Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

Upon watching this I wasn't particularly bought. Heard & seen a trailer to see it was in outer space, & I myself, was sort of turned off by it as I don't like Sci-Fi Films & prefer realism over fantasy. But after watching this I actually thought it was really good! Was pleasantly surprised to like it as I dislike Sci-Fis at the best of times, but this was an exception. It proves that Horror & Sci-Fi go well together & it's a genre mix that should be used more often by writers & directors alike!The film starts in space 2124, inside a spaceship were a space crewman is trying to unlock the Lament Configuration via a robot, he successfully does this only to be ambushed by space agent police. This is where the film goes back to the 20th century & explores the origins of the lament configuration & how it became an evil tool/gateway to hell.I found the film at first to be so-so while watching, but go attracted & interested as it picked up & oh boy did it! The blood & graphics where great as always. I also liked the Sci-Fi scenery too! It was attractive & got me into it considering I don't like them. But the graphics were great & the kills were unique.The ending was satisfying as well & the film was short & sweet. Which made it more watchable & a lot better than the previous 3 films in the series.I give this film a 7.5/10 it was really good & watchable, this is coming from a man who dislikes Sc-Fis too, give it a watch! It's great!

Remener Jason Voorhees going to space, people hated that, it was 2001. But 5 years earlier Kevin Yagher had to direct pinhead in space, the most hated entry in the franchise were Doug Bradley plays pinhead.The story takes place in 3 era's, the important one is in space and they are all connected due a bloodline. So we follow a girl that has walked among humans for ages. It's only in space that she's a cenobite. The story itself isn't really that strong. The history of the toymaker, the creator of the box, isn't that interesting but it's the gore added that makes it worth seeing. Weere as in part 3 the cenobites looked a bit funny and stuff was sometimes done with morphing here the cenobites do look like fine. The creation of the twins is really well done. It's not all that bad, it's just a weak story but as i said earlier, once pinhead comes in it do works out fine. Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2,5/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

A bad Alien rip off, that is constantly having flashbacks to a different, much better movie.This movie reeks of studio interference. Only a small part of the movie is set forcibly on a space station, while the rest either takes place in the past or the present. The parts of the movie where it flashes back to the creation of the puzzle box, are arguably the best parts of the movie. But the movie suffers from having too much Pinhead forced into it, when he wasn't even needed for the plot. The movie already has a villain, and would have worked much better if they focused on her instead. But unfortunately we end up with a plot where the motives of the villains are now a complete contradicting mess. Previously established lore is completely contradicted, and they save the big transformation of the lead villain till waaaaaay too late in the movie.Another problem with the movie, is that they now start making quite literal connections to a pseudo Christian hell. Previous movies always kept it rather vague, and the world that the puzzle box connects to was just another dimension, rather than actually being the hell from the bible. Then again, writer Clive Barker also commits this sin in his sequel Scarlet Gospels, so who cares any more at this point? Then they end the movie by basically ripping off the ending to Aliens, and cue credits. What a waste of potential.

it's easy to write off Hellraiser: Bloodline as "the one set in space," but the reality is that only 1/3 of the film takes place in the future. The underrated sequel brings an incredible amount of mythology to the table, and though I'd be lying if I said it all worked, it's the ambition that makes this one somewhat of a gem. Given the low budget and messy production, it's no minor miracle that it works as well as it does.Hellraiser Bloodline tells both the beginning and ending of the story Clive Barker unleashed on the big screen in 1987. Not only do we find out how the puzzle box was created, as well as by whom and for what initial purpose, but we also get a front row seat for its destruction, providing a sense of closure to the franchise.other sequels followed, but by jumping so far into the future for the outer space-set finale, Dimension Films was able to make the rare franchise sequel that actually feels like the end of the franchise. Not only is the puzzle box destroyed but so too is Pinhead, and there's something to be said for the definitive nature of Bloodline. In many ways, it's sort of the last Hellraiser sequel that matters.Ambition and a respectable amount of imagination are also on display in Hellraiser: Bloodline's standout makeup effects, particularly when it comes to the birth of a siamese Cenobite that Pinhead creates by literally twisting two twin brothers together. The film also introduces the awesome Chatterer Beast, a hellish pet hound composed of human flesh. He doesn't get nearly enough screen-time, but he's pretty damn cool.Hellraiser: Bloodline tries way harder than most horror sequels. And for that, we should all respect it.The beauty of Bloodline is that it's both the first and last film in the Hellraiser chronology.