.… Expand

6 of 10 users found this helpful64

JLau

Oct 25, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Drug addict girl gets her brother murdered by inter-dimensional demons with a puzzle box by becoming involved in some guy's plot to get rid of some gear mechanism where his intestines should be.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

testera

Oct 23, 2022

The very last thing one would expect from a Hellraiser movie is for it to be politically correct, and yet here we re. This not-quite-reboot, not-quite-sequel, not-quite-reimagining lacks the creativity, insanity and the no-f***s-given attitude of the first two Hellraisers. Characters areThe very last thing one would expect from a Hellraiser movie is for it to be politically correct, and yet here we re. This not-quite-reboot, not-quite-sequel, not-quite-reimagining lacks the creativity, insanity and the no-f***s-given attitude of the first two Hellraisers. Characters are uninteresting, their motives are weak, the main villain Voight is bland, not even remotely as memorable as Channard, the Cenobites are too stylized and de-sexualized, therefore they are not as unnerving as in the original two movies. This Nu Hellraiser is too scared to do anything even remotely out-of-the-box, so it sticks close to horror conventions and cliches, instead of pushing the boundaries.

Overall, while better than the sequels that came after Hellbound, it's still a big disappointment.… Expand

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WanderinMelmoth

Oct 20, 2022

DragRaiser
Pinhead now is a T R A N N Y.
Yes, that's right, they've made a joke out of Hellraiser.

2 of 5 users found this helpful23

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