Hellraiser [Blu-ray]

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nevertheless proves to be the superior version. It's perhaps a hair crisper than the Image release. Fine detail is comparable, with a slight edge again

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the film's credit, it attempts to build a story around the gore, one that allows for the carnage to Since 2001, we've brought you uncompromising, candid takes on the world of film, music, television, video games, theater, and more. Independently owned and operated publications like Slant have been hit hard in recent years, but we’re committed to keeping our content free and accessible—meaning no paywalls or fees.In the interim, Doug Bradley (Pinhead) became a luminary within the industry and is now forever synonymous with the character, not unlike Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Although Clive Barker returned to writing after disappointing working relationships with movie studios over his subsequent two films Nightbreed and Lord of Illusions, his name is still held in high regard. Meanwhile, his original Hellraiser remains a striking piece of work, containing some of the last of horror cinema’s truly unique and fresh ideas, even to this day. A glut of self awareness and cynicism has invaded horror films in the last three decades, but none of them even come close to quality, the craftsmanship, and the sheer unsettling nature of Hellraiser. Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Clive Barker's Hellraiser arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video.

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compression issues, and the like are mostly non-factors. The most noticeable area of separation between the Image and Anchor Bay releases is clearlyBased on his own novella The Hellbound Heart, Barker's Hellraiser sees Larry (Andrew Robinson) and his wife Julia (Clare Higgins) move into their new home, unaware that something evil lurks beneath the floorboards of the dilapidated house - something that wants human blood...