Hellraiser: Deader

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Justin T It’s not badly made or too badly paced but doesn’t feel like a Hellraiser film until the very end. There are some very odd editing choices. There are also very inconsistent character actions like why did she react so strongly to the guy jumping in front of the train but barely reacted to the girl in the bathroom? The visions are back again, why can’t they tell a story without lots of visions of stuff that isn’t happening? The main cast and characters are engaging enough, even the smaller roles are fine so can’t really fault the acting. The story can’t fill the runtime though, it could have been half the length but it’s quite nicely made surprisingly. It’s not as bad as it should be but also it’s pretty boring. A few good sequences and the characters make it barely passable. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/13/25 Full Review Eric G Another sequel where the cenobites just stand around looking creepy, nothing really scary happens and the plot gets much less interesting as soon as you realize Amy is in Hell--which for any fan of the films is as soon as she opens the box. Similar to Hellraiser VI, most of what happens is never explained or just doesn't make sense at all. The acting is fine, but good/decent acting doesn't make up for a poor story. Perhaps it would have been better if the "Deaders" (such a corny name!) did something more than die, but no, they just die, then die again, just like my interest in this film. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Adam B The best movie in the "not written as a Hellraiser" portion of the franchise, Deader is still not very great. Still a snooze fest a many portions, the acting is still not great and the settings still feel cheap. That being said, there is a bit more connection to the franchise, the main character is more interesting, and the story is much more intresting then "generic mystery with the same twist". Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/08/25 Full Review Gabriel R Womp womp, this one fell flat on its face for me. Once again, clearly a script that isn't Hellraiser related and the Hellraiser things are unbelievably forced. Some of the scenes and characters are good and woohoo Doug Bradley is still Pinhead but otherwise a miss Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review Daniel C This movie grew on me. Doug Bradley plays Pinhead which is a plus. A reporter opens the box and then things from there don't go well Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/02/22 Full Review john c This seventh instalment is a little better than Hellseeker, but that's not saying much. Deader is a little more coherent, has fewer annoying fake-outs (but still has some), and has better acting performances. Still, this is yet another random horror script that had Hellraiser elements grafted onto it later. It also deviates further from the Hellraiser lore, this time featuring a cult leader able to use the Lament Configuration to resurrect his victims after he murders them. The movies in general have been very inconsistent in regards to how difficult the puzzle box is to solve. In some of them, you barely have to fiddle with the thing for five minutes before chains start flying in from nowhere. This movie doesn't have that problem; this time they've gone to the other extreme. This time the box is *so* difficult to solve that the leader of the Deaders can't find anyone to open it for him, which is a problem given that he wants to go forth and conquer the realm of the cenobites (yeah, I don't think it quite works that way, bub). Once again, Pinhead's motivation and character are trashed to mesh with this non-Hellraiser story. Here he seems more intent on simply murdering the cult than on torturing them for eternity. Simple swift murder isn't just a different motive, it's the exact opposite of what he's about. In all, this is another half-hearted effort on behalf of the film company to keep the rights to Hellraiser, one where nobody could be bothered to write an original Hellraiser script in order to do so. But the worst film in the Hellraiser franchise is still yet to come. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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