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I really liked "Hellraiser II". The rest were horrible, but I thought the second one was pretty decent.

My fellow Fangoria-reading/editing-bemoaning friend and I snuck into "Hellraiser II" (can't remember what we bought tickets for, I know we paid for "Mac and Me" when we saw Nightmare IV). It was the middle of the day and the only other people in the theater were a senior couple, who got up and left about halfway through.

Hey, maybe they got there early and were just killing time!

Sure, stuff like, well, the picture above gives me the heebiest of jeebies, I'm extremely squeamish on skin-breakin stuff, real or movie or even just descriptive words, but that "What is your pleasure, Sir?" ending was easily the scariest thing I saw in both movies. Jesus!

"It's one of the most disgusting developments in the last few years," Barker said of toned-down horror.

I love that man.

But really? Hellraiser remake? Is that necessary? I mean honestly. Who would play Julia? They'll get somebody far too young, and not nearly bitchy enough. *sigh*

I thought Hellraiser II was one of the best sequels I've ever seen. And no, obviously I don't mean it was as good a movie as Aliens or The Godfather, Part II. But it was a rare sequel that managed to capture the original's style and themes while continuing the story and expanding its scope.

And Inferno was pretty good for a stand-alone story, too. I like that it gave us a different view of Pinhead and the necessity of his existence. 'Cause sometimes, the damned reeeeally have it coming.

Fuck that, I take it back.

Imajica needs to be a series on HBO.

lol Rawhead Rex

Barker actually had a deal with Disney to make a movie and THEME PARK RIDES out of Abarat before he started writing it, based just on his paintings... but it fell through recently due to those ever-vague and ubiquitous creative differences.

There's a Thief of Always movie coming out someday, though.

I really love Clive. Love him to bits. But he has put his name to some, shall we say, underwhelming productions, over the last decade.

Remaking Hellraiser is a bit like remaking Casablanca. Sure, you can do it, it'll probably make money and you'll be able to do things now that the original never could. But do we need it?

The original is more than just a movie to me, it's an experience, a mile stone in my life and a text that I refer to like a book of the Bible. Maybe that's my problem. Maybe I'm being too precious about it. But if you ask me, it's damn near pefect as is and if some exec from the 21st century gets involved with it, they'll probably want to "retool" it, "reimagine" and "make it relevant to a modern cinema going audience". In short, bend it over and fuck it.

I hope Clive maintains an iron fist of control over this. This is his baby, after all. For all his dark fantastic desires, the world first really got to know him as "the creator of Hellraiser". His fate and the fate of his creation are forever entwined. And if as long as he does maintain a tight control over his work, I also hope that his instincts steer him true and he comes up with a final product worthy of his (and his hellish original vision's) legend.

As for an HBO series of Imajica, there's always the Great and Secret Show HBO series... I mean, Carnivale. (Which reminds me, I have to get season two on DVD soon!)

You know, I may still have this on VHS; I seem to recall taping it when it played on cable, way back when... Probably around the same time that MTV actually played music videos! Yes, I'm really, really old.

Ooh! Project for the weekend: look through box of old VHS tapes taped off cable!

The problem with an adaptation of The Great and Secret Show and Everville is that no one, NO ONE, wants to see a Lix or the process to create one on any size screen. It's bad enough in words on a page.

Ha ha ha... I have a pencil drawing I did of a Lix somewhere, Bucko. One of the best horror creatures of all time.

List of things to never show your psychiatrist:

1.)Pencil drawing I made of a Lix.

So which freaked you out more: the movie or the fact that your dead father was the one who took you there?

No one is Pinhead except Doug Bradley. Anyone else deserves to be eaten by the Engineer or hammered in the head by Julia (Clare Higgins is the only Julia I will ever accept). I loved this franchise, although yes, I admit, several of them were pure detritus. Although I was pleasantly surprised by the Hellseeker installment where Kirsty came back with some tricks up her sleeve.
Anyway, I sort wanna see it if they remake it, but I won't pay unless Doug is Pinhead. It's the principle of the matter.

Please tell me that Fucking Goofy is not a real porno. The horrifying images I just saw in my head will keep me up all night.

I have to admit, I absolutely loved the direct-to-DVD Inferno (V) and Hellseeker (VI), especially after the hilarity of Cenobites! In! Spaaaaaaace! My Hellraiser DVD's consist of I, II, V, and VI.

The rest of the movies were just crap to me. I mean, really, a Cenobite that wields CD's as weapons? A Cenobite that attacks with cigarettes, inflicting pain and annoyance until her victim -- I am to guess -- drops from embarrassment?

totaly agree , hellraiser without doug bradly is just a sin . would be interesting to see what they come up with but naaaa it dont work .

As a huge fan of the book, the original film and the s&m/ life affirming metaphors that run throughout it, I'm looking forward to it.

4 things that had better be in the new film:

1. Doug Bradley. I know he's not anyway but that's just plain shit.
2. An ending without the cenobobites going after Kirsty complete with flashing disco lights. Why would they go after her? there's no fucking need, man... They're honourable sadists not fucking bounty hunters.
3. Total necro gore.
4. A damn fine (looks and acting ability) actress playing Julia.