Reviews

Fast forward a couple of months, and Frank's brother, Larry (Andrew Robinson) is moving into his house with his new wife, Julia (Clare Higgins).

The films dramatic arc rests between these three characters, and the second act of the film locks into a pattern of men following Julia into the attic and getting killed, not unlike the bulk of the third Friday the 13th movie where characters keep going into a barn to get killed by Jason.

Hellraiser seems far more intent to disturb with it's gore within the context of pursuing something ostensibly erotic, so to that end it doesn't quite gross me out like in other movies where the violence is shot like a porno.

I can't stop thinking about how marvelous this movie is. Roger Ebert hated it when it came out, but who cares? He can go sit on a puzzlebox.