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Plot: An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 22, 2008
    Decent second sequel to the iconic horror series.In this one, Pinhead is unleashed on the Earth through a statue type thing that a sleazy nightclub owner buys as a centre piece for his room.The key to Pinhead's escape is through the bodies of victims that get sucked into the statue and feeding him the flesh and blood he needs to fully enter Earth and it's the job of a local reporter to use the special box that Pinhead and the cenobites escaped from to send them back to hell. This has some cool gory moments and the story and script isn't that bad,despite the odd cheesey line but thats expected.The main let down would be the random appearance of the ghost of the man who later became pinhead,all we know is that he fought with the reporters dead dad in the war but there's no real explanation as to why he's there or how he got there,unless i missed something.Other than that, not as good as the first two but still good.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 9, 2008
    Third installment of Hellraiser not as good as the previous two but worth watching for the massacre that happens in the night club & few other bloody scenes.Wasn't so thrill with the new cenobites for this film that looks silly besides didn't care for the plot.

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 7, 2008
    This is my favorite of the Hellraisers so far (I'm through 4:Bloodline) because I am most pleased with this script and story. But it seems I had to forsake a bit of gore and effects quality in return for the improved editing and script. The cinematography is less cheeky, has some great moments of simple camera and lighting montage achievements, nothing else in fx needed but for Pinhead's costume and makeup. Actually the more I think on it, I take back what I said about the effects. There are a few shots repeated from the second movie, which those are shit, but the bar massacre, trench of dead soldiers, and Pinhead scuplture in this one are all awesome feats of the production crew/art department. I LOVE the army of Cenobites, though I can see how one might get sentimental about The Chatterer's absence.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 26, 2008
    The Hollywood Hellraiser --> big-budget visuals but feels like a movie. Decent story...disappointing acting. In summary: it's very entertaining and that's it.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 15, 2008
    pinhead is awesome. the film has great lines and gore. i liked the gory club scenedoug bradley really brings life into this film
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 8, 2008
    A bit of a convulted story behind this franchise .. and you do have to pay attention to know whats going on . Cliver Barker is a strange strange man indeed . Do see the first 2 if your going to watch the 3rd... and settle in for some messy bloody gorey graphics .. =D
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 4, 2008
    I loved this dam movie! the blood and gore were soo much better then the 1 & 2.

    The nightclub scene was kick azz! even more so when the reporter walked through the nightclub ravaged with death! I can't wait till I get some free time to watch the rest of the series
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 27, 2007
    Ok the first was the most original and the best. The second was the most out there, still the third has to be the most fun. The franchise turned into 'The Pinhead show' from here onwards. This happened with the elm street series, and the third hellraiser turned pinhead into the horror icon that he is today. This film has the best lines, by the man himself, and for the horror freaks, over the top acting and gory. "Save your tears. I'll reap your sorrow slowly. I have centuries to discover the things that make you whimper". Great gruesome fun.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 24, 2007
    Most would probably cite this as the point the Hellraiser franchise began its downward turn, as Clive Barker's creepy aesthetic was largely discarded in order to refashion Doug Bradley's Pinhead into more of your standard, wise-cracking slasher/villain. Still, on its own schlocky terms, this gory third installment proves quite the entertaining little crapfest.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 22, 2007
    The Hellraiser sequels were decent but they all gelled together and you can't tell one from the other although this one did have Terry Farrell.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 21, 2007
    I actually liked this one better than the second. I still remember the gory club scene like it was yesterday & I haven't watched in years!
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 24, 2007
    Not quite as good as the first, and I'm pissed that they changed Pinhead's voice, but its watchable atleast.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 13, 2007
    For some odd reason I am a fan of the Hellraiser series. This one was the one that messed with my mind the most. But I'd watch it again.
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    September 9, 2007
    The weak link of the series, this film has nothing of the tension and intriguing characterizations, which made the original such a hit. The cenobites are cheap, overrepresented slashers and the gore isn't a shade of the original, morbid art. The plot is just plain silly and the whole thing is badly written.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 3, 2007
    Pinhead is back. He collected enough blood to return and take revenge on humanity. With his chains he kills A LOT of people in a very cruel scene. Only a reporter called Joey can stop him. I enjoyed every minute of "Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth". It still isn't a fantastic film, but it's really still quite intelligent and entertaining. In my opinion it's better than "Hellbound: Hellraiser II', although I'd love to see the same cenobites, not new lame cenobites. We can see Doug Bradley as Pinhead, but also without make-up as Joey's guide. Almost as brutal and violent as "Hellbound", and probably a little better. However, I gave them the same rating. The first "Hellraiser" was shocking, but the follow-ups "Hellbound" and "Hell On Earth" really are even more bloody films. The end-credits are backed by the song 'Hellraiser' by the heavy metal band Motorhead, but it was originally performed by Ozzy Osbourne. Recommended for horror addicts. Like every Hellraiser film: you either love it, or you hate it. I can recommend every Hellraiser film, except 'Hellraiser IV: Bloodline', because that's one of the worst films I've ever seen
  • Not Interested
    MCT:
    August 14, 2007
    i saw one of these movies but i'm not sure about which. it doesnt matter though because they're all the same.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 30, 2007
    A very poorly thought out movie. The villains were so uncreative in this one and the woman was not at all a good actress. All though it does give us some look into Hellraiser as a human, but in a way, that kinda killed his evilness credibility.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 27, 2007
    for the true version of hellraiser 3 buy the 4 disc boxset from the uk as it has all 3 movies, hellrasier 3 is full restored in the directors cut form only from the uk, it also has dts
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 18, 2007
    Say what you want about sequels - I really liked this one. It was right up there with the first two. It ran with the concept of the box in it's own direction. It is something new and fresh to enjoy.

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  • sleepawaycamper
    Love it. My Pinhead tat is exactly like the cover of the DVD.
    posted 67 days ago

Details

  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Anthony Hickox
  • Genres: Horror
  • Released: September 11, 1992
  • DVD Released: June 25, 2001

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