It doesn't deserve the one star it got.

Please, even if you are the biggest Chuck Norris fan in the world DON'T BUY IT! I like his earlier films such as Good Guys wear black so watch one of them. But this is unwatchable.

I regret ever turning my computer on the day i bought it, do you want to.

AVOID AT ALL COST!

The link between to horror classics
Review date: 2003-06-04 Rating: 4 out of 10

Hellraiser can hold down a place in a horror hall of fame for the way it scares the viewer, but this is done with the story line. Hellraiser II attempts to frighten you with blood, guts and gore. To me it isnt scary. Using a story to scare people ages well, this looks like yet another cheap 80's movie.

One of the best films ever made!
Review date: 2003-05-18 Rating: 10 out of 10

This film is probably the best film ever made, I particularly like the scenes of Julia Furie Zacharias' transcendental command of the house. Un-fortunately this film does contain some disturbing moments too, In-vivo open brain surgery, blatantly pro-human vivsection doctors hiding behind psychology. We see the real glyptic evil of the box as it's symbols embody the genoese like leviathan, the doctor finally get subjected to symbiosis, the root of consciousness, an alien human condition. This is just a really brilliant film!

Bloody
Review date: 2003-03-05 Rating: 4 out of 10

Hellraiser II may not be a particularly scary movie, but it sure is disgusting, spewing flesh and blood liberally around the scenery. Limbs are torn off, skulls are opened, skin is flayed, etc, etc... The problem is, this movie has not aged very well. The special effects are what you can expect from a late-eighties budget movie, i.e. unconvincing stop-motion animation, plastic-looking texture on most of the monster models and cartoon lightning effects.
As in the first movie, it's all about a mysterious puzzle box which, when solved, will open a portal to Hell (or one hell, anyway) and summon the humanoid creatures that dwell there. The story beyond this is fairly uninspired and the characters often behave inexplicably or inconsistently.
As I have already pointed out, this movie simply isn't frightening, the basic concept is too far out in the first place and the poor execution further erodes any fear one might have had of the hell dimension and its occupants. However, it's not all bad. The movie is certainly bloody and fairly revolting so a certain stomach-turning thrill can be found here for those who crave that sort of thing. Just don't expect Pinhead to haunt your sleep the way the Blair witch did...

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