The HellRaiser of This Decade

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2007)

Every now and then something comes along that is new and fresh. It catches the slasher/serial killer fan by surprise and gives us hope that there will be a good franchise run in the making.
Hellraiser was one such film. Now, I'm not saying Saw is anything like Hellraiser, other than it also caught me by surprise. When I first saw the previews, I thought oh no! Not another "5 kids start off for a weekend and get stalked" kind of thing, which this is NOT. This is also NOT your typical slasher, serial killer, etc. movie! This work has the advantage of not only a fresh spin, but a fresh screenplay, compelling characters, and some awesome atmosphere. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, found myself on the edge of my seat a few times, and nearly breathless once or twice.
I was delightfully surprised, as I did not expect this level of quality performances and direction. It was thoroughly enjoyable and rates an 8.4/10 from...
the Fiend :.