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Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
Rick Bota continues to destroy the Hellraiser franchise
I'm a huge fan of the Hellraiser movies and the Hellraiser universe, but the movies are getting worse and worse. To me, there are only 3 "real" Hellraiser movies, and that's the first 3. The fourth has some ups and downs, but all in all, I think Pinhead's awesome dialog makes up for the downs. The fifth is taking it all in a different direction, a direction I strongly disagree with, but nevertheless, it's an interesting movie, with pretty good acting and visually, it's very nicely done.
Then this Rick Bota guy comes along... And just as I thought it couldn't get any worse, he delivers the deathblow to the Hellraiser franchise. His movies are messed up, the main characters in both hellseeker and deader keeps experiencing some horrible stuff, and just as it's about to get fun, they "wake up" to discover that they were just dreaming or had a vision - I hate that, it's messy and confusing! Also, Pinhead's role in these movies is not very well defined, which is also (sadly) very well shown by his absence. He only appear in a few minutes in both of Bota's miserable movies to deliver some nice one-liners.
This Bota guy is destroying what true fans love about these movies, I hope this will be the end, no need to make it a long a painful death, Hellraiser deserves better...
The Omen (1976)
Scary as hell!
I remember when I was just a little kid. It was an evening when I sat alone in our livingroom. My mom had gone to sleep and my older sister was in her room reading some magazines. So there I was, all alone... watching The Omen...
At first glance, I thought it was pretty boring, but as the events started to happen and the plot revealed itself, I was like paralyzed. I simply HAD to watch this movie. There were so many impressions throughout the movie and so many images started to come to my mind. Though I was almost scared to death, I just sat there and watched the mmovie from the beginning to the end. Of course I suffered from the obvious nightmares that followed, and that left a fear in me, a fear of watching this movie again. This fear has accompanied me in my adult life, 20 years later.
Some days ago, I had the opportunity to watch the movie again. The scenario was almost the same; I was completely alone! I'm so glad that I overcame the fear (believe me, I'm not easily frightened), because I got the exact same adrenaline-pumping experience. This movie has left a great impression on me that I really can't explain, and to cut it short; This movie is still scary as hell!