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on 8/15/2011
Pinhead > any other 80s franchise villain. No contest!
Man, I was into both of these as a child. It's tragic how age replaces admiration with a baker's dozen of yawns. On the plus side, Keelee von Cupcake is a badass username. Sounds like a delectable pornstar, or maybe a supporting character in some ode to ritualism kinky anime.
on 9/17/2012
The curse of "could have been something more" hangs heavy over Hellraiser. From the unused Coil soundtrack to the general hacking needed to get it to an R rating, it's just a big missed opportunity. It's probably a tad better than Nightmare though.
Two genre defining classics... and I love both to death. But if forced to choose, I'd have to go with Hellraiser. It's darker, more gothic and mysterious.
on 7/5/2013
I'd say Hellraiser was definitely more disturbing and unsettling, but when it comes down to which film I enjoy more, I've gotta go with A Nightmare on Elm Street.
on 2/14/2014
A Nightmare on Elm Street, is more creepy, more atmospheric, has a better villain, and was a little less predictable and cliché.
on 6/6/2014
Hellraiser is great its has side characters that are fantastic and a very dark and original plot while there are scenes that truly are gross and horror first still Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy i like more the idea that dreams can kill you and if you sleep game over the blood and effect were great overall i think Elm is a lot cooler and its sequels kick ass two only the 2nd Hellraiser was great
on 9/13/2014
Pinhead is cooler (and scarier) than Freddy, but A Nightmare on Elm Street is the much better film.
on 3/20/2015
1, 2 Freddy coming to you. 3, 4 better lock the door. 5, 6 grab your crucifix. 7, 8 gonna stay up late. 9, 10 never sleep again
on 10/17/2015
A Nightmare on Elm Street!
on 3/3/2016
Hellraiser is one of the only disturbing movies I've seen - that comes from a guy that didn't think A Clockwork Orange is violent. But to do that, it's too over the top. It was good, but overall only cheesy and fun. Anyways, this is no contest.
on 9/13/2016
Freddy every day of the week.
on 3/15/2017
Hellraiser was OK, but it wasted a lot of potential. Not very scary at all, Pinhead was underused, and Frank was crap. It was boring to say the least. I really did enjoyed Nightmare, as well as Freddy Krueger; a scarier and much better villain. It was even more unsettling imho.
on 3/16/2017
Elm Street is the easy choice...
on 4/10/2017
While I did enjoy the 'Raiser I just think Nightmare on Elm Street is more creative and a better time.
on 6/8/2018
Nightmare is a better movie, even though Hellraiser was OK, it doesnt fall into classic teritorry, and falls really behind the horror masterpiece tier as well.
