How did they get 10 movies out of this franchise? They're all shit.
>>217229211the first one is a god-tier concept with wonky production from a first-time directorthe second one had the scope the first one didn'tthe next two are meh but at least they were written as Hellraiser moviesthen for literally 15 years the studio squatted on the IP and would take unrelated scripts they owned and would just add Pinhead to them, shitting them out on DVD to extend the clock so they wouldn't lose the rightsafter multiple studio mergers they fucked up and forget to do a new one so the OG creator exploited this to get the rights back, hence the reboot movie with a real budget a few years back under a new studio
>>217229320The short story Hellbound Heart is a neat little haunted house story that introduces a concept the the greatest pleasure possible is momentary escape from near unthinkable suffering. The first movie has cool visuals and gets the point across. Everything else is shit.
>>217229211Actually it's good.
They're crap films that appeal to the imagination and imply better films that have never been made. The concept is good, you can see that. The execution has always been shit. If you want Clive Barker you should just read his books. If you really want Barker on film, then Candyman is the best adaptation of his work, though it does change things to make them more American. The original story is about the class divide in Britain, the film is about the race divide in the US – still good, though.
>>217229447This is unironically the best movie in the entire franchise, and it's the lowest on both Metacritic and IMDB
The first film is a low budget British flick, as is the second basically. After that the Americans needed to keep the rights going so made any old crap.
The pin head design reminds me of when I got into a car crash and broke my skull. I had staples all over my head holding my skin back on. Reminded me of space marine service studs.
>>217229536I read the first three volumes of Books of Blood and it sucked. Maybe one or two stories worth reading. It’s obviously clear from his writing that he is an extreme sex pest and would be very annoying to hang out with.
>>217229853I read the entire Books of Blood and I thought they were mostly good, or at least interesting. I agree about him being an obvious deviant, though.
