Hellraiser 3 - Hell On Earth Reviews

Best of the hellrasier movies in my opinion.Plenty of gore which you would expect to find in a horror film also a good plot and a little sex if that's your thing.The finale was very good.

[Highly rated reviewer]

An adequate sequel

A pretty good sequel, which has an interesting story and is gloriously bloody & violent once again. Doug Bradley(Pinhead) is great as he was in the first two films and Terry Farrell (Dax from Star Trek DS9) is mostly good throughout. There is also a good soundtrack, good special effects & make-up again, and some new Cenobite characters are introduced. There is more use of Pinhead when compared to the first 2 films, and Pinhead is also more evil in this film. Some of the dialogue is a bit cheesy, but on the whole the film is a worthwhile addition to the Hellraiser series.

The last 'decent' Hellraiser film.

I think some people are a bit too hard on 'Hellraiser III'. Yes, the acting is atrocious for the most part and Pinhead's vast diatribes on society are beginning to grate. Still, the gore here is mucho fun, particularly in the club scene! They even copied that scene for 'Carrie 2'. At this point, the Hellraiser series was starting to show weakness and really should have been put to death. Sadly, it wasn't and the films continued. Pinhead goes to space, Pinhead rambles on about some rubbish and the films leave any possibility of a theatrical release behind and start being churned out direct-to-video. It's a sad state of affairs, so with this in mind I actually think 'Hellraiser III' is the last decent sequel. A final stab at telling the story and continuing the Cenobites' reign over the world. Don't be TOO hard on it!

A Pattern Is Emerging...

I can see a pattern emerging here... Hellraiser was great, Hellraiser II was okay, if a little silly, and Hellraiser III... complete and utter rubbish from beginning to 45 minutes through when we'd had enough and decided that that was it, and we were not, ever, going to bother watching any of the others in this series. Ever. I can only imagine was drivel Hellraiser IV would be, and pity anyone who thinks that they'll give it a go.

Americans ruined the series

The first 2 were classic, if a little cheesy (it was the 80's after all), however this is the tackiest piece of crap I have even seen. Cenobite with CD's in his head...WTF... what is scary about that, it just looks silly.

Great horror film with classic character.

I have been a fan of Clive Barker and Hellraiser stories. I think this one is probably one of the best. Well worth checking out if you are a fan of older horror films.

twas a good third, but should've stayed that way

i did quite like this film surprisingly as i thought it would just be another rendition of the first one where pinhead wreaks simple havoc,

which is just what he did but with an actual storyline, instead of the usual 80's early 90's shredder horror there were no teens as the central characters, just one lone woman reporter duking it with the apparently new king of hell whom has become seemingly immortal apart from when it comes to the lament configuration.

me being me i adored the range or cenobites, i probably would'nt have looked further more into this title if there werent anymore various cenobites

but anyway great film,excellent addition to the series, unfortunately it didnt stay that way. (apart from hellraiser 5, that was a gd'un)

Decent sequel

Anyone who has enjoyed the first 2 Hellraiser films should enjoy the third as it is more of the same but with Pinhead featuring a lot more.

Pinhead 3

I think this is the 2nd best of the pinhead series - if you like technicolour blood and gore and special effects this is for you. What's lacking is a real story line where you feel the real nail biting terror of the first two films - what's also missing is the sexual undertones of them as well. Nevertheless this is a brillant film and anyone who wants a night in with the lights down, a bowl of popcorn and who wants to be shocked - this is for you! As long as you don't mind the sight of blood!

[Highly rated reviewer]

hells bells

i had it on video but it is even better on dvd