- Actors: Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels, Christopher Neame (III), Sheree J. Wilson, David Robb
- Directors: Aaron Norris
- Language English, Italian
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 22 April 2002
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004COTL
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,099 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Hellbound [VHS]
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This movie is unintentional comic brilliance. DO NOT buy it if you are after strong acting performances, suspensful horror and an intriguing plot. However, if you're the kind of person who appreciates the downright brilliance of Chuck Norris physically beating up the spawn of Satan, or Chuck Norris saying "you're all heart" when aforementioned spawn of Satan throws a human heart at him, or a stupendously funny quote like: "either this guy's nuttier than a snickers, or something weird's going on" - then this is the film for you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I think that HELLRAISER 2 lives up to it's expectations. It's a true sequel to the original. Knock offs like 3 and 4 and the upcoming 5 ar just not the same. This is the best by far. A true classic horror.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Take all of the delightfully sickening gore of the original Hellraiser, multiply it ten times or so, throw in a deliciously wicked new source of evil, and then provide some background on the origin of Pinhead and his fellow Cenobites, and you have Hellraiser 2: Hellbound. I love the original movie, but this sequel is even better in so many ways. It essentially picks up the story from the end of the first movie (providing almost too many flashbacks to make sure you are up to speed), where Kirstie (Ashley Laurence) has seen her uncle return to life sans skin to team up with her wicked stepmother to kill her father and has somehow survived two encounters herself with the Cenobites. Little did she know that her troubles were really only beginning. We find her in a mental hospital run by the cold and calculating Dr. Cannard (played to the hilt by Kenneth Cranham), who, as luck would have it, has been secretly delving into the secrets Kirstie unwittingly unleashed herself. He manages to get the bloody mattress upon which Julia died and brings her back to life with the help of some of his most insane patients. He and Julia use a young girl unable to speak but gifted at solving puzzles to call forth the Cenobites and enter their world to satiate the mad doctor's deep need to "know." Kirstie and the mute girl follow them into the infernal labyrinth where they encounter Kirstie's old friend Pinhead, who allows Kirstie time to explore because, after all, "we have eternity to know your flesh." When Julia takes Dr. Cannard to Leviathan, lord of the labyrinth, god of flesh, hunger, and desire, he becomes a new force for evil in that realm. Before the movie ends, there are some very dramatic events that add much depth to the entire Hellraiser series.
This is a gory movie; make no mistake about that. If you don't want to see the human body mutilated in a number of fascinating ways, this is not the movie for you. As a horror fan, I love the blood and guts, especially since it seems necessary rather than gratuitous to satisfy the requirements of this story. Some of the special effects are a little cheesy toward the end, but one must remember this movie came out in 1988. The original movie seemed pretty limited in scope, centering on the house and a hospital, providing just a peek into the Cenobites world. This sequel broadens that scope immensely and leads us on a visual journey of wonder and horror through the labyrinth which the Cenobites call home. While the first movie naturally made one wonder where the Cenobites came from, this sequel provides many answers. We learn much about Pinhead in particular, getting visual evidence of the manner in which he earned his nickname. There are aspects about the movie's conclusion I did not particularly care for, but these issues are less important for those who are not hard core horror connoisseurs. This is not a slasher film; those who squirm their way through a Jason or Freddy movie may find themselves unprepared for the extent of the horror in this movie. Those of us who like our horror bloody and disturbing, though, will use this as the benchmark by which we compare all future gory movies.
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