Hellraiser VI - Hellseeker

Starring:Dean Winters, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Rachel Hayward, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Jody Thompson, Kaaren de Zilva, William S. Taylor, Michael Rogers, Trevor White, Ken Camroux, Dale Wilson, Gus Lynch, Kyle Cassie, Alec Willows, Charles Stead, Brenda McDonald, Basia Antos, John B. Destry, Sarah Hayward (II)
Director: Rick Bota
Studio: Dimension
Product Type: DVD

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A very credible entry in the Hellraiser series, Hellraiser: Hellseeker presents a nifty puzzle for gore fans, plus plenty of philosophical musings from the ineffable Pinhead ("Personally, I prefer pain"). A smoldering Dean Winters plays a man who survives a car accident in which his wife was apparently killed; because of a head injury, his memory is mixed up, and he can't distinguish between reality and fantasy. The borrowings from Memento are obvious, and the fragmented story pieces may not all fit together, but the mystery does become tantalizing. Within the low-budget constraints, veteran cinematographer Rick Bota (making his directing debut) keeps the atmosphere clipped and gloomy. The film also brings back Ashley Laurence, who appeared in the original installments of Clive Barker's franchise. One question: with Pinhead in the house, is visiting an acupuncturist really a good idea? --Robert Horton

Description

Pinhead is back in HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER -- the next chilling chapter in this electrifying HELLRAISER legacy originated by frightmaster Clive Barker! When the puzzle box is once again solved, the devastating demon Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and his legion return to unleash Hell on Earth and demolish all who dare oppose them! But standing in his way is Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence -- HELLRAISER I, II, III) -- the only person who has defeated Pinhead in the past -- and it's up to her to save the world from this ultimate evil! Also featuring Dean Winters (OZ, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT) -- you don't want to miss any of the horror as Pinhead will stop at nothing to impose his ill will on eternity!

Customer Reviews:

Underrated.......2007-06-25

I've never quite understood the negativity thrown at this movie and the other later Hellraiser films. I've seen all of them and this one is my third favorite Hellraiser film behind the first two. I think the main source of criticism comes from the idea that it is not a true Hellraiser film. Well, the Hellraiser series is now about variety. Seriously, who gets excited when a new just-like-the-others "Friday the 13th" movie comes out?

Well, not pure variety. If you've seen both films, it's easy to see the similarities between this film and its predecessor, "Inferno". This is little more than a remake of "Inferno", but this one is much better done. This film emphasizes psychological horror and personal torment over gore and most of the scenes are very creative and memorable. The creepiest scene for me was the one involving the video camera. The images from that scene are forever burned in my mind and many of the other scenes are close to matching its effectiveness. The entire film is genuinely scary and they even mix some nice eroticism into the mix (though little nudity). The costumes and special effects are also well-done (except for the gunshot).

Complaints? Well, some mention that the movie is kind of confusing. It can seem so at first, but all is cleared up at the end. It's not really a movie you have to rewatch to fully understand, although the movie is good enough to inspire you to rewatch it. Also, some complain about Ashley's character (the heroine from the first two films) being turned into a villian. Yeah, I was a little disappointed too, but it's nothing that killed the movie for me.

Check this one out if you're interested in a heady, scary, and unique (ignoring "Inferno") horror movie.

Gotta love the Pinster.......2006-11-27

Very good entry in the Hellraiser series. This franchise and the Freddy franchise are the two best horror series ever made, in my humble opinion. Although Pinhead could use a little sense of humor. Freddy has so much personality he could run for President and win! I'd vote for him. And I almost forgot the "Chucky" franchise, love the direction they went in, it revived the whole concept. Keep em' coming!

Continuing The Downward Spiral Of What Was Once A Good Franchise........2006-11-14

Dean Winters, doing his best impression of Ben Affleck, stars in this, the sixth installment in the constantly withering "Hellraiser" franchise. In "Hellraiser: Hellseeker," his character, Trevor Gooden is married to good ol' Kirsty Cotton, who we remember from the first three films. Trouble is, she seemingly dies in a car wreck less than ten minutes into the movie and Trevor has one massive headache trying to figure out what happened.

