World Of Flesh And Pleasure - All 10 Hellraiser Films Explored - Horrifying World Of Clive Barker!
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Hellraiser films are considered by many as the best and the longest horror series ever, but there are those who find issues with the lack of diversity in the plot of the subsequent sequels or those who complain about the budgetary restraints that plagued the films. However, no true horror fan will disagree that Clive Barker’s 1987 film was anything short of a classic. And although the sequels may not have been as good as the first film, they are good horror films in their own right. Great horror films like The Thing and Candyman were based on short stories or novellas, and Hellraiser follows suit. Clive Barker wrote the novella The Hellbound Heart in 1986, and soon, he was directing a film based on his own piece of literature. It was his revolutionary style of storytelling that made the film’s characters and the monsters so intriguing. Cenobites are demonic entities from another labyrinth-like hellish realm that Leviathan rules. Leviathan is the God of flesh and pleasure, and all Cenobites see flesh as an object of craft, something that should be worked upon to create pieces of art. They exist to serve their master and protect his labyrinth, which is undeniably similar to hell.
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0:00 Intro
3:06 Hellraiser (1987)
6:35 Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
9:39 Hellraiser 3 Hell on Earth (1992)
13:13 Hellraiser 4 Bloodline (1996)
16:56 Hellraiser 5 Inferno (2000)
19:51 Hellraiser 6 Hellseeker (2002)
22:42 Hellraiser 7 Deader (2005)
25:27 Hellraiser 8 Hellworld (2005)
28:11 Hellraiser 9 Revelations (2011)
30:41 Hellraiser 10 Judgement (2018)
33:39 Why Is The Hellraiser Franchise Dying?
36:25 Hellraiser HBO TV Series - Light At The End Of The Tunnel - Розваги
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And your soul will be torn apart...
Underrated, definitely
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"The box. You opened it and I came."
-Pinhead
oh hey you're the guy from that ludwig screenshot
God bless DBD for making that gem of a line.
He *came*
hehe that's DBD. in the movie is "We" 😛
HE CAME
First two was great bc the pinhead and his crew wasn't evil or good. They just simply are. You solve the puzzle they come. Even like in the second movie where the teenage girl solves the puzzle for the doctor they were like we don't want this person they were forced to do this we want the person who wanted this puzzle solved.
The Cenobites are far scarier with their own will and purpose and backstory, and sense of hellish justice.
Exactly
It is not hands that call us. It is desire.
It is interesting to see how originally it had it's own lore and god and moral ambiguity, but as it went on it just fell into to Christian themes. The cenobites went from extra dimensional explorers serving an original God to Demons that damn people to hell serving the Christian God.
@@MALICEM12 That turn of tone in the movies always frustrated me. We have plenty of films and other media depicting different versions of Christian heaven/hell, it's been overplayed at times. I found the idea of demon-like, interdimentional creatures who were not involved in a traditional "hell" theme to be really intetsting. There is so much that could have been expanded on. I wish Clive Barker could work on another film for this again. It seems like at this point people make more movies just to keep the franchise rights going and make money from the brand.
From 3 onward the problem plaguing the series seems to have been the way the directors portray the Cenobites. That being hellish "murder monsters". When in the first two they were intelligent amoral beings whose only desire was to show their otherworldly pleasures to mortals, Pinhead even had a code, desire opens the box not hands.
Part of what made the Cenobites so interesting in the first 2 films was that they weren't even the antagonist, Julia and Frank played that part, the Cenobites were just there exploring experiences and doing what they do, they didn't have an evil plan to kill people and escape, they just got called up for a good time.
I always felt like Hellraiser was a phenomenal idea that has yet to be truly realised. The first two are 80’s classics that set up where the films could go and... no one took advantage.
Well you're wrong, the first one is a masterpiece so yes it was truly realised
@@tylersmith9868 he's aware of that.. he's making a point nobody has used it after to it's full potential when hellraiser has a lot to it to make more movies that are actually the standard or better then the first 2
I agree 100%! Hot off the heals of Nightmare on Elm Street, the so-called Fantasy Horror genre was ready for Freddy to have a rival, not to mention any other original IPs that might have been created at the time.
But then we really didn't anything new, at least nothing I can think of at this time.
Who knows what will come out of the horror resurgence of the 2020s?
