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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303265773
Format: Color, Original recording reissued, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 6303265774
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: September 10, 1997
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 26292
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1988
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Definitely not one for the weak of stomach, Hellbound takes up where the first Hellraiser left off, piling on the gore to near camp levels. Luckily, the 1988 sequel retains enough of British horror-meister Clive Barker's macabre wit--like the original, it's based on a Barker story--to save it from the schlock-heap. Hospitalized following her last misadventure, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) implores authorities to destroy a bloody bed at the carnage scene, but the enigmatic Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) brings an addled patient there and unleashes a dread Cenobite instead. As if that's not bad enough, Kirsty's getting distress calls from her father, who begs her to rescue him from hell. When she journey through hell's dark labyrinths with a mute puzzle solver, however, Kirsty only finds the evil Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and other bizarro creatures, plus her nasty former stepmother and lascivious Uncle Frank. Much maniacal laughter and skin shedding later, the newfound compadres unlock the puzzle box again to safety. Hellbound isn't genius, but it does have flair, which goes a long way toward offsetting Laurence's leaden acting and occasionally over the top gore. --Diane Garrett
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Why Torture Yourself?
I like horror movies. Almost too much. Let's not go into the reasons why. There are too many. And some of them aren't pretty.
But I also like plots, character development, and complexity. After watching the first Hellraiser, I began to suspect that the series was created as an excuse to watch people get tortured with hooks. If you're not aware of the basic mythology, it is this: there is a box (called the Lament Configuration -- but you only know this if you've read the book) that, ... Read More
Rating:  - Hellraiser 2
What a classic 80s horror film! If you love Friday the 13th, Halloween or any of those classic horror films, check this series out! Pinhead is spooky and disgusting! Any horror fan will love this!
Rating: - A Worthy Horror Sequel
After the sucess of the oringial Hellraiser , Clive Barker who had made a name for himself passed on the diretcing duties to Tony Randel with the sequel. Randelmade an impressive sequel in Hellbound: Hellraiser II . The film has more gore and a new heroine to help out Kristy Cotton. Once again Juila is back but this time she's totally hell bent and the film's primary villian. Pinhead is still scary but gets some compettion from Doc who is scary in his own right. I give the film *** out of ****.
Rating: - Not So Unrated
Ok hear is the good stuff: This is without a doubt the best sequel of the seven sequels that came after the 1st movie. It is way ahead of its time on many levels. It is scary in a very elegant way that rivals The Exorcist & Rosemary's Baby. It takes the sadomasochist under-plot to a level so extreme that you may walk away from this movie finding pain pleasing in a sexual way. WHY? Because this movie brings out the repressed sadomasochist that lives in all of our minds.
Now the bad stuff: ... Read More
Rating: - Time to play!
The blood, gore, "the box", and the cenobites continue. The movie picks up right were the first one ended. Kirsty made a deal with Pinhead, who is the leader of the cenobites, to give them Uncle Frank (he escaped them) in exchange for her. After they took Frank, the female cenobite goes after Kirsty until she is able to use the box to send them all back to Helll. Her father's home then gets destroyed....
Kirsty is now in a psychiatrist's hospital. Dr. Chinnard is fascinated with the mind, the ... Read More
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303265773
Format: Color, Original recording reissued, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 6303265774
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: September 10, 1997
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 26292
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1988