But when they open the shipping container, all they find is a luscious, mysterious puzzle box. And when they open it, Riley is haunted by visions of... something (Jamie Clayton), and she will be introduced to mysteries and wonders beyond the deepest, darkest desires of mankind...
"Hellraiser" has had a rough time over the years. Since maybe "Hellraiser 2", it's had maybe the worst sequels of any big horror movie franchise (I'm including "Leprechaun" in that list). At least "Friday the 13th" had a couple of gems, and "Nightmare on Elm Street" had 2, 3 and "New Nightmare".
This is very much a return to the bloody, depraved, oh-so-horny form that we love Clive Barker for, and keeps true to the mayhem and mauling of his libidinous original vision. It's a gnarly, bloody, raucously fun trip into the depths of depravity, with some truly excellent new Cenobite designs, some wonderful gore and kills pushing the limits of what we've seen so far, imaginative weirdness, and the always wonderful Jamie Clayton (whom the movie really blue-balls us on, to its benefit) putting in an excellent performance as The Hell Priest and getting most of the best lines. Riley gets a fantastic role-reversing moment to switch things up when the Cenobites seem to be dominating them, and the puzzle box hurts you the more you solve it, making you WANT to obtain the prize. Special shoutout to the underrated Goran Visnjic, who gets one of the most painful moments in the film, and plays a truly reptillian character, he's excellent.
It's what you want from "Hellraiser", and I reccommend it to fans of the series, as well as those new to it.
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