HELLRAISER IV: Bloodline (1996) 2-Disc LTD Workprint Edition

HELLRAISER IV: Bloodline - Veriviiva (1996) | UNCUT | 2 Versions: Uncut Theatrical Cut + Unrated Workprint-Version | 2-Disc | Limited Workprint Edition | Limited Mediabook Edition | Blu-ray (Region B), Bonus-DVD (Region 2) | Cover D, number 377 / 555 | '84 Entertainment | SOLD OUT / OUT OF PRINT!!! |


Otsikon ja kuvien mukainen, ÄÄRIMMÄISEN HARVINAINEN rajoitetun painoksen Mediabook julkaisu niin teknisesti kuin keräilyarvoltaan mainetta niittäneistä julkaisuista tunnetulta sekä alan piireissä laajaa arvostusta nauttivalta '84 Entertainment'lta. Tämä nimenomainen painos myytiin hetkessä loppuun heti virallisen julkistuksen etkoilla! Kallis jo ilmestyessään, ja loppuun myynnin myötä hinnat on hiponeet taivaita näihin päiviin.

Tätä ei monelta hyllystä löydy enkä muista milloinkaan nähneeni tätä huudossakaan kaupattavan. Tätä ei yksinkertaisesti liiku, ja tässä tikissä ei sitten senkään vertaa!!! Kertaluonteinen tilaisuus keräilijälle.

Tätä ei myöskään ole ikinä julkaistu Suomessa Blu-ray formaatissa, eikä taatusti tulla julkaisemaankaan, fyysisen formaatin nykytilan huomioiden!

Tuotettu ainoastaan järjettömät 555 kappaletta!!! Tämän yksilön numero 377, kuten takakannen todistekilvestä ilmenee (2. kuva).

Sisältää elokuvan MOLEMMAT VERSIOT!!!

Uutena tilattu Saksasta julkaisuajankohtana. Kerran katsottu. Peilikirkas täysin hiusnaarmuton ja sormenjäljetön Blu-ray levy. DVD:en (jossa siis lisämateriaalit) ei ole edes koskettu, eikä Booklettia availtu!!! Myös itse Mediabookin kunto on kauttaaltaan niin kertakaikkisen PRIIMAA kuin ikinä olla ja voi!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Kuvaus:

"On vuosi 2127. Avaruudessa kaukaisella avaruusasemalla Tri. Merchant on päättänyt sulkea helvetin portit lopullisesti, sillä satoja vuosia sitten hänen esi-isänsä rakensi tuon Lemarchandin laatikon, jolla voi avata portit helvettiin ja kutsua paikalle itse Pinheadin. Mutta Pinhead ei aio luopua valtakunnastaan suosiolla, tulevaisuus ja menneisyys kohtaavat helvetillisessä taistelussa."



Triviaa työprintistä ja tuotannon taustoista:


"Released in 1996, and co-directed by makeup effects artist Kevin Yagher and Joe Chappelle, fourth franchise installment Hellraiser: Bloodline served the dual role of being a prequel and a sequel, telling a centuries-spanning story that documents the puzzle box’s beginning and end. While horror fans have come to appreciate the ambitious “Pinhead in Space” movie in recent years, it’s the behind the scenes drama of the production that often takes center stage."

"For starters, Kevin Yagher was replaced by Joe Chappelle before production was completed, and both filmmakers ultimately declined to have their names attached to the finished product."

"That’s why Hellraiser: Bloodline is credited to the fake director “Alan Smithee.”

"As Meagan Navarro explained on BD back in 2020, “Writer Peter Atkins and director Kevin Yagher originally envisioned a sprawling story that took place in three separate timelines, with the past, present, and future tied to a single man. He’s reincarnated in each period to design a box that destroys the demons unwittingly summoned by his ancestor. It was a linear, special effects-laden sequel with Pinhead taking a backseat to new characters."

“Budgetary limitations caused the trimming of scenes and characters during production, however. Then, when Yagher turned in his 110-minute initial cut, Miramax balked. That Pinhead didn’t even appear on screen until roughly 40 minutes in exacerbated their frustration. They demanded rewrites and an expanded role for Pinhead. Yagher left, and the studio brought in Joe Chapelle to helm extensive rewrites that dramatically altered Angelique, Pinhead, and Lemarchand’s storylines. The final cut was reduced to 85-minutes.”

"Meagan added, “While the theatrical version of Bloodline isn’t without merit, especially in hindsight with the sequels that followed, it’s hard not to mourn what could’ve been.”

"But let’s talk about what actually did make it to the screen in 1996…"

"Playing out like a Hellraiser anthology film, Hellraiser: Bloodline‘s first story in the theatrical cut is set in 18th century France, where we meet box creator Philip LeMarchand. A master toymaker, LeMarchand is hired by an evil magician to build the iconic box, having no idea what it’s going to be used for. As it turns out, the madman is looking to open a portal to Hell, and he does just that – giving rise to the very first Cenobite, a female named Angelique."

"We eventually jump forward to 1996, which was present day at the time of the film’s release. Angelique travels to New York in an effort to locate John Merchant, an engineer with family ties to LeMarchand. Driven by supernatural forces, Merchant is compelled to build a skyscraper that is literally a massive puzzle box, and Angelique – along with Pinhead – intends to use it as a much bigger portal between Hell and the real world."

"The final story, which is essentially the wraparound segment, is set on a space station in the year 2127. There we meet Paul Merchant, another distant relative of LeMarchand’s who is continuing his family’s work. Merchant willingly summons Pinhead and his Cenobites aboard the ship, which happens to be modeled after the puzzle box, and he plans on blowing the whole thing up once they arrive – ending his family’s nightmare once and for all."

"It’s easy to write off Hellraiser: Bloodline as “the one set in space,” as many have over the years – as all horror fans know, a franchise being sent to space is usually a very, very bad sign – but the reality is that only 1/3 of the film takes place in the future. The underrated sequel brings an incredible amount of mythology to the table, and though I’d be lying if I said it all worked, it’s the big-swinging ambition that makes this one somewhat of an undiscovered gem. Given the low budget and messy production, it’s no minor miracle that it works as well as it does."

"We may never know what could’ve been, but enough of the original vision for Hellraiser: Bloodline is in the film’s theatrical cut to make it one of the franchise’s best installments."