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This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

An instant classic! The effects are shockingly good. A story of deceit that went horribly wrong, and then betrayal in the worst possible way. The acting is very good, as was the script, visuals and effects. Frank's coming back to life scene is incredible! His transformation make-up is gruesome and awesome at the same time! The cenobites are utterly grotesque. Doug Bradley is perfect as Pinhead.

Man.....I'm not gonna lie. I don't see what the big deal about this movie is. Some scenes are decent and gory. None are really scary though! None of this movie scared me, and I watched it by myself at night. I love horror movie, BUT I truly don't see why this one is a classic! To me it was uneventful and lacked suspense. Only reason I gave it this many stars was bc of Kirsty. At least she was something to look at!

Okay, even if you haven't seen 'Hellraiser' then you're probably aware of its existence simply by browsing video boxes in the rental store. It was the one that made you stop, stare and ultimately either run away and have nightmares for the rest of your life, or rent it out as quickly as possible just to see what it was all about. Although, based on today's movie-watching trends, the average film-buff has probably never taken a wander up and down the aisles of a Blockbuster store and therefore has never seen 'Pinhead's' screaming face in all its glory.The basic premise of 'Hellraiser' revolves around a supernatural puzzle box that, when opened, unleashes a quartet of mutilated demons, known as 'Cenobites,' who want to tear your flesh from your body – simply for their enjoyment! And, when your typically wicked stepmother's evil lover returns from hell to stir up trouble among her (vaguely) happy family, she agrees to help him in his quest to escape the pursuing Cenobites by generally murdering unsuspecting men in order to give him the required amount of blood. Unfortunately, this doesn't bode well for her legal husband or his daughter.I mentioned that if you've seen the front cover of 'Hellraiser' then it would stick in your head (like a load of pins to be precise). That's because most marketing was centred around the 'lead Cenobite' or 'Pinhead' as he was duly christened. If ever practical make-up was used to good (and horrific!) effect it was here. The Cenobites do really have to be seen to believed. 'Hellraiser' isn't for the faint-hearted – there's tonnes of blood and gore, mainly involving skinless corpses running around murdering people. Now, that in itself may be enough to put people off watching it, however, as I said, it's the Cenobites who are the real stars.For some they may not be in the film for as long as audiences may have liked (a fact that was somewhat rectified in the sequel), but, when they're there, they do steal every scene (and possibly your soul). I haven't read the book that 'Hellraiser' was based on, so I can't really comment on how well it adheres to the source material, but, for once, the writer (Clive Barker) was actually allowed to adapt his own work for the big screen. I don't know how faithful it is, but I do know that it's a memorable experience that die-hard horror fans need to see. Just don't eat anything before you sit down. If you're afraid of the 'red stuff' in general, this one really isn't for you.

The original hellraiser is one of those movies that i actually didn't really like at first, but absolutely loved it after a re-watch. This is not a very fast paced horror movie, but also not too slow at the same time. I really think that the pacing is perfect in this movie. There is always something happening, but also not too much at the same time, so it doesn't confuse you. The acting in the movie is good. It's definitely not perfect, but i think the acting is still good and no one annoys me in any way. I also like almost all of the characters. There some characters in the movie that you're not supposed to like, so i don't like them. But the good thing is that they're not annoying, they're just.... kind of evil. But let's talk about one the best things about this amazing movie - the effects. Hellraiser has amazing gore effects. It looks really real and it looks better than most CGI in modern horror movies. And also this movie has one of the most memorable and iconic villains in horror - pinhead. Doug Bradley's performance is really good. Yeah i know i said that the acting is just good, but i think that Bradley is the only one who's really good. Overall, i can't describe how much i love this movie and i cannot believe that i didn't like it at first. It is one of my favorite horror movies of all time and i'll have to give it a 10 out of 10. check it out it you haven't already.