Notable Cast: Damon
Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Heather Langenkamp, Paul T. Taylor, Gary
J. Tunnicliffe, John Gulager, Mike Jay Regan, Helena Grace Donald
The Hellraiser
franchise has seen its ups and downs and, depending to who you talk to, has
been on a downward spiral for decades. Personally, the franchise has always
held a special spot for me as a genre fan, but even then, it’s easy to see its
faults and some of them are unforgivable. When the franchise hit a new low with
the last entry, Hellraiser: Revelations,
which existed solely for the purpose of rights renewal for Dimension Films, it
seemed as though the Hellraiser
franchise’s days were numbered. When Hellraiser:
Judgment was announced, the sour taste of Revelations remained, and then when the film met substantial delays
- to the point where it seemed questionable that the film would ever get a
release - it didn’t help out matters or initial opinions for fans. However,
here we are in 2018 and Hellraiser:
Judgment finally gets a release and, comparatively speaking to the last
handful of entries, it’s not too bad. The film uses the Hellraiser formula, but gives it a slightly more updated tone and
it tries to maximize its lower budget to give fans what they want to varying
degrees of success. Judgment is not
one of the best of the franchise, but it’s hardly one of the worst either.