Clive Barker, big fan of his writing. Was thrilled when this movie came out. The Cenobites were Hell's most insane rock band. 30 something years later I just watched this with my son. And sorry to say there is alot of "cringey" stuff in the movie. The story, the ideas, the theme were all so very original & I'm curious if the 2022 remake/reboot will enhance & update this movie.
But much of the acting & actual story is ooooof, pretty bad. But the Cenobites are still fascinating & kinda save the movie to my 21 year old son who can appreciate the thoughts behind the movie & forgive the all the bad stuff. When you have to say, "Well back then this was really powerful", & keep qualifying your opinion from 35 years ago, that's telling you something. There's alot of good to this movie & there's alot of bad. But it's still worth the watch if you're a newbie.
Back then if IMDB existed I'd probably have given this 8 stars, now I have to back off a bit and give a generous 6. But it was pretty ground breaking back then...Ahh well, time moves on...
But much of the acting & actual story is ooooof, pretty bad. But the Cenobites are still fascinating & kinda save the movie to my 21 year old son who can appreciate the thoughts behind the movie & forgive the all the bad stuff. When you have to say, "Well back then this was really powerful", & keep qualifying your opinion from 35 years ago, that's telling you something. There's alot of good to this movie & there's alot of bad. But it's still worth the watch if you're a newbie.
Back then if IMDB existed I'd probably have given this 8 stars, now I have to back off a bit and give a generous 6. But it was pretty ground breaking back then...Ahh well, time moves on...