After 6 consecutive sequels that got progressively worse I wasn't expecting very much, but to me this would be the fourth best of the series, but that is a very low bar. The positives: the cgi was decent, the new pinhead and her assistants are actually pretty good, and the acting was above average for what it is. The cons: completely lacks anything that resembles intensity, plot holes as deep as the void, bogs down badly in the middle, and it's very dark(dark as in very little light, allot of the movie is obscured, very much like Alien vs Predator Requiem), and very little went into set design. All in all it's at least entertaining for the most part. The story pretty much throws out most of the existing Hellraiser lore and starts over, and while whoever played pinheaded was pretty good she still couldn't achieve the same feeling of power Doug Bradley brought. There is nothing really scary in the movie, the whole film just seems detached. My wife literally got up screaming 30 minutes into the collector and refused to finish, in this Hellraiser she didn't even flinch. It's bloody but not overly so, by Hellraiser standards it's pretty tame. If your a horror fan it's worth a watch if you have two hours to waste, if you don't like horror films you will probably really hate this movie.
Review of Hellraiser
