Hellbound: Hellraiser II Movie
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It will tear your soul apart... again.
Time to play.
After having her father and perverse stepmother killed by the cenobites, Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Lawrence) is sent to a psychiatric hospital. Even after trying to convince the authorities of what really happened with her family, nobody believes in her version of the history and they decide to place her in the institute, so that she rests and relaxes a little bit. The hospital is commanded by a brilliant and strange psychiatrist, Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham), who has been looking for the key for another dimension for a long time. The only person who believes in Kirsty is a young and kind assistant of Dr. Channard, called Kyle MacRae (William Hope). Following Kirsty's version of the story, Channard put his hands on the bloodstained mattress where her stepmother Júlia (Clare Higgins, from the first Hellraiser) died, Channard decides to resurrect her, killing his patients and offering them as food for Júlia. She returns without skin, and she decides to help Channard to bring the forces of the evil, but the plans of the two will be disturbed by Kirsty, who wants to end at once with the cenobites, and for Kyle, who doesn't want to see Kirsty being hurt...
| Ashley Laurence | Kirsty Cotton |
| Clare Higgins | Julia Cotton |
| Kenneth Cranham | Dr. Philip Channard/Channard Cenobite |
| Imogen Boorman | Tiffany |
| Sean Chapman | Frank Cotton |
| William Hope | Kyle MacRae |
| Doug Bradley | Pinhead/Captain Elliot Spencer |
| Barbie Wilde | Female Cenobite |
| Simon Bamford | Butterball Cenobite |
| Nicholas Vince | Chatterer Cenobite |
| Oliver Smith | Browning/Skinless Frank |
| Angus MacInnes | Detective Ronson |
| Deborah Joel | Skinless Julia |
| James Tillitt | Officer Cortez |
| Bradley Lavelle | Officer Kucich |
| Tony Randel |
5.80 out of 10 (4236 votes)
Visitor Reviews
An excellent follow up.
posted on 12 Mar 2009The sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a very good follow up to Clive Barker's classic Hellraiser. Peter Atkins who wrote Hellraiser III and IV did a good script and Tony Randel did a good job directing it. We get to know a little more of the Lead Cenobite now with his famous name Pinhead, we also get to see Julia forced to suck the blood from people to make her flesh return again just like Frank in the first film.Hellraiser II lets you see what is inside the Cenobites world with it's corridors that lead to different experiences and we get to the the heart of it all Leviathan. Ashley Laurence returns as Kirsty Cotton who teams up with mute girl Tiffany played by Imogen Boorman who is an expert at solving puzzles and Dr. Channard played by Kenneth Cranham uses her to open it.Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a sequel that's fun to watch. Check it out.
Worthy horror sequel
posted on 27 Nov 2008After the sucess of the oringial Hellraiser , Clive Barker who has a name for himself passed on the diretcing duties to Tony Randel who made an impressive sequel in Hellbound: Hellraiser II . The film has more gore and a new heroine to help out Kristy Cotton. Once again Juila is back but this time she's totally hell bent and the film's primary villian. Pinhead is still scary but gets some compettion from Doc who is scary in his own right. I give the film *** out of ****.
Dark, Moody, Entertaining Sequel
posted on 27 Nov 2008"Hellbound: Hellraiser II", the sequel to Clive Barker's hit Hellraiser, is just as good, maybe better. Kirsty is confined to a mental hospital run by Dr. Channard, obsessed with the
Lament Configuration. Sooner or later Channard uses a patient to resurrect Julia and bring forth the Cenobites. Great, great sequel."Hellbound: Hellraiser II" is UNRATED for extreme violence and gore, sexuality and brief nudity, and for language.NOTE: "Hellbound: Hellraiser II" is available in both a heavily cut R version and uncut UNRATED version.
