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Hellraiser
1987
Fantasy, Horror
1h 34m
An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover, who's being chased by demons after he tampered with one of their gateways to Hell (imdb)
Directed by:
Clive BarkerScreenwriter:
Clive BarkerHellraiser
1987
Fantasy, Horror
1h 34m
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Rated 25 Mar 2023
85
62nd
Probably the goriest domestic drama ever. Just baaaarrrrely avoids falling into camp by playing the super-dark material completely straight. All the guys acting like the female lead is super hot when she's a middle-aged 5 at best. Pinhead, like Jason before him, doesn't figure much into this first entry in his series. They clearly didn't have the budget to show the house burning down, so they dissolved to a bunch of nice little campfires instead. It's OK.
Rated 25 Mar 2023
Rated 25 Feb 2019
75
65th
There’s some gross parts like when Andrew Robinson gets a smooch. Parental advisory for this on IMDb was a wild ride: “Man holds niece, likely liking the embrace for sexual reasons”. I know if I open this puzzle box I’m going to have my balls ripped off with hooks by stupid English sex demons but maybe, just maybe that won’t happen.
Rated 25 Feb 2019
Rated 15 Nov 2009
80
80th
Try as a you might, it is not possible to entirely hate a film that ends with a man suspended by meat hooks sunken into his flesh, high on some desperately bizarre s/m ecstasy, who, as his final words on this earth, before being dragged back to hell and torn apart - muscle by muscle - exclaims: "Jesus wept". Also, the Xenobites are pretty cool.
Rated 15 Nov 2009
Rated 03 Aug 2018
70
65th
This Clive Barker original was one of those early horror movies I can remember seeing as a far-too-young-kid, and by seeing, I mean periodically peering through the cracks between my fingers with my hands over my eyes, which means by remember, I mean the horrific practical effects imagery and iconic Cenobites, but not so much of the story or characters. Sadly now after seeing the entire film, I'm not sure the movie actually comes all together beyond the imagery and a few interesting ideas.
Rated 03 Aug 2018
Rated 23 Feb 2016
53
16th
Some women will do anything for good dick. Seriously though the cenobites are *the* terror of my childhood and Frank's reincarnation scene is one of the coolest moments ever. I just don't think the rest came together as a movie very well.
Rated 23 Feb 2016
Rated 31 Oct 2014
76
41st
Lots of "ideas" in this one, which automatically gives it a leg up on just about every "classic '80s slasher" out there. Pretty fucking gross, too. I'm not much of a gore fan, but if glistening, bloody tendons is your thing, this thing will get you off, no problem. I'm selling it a short, though. As a guy who loves the goofy awfulness of many of the F13 and Elm Street sequels (excluding Dream Warrios and Jason Lives, which are legit great), it's refreshing to see a movie that's actually trying.
Rated 31 Oct 2014
Rated 01 Jun 2010
61
33rd
You spend the entire movie waiting for Pinhead to show up and when he finally does barely figures. Also needed to better utilise Andrew Robinson's creep factor. Only character designs, nothing else.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
Rated 07 Oct 2021
87
53rd
I’m glad it lived up to its reputation. This has a very original premise that’s well acted and even throws in a big surprise by making you root for a different character altogether by the time you get to the last act. It is very gruesome and probably a bit much to stomach at times, but I was constantly invested and yes, the cenobites looked very cool. Some of the effects have aged horribly, but it mostly looks pretty well polished. Great movie.
Rated 07 Oct 2021
Rated 06 Jul 2018
4
44th
Some amusing mythology in backstory of the Cenobites and Hellraiser box and all that and the creature design and practical effects are just tremendous here (the Pinhead design, iconic). I don’t find the movie itself to be that fun or scary though, with this zombie loser just hanging out in an attic the whole movie shuffling around and murdering nobodies, and the puzzle box shenanigans in the climax just get altogether goofy.
Rated 06 Jul 2018
Rated 21 Dec 2008
67
35th
It's imaginative and grotesque, but the script and acting are very weak.
Rated 21 Dec 2008
Rated 08 Oct 2007
67
48th
It's an 80's horror flick with the addition of an absolutely warped and twisted alternate world. I don't think any horror film has ever done what Barker did with this movie here. Still it really feels unpolished but I'd say that's mostly due to being such a low budget film.
