Does Hellraiser Still Scare You?

[GL]

Well, simple enough:

Does the original Hellraiser still scare you when you watch it?

[HNT]

I voted yes, but it depends on what you mean. Doesn't really get me terrified or anything anymore, but there are defintiely some very nasty ideas about sadism and masochism under the surface of this one that can freak me out a lot if I am in the mood to think about them.

[GL]

Hellraiser, the first time I watched it through, just completely went over my head since I had no idea what was going on and most of the central ideas, like the sadomasochism and torture present throughout that you mentioned, just went completely over my head as I had no experience with them prior to viewing the film, and it was really afterward when I went online to look at what others had said about it that I really understood what it meant. I had heard the words but never really had an inclination what it meant, so to speak, but once I finally figured it out I still wasn't a huge fan of the film as, like TCM, it's more unnerving than scary, so all in all, I have to vote no on this one.