Let it be known that history does repeat itself. Just like "Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth" and "Hellraiser: Bloodline," this one takes the series further into shame and embarassment. It's a direct-to-video sequel, but c'mon, we expect better than this. Maybe "Hellseeker" was a good script at some point, but when they decided to throw Pinhead and Kirsty into the mix, it got lost. See, these characters serve little to no purpose in the plot. They are just gimmicks, placed within a story to draw in viewers and feed off a legendary title. This is not a "Hellraiser" movie. A healthy chunk of it just adds up to a sub-standard psychological thriller, nothing else. In fact, Pinhead and Kirsty hardly come into play until the final 15 minutes, which feel like a remake of the original movie.

I like to think I have an open mind when it comes to movies, and horror in particular. But this movie is a joke. The producers obviously masked an incomplete script to pass it off as a "Hellraiser" movie (ala "American Psycho 2") and shouldn't think for one second that we can't tell the difference. The end result is full of plot-holes, loose ends, inconsistencies, etc. etc. If you can make any sense out what you saw or if you can even call it a movie at the very end, you're a better person than me.

Are we bored yet?.......2006-05-18

Hellraiser: Hellseeker (Rick Bota, 2002)

Tell me: is there a single person who watched the climax of this movie and didn't say to him- or herself, "Pinhead wouldn't fall for that again!"? Because if there is, then I strongly suggest an intervention and some forced classes in logic (not to mention film appreciation 101).

While it's the last (to date) of the Hellraiser series that actually deals with the real mythology of the thing-- Deader seems to have been a standalone horror film that got Pinhead written in at the last minute, and Hellworld is an amusing look at obsessive fandom more than anything-- it would be a travesty to let the Hellraiser mythology get to this point, which can safely be called a nadir, and then drift off into nothingness. Hellseeker is, to be as kind as possible, a terrible, terrible movie.

Ashley Laurence reprises her role as Kirsty Cotton, here married to Trevor Gooden (Dean Winters, from TV's Rescue Me). Gooden wakes up after a car accident, remembering nothing, only to be told that Kirsty perished in the accident. (And, thus, most of Laurence's role is seen in flashbacks.) After he goes back out into the real world, however, things seem... off, a little, and both he and we start to realize that Trevor Gooden is not at all the man he remembers.

The idea for the story, and its structure, could probably have been made into something quite good; hints of cleverness are continually poking out at the ages, waiting to be worried into fullness, and yet they never are. The acting is uniformly flat, the pace is turgid at its finest moments, and the most suspense to be found is in your decision as to whether to hit pause on your DVD player when you get up to go to the bathroom. Don't bother, you're not going to miss anything if you do. * ý

Uhhhhh......this is Hellrasier? Not the Hellraiser I know........2006-05-08

Okay Horror fans, admit it. This was a horrible Hellraiser sequal. I'm an "old school" fan of the series and I personally think the only good ones in this series are part one and part two. Part three and part four are bearly just okay but they can't even compare to the first two. Anything after part four is total garbage. Hellseeker continues the trend of crappy sequals. Loaded with bad acting and pointless plot twists, Hellseeker almost becomes painful to watch. The only thing that saves this movie from being a total bomb is Pinhead himself. Watching him tear apart people on screen is always a joy to Horror fans, no matter how crappy the sequal. Sadly enough, I think there are actually three more Hellraiser movies after this one! *Sheesh!* It would be a whole other story if they actually put some time and effort into these later sequals. Oh' well, at least I can still enjoy the first two films. Anyone who hasn't seen the Hellraiser series, do not start with this one! Check out part one and two. If your still curious about Pinhead and his other "adventures", look into part three and four. Ignore anything past that unless you feel like being dissapointed.

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