Rated 08 Oct 2007
Rated 22 Jan 2017
82
88th
Special effects aside, Hellraiser really holds up; the sheer idea of desire as a destructive but seductive force, the way Pinhead & Co only do their job, and the unrelenting way the movie sticks to it without falling into obvious clichés. It has such sights, and it shows us.
Rated 22 Jan 2017
Rated 16 May 2016
69
61st
with the exception of ashley laurence this movie probably has the ugliest cast i have ever seen. no one has any charisma whatsoever, especially not the supposedly irresistible uncle frank. however, the idea is extremely cool, most of the effects still hold up pretty nicely and you can hardly count how many following horror movies are borrowing heavily from this classic.
Rated 16 May 2016
Rated 12 Nov 2014
79
77th
It's all about fleshy unsubtlety. Mediocre storytelling but who cares with all that brilliant gore. Also the concept and story has enough meat to sustain it for 90 mins and I kinda like how the mythology stays unresolved and therefore threatening.
Rated 12 Nov 2014
Rated 28 Aug 2014
79
55th
The familiar story & themes, centered around an unfaithful spouse & murder, have been done so many times in horror comics before (& usually in 4-6 pages), it's a surprise this is as watchable as it is & almost unbelievable that it spawned a franchise. Then again, by the mid-80's horror films had became so tiresome & synonomous with limited slasher tropes that Barker's return to monsters - & such vivid & unforgettably nightmarish monsters at that - is a welcome change of pace.
Rated 28 Aug 2014
Rated 03 Dec 2013
72
32nd
It doesn't come together for a million little reasons - Frank's ridiculous voice, the flat pacing, too much dialogue - but when it's on it's one of the better of the era. Needs to embrace the Fulci in its veins.
Rated 03 Dec 2013
Rated 17 Apr 2012
96
96th
Dark as hell, both figuratively and literally.
Rated 17 Apr 2012
Rated 26 Sep 2011
80
65th
Far better in concept than it is in execution. The first time I saw it, I was sucked in by the insane darkness to it all. Subsequently, the cracks in the armor start to show. The poor acting chief among them. The Frank character is so terribly realized when he should be a much more imposing presence. The Cenobite design is excellent, of course, which helps those brief moments they're present. The subtext about the true nature of the box is far more interesting than the plot reveals.
Rated 26 Sep 2011
Rated 16 Apr 2009
50
27th
I expected something way better or scarier or at least something gorier but it kinda fails, maybe I've just seen too much (and much better) in other films, but it could not convince me. It has some good scenes, like the one with the monster (I won't say anything about the fx being old since I'm just as old myself ;)or as disgusting as it is, the scene with the hooks in the end, but overall, imo, not so much a horror movie must see before you die I doubt I'll watch the thousands of sequels..
Rated 16 Apr 2009
Rated 20 Jul 2008
89
76th
A very well done low budget horror flick. Has some wild and gorey scares.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
Rated 06 Dec 2017
30
8th
A near-perfect concept aside, "Hellraiser" is a film that lives and dies by its own depravity, a senseless, repetitive slog that does very little with a host of now iconic visual creations, and even less with a core concept better suited to the page than the silver screen. It does have its strengths though, found mainly in its routinely competent Cinematography, but more often than not "Hellraiser" pointedly settles for relative mediocrity when it could've so easily been a game changer. Pass.
Rated 06 Dec 2017
Rated 27 Feb 2017
30
30th
Uninspired and stagnant on all accounts except monster design. The real villain of the movie is Clive Barker, with his henchmen promising the viewer unheard-of adventures yet leaving you watching a hellish bore.
Rated 27 Feb 2017
Rated 01 Jan 2012
50
21st
When classic horror films like "The Thing" and "Last house on the left" are being remade when they should be left well alone, why, oh why is this classic horror tale not being remade, when it so clearly SHOULD be?? The concept of this gory vision of hell on earth is excellent, and some of the effects are well done (not all by any means) but the terrible acting, which is cheesy beyond belief, ruin it and almost demand a decent remake in order to release the truly inventive and creative horror
Rated 01 Jan 2012
Rated 17 Sep 2011
71
59th
Another of the horror classics, along with "Halloween" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", that I find to be overrated. Decent performances and atmosphere are spoilt by the pacing and the criminal lack of screen time given to the Cenobites. Still worth a watch for the phenomenal regeneration sequence and Doug Bradley being his usual godlike self.
