After the events of the previous film the Cenobyte Pinhead is trapped in a stone pillar along with the cube. This is purchased by arrogant New York playboy J. P. Monroe to decorate his night club; The Boiler Room. The film has a new protagonist; reporter Joey Summerskill. She is brought into the story when she sees a man taken to hospital with chains hooked into his body. The only witness tells Joey that the chains came from the mysterious puzzle box that was in the club. Joey investigates the club and soon finds herself caught up in a nightmare that will see numerous people killed as hell is unleashed onto the streets of New York; only Joey will be able to stop it if she can send Pinhead back to hell.
It must be said that this film isn't as good as the first two but it still isn't bad. The main weakness is that the rules have been changed so that anybody can be a victim of the Cenobytes rather than those who willingly summon them; this is at least explained but mainly it feels like an excuse to raise the body count. As one might expect there are plenty of fairly gruesome deaths; unfortunately some are accompanied by a 'witty' one-liner. Pinhead has a far larger role in this film and we do learn more about his origins; Doug Bradley does a fine job in the dual roles of Pinhead and the ghost Captain Elliott Spencer, the First World War officer who later became Pinhead. Terry Farrell is also impressive as Joey. Unfortunately many of the other cast members are distinctly wooden. Overall I'd say that even if it isn't as good as the first two films it is still worth watching.
It must be said that this film isn't as good as the first two but it still isn't bad. The main weakness is that the rules have been changed so that anybody can be a victim of the Cenobytes rather than those who willingly summon them; this is at least explained but mainly it feels like an excuse to raise the body count. As one might expect there are plenty of fairly gruesome deaths; unfortunately some are accompanied by a 'witty' one-liner. Pinhead has a far larger role in this film and we do learn more about his origins; Doug Bradley does a fine job in the dual roles of Pinhead and the ghost Captain Elliott Spencer, the First World War officer who later became Pinhead. Terry Farrell is also impressive as Joey. Unfortunately many of the other cast members are distinctly wooden. Overall I'd say that even if it isn't as good as the first two films it is still worth watching.