The loneliest place anyone has been to
posted on 03 Nov 2008One of the best horror films i have seen. Watching this movie gave me the chills. It felt that it was the end of the world and hell is the only place left. The depiction of hell is really good in this movie. It is shown as a bleak, lonely place from which there is no escape. And the messengers from hell (Cenobites), headed by Pinhead are as good as ever plus you have The Doctor from (in) hell. One of the few sequels that has outdone the original movie. The last movie in the Hellraiser series worth watching. Pinhead (along with Freddy Kruger of Nightmare on Elm Street and Jason Voorhees of Friday, the 13th) is one of the best horror characters ever created. Definitely worth watching.
Best of the series
posted on 13 Oct 2008There's a lot of action in this movie and a lot of scary parts although a lot of it doesn't make any sense (mainly because we're not in their world). Costume and makeup is an A+++ among horror movies!!! Dr. Channard, Pinhead and the Cenobites were made-up with great detail right down to their teeth. I can't figure out how some of the makeup was made. It looks so real including the lines in Pinhead and Dr. Channard's faces. Some of the movie was hoky like Julia losing skin, etc. The first half is intriguing because Channard brings Julia back to life and is sexually attracted to her. He had always had a special interest in the "box". Dr. Channard was the best actor in the film by far. The special effects, looking back now were primitive and laughable. That includes the animation of Dr. Channards protrusions from his arms. You can see the frame-by-frame motion of the animation which detracted from the realism. Don't let your mother or family members catch you watching this movie. They will try to pull you away from the TV set because of the gore and scare factor. Well done movie. One of my favorite horror films. Too bad it wasn't followed up with something just as intense and enjoyable.
One of the most kickass horror films of the '80's
posted on 20 Aug 2008Thus far and no further is how I view this film - while 'Hellraiser' was a smooth and well-handled interpretation of 'The Hellbound Heart', this serves as an interesting extension to that story. OK, the acting is largly dire - but is this not a horror movie tradition? The film excels in its MENTAL imagery, not physical: Tiffany's disturbing
visions of babies with their mouth's sewn shut as Leviathan plays with her fears; Channards violent, acid flashback-style memories... they are all insightful and well-thought out as they deal with that which cannot be tamed easily - the human psyche. Director Tony Randall has a lot to live up to following Clive Barker's '87 epic, but he takes the reigns of the story with good grace and presents a slick and progressive tale - although I do agree with the general consensus that the Cenobites should NOT have been humanised. All in all though a great film, fantastic visuals - the fall of Leviathan at the climax has to be one of the most gripping and explosive deaths of a movie monster in horror film history - and one which should have ended the tale.
Gore drenched sequel, well worth watching.
posted on 12 Jul 2008The first and only decent sequel to Clive Barkers impressive original Hellraiser. Hellbound:Hellraiser 2 starts almost immediately after the event of the original. After a brief recap of Hellraiser up to this point featuring footage form the original, we see another unsuspecting victim, Captain Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley without his Pinhead special make up effects applied) solve the mystery of the Chinese puzzle box and is impaled with hooks that tear his skin, razors cut lines in his head and an unseen thing inserts long pins into his scalp and thus creating Pinhead (Doug Bradley with the make up), the lead Cenobite from the Hellraiser films. Kirsty (Ashley Laurence again) is seen in a hospital room, the police have discovered rotting maggot infested corpses in Kirstys dads house, like the original in its uncut version this film is very gory and explicit. A detective named Ronson (Angus MacInnes) questions Kirsty, she doesn't make much sense to him, speaking of demons and that her dad is trapped in hell and still suffering. The detective doesn't believe it and hands her over to Dr Channard (Kenneth Cranham). Channard uses the information he gets from Kirsty to re-animate Julia (the returning Clare Higgins). He also uses a patient under his care named Tiffany (Imogen Boorman) to solve the puzzle of the box and reopen the door to hell, Pinhead and his Cenobite friends from the original, the Butterball Cenobite (Simon Bamford), the Chatterer Cenobite (Nicholas Vince) and the female Cenobite (Barbie Wilde, who I've met in real life by the way!) also make an appearance and join the fun. Kirsty discovers what Channard is doing and follows him into hell to try and save her dad. Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman another returning cast member from the original) also turns up and soon after loses his heart and skin at the hands of a vengeful Julia. Channard gets turned into a Cenobite and all hell starts to break lose. This time directed by Tony Randel, Hellbound is another impressive film, it recaptures the dark feel and hellish atmosphere of the original. Once again the special make up effects are explicit and well done, people slicing themselves up with straight razors in a very nasty scene, more skinless people and corpses, slit throats, hand amputations, brain surgery and all sorts of other bodily mutilation are presented for our viewing pleasure in the uncut version, which is the one I'm reviewing here. The script co-written by Barker keeps thing moving nicely, even though someone should tell them police officers don't carry guns in the UK, towards the start of the movie a police man while searching the house from the original gets scared by a corpse that falls out of a wardrobe and proceeds to shoot it several times, as I said the police in the UK don't carry guns, I know I've lived here all my life! A very minor complaint. This time the film is mostly set in Hell and we get lots of perverse imagery to convince us. I especially like the juggler who's using his own eyeballs to juggle with. After this the Hellraiser franchise went down hill, becoming too Americanized, part 3 for instance was set in an American city and featured Pinhead and his Cenobites killing lots of teenagers, just like countless other soulless unoriginal slasher films. Hellbound:Hellraiser 2 in my opinion is the only worthy sequel to the original, its dark and has the same perverse atmosphere, it features even more blood gore and mutilation and doesn't feature stupid teenagers been hacked up. A very entertaining horror film for those with the stomach. I liked this just as much as the original, high praise. The version I watched was the recent British special edition DVD from Anchor Bay UK, which is the uncut version, the only way to watch it as far as I'm concerned. Recommended.
I recommend..... amputation!
posted on 30 Jun 2008This movie is sick. There's some nutty individuals roaming the world. I wonder what the investors of this film thought when they saw this. There's enough blood and violence in this to make a hemophiliac squeal with excitement. Dr. Channard makes for a cool Cenobite in this one. He spouts some interesting one liners ("What was on today's agenda?.... ah yes....... evisceration! (insert singing-like laughter) There's some pretty upsetting stuff here people, staying fresh with every viewing. There's a nut in this who decides that he wants to take a straight razor to himself. Okaaay. About as much fun to watch as stepping on Lego pieces barefoot. Pretty painful. This is a nasty movie. Somewhat watchable. Oh yeah, this movie has one of the most hilarious "I'm about to die" screams that I have ever heard coming from this one gal they have chained up for Julia while she's still wrapped in her Ace bandages. This movie has good points and some shysty points. It's actually hard to review without laughing. **1/2 out of ***** (for the sheer audacity of it's filmmakers)
Review Of The Unrated Version
posted on 27 Jun 2008****** CONTAINS SPOILERS ******I`ve noticed many of the reviewers on this page have seen the unrated version of HELLBOUND . How they managed to see it was of little interest to me , what was of interest to me was that there was absolutely nothing of interest on the satellite channels at one in the morning . What on earth could I watch ? Oh HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2 a film I first saw eleven years ago on the same satillite station . Well there was nothing else on so I just decided to watch it because Ashley Laurence is very easy on the eyes while Christopher Young`s music is easy on the ears . The titles started and Elliot finds himself getting turned into a cenobite , except this was far more explicit than I remembered it . I realised I was watching the unrated version .I didn`t like the BBFC edited version much but found myself watching this version out of morbid curiousity . Boy is this one sick and twisted film . The maniac slashing himself with a razor vainly trying to get the maggots off him was bad enough in the edited print but here it just goes on and on and on as he slices himself apart , and that`s before Julia turns up to finish the job . And we get to see other loving close-ups of mutilation and maimings . Frank pulls his skin off , Channard has cheesewire penetrating his skin , a patient has his arm sliced off and Channard`s demise is more graphic than in the original version . I have no doubt this is the most gory British film ever made . It may not tear your soul apart but it will churn your stomach .It`s one thing cutting out all the blood and guts , but what about reinserting all the bits that would have helped the film make sense ? There is a segment in this version that has Kirsty entering her mother`s house but this adds nothing to the plot which is full of holes . Perhaps the most obvious plot hole is when Kirsty shows Pinhead a photo when he was human . We know the army officer and Pinhead are the same person because of the opening scene but there is no way Kirsty would know this