Rated 17 Sep 2011
Rated 09 Oct 2010
66
51st
Interesting visuals have made for an oft duplicated look and spawned a lot of terrible sequels.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
Rated 17 Feb 2010
70
56th
Bizarre adaptation of Clive Barker's books. It's standard horror stuff but it manages to be somewhat creepy and surreal. Pinhead is one of the more original characters to grace the horror genre. The "hell" as envisioned is also metaphysical and interesting.
Rated 17 Feb 2010
Rated 10 Sep 2008
88
87th
One of the rare films that is gory and terrifying in equal measure. I think that's because as much thought went into the script (and subtext) as the practical effects. Unfortunately, both are forgotten during the absolutely unnecessary ending. It should have ended when "Jesus wept", which was brilliant.
Rated 10 Sep 2008
Rated 14 Mar 2008
75
48th
An absolutely great premise and some cool set design, costumes and makeup. I also like how different the plot structure is from most horror films of this era. But I can't help but feel this movie has a lot of missed opportunities. It's just not as creepy as it could have been, despite the great ideas behind it. Entertaining and adeptly made, but just not subtle enough to be great.
Rated 14 Mar 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
75th
A very cool and creepy horror flick packed with weirdness and gore. You don't even see the Cenobites until the last few minutes, which just makes them seem even cooler. Sadly, the sequels get progressively worse with every one. This is the only one really worth seeing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
77th
Truly unsettling with great effects, Hellraiser (before the countless sequels) carved out its niche in the horror world. This first installment stands alone as a pretty chilling look at the world of the Cenobites.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 30 Jun 2007
90
75th
Clive Barker's much-needed kick to the horror genre's junk still holds up perfectly. It's unique, imaginative and original, three things that horror doesn't see enough. And before the central antagonist became a Freddy-like caricature, he was a creepily effective villain. Christopher Young's score is excellent.
Rated 30 Jun 2007
Rated 20 Mar 2007
75
68th
It's all about the Everybody's Fucking at the Gay Disco in Hell aesthetic. The characters are all sort of meh, and the story is cheesy pseudorotic snm blah, but that aesthetic is fucking killer.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
Rated 31 Oct 2022
85
50th
A deliberate skewering (haha, get it?) of traditional gender roles, monogamy, heteronormativity and the institution of marriage in the form of a beautifully gory horror, in which lust is confused with love, pleasure is a gateway to pain (but not the fun, kink kind). I watched this right after reading the novella and it's fascinating to see how Barker expresses this story in two different mediums. (script needed another pass. The ending of the book was much more restrained)
Rated 31 Oct 2022
Rated 25 May 2019
80
62nd
Hellraiser is a classic 80's horror movie. The Cenobites are some of the coolest and scariest horror movie characters to have come out of that rich decade. The character played by Higgins, the step-mother, seemed normal, maybe a little bitchy, at first. Soon she becomes a monster in an attempt to bring back her former-lover, her husband's brother, from the dead. Laurence is very pretty and that really all that this movie needed out of her luckily. There is a reason this spawned so many sequels.
Rated 25 May 2019
Rated 19 Oct 2018
58
46th
Supremely uncomfortable. That's a good thing.
Rated 19 Oct 2018
Rated 29 Dec 2016
90
90th
Hellraiser is just plain awesome. Definitely one of my favorite new horror films. Incredibly inventive and put together with an awesome presmise, Clive Barker delivers one of the most unforgettable films of any genre. Cheesy, yet truly scary, Hellraiser is on the same level as Raimi's Evil Dead.
Rated 29 Dec 2016
Rated 07 Oct 2016
72
32nd
It's definitely creepy and disturbing. A little too much to be to my liking. But it's well made and has several compelling gimmicks that made me want to keep watching.
Rated 07 Oct 2016
Rated 24 Oct 2014
3
24th
The entire time I'm watching this I'm sitting here thinking "Dude, you've got blood on your shirt."
Rated 24 Oct 2014
Rated 11 Sep 2014
62
32nd
You know the tobacco lobby has clout when a skinless Hell zombie takes the time to smoke a cig before exposition. It must be hard hiding from Cenobites when you've got the 'baccy shakes.