Yip hellraiser 3 was a joke, very bad acting and shitty story, then hellraiser in space was an even bigger joke. The first 2 are legendary, there's so much more that could've been done, prequels etc
Oh they took advantage just in all the wrong ways. I just want the entire series after the first sequel they are all shit.
we need someone like Guillermo Del Toro to do a Hellraiser story. Make it 100% rated R. He would do the freakiest version ever. The opulence would be mind blowing
Wow I’d love to see that
I disagree, they need to just leave it alone, it existedand it was good.
Now move on and create something new, not perpetually redo everything done before, we're already seeing that stagnet downward spiral in Hollywood constantly remaking and rebooting everything.
Its boring.
YYEESSS!!!!
Maybe Rob Zombie
Del Toro would be perfect if he is a big fan for sure.
Fun Fact: In the original movie draft, Pinhead was supposed to be in Freddy vs. Jason. When Freddy and Jason went back to Hell, the two of them continued fighting until Pinhead interrupted their fight. I wish that happened.
That would be so badass. Imagine him grabbing them both by the necks; "Playtime is over."
"What seems to be the problem gentlemen?"
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Pinhead vs. Michael vs. Leatherface.
Horrorumble!
The way a lot of movies are being turned into connected universes... who knows it could happen one day
@@liamleonard9120 lots of people see the reason for crossovers and reboots is because Hollywood are running out of fresh ideas yet there are low budget new idea films all the time straight to dvd/streaming. It's cause they know that already established makes money and that's all its about these days. Big production companies don't take as many risks as they used to.
I think Hellraiser worked better when it was about beings from an unknown dimension, and that they're a team of beings seeking knowledge or seeking those who seek the knowledge they have.
I liked the idea that there are more cenobites than Pinhead roaming around that we just do not see...but the later installments ruin this mystique.
Real talk, I had no idea they were still making Hellraiser movies as late as 2018. It's always been something that lived in my mind on VHS in the horror section of a Blockbuster.
Hellraiser, Block Buster, pizza and Friday nights. I miss those times.
Where it should have stayed by the looks of it.
There are ten films in total. The last two of which were released with almost no budget simply to maintain the rights. Clive Barker was only involved, credited or otherwise, with the first six films. And so, the first six are the only films I really care for. Though, I have a soft spot for Hellworld.
Hello,this is the future and we have Hellraiser (2022) by the guy who made VHS
@@baronvonshekel7323 And it's pretty good too!
I feel like a lot of dead by daylight players are going to be watching this soon
Hahaha. Came here for a refresher, I had no idea Clive Barker had the rights back, which means that Behavior's license comes from him which is GLORIOUS.
I hope they enjoy their stay.
I definitely did
This is exactly me rn
Bingo, doing just this!
Had a friend who was obsessed with this series. They had a box. I was unwilling to touch it. I don't play like that...
"Your suffering will be legendary, even in Hell." - my ab fave line from Pinhead. Had it on a shirt once too.
Mine is "ahh no tears please, its a waste of good suffering"
"I feel nothing. I am so exquisitely empty." from the Space one, the fourth movie.
Yeah that's something you never want to hear.
I wish they didn’t abandon the extra dimensional explorer concept of the cenobites. Making them biblical demons seems so lame.
They were more then just demons, traveling to different dimensions looking for otherworldly pleasures was interesting and more definitely could have been done with it.
To quote Pinhead himself "Angels to some, demons to others"
It's all about perspective.
sex demons isnt an original concept, hellraiser sucks
Depending on human perception, Cenobites have also identified themselves as a type of demon. The word cenobite is Latin for "common life" and has been used since the Medieval Age to describe a form of monastic lifestyle within various monotheistic religions.
They are also like are clerics who have chosen to interact with the outside world while living within a monastery
Barker describes the cenobites as the "elogians of The Order of the Gash", the word elogian translates from Greek as "generous gift" and is found within the Bible.
the idea of creatures seeing pain as pleasure is such a cool and creepy idea. it's both very alien but also somewhat human.
Brutal punishment is a lot less interesting by comparison.
“I. am. so exquisitely empty..”
That line always made me have chills I love it.
I think its worth mentioning that in the first movie, the Cenobites only try to abduct Christie because they believe she went back on her word when she mistakes Frank as her father and refuses to hand him over to them. Thus, she technically violated their bargin in their eyes, thus invalidating her protection from them.
