Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015)

Thanks for the memories!

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015)*** (out of 4)This documentary from Kevin McDonagh is apparently out there in a couple different versions. Apparently one runs nearly eight hours long and the other, which is the one I watched, comes with the Scarlet Box from Arrow Video and runs around 210-minutes. Now I obviously can't comment on the "uncut" version but I must say that I'm not sure a film like HELLRAISER really needs four hours devoted to just it. Having watched the Arrow Video version, I can say that HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II really didn't need a two hour documentary on it.I'm not going to list all of the people interviewed here because there are dozens and dozens on each movie. Actors, cinematographers, special effects artists, directors and others are all interviewed. Clive Barker is missing outside of some archival interviews but just about everyone else that you'd want to hear from are here and telling stories ranging from how they were hired to various production bits.Look, if you'e a die-hard fan of HELLRAISER and its sequels then I'm sure you're going to love this. I enjoyed the first two movies but I'm just not sure I needed this much of a documentary. Many of the stories just weren't interesting enough to where they were needed and after so many of them you've got an extra long documentary that just drags at spots. I thought this was certainly the case with the two hours devoted to HELLBOUND.Still, you have to respect the filmmakers for trying to deliver EVERYTHING to the fans of the film. Your level of being a "fan" will determine how much you enjoy this.

It's the best companion piece to the Hellraiser series you could possibly ask for. Buy it at whatever price they're asking for! There's just so much involvement here that it can be almost exhaustive.I recommend chunking this up- not because it's boring, but because it can be so much information that it's best swallowed in smaller pieces. I know that if you're anything like me, that's a fool's request and you'll binge-watch the whole thing and that's fine.. but know that everything about Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II is examined in such great detail. Remember when practical effects were king, before this CGI stuff? Oh yeah, it's here,it covers it all, everything. There's really nothing more I can say about this documentary. It's just exhaustive, pulls no punches, and offers tons of new material and insight. This review can be summed up fairly quickly- do you like the Hellraiser films? Buy this now.

This is unquestionably one of the Best Documentaries about A Classic Horror Series.With its bravura camera-work, fetishistic Cenobite drawings designs, nerve-jangling soundtrack by Lito Velasco .Leviathan is a worthy tribute to Clive Barker's flesh-ripping original films.My idea of heaven is having to sit through this soon to be iconic documentary. It really doesn't get any better than this.A landmark horror film documentary. It really pierces through Clive Barker's deliciously warped imagination of the Hellraiser franchise that had some of the most memorable screen monsters and vision of hell.Leviathan is well made, well researched,well interviewed, and generally handled with skillful perfection.

This documentary is independently financed and allows the interview subjects to be more candid in their recollections explored with staggering depth that never gets tiresome, one of the greatest joys is that the interviews allow us to see where the cast and crew are now, and also sharing that the project often surpasses its own subject in terms of pure inventiveness.Even for the casual fan, this is one hell of an educational film., There's a lot to love about Leviathan, and virtually nothing to hate. It's not only an expertly crafted film about a beloved horror franchise, it's also a film about the legacy of Clive Barker, Image Animation, and ultimately, a film about the horror genre as a whole. Frankly, you won't find a horror documentary better than this one." The documentary also features 8 bonus feature mini docs on Clive Barker, the Music, the sequels, Hellraiser III and much more.