Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Director:
Tony RandelGuión:
Peter AtkinsCámara:
Robin VidgeonMúsica:
Christopher YoungReparto:
Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman, Doug Bradley, Oliver Parker, William Hope, Robert Hines (arch.) (más)Sinopsis(1)
Kirsty Cotton (Ashely Laurence) despierta horrorizada en la habitación de un hospital siquiátrica dirigido por el doctor Channard, un hombre inteligente y poderoso que esconde oscuros secretos. Aturdida todavía por las imágenes de sus padres despellejados por una fuerza satánica, relata al doctor su historia. Channard obsesionado por los secretos que esconde la caja del enigma decide abrir los portales que conducen al infierno utilizando la sangre de uno de los pacientes más perturbados que está confinados en el sótano del hospital. Kirsty observa la visión de su padre despellejado en un rincón de la habitación en un charco de sangre, le suplica su ayuda y Kirsty deberá aventurarse más allá de los limites de los pasillos del infierno para librear a su padre de su eterno tormento, pero su búsqueda le obligará a luchar contra los poderes de su omnipotente amo: Leviathan "el señor del laberinto del infierno". (José Frade S.A.)
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In a way, Hellraiser II is the answer to all the "buts" from the first film. There's more mythology around the cube, and slightly more action-packed Cenobites, but they still don't overdo it... There's also a hell labyrinth and some very nice ideas. I appreciate the expansion of the insane asylum plot, the fact that the sequel takes place just moments after the first film, the storyline, and the crazy doctor. The main protagonists have even almost become beautiful, as if they were completely different actresses. I'm downright happy with the Bride of Frankenstein/Mummyvariation, it was incredibly romantic. The third girl in the bunch is also a good screenwriting investment. But then there are also a number of dead ends and proper WTF moments. Where did Kirstyn's boyfriend go? Wouldn't it be easiest to revive her father as Juls and then have his skin regenerated? Humiliating Pinhead with a photo? Killing a trio of his henchmen so conveniently? And what about all the hell stuff? No one has explained the pterodactyl to me! Unfortunately, the build-up to the third film doesn't really work out and the third film is a proper mess. This is the order in which I like the films overall: Hellraiser 8, Hellraiser 5, Hellraiser 4, Hellraiser 7, Hellraiser 2, Hellraiser 6, Hellraiser 1, Hellraiser 3, Hellraiser 9.
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This sequel is not as consistent as the first one, but its creativity and atmosphere cannot be denied. Some scenes were even more impressive than in the first installment, so despite some weaker moments in the second half of the film, they contribute 75% to the overall impression, just like in the first one. It is an older, but classic horror spectacle.
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Much worse than the first part. The special effects are on the same level, the performances are similarly wanting, there is less atmosphere and the script is quite confusing at times, but the worst for me is how little Pinhead and his Cenobites show up. After the thrilling first part, Hellbound was quite a disappointment, especially because of the second half (the first half is better than good) – I didn’t like how hell looked and the special effects were bad (all the atmosphere is lost when they enter hell), and not even the climax was very good. Weak three stars. My ranking: H1, H5, H2, H7, H3, H4, H6, H8
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"Hellraiser II: Bound to Hell" is a good continuation of the first movie, but a continuation that didn't really impress me in any significant way. It's good, it still has that good atmosphere that can put you in a strong state of depression, but you can see that there is an effort to go back a little and not capture the absolute depths of horror that could be presented here. But the fact is, if the creators went into that, the film would be very difficult to watch.
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