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A spine-tingling thriller, HELLRAISER: INFERNO is the next
inescapably terrifying chapter in the heart-stopping HELLRAISER
series! It's the powerful story of a shady L.A. detective (Craig
Sheffer -- THE PROGRAM, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT) who finds
himself lost in a darkly nightmarish world of evil when he solves
the mysterious puzzle box that releases the diabolical demon,
Pinhead! As those around him begin to meet tragic es, he sets
out to conquer the horrifying Pinhead and escape eternal hell!
Also starring popular Nicholas Turturro (TV's NYPD BLUE, EXCESS
BAGGAGE), HELLRAISER: INFERNO combines great special effects and
relentless thrills to deliver exciting, edge-of-your-seat
entertainment!
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This is the first Hellraiser sequel that doesn't bear the
imprimatur of creator Clive Barker, and that makes it a sequel
that many Hellraiser fans will want to disown, but they shouldn't
dismiss it altogether. Now under the control of Miramax producers
Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the franchise takes an entirely new
direction, and Inferno is primarily a detective thriller in which
a corrupt cop (Craig Sheffer) takes on a case that will judge his
soul and, ultimately, damn him forever. His judge and jury will
be Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and his legion of twisted Cenobites,
but before he can be tried and condemned, Sheffer's cop will
watch as those around him are killed off one by one, leaving a
trail of blood (and telltale severed fingers) that leads back to
the torment of his own youth.
So, what you really have here is a variation on It's a Wonderful
Life and A Christmas Carol, with all the themes reversed to
hellish extremes. The plot doesn't hold together all that well,
but you can't fault the film for establishing and maintaining a
heavily somber tone. This is pretty dark stuff, after all, and
although Hellraiser fans will lament that Pinhead's appearance is
relatively brief, he's presented here in an intriguing new
light--not merely an icon of pain and suffering, but a giver of
counsel and justice to those (like Sheffer's cop) who arguably
deserve the eternal anguish they will receive. Does that make
Pinhead a good guy? If this otherwise lugubrious sequel achieves
anything, it's that it raises that question and lets the viewer
decide. --Jeff Shannon
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The bonus features on the DVD of Hellraiser: Inferno are minimal
but will be welcomed by fans of the series. Included is a brief
but inful interview with actor Doug Bradley, who discusses
the evolution of his role as Pinhead, the effect of his Pinhead
makeup on performance, and the new direction his role takes in
this film. Also included are "Secrets of Hellraiser Revealed"--a
series of four brief video clips revealing behind-the-scenes
details about the "Lament Configuration" puzzle box and the
creation of the Pinhead makeup. For instance, did you know that
Pinhead has exactly 138 pins in his head? Surely some fans will
better having learned this, and God have mercy on their
souls. --Jeff Shannon
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