Rated 11 Sep 2014
Rated 07 Aug 2014
70
72nd
Original horror film that is driven as much by ideas as it is by gore, Barker's directorial debut presents viewers with an undeniably unique, nightmarish world of pleasure stretched to its extreme outer limits. Barker's inexperience behind the camera is clearly evident, especially in the amateurish performances and the occasional awkward staging of dramatic scenes, but when the full power of his vivid imagination is wholly unleashed, the results are spectacularly disturbing and memorable.
Rated 07 Aug 2014
Rated 30 Oct 2013
62
17th
Last half hour's pretty good but damn does that first hour draaaag.
Rated 30 Oct 2013
Rated 11 Dec 2012
63
34th
It eventually builds to an uncanny tone that isn't easily shaken off (mostly due to the fantastic earworm of a score), despite its frequent diversions into cheese. Focusing so much on the supernatural aspects was probably a mistake, as the humans here are easily much more a source of terror if they were developed more. Needed more coherency, too.
Rated 11 Dec 2012
Rated 12 Mar 2012
85
93rd
Horror is a very difficult genre and is often associated with the devil or some horror teenager cliché. But in this movie is not like that, it's done freshly, starting with a guy seeking extreme sexual experiences with beings of beyond... "Angels for some demons to others" he becomes some kind of monster who has to manipulate people to become whole again. The story is great, the monsters designs are fantastic and the pacing is good, only two things missing: good actors and special effects
Rated 12 Mar 2012
Rated 14 Nov 2011
82
86th
Hellraiser deals with a level of gruesomeness that's unusual, even by horror movie standards. I love the special effects, particularly in the re-animation scenes. It's a little slow-going at times, and some moments at the end are really outlandish or even corny, but it's still a horror classic that you can't overlook.
Rated 14 Nov 2011
Rated 18 Jun 2011
75
55th
The ideas and the special effects really make this movie. If you're looking for great acting, though, you'll be disappointed.
Rated 18 Jun 2011
Rated 19 Jan 2011
76
38th
"Hellraiser" is like a strange nightmare. The story is very creative and off the wall and combines aspects of pain and pleasure into one sadomasochistic journey through hell. The effects are really cool and the designs for the monsters, including the Cenobites, are very creative.
Rated 19 Jan 2011
Rated 17 Dec 2010
69
15th
Classic horror. Some weird acting and some flaws of course, but every horror enthusiast should enjoy this one.
Rated 17 Dec 2010
Rated 03 Oct 2010
70
54th
Finally! A horror worth watching again! This movie is based on a great book and I enjoyed the story and even the acting (sometimes).
Rated 03 Oct 2010
Rated 21 Jul 2010
90
72nd
Oh, boy, this is a though one. Not "scary" in the sense of BOOO, but in the sense of what the hell is going on here. Very creepy, enervating, and disturbing in as many aspects as they make this film a worth watching. Especially if you've played Undying, or love terror and horror in general.
Rated 21 Jul 2010
Rated 01 Jul 2010
71
63rd
one of my favorite scripts ever. it's basicaly a noir story, the typical outcast couple, the postman from hell always hits twice.
Rated 01 Jul 2010
Rated 07 Mar 2010
85
76th
Surreal and scary, it's fun to be scared by a movie as involved as this.
Rated 07 Mar 2010
Rated 19 Jul 2009
70
12th
Effectively creepy in a few ways. The creature design is epic in this movie from Pinhead himself down to the regenerating corpse of "the room". There are still a few cliches and the movie can feel dated to younger generations but it is definitely worth a visit if you have the chance.
Rated 19 Jul 2009
Rated 01 Feb 2009
80
42nd
Twisted. Don't ever let a child under the age of 13 watch this movie. Truly nightmarish stuff.
Rated 01 Feb 2009
Rated 27 Oct 2008
70
48th
Good god do the demons scare the shit out of me.
Rated 27 Oct 2008
Rated 17 Oct 2008
75
42nd
Although low budget (as you will see with some special effects), this was a creepy and disturbing film intertwining sex and blood lust between two lovers and a puzzle box that literally kills and brings bad ass demons out of hell. Slow moving story but Pinhead and the cenobites make up for it, that character scares the living piss out of me, keep them hooks and chains to yourself man!
Rated 17 Oct 2008
Rated 12 Mar 2008
75
58th
Why does he have all of those pins in his head? And why does drinking blood make Frank grow again? and why do the other baddies die so easily at the end?