No, they wanted her because she opened the box.
@@louiscyphre2267 Yes, but remember she bargained with them to let her live if she led them to that guy her husband slept with who escaped them by reanimating. He wore her father's skin, and she briefly refused to hand him over to the cenobytes, thinking him to be her father, thus breaking her deal and causing them to go after her.
I really like Cenobites better as just being explorers, not celestial beings that have to do with heaven and hell.
"and then the executives decided to play it safe" pretty much explains everything wrong with modern media
As a kid, not knowing s&m itself or its inspiration/theme to the movies, hellraiser gave me a different experience. Going simply off the title, the out of place look of pinhead/hellpriest or the cenobytes in general, their cold demeanor, parts of the dialogue I had the impression that they were timeless beings without origin bringing unimaginable horrors to anyone curious enough to summon them despite words of caution or instinct.
Pretty good definition
I still find myself thinking like, "Wait soo the whole concept of this movie is based on interdimensional masochists?!" I used to try to pick a part the meaning, (and don't get me wrong, it does have a deeper level to it with the philosophies of pain and pleasure), but ultimately it's just s&m 😆
Either way, still love the movie!
The cenobytes are some of the most stylish and stylistic horror creatures. They are like inter-dimensional club kids and I love it
When I saw hellraiser 9 I thought “how could this get any worst” then I saw hellraiser 10 and the spectrum of pain I was able to perceive widened considerably.
hellraiser judgement was a step up from the ninth movie.
1st off love your profile pic.
2nd Judgment was leaps and bound better than 9
Widening one's perception of pain is kind of a core pursuit to the cenobites.
@@timothywaldroff7121 judgement was honestly kinda cool
@@Thebensupremacy yeah, I'm with you. Judgement wasn't as good as the first few, but way better than the later sequels. And 9.... We don't talk about 9
I heard the cenobites were the inspiration for the God hand in Berserk
Almost certainly were. Also RIP Miura
Exactly what i was thinking, great stuff :D
(rip miura, thank you for your work of art)
i heard that hellraiser and berserk had inspiration from a common source, some even more old tale or book with those thematics
The God hand based off Leviathan
@@lolibear Sounds like BS, what was that source?
I remember meeting Doug Bradley at a horror convention called Horrorfind about 15 years ago. He ended up hanging out with a group of my friends and me for a few hours one night and drinking. He was such a nice, humble guy. He was just amazed that people knew who he was (without the make-up) and wanted to meet him. Also got to hang out with Tony Todd and the black guy from the Rob Zombie movies (can't remember his name), and Jason Mewes other years at the convention. Doug Bradley was definitely the coolest one though, especially since I've always loved the Hellraiser franchise.
Tony Todd is Candy Man bruh
Ken forell, he was also the father from kenan and kel
@@bohenderson811 so?
@@kidflasher So he's the man.
@@bohenderson811 ?os
I didn’t know about the hbo series. It’s great that Clive actually got the rights back. I look forward to hearing about it. A new hellraiser series would definitely make me subscribe to hbo
Whoever directed the void could do a fantastic job at making a new hellraiser movie. The void became an instant classic in my mind at release. Felt like the thing and hellraiser combined into one.
Wel movie realose was tge bidget ad plot and everything was weak. The trailer as good.
Facts that’s shit was a hell raiser clone
The director attached too the movie the night house is involved with the reboot film.
Oh hell yes. The return of practical effects. I would love this.
I love that film.
One time years ago I locked myself in my room, turned on my blue light for atmosphere, and watched the first 7 movies in a row. Still feels like a fever dream.
Who else is watching this because of the new 2022 Hell raiser film
Awesome video!
Fun fact: The name 'pinhead' is never used in the films or novel, The Hellbound Heart, and the character had no name until Barker's 2015 novel The Scarlet Gospels, where the characters name was officially revealed to be 'Hell Priest'
That would be a epic movie if done right
A character says 'Pinhead' in Hellraiser: Hell On Earth. But yes, know he originally didn't have an actual name (maybe just 'lead Cenobite').
Pinhead is actually used in a couple of the films! The original didn't have a name and was just referred to as "Lead Cenobite" but after the fanbase gave him the name Pinheadnit was used in the following films
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For the life of me, I could never figure out why he was called pinhead, they looked more like needles to me.