Great ideas are wasted
posted on 16 May 2008"Hellbound", the second part of the horror series "Hellraiser" is full with great ideas, which are, sadly, badly portrayed by the poor script. The movie is a direct sequel to the original and is telling the story of a nightmarish voyage in hell. The plot resembles the third movie in the rival "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series because the action is set in a hospital and the main characters travel trough a disgusting netherworld. Although the cenobites are not as funny as Freddy Krueger, the movie vision of hell is very original, especially the evil Leviathan and the gruesome Channard. Sadly, the plot makes little sense and it is quite chaotic; also the film is needlessly gory and deserves an X-rating. SPOILER ALERT: The final of the film is also VERY stupid because it ruins the whole idea of cenobites getting back to humanity in their death - the scene in which Channard killed Pinhead and his band was surprisingly strong and almost touching, exceptionally when the Chattering cenobite was revealed as a teenage boy. All is ruined by the stupid closing scene, though, and - which is worse - more sequels are promised. In conclusion, I must say that the movie has its qualities, strong ideas and great, almost "The Shining"-quality vision, but it is way too gory, very chaotic and with too many cheesy moments. In the hands of a better director, it might have been a classic. It is, however, a mediocre, although bizarre horror film.
The suffering may be legendary, but this sequel will fail to be remembered.
posted on 22 Apr 2008Kirsty Cotton(Ashley Laurence) finds herself in an insane asylum after her psychotic experiences with the Cenobites. After telling her story a Doctor named Phillip Channard, she quickly finds out that he has been searching for a way to hell for years and becomes very powerful after finding his entrance. Kirsty befriends a little girl, who happens to be a genius at solving puzzles and is the only way to stop Channard by solving a puzzle in hell.Although this sequel continued its graphic originality, it took the plot way to far once hell became a major setting. The graphics that were used were also extremely cheesy(even for the 80s). Although I must admit that this is by no means the worst movie ever made or even terrible for a sequel to a low-budget horror film. The beginning of the film possessed great potential and had classic written all over it, but quickly became incoherent and confusing. Hellbound takes a relatively unrealistic but accepted plot and takes it way too far. It takes it so far that it makes the movie too ridiculous to watch and enough to the point where it will be forgotten. Overall, the movie is by no means terrible but can easily be thrown in with other bad horror sequels.I do not recommend this movie.
A wonderful film.
posted on 07 Apr 2008THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!I think this is the best of the Hellraiser series, but only marginally better than the original. The cinematography throughout the entire movie is amazing. Beautifully surreal and nightmarish. For some strange reason the scene where they dress Julia in bandages seems like it belongs in a painting. Oddly enough this movie also nearly made me vomit the last time I watched it... no movie has ever done that to me before. So much gore... and all of it well done, an amazing feat considering the surreal quality that alot of the violence has. The transformation of the doctor into the weird-blue-headed scalpel-tentacled-demon-attached-to-a-giant-hellworm looks as real as something like that could possibly look. Speaking of the doctor, his character is absolutely brilliant. Completely evil from start to finish. When he says "And to think... I almost hesitated" as he is being mutilated and mutated it gives me chills just like the immortal "Jesus wept" scene from the first of the series. The only fault I can find with this movie is that Kirsty is really annoying. I'm probably the only person that finds as much weird artistry in this movie, but there is no denying that it is one of the goriest mainstream horror films ever and totally entertaining.
