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Hellraiser: Bloodline

Play trailer Poster for Hellraiser: Bloodline R Released Mar 8, 1996 1h 25m Horror Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell. In 18th-century France, Paul L'Merchant (Bruce Ramsay) works as a toymaker until he's coerced into creating a box that serves as a portal between hell and Earth. The box summons demonic Angelique (Valentina Vargas) and Pinhead (Doug Bradley), who -- 200 years later -- hunt down John Merchant (Bruce Ramsay). Then, centuries later, Phillip Merchant (also Ramsay) prepares for a final confrontation.
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Daniel M. Kimmel Variety Except for the most undiscriminating gorehound, pic is a pointless mess. Apr 29, 2005 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a progressively underwhelming endeavor... Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 5, 2022 Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot Miss it if you can. If not, it's your own fault. Rated: 1/4 Mar 1, 2022 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast An incredibly ambitious sequel that tries to do everything but accomplishes nothing. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The special makeup effects have marginally improved since the previous chapters, with more bloodthirstiness and outrageous gore occupying the screentime. Rated: 4/10 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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James B This is a really interesting movie as it explores the past present and future and for me it works. The chatter beast is also a cool centobite and Angelique is an interesting and powerful character. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Philip H Could have been a very good film if they’d let Kevin Yagher complete Peter Atkins’ screenplay as written. I actually watch this a lot more often than any of the other Hellraiser films but I don’t watch the Theatrical version which is the “Alan Smithee” version from after Yagher walked out due to interference from the studio. The recent Arrow Blu-ray box set had a Workprint in reasonable quantity taken from VHS and that’s the one I tend to watch, there’s also another Workprint in much lower quality in circulation which has a couple of unique scenes but the picture and sound quality and unfinished special effects make it more of a curiosity than a watchable version of the story. It does however show what could have been. Note that those unique scenes are also on the Blu-ray box set as deleted scenes, but still in vastly inferior quality so the source must be the same one. I recommend reading the book of Peter Atkins’ screenplay, several of the scenes never got filmed so we’ll never get a Director’s Cut sadly. Somebody could probably do an edited version from the Theatrical version and both Workprints and that would be the next best thing, using the highest quality available for each scene. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Lucifer M It’s watchable mostly for its gory and ultra violent sequences cinephiles and horror enthusiasts alike; have grown to love of this hellish franchise. If that’s not enough incentive to watch it, then how about watching a young Adam Scott in his first role in a feature film? Performances weren’t awful, but not spectacular either. Makeup and SFX were great (as always) with the exception of the space scene at the very beginning; not bad for the time period that it was released in, but cgi at the time was hit or miss. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Gabriel R Somehow, some way, this is the film that sets up lore that is alluded to in the later films. How? I don't know. But hey, I actually kind of enjoyed it. I respect this movie for the same reason I respect Jason X. It had the balls to go to space and take itself seriously (unlike Leprechaun 4) which pays off better than I expected. The lore set up here is actually creative, and the 3 interconnecting stories are well done. It's certainly not a good movie by any means but as a fan of the franchise and genre, I enjoyed this one. Don't knock it till you've gone to space with demons Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review James L Some good ideas here and there, it tries to be original but fails while trying to do so. After watching this film you will probably realize you should have stopped watching after Hellraiser III... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/23 Full Review Daniel C Different kind of story a families bloodline is at risk cause of the box. Pinhead really stands out in this movie which is great just an overall a good movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/02/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell. In 18th-century France, Paul L'Merchant (Bruce Ramsay) works as a toymaker until he's coerced into creating a box that serves as a portal between hell and Earth. The box summons demonic Angelique (Valentina Vargas) and Pinhead (Doug Bradley), who -- 200 years later -- hunt down John Merchant (Bruce Ramsay). Then, centuries later, Phillip Merchant (also Ramsay) prepares for a final confrontation.
Director
Kevin Yagher, Joe Chappelle
Producer
Nancy Rae Stone
Screenwriter
Peter Atkins
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax Films, Trans Atlantic Entertainment, Dimension Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 8, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.8M
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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