Roger Ebert gave this now-classic half a star.
The Big Picture Stephen King and Roger Ebert are two legends of cinema. The former is probably the most famous American novelist of his generation, and his books have led to countless film adaptations, from The Shining to Misery to It. The latter is a film critic who was popular not just in print but on TV with his sidekick Gene Siskel. Ebert and Siskel were household names and gave pop culture the term "two thumbs up.
Sometimes, the adoration can lead to big things though. Back in the early '80s, an unknown Sam Raimi made a movie called The Evil Dead. It struggled to get noticed until King wrote a glowing review about it. After that, it quickly found a home. King loves to pay it forward to others in the genre who are creating unique perspectives, and one of those lucky people was Clive Barker.
Roger Ebert Takes a Jab at Stephen King Over 'Hellraiser' When Stephen King saw Hellraiser, he loved it as you imagine he would. "I have seen the future of horror and his name is Clive Barker," King said. Damn. You can't get any better than that. King was right too. While Barker would only direct two more films, 1990's Nightbreed and 1995's Lord of Illusion, he would keep on writing. Hellraiser and Pinhead wasn't his only iconic creation.
Why Did Roger Ebert Dislike 'Hellraiser' So Much? After taking several paragraphs to give a plot synopsis of the film, Ebert went on about why he disliked Hellraiser so much. "Who goes to see movies like this? What do they get out of them? I like good horror movies because I enjoy being surprised , but there are no surprises in Hellraiser, only a dreary series of scenes that repeat each other.
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