Violent, shocking and brutal
posted on 07 Apr 2008This grotesque movie is a rare example of a sequence that is better than the original. With an interesting and brave storyline, that mixes such different elements, like pain and pleasure, excellent special effects (the ending is a visual show, with bombastic scenes, like the Leviathan), terrific performances (good part of the original cast is back, including talented English actress Clare Higgins as Julia, and Ashley Laurence) and a daring filmmaker, Tony Randel. The storyline places Kirsty into a psychiatric hospital, commanded by the equally brilliant and evil dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham, excellent. His part is unique, and Cranham makes his character a Humphrey Bogart type. Everything in Channard resembles Bogart). Channard manages to bring Julia, the evil stepmother, back, through the mattress,and not only he brings Julia back, but he also unleashes the cenobites. Counting with the help of a mute girl named Tiffany and Kyle,a medical assistant who learns too much too late and who ends up suffering a lot inside julia's arms (William Hope makes his even small interpretation one of the best things in the film), Kirsty decides to put an end in the cenobites. What is so good about Randel's direction and Peter Atkin's script is that both are not afraid to shot this sick, but interesting, story in a realistic and cruel way. Hellbound Hellraiser 2 is a strong entertainment.
Elements of Nightmare On Elm Street mixed in
posted on 01 Apr 2008This one picks up where the first one leaves off, Kristy in hospital recovering where she meets new friend Tiffany a mute puzzle solver and they all wind up in the pits of hell with pinhead.I really enjoyed this sequel much better than the first and much more interesting with this time a grim fairy tale type storyline added to the mix. The film gives us two hells to visit. The psycho ward hell with its screams and patients and the real hell with its maze, spooky imagery.To me this movie had a Nightmare On Elm Street feel to it, Kirsty reminds me of Nancy and Tiffany reminded me a bit of Kristan, although still great which never stops like running through endless hallways and the Channard Cenobite, floating around, hooked to a phallic symbol, spitting out medical related lines. Good fun! I loved the mental ward massacre and the hellish visions (Tiffany's hell is not pleasant). The film moves fast, looks great, has lots of gore, lots of kool effects (loved the Cenobite making machine) and a wonderful score. But what is all the noise about again? Why are these people even in hell? They should've stayed home and played with themselves instead of demonic puzzle boxes.Ashley Laurence (Kristy) is again fab giving an even better performance than in the first one, Tiffany (Imogen Boorman) looked the part and gave an believable performance, Claire Higgins is back as the wicked stepmother Julia and is again on top form, William Hope (Channard) is very convincing as the twisted Doc, Doug Bradley gets to stretch and he works both as Pin Head and the officer he once was.All in all much better than the first, better storyline better effects and twisted imaginary.
Best Horror Movie Ever
posted on 26 Mar 2008This movie is quite simply the best horror movie I have ever seen. The movie is flawless in every way as far as I'm concerned. I first saw this movie back in the theaters when I was just about nine (my parents got me into the theater) and I remember being blown away. This installment was not directed by Clive Barker like the first one was but directed by Tony Randell and starring much of the same cast from the first also. The film takes right off where Hellraiser 1 leaves off and throws you into a world of Gothic horror, self mutilation, betrayal, and at times, I think, has a Shakespearean undertone. The film moves at an interesting pace as the first half of the movie introduces some new characters and interesting plot twists. It really tends to pick up though during the last 45 minutes of the movie as the cenobites bring you into their own world which to this day still gives me nightmares. I think the most original thing about this movie is the Chanard character who in the second half of the movie is probably the most terrifying character to ever appear on the silver screen. I highly recommomend this film to anyone who likes any type of horror. You won't be disappointed.
