Hellraiser - Hellworld
by Rick Bota
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Actor: Christopher Jacot, Henry Cavill, Katheryn Winnick, Khary Payton, Lance HenriksenDirector: Rick Bota
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Gabriel Kosuth
Producer: Nick Phillips
Producer: Ron Schmidt
Writer: Carl V. Dupr?
Writer: Clive Barker
Writer: Joel Soisson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dimension
DVD Reviews of Hellraiser - Hellworld
DVD Review: Wasn't as bad as you might think!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Even with every new sequal of the "HELLRAISER" series you see less and less of pinhead.
I thought this one was different and creative compared to the 2 or 3 movies before it.
But always keep in mind this series was at its best when CLIVE BAKER was in control of it!!
I rate this movie a 7 from 1to10!!
DVD Review: Pinhead Goes Digital
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the eighth Hellraiser entry. I love this series, but it's not always "good." I think the films are fun, but I wouldn't recommend them to most people unless they're a fan of, say, Evil Dead or Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn. These are graphic, bloody films (but no more so than the Hostel films or most Friday the 13th entries). But that's part of the fun of slasher/monster films.
So it should come as no surprise this entry is entirely unoriginal. Using Lance Henriksen to draw fans of Aliens in a dwindling horror series? Been there (see - actually, don't see - Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud, Screamers: The Hunting, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Scream 3, etc.). The tag line, "Evil goes online?" Been there (the cover is an almost direct copy of The Matrix including colors and just alters The Matrix tag line, "The future will not be user friendly"). A website that can kill you? Been there (feardotcom, Halloween: Resurrection, Pulse, etc.). A giant party promoting debauchery by some stranger? Been there (An American Werewolf in Paris, From Duck 'Till Dawn, etc.).
So what DOES Hellraiser: Hellworld offer? Doug Bradley and Henriksen in reliably strong performances and actually challenge the heroes for screen time, which is a nice change in this series. Hellworld also offers far more intentional humor than the usual dread-drenched or unintentionally funny Hellraiser entry. I thought the film was enjoyable and fun, but as a bad film.
This film is certainly not well-made with questionable special effects, a nonsensical script, horrid acting often lacking any emotion, boring and stagnant cinematography lacking any creativity, and even sometimes predictable death scenes. But I liked it, even though I could admire nothing about it.
DVD Review: The worst just got even worse.
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm a huge, huge fan of the first two Hellraiser movies (and to a lesser extent, the third one). They're bonafide horror classics that everyone, not just horror nuts, should see at least once. Bloodline is average at best. However, subsequent entries make Bloodline look like Chinatown. Everything from Inferno to Hellworld borders on unwatchably bad.
Not only is Hellworld a horrible movie; it holds the distinct "honor" of being the worst of the series. No small feat considering how terrible Deader and Hellseeker are. It's literally uncomfortable to watch this movie because of how poor it is. Clive Barker should write a new book detailing Pinhead "knowing" the Weinstein's flesh for all eternity. I'd read it.
Ugh. It's just a bad movie. Even Jason X and Halloween Resurrection isn't this bad. I loathe the modern remake craze (truly), but Hellworld is so bad that I'm actually looking forward to the remake, which Barker will have a hand in, potentially setting this series back on track.
DVD Review: Blood, Boobies and Boredom
Summary: 2 Stars
I've enjoyed a couple of the direct to video entries in the "Hellraiser" series, "Deader" & "Hellseeker" were decent little b-movies. Nowhere near the quality of the first two feature films, but enjoyable none the less. "Hellworld" actually has a decent premise, and by throwing Lance Henriksen into the mix it should be a winner. Unfortunately, this latest entry in Pinhead's series is just a painfully dull 1980's slasher style rehash.
The basic storyline for "Hellworld" is that there is a massive online game called "Hellworld" and several friends have become addicted to playing. One friend's obsession actually leads to his own suicide. The remaining friends blame themselves for letting things go so far and this upsets them for about 4 minutes, until they receive an invitation to a secret "Hellworld" party being held in a huge mansion. Lance Henriksen plays the sinister host, and things begin to go downhill very quickly as the friends find themselves playing for their lives.
Gratuitous nudity and sex, throw in some gore, and almost every horror cliche available and you have 80 minutes of film padding. If you are into cheap scares, illogical storylines and lousy treatment of the cenobites, then you will enjoy this film. If you are looking for a genuine "Hellraiser" film, go back to an earlier entry...or simply wait as I hear Clive Barker is helming a remake of the original film, but avoid "Hellworld".
DVD Review: An Awesome twist of a great classic horror film.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great twist of one of the great classic horror movies. I am not a cult movie follower, but the Hellraiser saga has been one of my favorites for along time. In this episode, we find the puzzle box has became a game online and there are many of teenagers playing it. There are even parties held in honor to Hellworld aka Hell. This movie takes a great twist and follows up with a shocking ending that is barely fore-seeable. It is just a game right?
Description of Hellraiser - Hellworld
Experience a real-life nightmare in this all-new and totally unique chapter in the terrifying and insanely popular series created by horror master Clive Barker. Starring Lance Henriksen (ALIENS, SCREAM 3) -- and once again Doug Bradley as the infamous Pinhead! When five hardcore internet gamers are invited to a special party thrown by the website HELLWORLD, they are about to endure a night of unspeakable terror they believed only existed in cyberspace! Fresh, entertaining, and crawling with amazing special effects, don't miss the chilling return of Pinhead in this awesome thriller from Dimension Home Video.Clive Barker's Gothic ghoul Pinhead is pitted against online gamers out for kicks in Hellraiser: Hellworld, the eighth entry in the popular horror franchise. A group of young computer-game enthusiasts crack the secret of Hellworld, a virtual-reality game based on the Hellraiser mythos, and earn themselves an invite to an exclusive party at a secluded and spooky mansion. There, the host (Lance Henriksen, always a welcome sight) reveals his elaborate collection of Hellraiser-related artifacts, as well as a hidden agenda regarding one of the gamers' friends, who died under sinister circumstances. Naturally, this fresh assortment of attractive young souls with an insatiable curiosity for the forbidden summons up Pinhead (Doug Bradley, natch) and his Cenobite friends to unleash their own brand of hell on Earth. Hellraiser devotees won't find any fresh ideas in the script, but veteran cinematographer Rick Bota (who helmed the two previous films in the franchise) provides attractive visuals, and the gore is plentiful and unpleasant. --Paul Gaita
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