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- 2005
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 28 m
- 2005
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 28 m
Summary A journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world.
Directed By: Rick Bota
Written By: Clive Barker, Neal Marshall Stevens, Tim Day
- 2005
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 28 m
- 2005
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 28 m
Hellraiser: Deader
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
5.5
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Summary A journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world.
Directed By: Rick Bota
Written By: Clive Barker, Neal Marshall Stevens, Tim Day
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Hellraiser: Deader starts off okay—But that’s just Stockholm syndrome.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 36 User Ratings
5.5
25% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
44% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
31% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 36 User Ratings
5.5
25% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
44% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
31% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
I’m a bit of a Hellraiser fan. So when I heard that a possible sequel starring Ashley Laurence’s Kirsty had been scrapped and replaced with this, I was geared to hate this movie. It was directed by Rick Bota and written by Tim Day, the duo behind the awful piece of trash that is Hellraiser: Hellseeker. But when I sat down to watch Hellraiser: Deader, a strange thing happened, I started to enjoy myself. It isn’t great, but it does exactly what it sets out to do, it’s scary. It has legitimately frightening scenes and concepts that make it worth the watch. Kari Wuhrer, who plays the main character, journalist Amy Klien, is a talented actress with good charisma. But almost everyone else is horrible. The cinematography had the signature Rick Bota/Gary Tunnicliffe flair, which I found annoying in Hellseeker, but I actually found it a bit less so in this one. It kind of fits in with the entire movie feeling surrealist and outlandishly strange. There are really three things that sink this film. The first, and least significant, is the title. Deader? Really? The cult in the movie is called ‘the Deaders’, but still; it sounds really stupid. The second is the writing; aggressively bad. The third is the fact this is a Hellraiser movie. Like Inferno before it, there’s extremely little Cenobite appearances. But, in Inferno, when they do show up, they’re damn good. But Deader manages to make Doug Bradley bad. How? That was a feat even Hellseeker couldn’t pull off.
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Mediocre story mixed with the annoying slow pace and acting that could be better, Hellraiser: Deader is slightly better than Hellseeker, which isn't really saying anything.
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Ok, this HAS to be the definitive fake Hellraiser movie. Pinhead and the Lamentation Configuration are featured in under 2 minutes total.
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Pathetic, though the main character was decent, unlike Thorn and Trevor. But still, this movie shouldn't have been Hellraiser
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Maybe im just a hater, but this film really f**king ****.
At the end, the main protagonist experiences around 20 minutes of fake outs. THAT IS 20 GODDAMN MINUTES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CUT OUT!
And it's sad really, that this film could've been good, being a story about a cult who can bring the dead back to life and access another dimension, but that dimension is evil. But nope, JUST TURN IT INTO ANOTHER F**KING HELLRAISER DTV SEQUEL! F**K YOU
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Production Company
Dimension Films,
Stan Winston Productions,
Neo Art & Logic,
Castel Film Romania
Release Date Jun 7, 2005
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
Tagline The Latest. Most Terrifying Evil.
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Nomination
