Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 20th
Anniversary Edition starring Clare
Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth
Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean
Chapman
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 20th Anniversary Edition starring Clare Higgins, Ashley
Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman
Definitely not one for the weak of stomach, Hellbound takes up where the
first Hellraiser left off, piling on the gore to near camp levels. Luckily, the
1988 sequel retains enough of British horror-meister Clive Barkers
macabre wit--like the original, its based on a Barker story--to save it from
the schlock-heap. Hospitalized following her last misadventure, Kirsty
(Ashley Laurence) implores authorities to destroy a bloody bed at the
carnage scene, but the enigmatic Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) brings
an addled patient there and unleashes a dread Cenobite instead. As if
thats not bad enough, Kirstys getting distress calls from her father, who
begs her to rescue him from hell. When she journey through hells dark
labyrinths with a mute puzzle solver, however, Kirsty only finds the evil
Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and other bizarro creatures, plus her nasty former
stepmother and lascivious Uncle Frank. Much maniacal laughter and skin
shedding later, the newfound compadres unlock the puzzle box again to
safety. Hellbound isnt genius, but it does have flair, which goes a long way
toward offsetting Laurences leaden acting and occasionally over the top
gore. --Diane Garrett
Features:
* In 1988, it emerged as the shocking follow-up to the film that redefined
the face of horror. Two decades later, it remains the most brutally original
sequel in horror film history. Relive the nightmare of pleasure and pain as
the puzzle box unleashes the depraved hunger of the Cenobites, the
unholy birth of the Leviathan Configuration and even the horrific origin of
Pinhead (Doug Bradley). Clare H
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