Rated 12 Mar 2008
Rated 13 Nov 2007
81
31st
I've always thought the Hellraiser films could benefit from a bit of historical depth: maybe pushing the Cenobites' origin as far back as the Spanish Inquisition (clearly the inspiration for much of the production design). And would it have killed Barker to put an actual actor somewhere in here? But I enjoy the grossout beauty of it all, especially the hilarious punch line where Pinhead and crew destroy the incest taboo with barbs and grapples.
Rated 13 Nov 2007
Rated 28 Oct 2007
65
41st
Very well done low budget horror movie, the designs of the Cenobites are awesome and the film manages to generate genuine suspense and terror.
Rated 28 Oct 2007
Rated 05 Apr 2007
75
42nd
Pretty wild stuff. Not the greatest movie ever, but I liked the crazy designs.
Rated 05 Apr 2007
Rated 02 Nov 2024
50
15th
This did nothing for me
Rated 02 Nov 2024
Rated 24 May 2024
3
25th
Not shocking, not disturbing, feels more like a drama than a horror. But i think it was good for its times.
Rated 24 May 2024
Rated 08 May 2024
3
65th
Basic plot and bad acting, but unique ideas and visuals. I'm sure it was groundbreaking at its time.
Rated 08 May 2024
Rated 19 Feb 2024
75
76th
Starts slowly but builds in tension towards a gripping and terrifically dark, twisted climax. It might get a little nonsensical, but for the most part it's an awesome movie.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
Rated 14 Feb 2024
80
44th
Frank is definitely the strongest part of the film. Captures the essence of what's going on quite well. Pretty great!
Rated 14 Feb 2024
Rated 02 Nov 2023
70
43rd
I had a lot of fun watching this movie, if not for the cool effects, for the extremely unintentionally funny moments. The plot is of course contrived and there are fewer scenes of Pinhead and his cenobites than I thought there would be, unfortunately, but if you enjoy the trashy "so bad it's good" old horror, this is a great piece.
Rated 02 Nov 2023
Rated 14 Oct 2023
66
32nd
Cool character/monster design and some 80s fun, but ultimately I found this one a little too goofy to fully work for me. Some of the production aspects are top rate, but as a movie and a horror movie it was just okay for me.
Rated 14 Oct 2023
Rated 10 Jul 2023
50
40th
It has some interesting ideas, but it's way way different than I would have expected, and really, the most interesting characters (the cenobites) are hardly in the movie. Still, some points for originality.
Rated 10 Jul 2023
Rated 29 Jun 2023
60
20th
Some pretty cool moments but not enough to raise it above its own goofiness. It really wears out its welcome in the third act. How many endings do you need?
Rated 29 Jun 2023
Rated 21 Feb 2023
61
49th
The plot seems kind of thin like a short story stretched into an hour something long movie with filler scenes. It had some original ideas in between, though the ending made it seem like they couldn't figure out how to end the movie and just kind of added random chaos to it.
Rated 21 Feb 2023
Rated 03 Jan 2023
75
80th
Gotta love an infidelity story so devoted to a weird horror atmosphere that has no time to spare between shocking, disgusting gore-- nearly dead rats, bodies being dismembered and skinned, a sexually deviant dude who refuses to go to hell and feeds on other people's blood to recover his body -- and a family falling apart after moving in to this new house. Pain, pleasure and monsters everywhere.
Rated 03 Jan 2023
Rated 05 Dec 2022
61
47th
With decent effects and make-up for its time, and some clever allegories, it works often enough to either scare or repulse.
Rated 05 Dec 2022
Rated 17 Nov 2022
50
31st
Hellraiser has some entertaining designs and nice gore but it's terribly boring. There's no pacing, 95% takes place in the same house and no one acts like a real human being. Aside from the chase scene it's also never actually scary, in part because the BDSM monsters are so goofy. Mostly it's just dull.
Rated 17 Nov 2022
Rated 30 Oct 2022
68
24th
This film had a lot of potential but it takes a long time to get interesting. The main human characters are not very interesting and it is hard to pick someone to route for in this film. The film would have been better off to spend more time with the Pinhead character. Overall this film is disappointing.
Rated 30 Oct 2022
Rated 16 Oct 2022
57
28th
The cenobites are obviously quite enjoyable, but they form such a small part of this film and the rest is honestly rather dull. Good gore effects though.
