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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This one had to grow on me a bit. The first viewing, I thought it sucked. Then after thinking about it, and watching a couple of online reviews to learn others perspective of it, I watched this a second time, and it set a little better with me. I still don't think it's a great entry in this series, as it does still feel wildly out of place, it's worthwhile checking out. My biggest problem with this one is that we keep waking up and realising the previous moments were all a dream. In the earliest Hellraisers, we knew what they were experiencing was real, not imagined. Physical, not psychological. Here, we go off into Jacob's Ladder territory for most of its duration, and learn this character is in his own mental Hell, forced to relive his mistakes for eternity. An odd new direction for the series, and while it's not entirely a success, it isn't a complete misfire, either. Just don't go into it expecting it to match the tone of previous entries. Pinhead, in his two brief appearances, appears almost glowing white. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but it's a great effect.

Released 13 years after the original this first direct-to-video offering enjoys radically improved effects.The tone of the film is a radical departure from the sweeping metaphysical grandeur of the theatrical released. The first of the DTV sequels, Inferno is kind of interesting.As memorably macabre as Barker's debut is, it also featured a genuinely disturbing portrait of temptation and karma. Inferno is a unique take on this, as it's a sort of dark noir, complete with a dubious police detective investigating a series of bizarre murders associated with the puzzle box. the execution is harrowing and futile, much like an actual, real-life execution. As the movie descends deeper and deeper into madness and unreality it becomes scarier: film noir. The best example of this is the scene in which Thorne is assaulted by ninja Indians at the behest of an angry cowboy, all to the tune of a '70s porno film.

Inferno, the fifth film in the Hellraiser franchise and the first to go straight to DVD, stars Craig Sheffer as corrupt police detective Joseph Thorne, who snorts drugs and screws hookers instead of spending time with his attractive wife Melanie (Noelle Evans) and young daughter Chloe (Lindsay Taylor). After Thorne takes a strange puzzle box—the Lament Configuration—from the scene of a crime (as well as a vial of cocaine, which he shares with his next hooker), he finds himself entering a hellish world where he is plagued by his worst nightmares and a mysterious killer known as The Engineer.With solid direction by Scott Derrickson and good performances all round, this is a technically proficient sequel, but it does suffer from a storyline that treads an awful lot of water: once Thorne fiddles with the Lament Configuration and enters its domain, there isn't an awful lot in the way of plot progression (or Cenobite action, for that matter), the remainder of the film consisting of a series of confusing incidents that, while undeniably atmospheric, only serve to waste time until the final revelation, which isn't all that unexpected when it arrives. Think 'noir mystery crossed with Jacob's Ladder' and you have Hellraiser: Inferno.5.5 out of 10, generously rounded up to 6 for IMDb.

This seemed like a cheap "Silent Hill" movie than a actual "Hellraiser" sequel. It's probably the most psychedelic entry compared to the previous 4, but it lacked the "Hellraiser" elements. It's like this was suppose to be a grisly investigation movie with hallucinations with Pinhead thrown in sometimes. Maybe a alternate storyline than a companion piece with Pinhead in it. The story is about a unfaithful husband who is a cop trying to find a missing kid and murders that is taking place by some sort of faceless man. This might be a alright psychological psychedelic thriller, but doesn't really seem like a "Hellraiser" movie is all. Some say this one and "Hellseeker" makes a good connection with the 4th installment, but I don't know about that. This is more of a psychological horror thriller than a horror slasher, even if the psychological aspect aren't that in depth. I am not sure if this plot takes place, before "Hellraiser: Bloodline" but if it does, there is less fear here in my opinion. Overall this would have probably worked if it focused more on being a "Silent Hill" movie.5.6/10