Worth it...but glad I rented...
posted on 08 Mar 2008I came THIIIIIIIIS close to buying this movie sight-unseen due to the inordinate number of reviewers on here that refer to this as "unmissable" and a "must-have" for any horror fan's collection...well...it was okay, but I'm glad I only paid 3 bucks to rent it and not the very steep 37.99 they were asking in the shop. I only saw it because (shocker) I have only seen the first one, and an atrocious sequel that looks like it was made last year for about ten bucks.I really DIG the cenobites...and the visions of hell were very cool, but overall it's pretty forgettable.For the most part I only like the originals in horror franchises, and I am thinking Hellraiser is no exception to this general rule. I AM talking about the Australian R-rated version (99 mins) but according to reviewers there's no extra story in the unrated version, just some more gore. Well, again the gore was okay...some pretty vile and effective scenes...but i can't honestly say I'd like to see any MORE of it... (the scene with the guy cutting himself with a straight razor DID give me chills though).Pinhead has some cool lines in this, but ultimately I think I find the IDEA of the cenobites more frightening than the characters themselves. Pinhead's eerie "We have such sights to show you..." is really creepy if you pause for a moment to try to imagine what "sights" he is referring to.And that is what the first Hellraiser did so exceptionally well and this one fails to do: it left a lot to the imagination. I find the best horror flicks are ones that do just that. If you are going to see ONE of these movies...see the original. If you are going to see them all...good luck! And remember...don't go solving that Rubik's cube you've had lying around for 2 decades because you...just...never...know...
Outstanding adventure in horror
posted on 28 Feb 2008Hellraiser 2 is a startling film. Clive Barkers imagery of hell is profane, violent, and an oddly erotic movie from the off. The sequel continues the fantastic story, and builds on the characters we saw, whilst adding some new ones to the mix. As well as re-introducing the dead ones! As foul and degrading as newer gore porn flicks are today, Hellbound walks all over them with style and substance which has been unmatched ever since. For 1988, Hellraiser 2 is nothing short of breathtaking, and has not dated one bit. The storyline is intelligent and despite the incredible sights of hell and its inhabitants, Hellbound justifies the fantasy with thoughtful dialogue and logic and a powerful story. It also benefits that the cast in this film are mostly great actors who do a great job of suspending the viewers disbelief.Barker gives credibility to the monster in the movie. Every beast in this film has a human side and you may even feel warmed to them when they are faced with dilemmas and dramas which question even their beliefs. There is a powerful scene in which Pinhead and his minions learn of their own past from Kirsty, the heroin of the story who is pursued by the cenobites for opening the puzzle box. Pinhead even begins to look human at this point showing the "bad guys" in a different light. Before long the demons actually become the "good guys", and temporarily co-exist with Kirsty to counter the evil Doctor's hand over hell.The violence and gore offered by Hellbound is excessive and delivered to the viewer in such horrific, profane ways it has definitely had an impact on its viewing demographic. Barker made a great job of communicating to the director his view of the film from a novel and it's a gruesome one. So gruesome it will immediately turn away many within the opening minutes.I recommend this movie for anyone who's into horror or those who think the genre is just Hostel and Saw. Hellbound, as indeed the original, breathes new life into the horror movie and for every pint of spilled blood, brings intelligence and style in buckets.9/10
Some Powerful Scenes, But Overall Rather Weak
posted on 28 Feb 2008Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) survived the first attack from Hell in "Hellraiser", but her troubles are far from over. She's now locked up in a mental ward run by an occult-obsessed doctor (how appropriate) and her evil stepmother, Julia (Clare Higgins) refuses to stay dead.This film is incredibly polarizing, I fear, because it has such strong qualities of both good and bad. The bad include special effects that really date the movie (though are still superior to much of today's work) and the introduction of a certain level of silliness that pervades the later films. The doctor as a cenobite is a bit strange in form, and opens the door for the even more bizarre creatures in part three.But let's say some good things about this one. First and foremost, the Julia without skin looks incredible. It's hard to say they topped Frank without skin (from the original) but I think they did. The way she comes crawling up out of the bed... her blood-soaked flesh. Beautiful. "Right to Die" owes a huge debt to the work in this film.We also have to give the gore creators some credit, because the insane man with the knife was pretty intense... actually, all the asylum inmates are well-played. For all the flaws this film may have, they more than made up for it with a couple of memorable scenes. While my favorite in the series is "Bloodline" (I'm in the minority on this), I think part two may have been the last great addition. Sequels were not necessary.Anchor Bay has released a twentieth anniversary edition, and I would strongly recommend it. Older features, such as an audio commentary from 2001, are available, as well as a few new featurettes. "The Soul Patrol" features new interviews with Barbie Wilde, Simon Bamford and Nicholas Vince. "Outside the Box" features a new interview with director Tony Randel and "The Doctor is In" features a new interview with Kenneth Cranham. As someone who has met Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Clive Barker and each of the cenobites, I have a strong personal interest in this film. I can say that the Anchor Bay edition is easily the best to date and any "Hellraiser" fan would be making a mistake in getting an older, inferior edition.
