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 Ever come across something that is less than the sum of its parts? Like a poorly-designed car assembled with high-performance parts? A house built by a sloopy carpenter who used expensive materials? An underacheiving band with talented artists who bicker among themselves more than anything else? "Hellraiser: Bloodline" is another yet example of this. It has many interesting plot elements, yet they tend to clash with each other, making the whole movie less than what it promises to be. It seems to try to be three different movies, yet the result is a single chaotic movie with a highly disjointed feel to it. While the beginning of the demonic Angelique makes an interesting (and gory) story, it would be much better if that story is told through its very own movie, rather than sharing it with everything else in "Hellraiser: Bloodline." She steals precious movie time away from Pinhead, who should be the focus of any Hellraiser movie. Pinhead is Hellraiser, as far as I'm concerned. Mixing high-tech spaceships with demons like Pinhead seems to be a doomed concept right off the bat. I have a hard time harmoniously integrating the two, perhaps it's because science and myths are always at odds with each other. The mythological approach established in the first two Hellraisers gives way to a unhappy marriage of mysticism and technology in this fourth Hellraiser movie. Also, the part with the toymaker creating the puzzle should have been omitted. The strange puzzle from the first three movies loses its one-of-a-kind appeal once you see that such a thing could be mass produced and trivialized. Besides, it is not exactly plausible for someone from a few centuries ago to concoct such a complex "toy," especially when you remember all the strange shapes which the cube turned into every time someone messed with it during the previous Hellraisers. If you're hoping to see a return to the good old days of the first two Hellraiser movies, then forget about seeing this one as it will surely disappoint. Recommended only for those who are in an adventurous mood, with modest expectations. |
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