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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
ONE OF THE DECENT ENTRES IN THE SERIES, 30 Jun 2007
Joey Summerskill, (Terry Farrell) a struggling reporter, finds a great new scoop on a story about a dangerous new nightclub run by the sleazy J.P. Monroe, (Kevin Bernhardt) called The Boiler Room. As she talks to his girlfriend Terri, (Paula Marshall) about the kind of club he runs, it gradually becomes apparent that J.P. is involved in some sort of supernatural dealings. Terri thinks it's due to a new sculpture he just bought, which unknowingly contains the trapped Pinhead, (Doug Bradley) and Joey decides to investigate it against her wishes. When Pinhead gets released from the statue, Joey has to stop him from unleashing the gates of hell.
The Good News: I really enjoyed this one a lot more than several of the others in the series. The fact that this one goes back to the roots of Pinhead and explores how he came into being was great appreciated and satisfactorily delivered. It was exciting to see the back-story, and by explaining it in more detail than before, we learn a lot more about Pinhead was nice to see. It solves some answers many may have about Pinhead and his past. Also, I feel as though he gets in so many classic lines that it should be watched mainly for the great dialog he gets to say. Not exactly jokes, but it''s the same idea. In this one, we get far more deaths than in any of the other films. There's a ton of deaths in here, and they all get at least brutal deaths. Besides having a head explode and chains hooked into the body, as is usual in the series, we get a very violent and graphic skin-peeling, a hole punched into a head, and an ice-chard shoved into a person's mouth, among other great deaths. Most of them come from one of the movie's highlights: an attack on a crowded night-club. It has to be seen to believed with what goes on in that scene, as bodies drop fast and furious, and most of the deaths are pretty clever while all of them are violent and graphic. The fact that it lasts for so long is another reason why this scene works, as a short, simple scene wouldn't have done it justice. The last half of the movie is a nicely executed series of action set-pieces, starting with the night-club and carrying on until the end of the movie. Chases, kills, explosions, and more come along at a fast and furious pace, just like the rest of the film. Right off the bat, we get the events that set the rest into motion, and it never stops after that. It's quite nice to see a film just never let up from the moment go, and this one does it quite nicely. I could say more, but that would be a big spoiler, so just see this one.
The Bad News: Some hardcore fans may not like the fact that Pinhead gets so much screen-time and gets in more lines in here than others, but that could be it's only fault. I really liked this one.
The Final Verdict: There really isn't much to not like in this one.. Pinhead gets the screen-time many of the fans wanted, and it culminates in a gory, action-packed film. Recommended to all Hellraiser fans, and those that like a little more action in their films, while still keeping it firmly grounded in horror.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
watchable!, 11 Oct 2006
hellraiser 3 is a 1992 movie and while entertaining offers less than the two sequels it succeeds,however in terms of gory and over indulgent deaths which is why we watch films like this,then there is much to be applauded as the beyond evil pinhead and his crew rip and tear at flesh like strips of cheese.
The same basic plot exists where pinhead needs blood and flesh to become human and once human has a chance of ruling all but there is always the antagonist who against the odds faces evil head on,a worthy film in the collection but not life changing.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD !!!!!!but is it good enough............., 28 Jan 2006
I am just 1 of the many hellraiser fans and this film was very intresting,but......i think it takes the real cenobites away and i wish they kept em.It will at some bites really nearly make u piss yourself but not enogh killing.buy it is u are a fan dont if u want to see the oridginal cenobites.
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