I spend some of my time living under a rock, so my knowledge of Hellraiser going in was limited to something about hell, and the guy with pins in his head. Wow, am I glad I didn't spoil anything for myself!
It took me a minute to connect the dots at the beginning of the movie, but from that point on I was hooked. The visuals of partly-formed Frank really startled me, in a way that horror usually doesn't. The slime, the bodies, the hooks... each one yucked me out in a genuine way. The plot was also great. I think the progression from "Julia sucks" to "Julia is evil" was so seamless, and the horrific acts she committed for her weird ex were shocking to watch. Hellraiser does a great job of building anticipation with many realistic chase and search scenes, and the Cenobites are a group of characters I won't soon forget.
I do want to mention that I initially didn't love Christy as a character, but by the end of the movie I couldn't NOT admit that she was right all along, AND that she can kick some a**. Really good horror movie, and not too long of a watch; would highly recommend!
It took me a minute to connect the dots at the beginning of the movie, but from that point on I was hooked. The visuals of partly-formed Frank really startled me, in a way that horror usually doesn't. The slime, the bodies, the hooks... each one yucked me out in a genuine way. The plot was also great. I think the progression from "Julia sucks" to "Julia is evil" was so seamless, and the horrific acts she committed for her weird ex were shocking to watch. Hellraiser does a great job of building anticipation with many realistic chase and search scenes, and the Cenobites are a group of characters I won't soon forget.
I do want to mention that I initially didn't love Christy as a character, but by the end of the movie I couldn't NOT admit that she was right all along, AND that she can kick some a**. Really good horror movie, and not too long of a watch; would highly recommend!