I must say apart from the original film this was probably my next favourite Hellraiser title.
Sometimes to make a good film is just to tell a basic story without trying to create too much confusion with your audience.
While this is quite similar to the previous film in some ways. Its story is told with more clarity. Which makes it easier to follow and more enjoyable to watch, while you are always kept guessing right to the very end.
The film begins with a couple Terry and Kristy who is involved in a car crash. Trevor escapes the crash and wakes up in the hospital with no sign of his wife along with some memory loss.
The film progresses with Trevor being the main suspect in his wife's disappearance. He has constant encounters with two detectives, while he is trying to learn information regarding his current life. Trevor is experiencing vivid hallucinations similar to the previous title and tries to get a grip on what is reality.
At the end of the film, it is revealed to Trevor Pinhead himself, that he has been disloyal to his wife with many other partners and had tried to dispose of his wife by getting her to reopen the lament configuration. Kirsty agreed, but devised a devious plan by making a deal with Pinhead, and making a promise to deliver him five souls In exchange for her own. Trevor then learns that he is the fifth and final soul following the demise of his fellow mistresses and best friend.
Trevor recognises that he has been in the coenobites' world the entire time trying to piece together his past. He discovers that he was shot in the head by Kristy in the passenger seat while driving at the beginning of the film, and he didn't survive the crash at all but instead has been framed for the murders, while the police deem his death a suicide.
This is a much-enhanced version of the previous film. It fixes the flaws of the previous title and gives a much clearer picture of the overall plot. It all comes together nicely, and I was genuinely shocked at the ending. I was left feeling pleasantly surprised and fulfilled by a well-rounded story. If you were ever going to watch a Hellraiser film then this is one of the better ones.
7/10.
Sometimes to make a good film is just to tell a basic story without trying to create too much confusion with your audience.
While this is quite similar to the previous film in some ways. Its story is told with more clarity. Which makes it easier to follow and more enjoyable to watch, while you are always kept guessing right to the very end.
The film begins with a couple Terry and Kristy who is involved in a car crash. Trevor escapes the crash and wakes up in the hospital with no sign of his wife along with some memory loss.
The film progresses with Trevor being the main suspect in his wife's disappearance. He has constant encounters with two detectives, while he is trying to learn information regarding his current life. Trevor is experiencing vivid hallucinations similar to the previous title and tries to get a grip on what is reality.
At the end of the film, it is revealed to Trevor Pinhead himself, that he has been disloyal to his wife with many other partners and had tried to dispose of his wife by getting her to reopen the lament configuration. Kirsty agreed, but devised a devious plan by making a deal with Pinhead, and making a promise to deliver him five souls In exchange for her own. Trevor then learns that he is the fifth and final soul following the demise of his fellow mistresses and best friend.
Trevor recognises that he has been in the coenobites' world the entire time trying to piece together his past. He discovers that he was shot in the head by Kristy in the passenger seat while driving at the beginning of the film, and he didn't survive the crash at all but instead has been framed for the murders, while the police deem his death a suicide.
This is a much-enhanced version of the previous film. It fixes the flaws of the previous title and gives a much clearer picture of the overall plot. It all comes together nicely, and I was genuinely shocked at the ending. I was left feeling pleasantly surprised and fulfilled by a well-rounded story. If you were ever going to watch a Hellraiser film then this is one of the better ones.
7/10.