Starring: Doug Bradley, Katheryn Winnick, Khary Payton, Anna Tolputt, Henry
Cavill, Christopher Jacot, Lance Henriksen
Directed by: Rick Bota
Story: Pinhead returns to terrorize computer hackers that have opened a
virtual Lament Configuration on the website Hellworld.com.
Review:
I've seen so many god awful movies in my lifetime. I've seen plenty of films and
thought why was this ever made? This movie fits directly into that category.
Have you ever wondered what were they thinking when they wrote this? Who
knows maybe I'm not alone when I say this but it just seems like the Hellraiser
films go downhill with each new sequel. Although I did find the 6th film to be
much better than the previous entry that came out before it. Hellraiser
Hellworld however is easily the worst in the series and quite possibly one of the
worst horror films I've ever seen. I've waited maybe a year or two for this
movie to come out and the long wait really had me anticipating it much more.
Hellraiser Hellworld is about a group of friends who get invited to a bumping
party filled with others who are connected to an online video game. More
specifically it's a Hellraiser party thrown by the man who is the online game's
biggest fan. Soon after the kids find themselves struggling to survive as they
are slowly being killed off by Pinhead and the rest of the Cenobites.
Much different from all the previous films, Hellworld plays with the idea of the
well known Hellraiser franchise. Much like the plot to Wes Cravens New
Nightmare, all the characters in the film are well aware of Pinhead and the other
legions from hell as if it were like a huge fan base (much like real life). Being a
fan of the series I had a hard time trying to deal with the fact that everything
seems to be well known. You'll see characters wearing Hellraiser t-shirts and
playing an online video game based on the puzzle box. Like a lot of genre films
today there isn't much interaction between the main characters where you
would feel for them and want to survive. Luckily I didn't watch this film for the
main characters anyway. The only characters I were interested in seeing were
the well known Clive Barker created characters and the other character played
by Lance Henriksen. Seeing Lance Henriksen in a Hellraiser film caught my
attention from the very beginning. I've seen the actor in a bunch of movies and
I really enjoy his work. The character he plays in the pictures seemed to really
fit in well.
On the other hand, the rest of the film is just a mess. All the aspects from
every previous film isn't present in this picture. I suppose it's their way of
trying to do something different, but for me it just ruins the whole idea.
Hellraiser Hellworld runs like a typical slasher film. Instead of having a huge
mystery where the entire film is like one giant nightmare you have to follow
these braindead characters as they are being killed off one by one. It's almost
nothing like the original concept and Hellworld just seemed to go the route of a
slasher film. It does feature some decent acting and gory death scenes but it's
just a total mess. Turning Hellraiser into an 80's style slasher film is like training
a dog to write your homework, it just doesn't work. To top it all off the film the
film features a plot twist which doesn't make any sense. By the time you figure
our what's going on you're already in a loop as to why you're even watching
the rest of the film.
Worst of all the way the film ends just wasn't sweet. The overall plot and twist
near the end pretty much ruins everything, but the films ending just seemed to
add more to the time that is wasted. I don't know too much about the making
of the picture and I don't know what went on behind the scenes but I can see
why this film was kept buried for so long as well with the 7th film. Hellraiser
Hellworld for me is an insult to the series and to the fans who take the time to
watch these pictures. It's great to see old characters again but placing them
with this plot just didn't fit at all. Unless they can find some great way of
bringing back life to this series then I don't see any reason why they should
continue making them. Although making a new film isn't such a bad idea since
the series itself ends on a bad note with this picture. Hellworld is not only the
worst entry in the series but it was also a waste of time and money.
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Overall: 4/10
Cavill, Christopher Jacot, Lance Henriksen
Directed by: Rick Bota
Story: Pinhead returns to terrorize computer hackers that have opened a
virtual Lament Configuration on the website Hellworld.com.
Review:
I've seen so many god awful movies in my lifetime. I've seen plenty of films and
thought why was this ever made? This movie fits directly into that category.
Have you ever wondered what were they thinking when they wrote this? Who
knows maybe I'm not alone when I say this but it just seems like the Hellraiser
films go downhill with each new sequel. Although I did find the 6th film to be
much better than the previous entry that came out before it. Hellraiser
Hellworld however is easily the worst in the series and quite possibly one of the
worst horror films I've ever seen. I've waited maybe a year or two for this
movie to come out and the long wait really had me anticipating it much more.
Hellraiser Hellworld is about a group of friends who get invited to a bumping
party filled with others who are connected to an online video game. More
specifically it's a Hellraiser party thrown by the man who is the online game's
biggest fan. Soon after the kids find themselves struggling to survive as they
are slowly being killed off by Pinhead and the rest of the Cenobites.
Much different from all the previous films, Hellworld plays with the idea of the
well known Hellraiser franchise. Much like the plot to Wes Cravens New
Nightmare, all the characters in the film are well aware of Pinhead and the other
legions from hell as if it were like a huge fan base (much like real life). Being a
fan of the series I had a hard time trying to deal with the fact that everything
seems to be well known. You'll see characters wearing Hellraiser t-shirts and
playing an online video game based on the puzzle box. Like a lot of genre films
today there isn't much interaction between the main characters where you
would feel for them and want to survive. Luckily I didn't watch this film for the
main characters anyway. The only characters I were interested in seeing were
the well known Clive Barker created characters and the other character played
by Lance Henriksen. Seeing Lance Henriksen in a Hellraiser film caught my
attention from the very beginning. I've seen the actor in a bunch of movies and
I really enjoy his work. The character he plays in the pictures seemed to really
fit in well.
On the other hand, the rest of the film is just a mess. All the aspects from
every previous film isn't present in this picture. I suppose it's their way of
trying to do something different, but for me it just ruins the whole idea.
Hellraiser Hellworld runs like a typical slasher film. Instead of having a huge
mystery where the entire film is like one giant nightmare you have to follow
these braindead characters as they are being killed off one by one. It's almost
nothing like the original concept and Hellworld just seemed to go the route of a
slasher film. It does feature some decent acting and gory death scenes but it's
just a total mess. Turning Hellraiser into an 80's style slasher film is like training
a dog to write your homework, it just doesn't work. To top it all off the film the
film features a plot twist which doesn't make any sense. By the time you figure
our what's going on you're already in a loop as to why you're even watching
the rest of the film.
Worst of all the way the film ends just wasn't sweet. The overall plot and twist
near the end pretty much ruins everything, but the films ending just seemed to
add more to the time that is wasted. I don't know too much about the making
of the picture and I don't know what went on behind the scenes but I can see
why this film was kept buried for so long as well with the 7th film. Hellraiser
Hellworld for me is an insult to the series and to the fans who take the time to
watch these pictures. It's great to see old characters again but placing them
with this plot just didn't fit at all. Unless they can find some great way of
bringing back life to this series then I don't see any reason why they should
continue making them. Although making a new film isn't such a bad idea since
the series itself ends on a bad note with this picture. Hellworld is not only the
worst entry in the series but it was also a waste of time and money.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall: 4/10
Genre: Horror, Mystery,
Thriller
Rated: R
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Runtime: 91 minutes
Studio: Dimension
IMDB Page
Amazon Page
Thriller
Rated: R
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Runtime: 91 minutes
Studio: Dimension
IMDB Page
Amazon Page
Online since: February 20th, 2006
Review done by: Nightmare Child
