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Hellraiser: Hellseeker

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A shady businessman attempts to piece together the details of the car crash that killed his wife, rendered him an amnesiac, and left him in possession of a sinister puzzle box that summons monsters.
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Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11
2/5
Falls too closely in line with the installment that came before it, made all the worse by the fact that the series lends itself to reinvention. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 07/17/2022
2.5/5
Feel[s] like a bit more effort was spent than needed to be, by the degraded standards in which projects like this live. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/29/2020
3/10
Instead of creating new, inventively ghastly creatures, the series keeps drifting further and further away from the gruesome yet fantastical slasher subgenre it helped invent. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/31/2017
C+
A lesser version of the Hellraiser series. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
1.5/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/10/2005
2/5
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Xane B. @xabobinchuck 2d I thought it was an okay entry. Pretty obvious it was not a hellraiser script at start See more John K @UndeadKingUK Nov 27 This film has the same problems with Hellraiser: Inferno, but the only good thing about it was having Ashley Laurence return as Kirsty Cotton. Nothing to see here, folks. See more Unay I Nov 12 This is a must see absolute Cinema Don't listen to the critics This movie may not show the Cenobites or pinhead alot but when they do it's super good scenes Don't listen to the critics The Gore in the Film is Good a Good 1 Hour and 29 Minutes And You Shouldn't Miss A Second of That Listen The twist of the kill from the beginning of the movie is absolute Cinema same thing with the Kills The twist the hospital Scene Even the ending was great YOU have to watch this and experience Reality Of this film and watch Trevor also Experience Reality Trust me this movie is great I Highly Recommend It Not the best of The franchise but top 5 For sure See more Ink C Oct 25 I think you had to be a teen in 90's/00's to fully understand what they were going for with this entry and also in order to find enjoyment in it while not a "good" film so to speak it still has entertainment to offer if you were the demographic so it's a product of its time which means its shelf life is limited See more Ash P @AshParth Oct 10 Ugh, this hurts. Because of all the things within the franchise that have broken my mentality, Hellseeker is certainly the one that has done the job. With what it'd delivered, this is the one that made me legitimately angry. With the previous sequels after three, one of them had the decency to be something different yet failed. The other tried to be a prequel/sequel with an origin yet it was just boring. Thankfully, neither of those had me fuming. Now I get why the Hellraiser franchise had went down at the second half of its sequels. The story takes place on a highway where Trevor Gooden, played by Dean Winters, and his wife, Kristy, played once again after so long ago, Ashley Laurence, got into an accident and dropped into the river. Trevor wakes up one month later, finding out that his wife was missing after trying to save her but failed. Throughout the movie, he tries to find the answer yet freaky things have been popping up. With some deaths popping up left and right while coopeatring with the detective of the police, played by William S. Taylor. Lo and behold, Pinhead, played once again by Doug Bradley, does pop up, expecting payment. That payment comes in play right at the finale and it was what got me to cuss at this movie. Okay, let's talk about the only good thing, because despite how much of a waste it felt, it's Dean Winters and Ashley Laurence. I did not like how you have Kristy come back, all grown up and married, only to be set up as the dead wife. I do give them credit that the memories she and Trevor are as much of a motivator that I can get behind. The ending, unfortunately, is what frustrated me the most with the plot twist. Their acting is the only good part of it right next to Pinhead popping up and Doug Bradley giving his age, he never stops being the Pinhead we know and love. At least he was more utilized unlike the last two movies. Every other character was a waste for their given role and the actors are just as forgettable as they give. The plot twists with each of them are either a bland slate or a frustrating set piece. The effects are not that good with where they were going. Not even the new Cenobites shown were that interesting because the setting is so bleak that they are as forgettable as the human characters. The pleasurable moments that Trevor goes through are just in the way since him finding his wife was more important. Yeah, that's as much as I can say about this one because what I need to seek now is a drink, even though I don't drink anymore. To me, this was not only an insult to the Hellraiser franchise, but to the character who stuck around since the beginning of it all. I'm gonna give Hellseeker two Kristy being gifted by Trevor out of ten. 2/10. I was gonna talk about where the Lament Configuration came from, but at this point, it seems like it'll pop anywhere that it's pointless to ask where the damn puzzle box came from. See more Jude H. @Horrorlord Jul 12 Hellseeker is a another terrible entry it thinks that making a old character return will make it likable but this is worse than inferno See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A shady businessman attempts to piece together the details of the car crash that killed his wife, rendered him an amnesiac, and left him in possession of a sinister puzzle box that summons monsters.
Director
Rick Bota
Producer
Michael Leahy, Ron Schmidt
Production Co
Miramax Films, Dimension Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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