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Post by CT on Jun 15, 2007 4:25:33 GMT -5
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) Directed by Rick Bota"Dean Winters plays Trevor, who survives a car accident that apparently kills his wife Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) when their car plunges off a bridge into the river below. Trevor manages to escape with his life, but, even though police divers find both car doors open, there is no sign of Kirsty.
One month later, Trevor wakes up in a hospital and realizes that his wife is missing, but because of a head injury, his memory is uncertain and he cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. Trevor finds himself the prime suspect in a murder case, and has two homicide detectives on his tail. Many strange events befall him, until the Cenobite Pinhead shows him reality." |
Rate this movie one a scale of 0 - 5 stars. (5 being the 'best'!)
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Post by GL on Jun 16, 2007 10:21:48 GMT -5
“Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker” is a great return to form for the series.
**SPOILERS**
While driving on a lonely road, Kirsty Cotten (Ashley Laurence) and her husband Trevor (Dean Winters) crash into a river. Trevor escapes, but Kirsty isn't as lucky. Waking up in a hospital room, he begins to experience vivid images and dreams. He discovers that Kirsty is missing and no one knows where she is. Released from the hospital, he goes back to their home and tries to piece together what has happened to Kirsty. He encounters police detective Mike Lange (William S. Taylor) and his partner Detective Givens (Michael Rodgers) and tries to get his story across. No one believes him, and his fantasies and dreams become even more vivid. He begins to start seeing weird people in the dreams, which is in direct proportion to them getting more and more violent. People start to die around him, making Trevor question who is after him and want they want. He gets his answers from Pinhead, (Doug Bradley) who leaves various for Trevor to solve inside every one of his visions. Not knowing who to trust or where to go, he starts breaking down mentally. Believing he is going insane, Trevor learns of his connection to Kirsty and the Cenobites who want to avenge sins of the past.
The Good News: This is the glorious return to form in the Hellraiser series. This is also one of the smartest horror films in years. It has so many twists and turns that being in that situation can make a person go insane. It has a clever ability to switch between fantasy and reality so fast that it boggles the mind at what just happened. It plays like a brilliant mystery movie, only the killer is known all along and we are waiting for him to strike again. It really does make one uneasy watching this, as it shifts between the different realities so often that you yourself are never sure of what is real and what is Pinhead's little game. That was also a great addition to the story; Pinhead has a cool reason for being involved in the movie. He has a score to settle with Kirsty and decides that now is the time to cash in. Kirsty realizes this, and makes a deal with Pinhead to let her go free. Pinhead collects part of the deal and wants the other part, and this sets up the rest of the movie. By carefully placing what has happened in the film and offering credible excuses as to what something we know to have happened is now different is a great stroke of genius. It also takes a genius to be able to wrap up what has happened in the film and change it, but it does work. It also has a few really good jumps as well, resulting in an uncomfortable watching experience. Something totally unexpected happens that knocks your socks off and causes you to jump. Even Pinhead gets in on it and gets one great scare. As usual, he lets his violent actions speak for himself, yet it can be a bit disappointing to the true gorehounds of the series. This one is still pretty bloody, but it doesn't come near the total amount of bloodletting in the first two.
The Bad News: With nearly every single woman coming on to Trevor sexually in the film, it is a shame that the only nudity in the film isn't even a woman who came on to him. This was really weird. I expected more as we see half the cast in their underwear. That would be a good thing, but since it is all we see, it comes down here. Also, as I mentioned, the film does have a complex plot. It took me twice to see what was going on plot-wise, and some people may not have that kind of patience. It will loose a few people, but it still makes up for it with the great finale that will answer all the questions that you will have about the plot. It just may take some people a hard time getting to it.
The Final Verdict: If you can overlook the somewhat confusing plot, this is a great entry in the Hellraiser series. This film answers so many questions that people have about the relationship between Kirsty and the Cenobites that all fans will want to check it out.
Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Brief Nudity, and several clothed sex scenes
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Post by Jen on Aug 12, 2007 10:00:18 GMT -5
I actually really liked this one. It played a bit like Inferno in a way, but managed to be more of a Hellraiser movie, with a very interesting turn of events. . GL mentioned this, and is absolutely right, it IS like a mystery film. And the "hallucinations", the fact that we never quite know what is real, and what isn't until the end, its pretty darn effective. Its not without its flaws though, and I could see why fans of the original might be disappointed. But as sequels go.......not bad, not bad at all. Surprisingly good, really. I will give it a three.
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Post by GL on Aug 12, 2007 10:13:53 GMT -5
Exactly right, Jen. This is how psychological horror should be, as you get a really nice mystery about the hallucinations and their not being real or not, and mixed together with a more traditional feel makes this one underrated in the series. Glad you liked it.
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Post by abraxas on Dec 8, 2009 11:31:20 GMT -5
Yet another crap fest, Oh so lame.
After seeing this I decided that the Hellraiser series is dead to me, no thanks Ill stick with the first 4. Even Bloodline was better then this sh** offering.
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Post by GL on Dec 9, 2009 10:49:32 GMT -5
This was a hell of a lot better than expected, man. What was so wrong with it?
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Post by abraxas on Dec 9, 2009 13:34:45 GMT -5
For starters Pinhead was only in it for like 2 scenes, it was just really boring as a Hellraiser movie, maybe if they would have made it a stand alone movie, without being attached to the Hellraiser series, I might have like it more. But as a Hellraiser movie its pure schlock.
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Post by GL on Dec 10, 2009 11:00:03 GMT -5
Fair enough, as it was indeed supposedly a stand-alone movie before it was re-adopted to fit in the Hellraiser mythos. I just really got into the mystery of it, but whatever's fine.
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