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Wonderful Movie
ChanBot
i must have seen a different film!!
Kaelan Mccaffrey
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Smoreni Zmaj
Clive Barker is one of my favorite authors. Book of Blood, The Damnation Game, Weaveworld are books I'll always cherish, and Undying will forever be my dearest video game. Although in my opinion The Hellbound Heart is not even close to the best story he has written, adaptation of this book is move that made him famous and forever carved him in legend. In this movie story isn't questionable because Barker personally adapted his own novel into movie scenario and directed it. In technical terms, the film is pretty bad, but considering that it's Barker's movie debut done with really small budget result is surprisingly good. Barker and his friends improvised many things on their own in inability to pay professionals. In spite of all its flaws, Hellraiser became cult movie and opened the door to franchise that lasts to this day, 30 years later.7/10
simonconnolly72-467-863881
I saw this when it came out and I was 15. I remember it being highly original for it's time and a very refreshing change from the usual horror fare. Though probably not understanding everything about it at 15, there was enough to keep me intrigued.
Now 30 years later I watch it and feel a little disappointed. It still is a highly original film and concept, but it just feels a little dated. The script is pretty bad and contrived, and the acting is pretty poor all round. Frank's voice even sounds badly dubbed. The whole cenobyte thing is still quite creepy and interesting to watch but generally the rest of the film is so so.
christopher-underwood
It is not perfect. It is a little uneven and some of the acting seeming flat. The late decision to insist (stupidly) on switching the film from England to US means some locations make little sense and that there are inevitable problems with accents and dubbing. Having said all that, this is Clive Barker's first film, he had very limited budget and yet produces the most original of horror films. The struggles with sex, religion and violent tendencies are omnipresent despite the various censors' connivance at keeping the lid on and the diabolic creations are sublime. From the very first indication that things might be very wrong indeed, when the drops of blood are drawn from the floor, this wondrous creation doesn't stop. No CGI so all praise indeed and if some of the effects are better than others, the figures from beyond are about as iconic as you can get. Awesome is a word I do not use but here seems most appropriate.
krokoschilla
I have to say, it could be because I only watched this now when there are already better effects, but I have to admit I found the movie to be ... boring. It wasn't particularly bad, but it didn't scare me. I mean, it certainly killed time but I wouldn't watch it again if I had the choice. I found the story line to be uninteresting. Every time there was an interaction between the woman and her dead/undead/zombie/demon lover I was staring at the screen and shaking my head. The demons did not really do much and the girl, the daughter, was just kinda there.