In the 1st Hellraiser, if you watch the scene where Kirsty is being chased down the hallway by the upside down monster, the wheels of the trolley that the monster puppet is mounted on are visible for a second or 2.
Never noticed and watched this so many times. I'll look out for that next time I watch it.
Yooooo
The Engineer was more important to Hellraiser lore than what this scene imparted to people. He was reduced to a common dungeon encounter creature.
@@unlimitedrabbit exactly, reminded me of the Labyrinth Oubliette scene lol.
I was just noticing that lol
Hellraiser is one hell of a weird movie series. I like it for its adult tone and doesn't go shy on the gore. The fact you have to solve the puzzle to summon and get rid of the cenobites is something that makes the movies interesting.
I don't care what anyone says, the Hellraiser franchise held my attention all the way until IV. I know a lot didn't really care for Hell on Earth or Bloodline, but I enjoyed both. The series went down after that. It became watered down cop thrillers, about cults, and all kinds of nonsense. And we saw less and less of Pinhead the more movies they made. Now to be fair his role really wasn't that big in the first two movies either, which just speaks to how scary, talented, and memorable Doug Bradley made this iconic role. Pinhead represents everything from the darkest exploratorations of pleasure and pain, to regal and intelligence, to menacing and terrifying. The eloquence in which he speaks is far beyond that of any of the other "slashers" who either don't speak (Michael and Jason), or rely heavily on sarcasm and wit (Freddy and Chucky), and that is what puts him in a completely different league than the others.
The reboot with the woman was just wrong. Fight me! 😂
Completely trash I agree
One time at day camp, I was about 8, they rented hellraiser and we sat in the gym and watched it. Then I told somebody that that had happened and they didn't believe me and they asked me to explain the movie to them, and I said "I don't know, anytime someone plays with a cube people die"
As you say they are workers of the flesh. Sometimes the material seeks them out in life and other times it is sent to them after death.
How about a Hellraiser story that’s primarily told from the perspective of the cenobites. That would be rather interesting
There are comics that I've been reading that do that. They're pretty good.
The third movie is one of the best??? How?? All the lovecraftian mystery of the cenobites are gone. They might as well just be zombies, because that's how they're treated. They're too humanized - especially pinhead. They even removed all voice filters, so they're just random guys instead of cosmic horrors from a different dimension you could never understand.
The third movie sucks since the interesting aspect of pinhead being an explorer is removed. He's just any other villain and it turns into an action movie by the last half
I agree, its not from the 5th movie that it went downhill with but from the 3th. Hellraiser bloodlines tried to repair the damage done, but then from the 5th one it became all psychological thriller with some horror into it. And the hellraiser feeling was all gone for me.
Hellraiser: Inferno is probably my favorite sequel after the 2nd. I enjoy that it takes a more psychological approach and honestly it really reminds me of Silent Hill. Infact I would say it's a better adaptation of Silent Hill then either of the 2 actual Silent Hill movies made.
I agree with you. Inferno was my favorite Hellraiser film. Like yourself, I also like more of a psychological approach to horror movies, rather than just straight hack & gore.
Hellbound and Inferno are tied for my favorite Hellraiser film, period. Inferno could have stood alone as it's own movie without the Hellraiser moniker if it so chose. There was also a steep decline in quality following Inferno. Though, the sixth film wasn't quite as far removed as the four succeeding it.
I'm currently watching the original movies for the first time. I saw the new one that came out on Hulu and was really intrigued. I'm a big Silent Hill fan so I can't wait to check out Inferno now.
Thanking you MV!!! Going to enjoy this pleasure!!!!!!
Your videos inspire me to visit/revisit so many marvelous films. I watched the first 6 Hellraisers after your Hell Priestess video.
Amazing video, lots of work went into it.
I’ve watched these films since I was a kid and love a few of them. I do think that the body horror aspect is what stops this franchise from thriving. No big studio will take it, and if they do, it will be dumbed down. This series is sadly bound for straight-to-DVDs forever.
New one is pretty good.
@@jws2886I mean, BDSM is still taboo in the States. IF you asked any Japanese or Koreans what they thought about it or if they knew what BDSM was, they'd probably have no clue because they're not educated on it. Those who know only see it in a negative light when I've always seen it in a positive way.
The first 2 were amazing and classic. The rest were fair to bearable to just unwatchable.
damn you beat me to it
@@luizbl lol 😆
I didn't mind number 3, but the rest are not good.
