Real Quick

Hey guys, just a real quick question...

Am I the only one who thinks Tabatha Coffey (the hairstylist on those terrible Bravo shows) looks like a Cenobite?

Come on, I can't be the only one.

Hellraiser

Whorticulture.com Reviews Hellraiser

I've been avoiding Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) for (almost) my entire life.  It's not really my style - it's a little darker than MY type of horror movie.  But having watched it, I'm glad I waited, because I don't think I would have appreciated it.

So the plot.  A husband and wife move into a house, where they find the husband's brother "living" upstairs.  He's also the wife's former adulterous lover.  Anyway, he's lost most of his human body escaping these S&M demons called Cenobites, and forces the wife to bring him victims because the more blood that is spilled, the more human he gets.

There are really big positives and really big negatives about this movie.

Negatives:
1. The majority of the acting is atrocious.  Clare Higgins as Julia is just terrible.  Her acting is too over the top and unbelievable.
2.  The movie is slow and a bit confusing in the beginning, to the point where I considered turning it off.
3:  Needs more Cenobites.

Positives:
1:  Ashley Laurence as Kristy is a shining light.  She is by far the best part of the movie.
2:  The gore is fantastic!  There is some sick shit in this movie, which makes it totally worth watching.
3:  The Cenobites, specifically my new obsession Grace Kirby, the Female Cenobite, who also happens to be Clive Barker's cousin.

I love you.

So, yeah.  The Cenobites are the best, most interesting part of the movie.  I just wish they would have been in it more.

This movie is pretty legit.  Glad I checked it out.
I give it a 7/10.