Like it or not the benchmark here is Hellraiser. And this one falls incredibly short of it.
The film plays out more cartoonish and comedic than what the subject matter asks for. With an antagonist looking more like a Saturday morning cartoon monster than a threat to Irish faith.
I am on the record by saying I've never read any of Barker's novels/short stories, but film wise blasphemy and sacrilege as a subject matter is done considerably better in the Hellraiser series.
If you're a B-movie buff then by all means watch Rawhead Rex (which in this case you've probably done so already). Otherwise, your time is better invested in other titles.
The film plays out more cartoonish and comedic than what the subject matter asks for. With an antagonist looking more like a Saturday morning cartoon monster than a threat to Irish faith.
I am on the record by saying I've never read any of Barker's novels/short stories, but film wise blasphemy and sacrilege as a subject matter is done considerably better in the Hellraiser series.
If you're a B-movie buff then by all means watch Rawhead Rex (which in this case you've probably done so already). Otherwise, your time is better invested in other titles.