@@suzannerichardson6420 yeah 3 was pretty good too :)
OK, now we are getting somewhere. The narration and script is MUCH improved here. Don't know if you found an English native editor, but, it certainly sounds like you have. Kudos. Love your content, it was just your delivery that was destroying it before. Keep it up, and I hope this isn't a fluke...
Larry Wachowski (now, Lana) of "The Matrix" fame, wrote one of the best hellraiser stories in the "comic book," which did a better job of staying true to Barkers' vision than the movie sequels did.
😲😲wow I didn't know that you got a title I want to check that out
Loving all these videos 😍
Hellraiser universe is such a terrifying and awesome universe.
@Michael Galecki I’m not into that.
Ever seen the Phantasm films? Totally on par with Hellraiser
Well done guys , enjoyed that !
Basically, once they deviated from the "explorers of pain and pleasure" and the enigmatic horror of cenobites and body horror it went downhill. They were sequels that were based on the ideas of sequels and not the original core of the subject matter...or scripts that had nothing to do with Hellraiser and then were crammed into the franchise.
Hellraiser has been one of my all time favorite horror series'. I'd love to see it get a hard reboot with the original, non studio story brought to life with a solid budget given.
if this is your favorite series you 1) have set a low bar 2) are a closet weirdo
I remember Clive Barker pitching the original Hellraiser as a story about four demons chasing down a guy to tear him to pieces.
Clive Barker did not write The Hellbound Heart as a deep analysis of human emotions and emotional dynamics, it was meant to be a reflection of industrial goth culture and gore.
One could argue that Atkins's work on Hellraiser as an ongoing series of movies took liberty with the source material to provide a reason to make sequels which would flesh out the Hellraiser universe.
The Hellbound heart was written as a one-off and was never meant to lead to any deep understanding of the cenobites, but the unexpected success of the first movie (and subsequently the second) created a demand for all things Hellraiser.
Dimension had also acquired the rights for The Prophecy (Christopher Walken was a rebellious Gabriel) which suffered the same fate, and the later movies were often filmed at the same location (interchanging actors from each franchise) to keep the costs down while securing the copyright protection they needed.
I was hoping that the Hellraiser and The Prophecy franchises would culminate in a crossover film...which never really happened (as people lost interest in both).
The Scarlet Gospels came out as a book that connected the cenobites and the Hellraiser universe to the Harry D'Amour character from The Last Illusion, where Clive Barker took control of his creations once again and portrayed Pinhead as brutal demon seeking to take down Satan...to take his place (which could have worked in film as the instrument to combine Clive Barker's Hellraiser universe with the universe of The Prophecy, but that avenue was not realized).
Yes, the original story was simple, but the need to keep vamping on the initial theme with multiple writers and multiple movies made the franchise a big confusing mess.
Also The Cenobites had fought the Nightbreed in comics, which could have been epic on film, if not for the lack of interest in the Nightbreed.
So, what we need is a Hellraiser-Nightbreed-Prophecy-Harry D'Amour-X-Files crossover.
; - )
Thanks for clearing up the Bloodlines debacle, they really needed to make separate films out of that one
thanks for that video ! i wanted to watch it again and instead wasting another 16h i just watched your vid :) nice done mate
I think Hellraiser Inferno isn't as bad as everyone says. It goes in the direction of psychological torture but that is also a refreshing expansion of the possibilities of Pinhead and his camarads. Body horror may be the basic element of the Hellraiser films, but Hellraiser Inferno shows us that there is much more to the cenobites than we think.
Inferno is my first and favorite Hellraiser movie. The twisted psychological torture in the film was much more subtle and unnerving than traditional gore and body horror.
And just like that my night is complete. Love the channel, Hellraiser is my favorite horror franchise. Until Doug left, won't watch another one.
Its interesting how Hellraiser slowly shifted from Body Horror to Psychological Horror following the general trend of Horror movies from 80s to 00s. Hellraiser 2022 is a sort of Return to Form as it goes on Full Body Horror once more.
Thank you for the explanation 😊🐱 to the films anthology. Can't wait for Clive Barker to release a follow up film.
The funny thing is, I didn't even know there were 10 of these, I thought the first three were the only ones: I guess, in a way, they are.
Yes. They are...
