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Lord of Illusions (1995)
Directed by Clive Barker
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Most recently watched by sleestakk, archstanton43, seanCduregger, elisabethwithns
Overview
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D’Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Rated R | Length 119 minutes
Actors
Scott Bakula | Kevin J. O'Connor | Famke Janssen | Joel Swetow | Daniel von Bargen | Barry Del Sherman | Joseph Latimore | Sheila Tousey | Vincent Schiavelli | Ashley Tesoro | J. Trevor Edmond | Wayne Grace | Jordan Marder | Susan Traylor | Joanna Sanchez | McNally Sagal | Danny Woodburn | Johnny Venocur | Barry Shabaka Henley | Keith Brunsmann | Mikey LeBeau | Jimmy Shaw | Daniel Edward Mora | Billy McComb | Lorin Stewart | Bergen Williams | Carrie Ann Inaba | Sebastian La Cause | Jason Yribar | Luca Tommassini | Ken Davitian | G. Larry Butler | Crystal Lujan | Barbara Patrick
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11/2015 | TV | Digital | Owned | 3.5 stars |
| (Average) 3.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is for the director’s cut. It’s been so long since I watched the theatrical cut I only vaguely remembered most of the events in the film. Probably the most mainstream accessible of Barker’s trilogy of films, Lord of Illusions has a pretty good cast, some great practical effects, some really ugly early cg effects that don’t work all that well when practical would have been amazing, and it has that slow familiar pacing from Hellraiser with less gore strewn throughout, but when things get nasty they go big. I do like this one, mainly for the leads who I enjoy, but this feels a little basic story wise anymore. This is far less campy than Nightbreed and more in line with Hellraiser in terms of the way it comes across. Of his three this is my least favorite and watching it now I do like it but I’m realizing why I never made a push to go back and pick this one up again. I’m also realizing this is probably where I was first exposed to Famke Janssen, so that helps a lot.
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