Rated 16 Oct 2022
Rated 24 May 2022
70
60th
Compelling story, great visuals, and impressive effects (especially given how old this movie is).
Rated 24 May 2022
Rated 27 Mar 2022
4
63rd
the life creation moneyshot never gets old
Rated 27 Mar 2022
Rated 28 Oct 2021
90
93rd
Barker has the poetic stroke of the classics but also possesses a morbidly wild imagination. His hellish realm less afterlife than hyperlife, terrifying in its limits not meant to be breached, in those who dare, intriguing in how it plumbs the cerebral depths of how some imagine such a place to be nirvana. In all its spectacle it achieves what horror as a joyride should be, but by its own intelligent craft has been allowed to exist in all its viscera without compromising its sense of philosophy.
Rated 28 Oct 2021
Rated 23 Oct 2021
78
35th
Not gonna lie...I kind of want one of these Rubik's Cube looking things. This is one of those iconic horror movies that I just never got around to seeing. I had no idea what this was going into it, but I think It was pretty decent. As well as getting one of the most iconic horror iconic of all time, sans Pinhead, we also get a pretty kick ass final girl in Kirsty. The effects in this were top notch and fucking gross, so ofc I loved them. All-in-all, not too bad. I give 7 puzzle boxes out of 10.
Rated 23 Oct 2021
Rated 19 Feb 2021
88
39th
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Rated 19 Feb 2021
Rated 23 Oct 2020
55
18th
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Rated 23 Oct 2020
Rated 22 Apr 2020
70
59th
Under Quarantine F?i?l?m? Gore Reviews #56: Bolstered by insane creature design and incredibly disgusting practical effects, Clive Barker's directorial debut is both cheesy and terrifying.
Rated 22 Apr 2020
Rated 12 Apr 2019
70
7th
My SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it.
Rated 12 Apr 2019
Rated 28 Oct 2018
91
95th
Excellent effects and soundtrack. A milestone in horror film.
Rated 28 Oct 2018
Rated 21 Oct 2018
32
4th
It's POSSESSION meets LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS but treats its silly premise with such a deadly, self-serious earnestness that the opportunity for any 'fun' with the material is quashed; the establishing motivation for Higgins makes little to no sense, because there is no sense of chemistry (or even connection) between her and 'Frank'. Cheesy, queasy make-up effects do little to liven proceedings, and there are no scares (jump or otherwise) at all. A disappointment, given its reputation.
Rated 21 Oct 2018
Rated 15 Oct 2018
80
73rd
You can't convince me the plot makes any sense, but Barker's vision of hell on earth is quite alarming. The film is so full of ideas and enough stick to make this horror classic worth revisiting.
Rated 15 Oct 2018
Rated 17 Feb 2018
65
48th
Far from perfect, but worth watching for the practical effects and original creature designs which still look awesome.
Rated 17 Feb 2018
Rated 27 Dec 2017
82
76th
Althouhg Hellraiser is most remembered for its visual effects and creepy looking demons, it isn't the brutal body horror or the supernatural elements that make the movie so unsettling: The real horror comes from our human protagonists. It is a deeply flawed movie, but what it does well it does so spectacularly that the flaws are easily forgiven.
Rated 27 Dec 2017
Rated 17 Oct 2017
82
35th
Great set design but the acting is ridiculously bad.
Rated 17 Oct 2017
Rated 25 Feb 2017
60
54th
The mythology is interesting and the demons looked awesome. The gore is definitely the highlight of the film, but how does the rest of it manage to be so boring!?
Rated 25 Feb 2017
Rated 26 Oct 2016
42
57th
Solid supernatural horror with cool splatter effects, and beautifully photographed/edited with a clear awareness of form. [edit: wow, had no idea the director wanted Coil to do the soundtrack].
Rated 26 Oct 2016
Rated 26 Dec 2015
80
75th
ai como esse filme me aterroriza <3
Rated 26 Dec 2015
Rated 28 Oct 2015
65
23rd
The movie maintains a sense of tension and the cenobites are effectively creepy, but it doesn't seem to understand it's mythos well enough to make sense of issues like what the hell was the homeless guy at the end?!
Rated 28 Oct 2015
Rated 07 Nov 2014
3
38th
Straddles the line between creepy and cheesy, with some incredibly grotesque gore and a killer concept being marred by a silly screenplay and acting pitched at the level of camp.
Rated 07 Nov 2014
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