http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/ movie review and news blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:01:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-32375 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings - Movie Reviews Blog Sat, 26 May 2007 05:47:02 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/#comment-32375 [...] looks alright. That’s about the only bright side this film has, save for Andrew Robinson from Hellraiser putting in an appearance. But even then, his character is so hackneyed it doesn’t do his acting [...] [...] looks alright. That’s about the only bright side this film has, save for Andrew Robinson from Hellraiser putting in an appearance. But even then, his character is so hackneyed it doesn’t do his acting [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes - Movie Reviews Blog Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:07:54 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/#comment-1132 [...] Doc (Doug Bradley in a rare non-Pinhead role) is the chief medical physician of a local backwoods town, as well as the head of their mortuary and crematorium. What the townsfolk don’t know is that he’s a liar and a cheat, using the corpses of the dead for black market organs rather than cremating them like he’s supposed to. Four townsfolk uncover his scheme (unaware that he’s behind it all) when they find the corpses of their loved ones piled up in a barn. Overcome with anger, the townsfolk track down an old witch living in the swamp who instructs them on how to resurrect Pumpkinhead, the Demon of Vengeance. They bind their souls to Pumpkinhead, unleashing the beast on all those responsible. Meanwhile, Bunt Wallace, a dimwitted hillbilly who was roped into helping Doc in his schemes, has been repeatedly haunted by visions of his encounter with Pumpkinhead as a boy (from the first film) as well as the spirit of Ed Harley (Lance Henrickson). Harley provides a grim warning to Bunt, that Pumpkinhead is coming for him and there is no escape. [...] [...] Doc (Doug Bradley in a rare non-Pinhead role) is the chief medical physician of a local backwoods town, as well as the head of their mortuary and crematorium. What the townsfolk don’t know is that he’s a liar and a cheat, using the corpses of the dead for black market organs rather than cremating them like he’s supposed to. Four townsfolk uncover his scheme (unaware that he’s behind it all) when they find the corpses of their loved ones piled up in a barn. Overcome with anger, the townsfolk track down an old witch living in the swamp who instructs them on how to resurrect Pumpkinhead, the Demon of Vengeance. They bind their souls to Pumpkinhead, unleashing the beast on all those responsible. Meanwhile, Bunt Wallace, a dimwitted hillbilly who was roped into helping Doc in his schemes, has been repeatedly haunted by visions of his encounter with Pumpkinhead as a boy (from the first film) as well as the spirit of Ed Harley (Lance Henrickson). Harley provides a grim warning to Bunt, that Pumpkinhead is coming for him and there is no escape. [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Puppet Master (1989) - Movie Reviews Blog Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:28:41 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/#comment-863 [...] What really carries the Puppet Master films, and this one in particular, is the colorful cast of little wooden monsters (they eventually became popular enough to earn their very own toyline). There’s the leader of the puppets and perennial favorite, Blade, who sports a black trench coat, fedorah, spikes for eyes and a hook and knife in place of his hands. Pinhead (not to be confused with the character from Hellraiser) is the strongman of the puppets, with huge human-sized hands that are perfect for breaking ankles and punching women in the eye. Tunneller has a drill for a head, and you can probably guess what he does with it. There’s Jester, the pacifist of the puppets, who never really hurts anyone but is memorable for his spinning head and changing facial expressions. And finally, there’s my favorite puppet of the lot, Leech Woman, who can vomit up gigantic leeches on her prey. [...] [...] What really carries the Puppet Master films, and this one in particular, is the colorful cast of little wooden monsters (they eventually became popular enough to earn their very own toyline). There’s the leader of the puppets and perennial favorite, Blade, who sports a black trench coat, fedorah, spikes for eyes and a hook and knife in place of his hands. Pinhead (not to be confused with the character from Hellraiser) is the strongman of the puppets, with huge human-sized hands that are perfect for breaking ankles and punching women in the eye. Tunneller has a drill for a head, and you can probably guess what he does with it. There’s Jester, the pacifist of the puppets, who never really hurts anyone but is memorable for his spinning head and changing facial expressions. And finally, there’s my favorite puppet of the lot, Leech Woman, who can vomit up gigantic leeches on her prey. [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Friday the 13th - Movie Reviews Blog Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:23:45 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/hellraiser/#comment-457 [...] The major problem I have with the original Friday the 13th is that it’s hard to consider it the “quintessential” installment in the franchise. It got the ball rolling, certainly, but it lacks the one element Joe Average recognizes the Friday the 13th franchise for: Jason. And that, basically, is the major fault of the entire Friday the 13th franchise (though I love it so); there really isn’t a “quintessential” installment. Halloween, a Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre…the first films in those franchises are considered the best by most and have all the elements instantly recognizable of the series. Jason, at least the hockey mask-clad version we remember best, didn’t show up on screens until the third film in the franchise (he wore a burlap sack in Part 2), and by then he wasn’t stalking camp counselors anymore, just stupid teenagers in vacation houses. [...] [...] The major problem I have with the original Friday the 13th is that it’s hard to consider it the “quintessential” installment in the franchise. It got the ball rolling, certainly, but it lacks the one element Joe Average recognizes the Friday the 13th franchise for: Jason. And that, basically, is the major fault of the entire Friday the 13th franchise (though I love it so); there really isn’t a “quintessential” installment. Halloween, a Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre…the first films in those franchises are considered the best by most and have all the elements instantly recognizable of the series. Jason, at least the hockey mask-clad version we remember best, didn’t show up on screens until the third film in the franchise (he wore a burlap sack in Part 2), and by then he wasn’t stalking camp counselors anymore, just stupid teenagers in vacation houses. [...]

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