Am I the only one who was reminded of Dream Warriors when I saw this film? Set in a pyschiatric hospital, but with access to another plane of existence. Even the two female leads looked a bit like Nancy and Kristen.
shareThey're similar, but I prefer Hellraiser II because of the atmosphere and surrealism. The ANOES series is surreal, but not like Hellraiser.
shareI wasn't meaning it as a slur on the quality of either film. I only watched Hellbound for the first time this week, and noticed a similarity.
Both films were good in their own way.
One thing I've noticed is in general, a lot of horror/thriller movies have a character end up institutionalized in the sequel(often the first sequel but not always). Child's Play 2 had the mother in an asylum and Andy in foster care, Terminator 2 had Sarah institutionalized and John also in foster care, Laurie Strode was in a mental hospital in Halloween Resurrection after the events of H20. The usual formula goes 1. Main character has a run in with a monster/demon/robot assassin from the future 2. Tries to explain all the death and destruction to the authorities 3. Authorities call the men in white coats.
shareIndeed -- although it's been many years since I saw Dream Warriors I was reminded of it while watching HRII tonight... to the point of wondering if one drew inspiration from the other.
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Yes definitely. Kirsty is Nancy, Kyle is Dr. Gordon, Tiffany is Kristen, Julia has some great one-liners like Freddy and once Channard becomes a Cenobite he becomes the Freddy character. Both fantastic films.
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I thought I was the only one who noticed the similarities but I'm glad to see I'm not. Both are wonderful sequels.
shareYeah, I have always thought this.
shareI noticed the similarities immediately when watching Hellraiser 2 for the first time tonight in many years.
That's so cool seeing this thread here!
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I noticed the similarities immediately when watching Hellraiser 2 for the first time tonight in many years.
That's so cool seeing this thread here!