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Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Pretty good sequel!
I was a big fan of the original Hellraiser and Pinhead to my opinion is one of the greatest (and coolest) characters in Horror history. So I was a little frightened that the sequel would be nothing but a mess. But I pretty enjoyed the film! It is strongly linked to the original, most of the main characters appear here too, something I really missed in Pt. 3, cause it adds to the atmosphere since you're somehow linked to Kirstey. I liked the idea that Pinhead's story is discovered here a bit, that you see who he was in his human days and how he came to become a big number in hell. It somehow makes him more "sympathic" if this word can be used here. The movie has a very dark and gripping atmosphere, and the characters are very good, especially the mad doctor and, of course, Pinhead. But the flick starts to get really great when Kirstey enters hell! The whole place is shot in fascinating, dark colors and the setting of the whole labyrinth is great! Like a dark masterpiece of architecture. The showdowns are also very well done, especially when Pinhead discovers his "human" side and helps Kirstey to escape the mad doctor. After all, a very good sequel, in some parts even better than Part 1 and definitely better than Part 3!
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Should have been done better
I'm a great fan of Hellraiser and I like Pinhead a lot for he is one of the greatest characters in Horror history. By now, I've just watched the first three films of the series. I very enjoyed the first two films, for they had a very cool and creepy atmosphere and were some masterpiece of dark art. But Hellraiser 3 never reaches the level of these two flicks. First of all I missed the great scenes in hell that made Hellraiser 2 such a great and stylish film. Secondly, the acting of some of the main characters is very bad, especially Terry, although the actress is very pretty. Thirdly, there is too much Pinhead. Don't get me wrong, as I already said above, I very like this character, but sometimes less is more, it should be something special and thus rare when he appears, and in this film he appears much too often. Though I liked the idea to bring his human form into play. What I also disliked is the whole disco setting. Although I'm a great Heavy Metal Fan, I didn't enjoy the whole thing, for it lacks the darkness that the first two films had in them. And Hellraiser should not include these massacres, they're under Pinhead's contempt, not his style!