{"id":21994,"date":"2019-09-21T22:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T05:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21994"},"modified":"2019-09-21T22:39:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T05:39:47","slug":"review-hellraiser-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/09\/review-hellraiser-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellraiser Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hellraiser<\/em><\/strong> normally isn\u2019t my kind of horror movie but still, had plenty of entertainment value even if the plot itself was a bit of a mess at times and the Cenobites, which were interesting designs, didn\u2019t have nearly enough screen time.<\/p>\n

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Hellraiser<\/span>
\n(1987)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Fantasy<\/span>
\nArrow Video | R \u2013 93 min. \u2013 $39.95 | September 24, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/21\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Clive Barker
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Clive Barker (novel); Clive Barker (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Doug Bradley<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scene
\n<\/span>Slip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (PCM 2.0), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>47.35 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.50 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Arrow Video provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Sexual deviant Frank (SEAN CHAPMAN) inadvertently opens a portal to hell when he tinkers with a box he bought while abroad. The act unleashes gruesome beings called Cenobites, who tear Frank’s body apart. When Frank’s brother (ANDREW ROBINSON) and his wife, Julia (CLARE HIGGINS), move into Frank’s old house, they accidentally bring what is left of Frank back to life. Frank then convinces Julia, his one-time lover, to lure men back to the house so he can use their blood to reconstruct himself.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Hellraiser<\/em><\/strong> is probably one of the lesser of the horror franchises from the 80s behind Halloween<\/em> (yes, I know that came out in 1978), Friday the 13th<\/em> and Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em>. This is a movie I\u2019ve seen a few times over the years and while it\u2019s hardly a perfect horror film with a clunky set-up, it\u2019s still a lot of fun as the make-up and effects work perhaps is a bit on the cheesy side yet kind of still holds up in a strange way.<\/p>\n

The acting is nothing special, though I did like both Clare Higgins and Ashley Laurence, not to mention Doug Bradley in the role of \u201cLead Cenobite\u201d, who would later be called Pinhead. Kind fascinating that character was accidentally propelled into being a horror icon as he was only a minor part of the film, though based on his design and overall look, not hard to see why he resonated with horror fans.<\/p>\n

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Hellraiser<\/em><\/strong>, written and directed by Clive Barker based on his novella, isn\u2019t a favorite of mine, as mentioned I lean more toward the more reality based slasher (like Halloween<\/em> and F13<\/em>) than the supernatural variety, but still found this to be entertaining as a whole.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This single-disc release comes housed in a clear HD keep case and the cover artwork is reversible revealing the original poster art.<\/p>\n

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