This was an awesome video because I am working on getting them on Blu-ray as of right now this was you explained about the movies sort of and the cenobite demons this video makes so much sense why no one is actually just covering on how to play by timeline kind of but still it’s still the same way of playing the movies and maybe you can talk about the box itself in the history of the box because that is the thing that needs to be explain more than ever
Dude, excellent video.
Angelique and Pinhead don't fight , he just sets her straight.
There's 10 of these?! I only saw the first 3. I knew there were more but 10? Wow.
Very nice your recap 👌🏽
I used to rewatch the first 2 Hellraiser's with a buddy of mine on VHS all the time. Love Clive Barker, his art and books are fantastic. Met Doug Bradley a while back and got him to sign a picture and have a Hellraiser theme in a room in my house. I'll still watch them all every once in a while but the first two are my jam.
I recently saw the 2018 ones. I held off due to the absolute disaster the last one was. While it wasn't great, I did like the guy who played pinhead. Bradley can't play pinhead forever & this new guy at least gave a convincing performance.
I rather enjoyed the tone and direction of the new one compared to, well, lost of the later sequels. I like how they gave the cenobites more personification and the plot was interesting.... But not quite Hellraiser at the same time. Definitely better than the one before it, which I try to forget about
Hulu raiser? Please say not that one it was complete trash
I vote that they reboot the Bloodlines film into the three films it deserved
Excellent content. Subscribed.
I’m not real big on scary stuff… But I’m really digging this site👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾 keep up the good work!!!
Yeah I saw a part 4 bloodlines as the official ending of the franchise the fact that they said it so far into the future gave them the ability to keep making what amounts to prequels for part 4 all be it extremely poor ones
5 and up is just the viewer in purgatory
So happy Clive has the rights back.
Great video. I had no idea
Thank you so much for this please make another video when he has made his new series that revamps the genre the series thank you
Does the mispronunciation of the Lament configuration and Channard really annoy anyone else?
Yep
I third the motion. Toss the way he pronounces Lemarchand, La Martian on that list too.
Its so distracting in an otherwise good video.
OMG I completely agree it proves the video wasn't done by a real fan or they would have known how to say the names
@@zacheryhole3294 I also loved 27:00 "Deader was shot alongside Deader"... just wow xD
While I hope the HBO series gets made, I really want Clive Barker to make The Scarlet Gospels into a film.
I've been saying that to others for years...there should be a campaign or petition done. I haven't checked online if Clive Barker has even thought of doing it though.
My friend Paul T Taylor plays Pinhead in JUDGEMENT. He did such a great job of making an iconic character his own. I wish the film was better and they hadhad a bigger budget, BUT Paul certainly gave it his all! So proud of him.
No….no he didn’t….you really should stop being his friend that film was the…..yeaaaaaa sooo bad only Huluraiser is worse
Thanks for this, I'm happy to have watched the first two only.
I want a Hellraiser, Nightbreed crossover movie like they did in the graphic novels.
That would be awesome 👏
Hell raiser / phantasm is like ready to go
@@thraknar booooyyyyyy........
no
To be fair Harry D'Amour is the protagonist in The Scarlet Gospels. He is a character from another of Barker's novellas called The Last Illusion and subsequently played by Scott Bakula in its screen adaptation Lord of Illusions.
The new Hellraiser movie was brilliant. Finally we got a worthy successor to the franchise.
No it wasn’t
Clive Barker made some amazing horror comics that creeped me out as a kid. I need to find them online. His horror stories were out of this world.
Nice vid!
It’s my favorite horror movie series. But I have to admit that the series could have been so so so much more and it’s tragic that it couldn’t reach its max potential.
Just imagine what it would have been if Clive hadn't thought the original soundtrack was "too scary" and commissioned a new one (pretty sure the original can be found right here on UA-cam, the band that made it released it well after the film).
Revelations and judgement don't count
why?
@@MetalMe55iah They were both literally produced to retain rights, and disowned by creators of the original. Revelations, especially. If a studio is deliberately not publicizing something to avoid criticism, it's pretty safe to assume that it's too terrible to be regarded by any kind of reboot of the franchise.
