paulclaassen Rick Bota returns as director, and again delivers a film in the form of a mystery thriller. This time about a reporter on an assignment to find a missing woman. In her search for answers, she ends up much deeper than she ever thought possible, and I thought Kari Wuhrer was rather good as reporter Amy Klein. The story was not originally written for the Hellraiser franchise; instead an existing script was converted for the series, and that's evident, as there's very little resemblance to the previous films. Just as with Hellraiser 6, there are way too many dreams and hallucinations. It is almost as if they had different ideas and opinions for the film but didn't know how to incorporate all of them, so they did so via means of the dreams and hallucinations. It wasn't scary, and it wasn't NOT scary. It wasn't bad, and not all that good either, but certainly more enjoyable than 3, 4 & 5 in the series. The stabbing scene in the hotel room was incredibly well done!! Pinhead again only appears very late in the film, and only stays around long enough to convince us this is indeed a Hellraiser film .

kclipper At this point, its either hit or miss for fans of the "Hellraiser" films as the series has become a popular franchise of dark, Gothic horror or a convoluted, predictable exploitation of the bizarre. This seventh chapter seems to return to the tense and unsettling atmosphere that made the first couple films so successful.Stan Winston productions together with Director, Rick Bota (who's responsible for HBO's "Tales From The Crypt" including the full-length feature "Demon Knight") takes the helm this time and steers this ship into dark terrain, setting it apart from the last couple of movies in the series.Sexy, self-destructive journalist/photographer Amy Klein's (played by Kari Wuhrer) investigations of drug addiction and abuse lead her to an underground cult referred to as "Deaders" that kills its members and resurrects them from a secret power inhabited by leader called Winter. Of course, Amy stumbles upon opening the dreaded puzzle box, which triggers bizarre hallucinations as she eventually disintegrates into involuntarily becoming a recruit of Winter's cult. This contains all of the ingredients for a solid mystery/thriller as well as Clive Barker's imaginative imagery. Its on-location filming in Romania contributes to its underground look and feel, and Wuhrer's character generates sympathy as she struggles with her own demons and Winter's twisting of nightmares and reality. The climax is unforgettable as Amy must redeem herself and deliver Winters to Pinhead (perfectly played by Doug Bradley) for his role in defeating death. Some of the action seems confused at times, but its made up for by solid performances and a satisfying finale involving Winter's lineage and Klein's salvation. Unfortunately, This is followed by the inferior "Hellraiser: Hellworld".

Jackson Booth-Millard The first film is the best, the second film was disappointing, the third film was okay, the fourth film was okay, the fifth straight to DVD film was silly, and the sixth straight to DVD film was rubbish, I didn't have very high expectations for this seventh film in the series, even with the returning iconic villain. Basically from London investigative reporter Amy Klein (Kari Wuhrer) is sent to Bucharest, Romania for an assignment, she is shown a video tape where a ritual is being carried out on a woman, she is shot in the head at close range and is somehow resurrected back to life, the cult that did it call themselves "The Deaders". Amy has to investigate the origins of this video tape, she tracks down the address the VHS was to be returned to, and in an apartment building she finds a dead woman in the bathroom sitting on the toilet, and in her hand she is holding a puzzle box, the Lament Configuration. On her own she solves and opens this box and in consequence releases Pinhead (Doug Bradley), the leader of the Cenobites, but he does not want to cause her pain, he warns her of a coming danger. Amy continues with the investigation and follows the leads, and she tracks down the leader of the cult Winter LeMarchand (Paul Rhys), he is a descendant of the toymaker who designed and made the puzzle box, it still opens the portal to the dark world, he has the birthright to access the realm. He cannot open the box himself, he founded the Deaders to attract emotionally vulnerable people, murder them and resurrect them in the hope of creating someone who can open the box, and he kills Amy. Killing Amy and bringing her back to life causes her to relive her experience in the past of childhood abuse, but coming back to reality she opens the box and summons the Cenobites and leader Pinhead, they slaughter all the Deaders for their cheating of death, and rather than be taken by them Amy kills herself and causes the demons to disappear. Simon Kunz as Charles Richmond, Hustle's Marc Warren as Joey, Georgina Rylance as Marla and Daniel Chirea as Amy's Father. One again the story has developed more into a crime based tale, but at least there is a bit more of Pinhead and torture material to watch, it is a bit more worked out and interesting than the other two stories were, with the people who die and bring themselves back particularly, but it is still pretty trashy and cheap looking, and you just know all in all it is a terrible horror mystery thriller. Adequate!

atinder Hellraiser: Deader (Video 2005)This not were near as good as first movie movies or 5 or 6, I do think it just tiny bit better then 4th movie in the series.Only saw this few hours ago, I swear, I don't remember much that really happened in the movie There were some bloody moment , I would say bit more bloody then last two movie in the series.I just could not get into this movie at all, as the plot was bit to bland , I thought, I did not care anyone in this movie at all.Even the main lead, I found really annoying and I find ending really cheap and I did not like as much as the other sequel.it's was not as boring as fourth movie in the series, Which I give this movie 4 out of 10