Evil. Deadly. Immortal.
                  -Tagline


          In the fifth sequel of the "Hellraiser" series, the puzzle box, best known as the "Lament Configuration," has been solved again and the demonic Pinhead has returned to Earth with his legion of Cenobites to bring torture and death to those who stand in his way. But Kirsty Cotton, the only person who has defeated Pinhead twice, is back and ready to fight Pinhead and the Cenobites once again.


"Welcome to the worst nightmare of all... reality!"
                                  -Pinhead

(2002)
          As an avid Hellraiser fan I thoroughly enjoyed the first, second, and third installments of this wonderful concept. To me however, the fourth was a huge letdown and I didn't even bother seeing the entire fifth sequel. However recently spotting Hellseeker in the video store with Ashley Lawrence reprising her character convinced me to rent it immediately. Personally I found it a disappointment for several reasons.
          First there just wasn't enough of the Cenobytes in this picture. We mostly see Pinhead but his total screen time is probably less than 5 minutes. The others make extremely brief appearances and it seems like their costume designs are clearly lacking the originality and distinctiveness present in the first three films.
          Second there just isn't enough of Ashley Lawrence either. We see her in the beginning, the end, and flashbacks in-between... but her brief appearances are missed and not enough to develop the strong character we all know and love in this most recent sequel.
          Thirdly, the constant teasing between what's real and what isn't to the main character is just plain frustrating. Yes we find out the truth in the end but after all the deception do we really care?
          Finally, defining Christy's husband as the central evil character in the real world is poorly executed. For 75 percent of the movie, we're expected to be sympathetic to a character that believes he's nothing more than a decent loving husband and is just trying to find out what's happened to his life. While his interaction with other characters gradually reveals the type of person he was before the accident, he maintains his innocence all the way till the end disbelieving that he could have been such a horrible person. Are we expected to believe that the accident made him completely forget about his evil doings but not about everything else, including all the other details in his life? Sounds like selective memory loss and I just don't buy it in this case.
          On a lighter note... at least the twist at the end is nice and Christy survives to go on and hopefully appear in a better sequel!

    


         -If you watch closly... both times Trevor reads the sheet of paper with Sage's address, it says #202. When he enters her place about an hour and 4 minutes into the movie, "206" is on her door.

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