Theyre literally terrible
as a little girl, with a sick sense of humor and too much access to inappropriate movies, I fell in love with Pinhead the Anti-hero. I only really enjoyed 3 of the many Hellraiser movies. those with Kirsty. I thought the Pinhead and Kirsty dynamic the most interesting. He saved her from her evil uncle in the first one, he helped her out in the second one, but recognized she was no longer an innocent. He made a deal with her in Hellseeker to punish her cheating jerk of a husband, and turned it around on him to get him and those who helped him taken away instead. most little girls wanted prince charming, and I grew up looking for a handsome Pin Faced Cenobite to sweep me off my feet. I am so excited for the HBO Series! I hope they get the OG two back at least for a cameo, and that they explore that Dark Fantasy side, as well as the horror.
Thanks for the vid. I'm a sucker for deep lore, so the Hellraiser series is exciting to delve into.
Lol that Clive Barker tweet was savage 🤣
I was looking for this exact video last week and now its here. Can you do the nightmare on Elm street movies next
Hellraiser is next to A Nightmare On Elm Street my favorite horror franchise.
First 2 movies are exceptional. Last 2 movies are my least fav.
I like Hellseeker because they brought Christy back and once again she did a great deal for her life. Also,Dean Winters as her husband was awesome. One of my fav actors since Oz!
Looking forward to see what will HBO's contribute to the franchise.
Marvelous videos, you made a video and we came to see! Thanks for this😊
Fun fact, after Blood Lines, Every Hellraiser movie sequel were Rejected Scripts rewritten to fit into the Hellraiser series.
in a way, I found it kind of sad when pinhead and his fellow cennobites were killed in the second
Love the Hellraiser franchise! Great Movies!
Frank did not accidently kill the husband, feel free to rewatch the details of the scene you spoke about lol. he states to Julia "Sorry, its nothing personal"
The last 2 minutes is the best Hellraiser news I've heard in so long.
Everything up to Inferno is great. Everything that came after doesn't count.
I think they should look towards the comics for ideas as they were very creative. Maybe use them as an anthology series instead of a full movie. THere was one called Clive Barkers BOOK OF THE DAMNED 3 which was written as Phillip LeMarchand's personal diary about how he made the boxes and what it cost him. So much better than what was shown in Bloodlines.
0:55 - Impressive picture quality... is this cut from a Blu-ray? It's SO hard to get high quality of anything before 2000
One of my fav horror movies of all time. The concept and uniqueness, the pleasures and pain of the same point a true masterpiece with cult status. Clive barker did a fantastic job
I can't get over the make up and effects in the 1st few movies, all credit to the make up artists who put together things like Franks skin and the Cenobites, amazingly twisted detail.
Actually, pin head was the name given by the studio when making the first movie. Clive Barker wanted the name from the novel, The Hell Priest, to carry over.
You mean scarlet gospels? There was no mention of a hell priest in the hellbound heart.
@@cicolasnage5684 no, in the comics Barker made after the first movie, titled "Hellraiser". In the comic he's referred to as just "The Priest". And in the Dark Watch series, he's referred to as "The Pontifex" in addition to "The Hell Priest". Now, i don't know how much Barker actually had to do with the creative direction and details of those to series, but he has been on record several times expressing a dislike to the name "Pinhead". It made him into just another horror movie monster, and that wasn't what Barker wanted.
But you are also correct, in that the first official reference that we know was direct from Barker, to pinheads actual name being the "The Hell Priest", was in "The Scarlet Gospels".
@@bd8033 yeah you’re right, it was mainly in the comics and such that he’ll priest was used.
Good coverage
Hellraiser is always cursed to feel like it could be something more. It could be a discussion on hedonism and the darkness possible in all people through an extreme S&M in a dark setting but it keeps becoming a confused slasher later on.
A great accounting of the series, and welcome news about Barker getting the rights back. So long as the proposed series isn't an adaptation of his novel "The Scarlet Gospels" - which sees Pinhead/Priest basically taking over Hell and running it (metaphorically and literally) into the ground - the franchise might well get a new lease on life. Or it might turn into "Freddy's Nightmares", that godsawful anthology that was spun out of "Nightmare on Elm Street" back in the early 1990s. Guess we'll have to see.
Reading the scarlet gospels made me realize that Barker lost his edge. Its a loveletter to D'Amour, breaks lore regarding Leviathans realm and describes whats going on in hell like a harry potter fanfiction while having Xipe Totec act like an idiot just because
@@baronvonshekel7323 exactly why I had zero hope for the reboot. I was right.
Pinhead doesn’t ruin hell Lucifer kills him off permanently lol