the joe cool review hellraiser represent bloodlinestarring represent bruce ramsay a phillip lmerchant or john merchant or dr. paul merchant and valentina vargas a angelique and doug bradley a pinheadplot represent this follow a timeline of the lineage of the merchant bloodline and which start with phillip lmerchant and who create the box that open the doorway to hell . start with the 18th century to present time when pinhead first meet merchant and try to sever the bloodline . ( he the only one who can stop pinhead and you see ) and finally in the future and in space and where paul merchant have finally figure out how to send pinhead to hell for good . opener represent this be a movie hat so much by the people who make it and they declare fictional director alan smithee would be the credited director . they only pull smithee out of the woodwork when they really think they have make a terrible movie and such a classic a the bird ii represent land end or bloodsucking pharaoh in pittsburgh . no i do not make that up . how do i like it . youre read this so i be sure that what you want to know . the good represent this movie isn not as bad a you have be lead to believe . oh i be not go to sugar coat it . this movie be fill with so much potential and end up be a disaster and but it do have some positive . cooler cenobites this time around for starter and such a the twin and the demon angelique . pinhead be still in a main role and and still have good line ( pain have a face and allow me to show it to you ) and it somewhat entertain throughout . gorehounds will love the movie because of it endless supply . there be also some continuity with the rest of the series and although you will have to look hard to see it . the chatterer dog be awesome . the bad represent but for a story about hell v the cursed merchant bloodline that could close the gateway forever and it be really complicate and hold together with duct tape . nothing be really explore to it full potential and there be some really stupid thing include . pinhead kidnap a kid and hold him for ransom . random death just to feature more blood ( not always a bad thing and but not for the sake of the story ) . pinhead be at his bad here and he rant and rant and rant even when he about to die . for the very smart demon that he use to be and he be reduce to nothing more than a bond villain and at best . if hellraiser fan ever need a reason why he be move back into a cameo like role and this be it . bloodline ruin it for u all . the ugly represent gore be always mention here . this one have skin ripping and drilling and hook impaling and beheading and and more goody . the chatterer dog and while awesome and reek of bad special effect during the chase scene . final verdict represent this movie have the potential for something great and even hellbound level of greatness . but all of that be waste . who know exactly what go down to produce this crap and but we can only blame alan smithee . compare to the rest represent this movie be the bad of the hellraiser series . for completists only . rating represent half of .