Hellraiser: Inferno
The signs do not look good for Hellraiser: Inferno - though not the title as such this release directly to the video is actually Hellraiser 5, and now the only remaining link with the original movies is Doug Bradley as Pinhead. Rather surprisingly, then, this actually turns out to be the best film from Hellraiser Hellraiser 2: Hellbound. Wisely, the film is very light for continuity, so you can enjoy without knowing the details of the last 4 movies.
The basic plot concerns a detective investigating a murder dubious morality, and his attempt to save the life of a child is hit by a path in the box Lament Configuration puzzle of a mysterious entity known as “The Engineer”. The first half of the film is well shot, but rather slow for regular series, such as investigations of the detectives only discovered the material on the Cenobites we already know.
The second half is better though, as the story gradually turns into a race of the mill murderer research series in a study of nature’s own detective: This film is less of Pinhead and co cutting a group of adolescents, and an examination travel of a man in hell - a warning that the cuts in the heart of the philosophy of physical gratification cenobites at the expense of humanity. It’s not perfect, but it is refreshing to the United Nations, a sequel formula for low budget horror, has a great picture, from new Cenobites, and a clear David Lynch (especially Lost Highway) feels.
A worthy sequel.
