Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty Cotton insists her supposedly dead father is stuck in hell, controlled by sadomasochistic demons after being betrayed by his evil, occult-obsessed wife, Julia. Few believe Kirsty, except the thrill-seeking Dr. Channard, who is intrigued by the young woman's lurid stories. So when Kirsty and fellow patient Tiffany head to hell for a rescue, Channard and Julia are close behind.
- Tony Randel
- Kieron Phipps
- Peter Freeman
- Andy Armstrong
- Libbie Barr
- Kevin Westley
- Clive Barker
- Peter Atkins
Rating: 6.406/10 by 1104 users
Alternative Title:
Hellraiser 2 - US
Hellbound - Hellraiser II - DE
Hellbound - Hellraiser II: prigionieri dell'inferno - IT
Hellraiser 2: Hellbound - US
Hellraiser II Camino al Infierno - SV
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - US
ヘルレイザー2 - JP
Hellraiser II: Svázaný s peklem - CZ
Hellraiser 2 - Hellbound - ES
Восставший из ада 2: Обречённый на ад - RU
Hellraiser II: Hellbound - US
Hellbound - Hellraiser II - Prigionieri dell'inferno - IT
Hellraiser II, les écorchés - FR
Les écorchés : Hellraiser II - FR
Hellraiser II Hellbound - DE
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 37 minutes
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $12,090,735
Plot Keyword: pain, hell, seduction, stepmother, pinhead, sequel, sexual imagery, betrayal, mad doctor, torture, demon, skin, puzzle box, labyrinth, mattress, british soldier, ring of fire, self mutilation, cenobite, mental hospital
Pretty out there (in a good way) sequel that doesn't make a whole lot of sense but still was an entertaining supernatural horror flick, the kind of horror I'm generally not a fan of. Kind of surprising Ashley Laurence didn't go on to bigger things (her last movie was 2008). **3.5/5**
"Hellbound: Hellraiser II" is watchable enough even though it very quickly slides down the steep slope into becoming a messy shambles. It is really nothing more than a tour through the diseased imagination of Clive Barker - it is hard to believe somebody out there actually thought this was a good basis for a film instead of seeking out some description of psychiatric treatment for the poor soul - and its major handicap is that the special effects just aren't up to the challenge of supporting his thoroughly twisted and uniquely original vision. There is also a desperately heavy reliance on copious amounts of blood and gore just for the hell of it and when you add in the fact that sadly a good portion of it is also totally forgettable what you're left with is nothing more than a modest gore fest of desperately limited impact.
