Hellraiser (1987)
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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 17 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 12 mins
Synopsis:
Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature--the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover--hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons called the... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence
Director: Clive Barker
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Minor grisly fun, but don't expect the movie to linger when it's over.
01/11/08 11:23 AM
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[Writer/Director Clive] Barker's dazzling debut as a director creates such an atmosphere of dread that the astonishing visual set pieces simply detonate in a chain reaction of cumulative intensity.
02/09/06 03:17 AM
A maquiagem é interessante, mas o roteiro é ridículo; as atuações, risíveis; a direção, medíocre; e os efeitos visuais, datados.
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01/14/04 01:16 PM
Impressive debut film from Barker, though not quite the breakthrough film it was touted as being.
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09/11/03 07:55 AM
Twisted and grotesque, but merely baby-steps compared with Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
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07/10/03 10:29 PM
An imaginative, frightening debut from Clive Barker. A landmark horror film.
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01/16/03 06:17 PM
Against the odds, Barker produced a unique, imaginative, if not somewhat stomach-churning, work that has since earned aplace in the annals of horror cinema.
09/17/02 08:15 AM
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