If you've got the stomach, SEE IT!
posted on 07 Feb 2008The first film was definately an aquired taste, and while it was graphic, it also had complex characters and a clever plot. Of course, all horror films of the time need a sequel, and most are terrible. But not this one...Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 really is a great sequel. Possibly better than the first (but much MUCH sicker), and although it has some rather poor special effects, its damn clever, and reveals a lot of interesting stuff about where Cenobites come from and who they are.Be warned: This is a very very gory film, but if you can stand it, you'll see its great.
For Gorehounds Only
posted on 05 Apr 2009I admit to not being much of a fan of horror films , I can take them or leave them , but that doesn`t stop me from knowing what a good horror film should be. Horror films should be about irony , protestant ethics and above all - fun . That`s why HELLRAISER is my all time favourite horror film . I`m not a fan of sequels either so I wasn`t really expecting much with HELLBOUND which is just as well because this a poor film with some disturbing scenes that are just plain cruelThe script is really bad with confusing continuity with the first film . Why is Kirsty confined to a hospital ? She looked relatively well in the final scene of HELLRAISER , but no explanation is forthcoming . And - unlike stomach churning blood letting - explanations are a scarce commidity in this film , we see a woman which I take it is Tiffany`s mother pleading for someone to help her daughter then a hand clamping over her mouth . What`s that about then ? It`s got nothing do with the plot because HELLBOUND has no plot , everyone runs back and forth through corridors like a bad episode of DOCTOR WHO. Another irritant is the fact that everyone states the obvious " It`s coming ....it certainly is ..... Weird . F****** weird " and the all time classic howler " It was horrible . She had no skin " Maybe HELLBOUND was originally written for radio ? Oh and watch out for the cop out ending where Kirsty saves TiffanyClare Higgins and Kenneth Cranham do the best they can with the script and they give the best performances of the film which isn`t saying much. Ashley Laurence is a very attractive young woman but being drop dead gorgeous is no substitute for acting talent and it comes as no surprise she didn`t win an oscar for HELLBOUND , but the worst performance award goes to William Hope as Kyle though perhaps I shouldn`t be so critical since he gets landed with the worst lines and Sir Alec Guinness would be hard pressed to make something of the laughable dialogue Kyle has to speakTony Randell seems to have taken the script too literally :" It`s a dire script so this calls for dire directing " Watch out for the umpteen revealing mistakes that can be spotted and also look out for the atrocious editing especially at the end where Channard menaces Tiffany . Tiffany has a terrified look on her face then when the camera cuts to another angle she has an entirely different expression ! This happens just before Kirsty saves the day . I know I`ve mentioned that before , but I`ll mention it again because I couldn`t believe the cop out ending, what an insult. Tony Randell also seems to think horror films are all about blood and boy do we get it by the bucket load . Most infamous scene as everyone has pointed out is the lunatic with razor blade which is just sickHELLBOUND does have one thing that makes it worth watching and that`s the music . Christopher Young deserved at the very least an oscar nomination for the haunting score , but it`s a shame we got saddled with such a poor unpleasant film