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Hellraiser (1987)
It's alright
It was AMC for part of their Halloween movie Marathon and I finally had the opportunity to watch it. IT was a film that I had always been too scared to see because I anticipated it being horrifying as it had always been described to me as such.
While not horrible, it's not necessarily all that scary. It's incredibly gory, but even the gore is campy and bad by today's standards. It's still not something to watch if you're faint of heart.
That being said, watching the movie was not a waste of time. I enjoyed it, but it was not at all frightening. More of an interesting theme in a movie. The premise of the film is indeed interesting and the film was worth watching for that purpose. I'd say definitely watch it, but do not expect to be utterly terrified.
Medea (1983)
Loved it
We watched this version of Medea in one of my theater classes and I love it. Medea has always been one of my favorite Greek Tragedies and this version has it done VERY well.
The one problem one might have when watching it is that the makeup on Medea is still very Stage - despite the fact that the camera is right in her face oftentimes. one comment made in class is that she looked slightly like a Klingon, but beyond that. ^_^ The costumes in the movie are great, and the acting is AMAZING. The woman who plays the nurse was the original Medea in America, and she worked with the woman who plays Medea in this version.
I loved it. A must see for any lover of Greek Theater.