Hellhounds: Maneater Series

This movie is good...
I don't know where one gets that Lou Diamond Phillips is in this, because he isn't. However the storyline is set as it is in the old myths...The bride is poisoned on her wedding day by the main character's rival and he goes into Haedes to bring her soul back. They fight ***yes Hellhounds*** and such along the way, and it does have a lot of action in it. Yes, there are gory scenes so it's not for the kiddies...If you remember the song "Don't Pay the Ferryman" from the '80's you will have a good idea what myth that this film originates from. The acting was well done in it, and I enjoyed seeing Ben Cross in this one. He played the part of the king well. I guess the other reviewer didn't get into it because he didn't get the plot. Those of you who are into the Greek Mythology and such will like it, I think...Rick Schroder did an excellent job directing these actors too. There was no overacting. The make up and costumes were good as well.

Greek tragedy
If you look at the cover of Hellhounds, you will see three - count 'em, THREE - devil dogs. And understandably, if one were to watch a film about monstrous dogs, one might consider a pack of dogs to at least consist of three if not more of them. When it comes to Hellhounds, one would be wrong.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. You may be familiar with the tale of Persephone of Hades, wherein an innocent demigoddess is abducted by Hades to become his queen. Demeter, Persephone's mother and personification of Mother Nature, was outraged enough to plunge the world into eternal winter. Hermes was sent to the underworld to retrieve her, but Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds which bound her forever to the underworld. Zeus split the difference so that Persephone shuttles between the two realms, which is why we have the changing seasons when Demeter mourns for her missing daughter (winter) and rejoices upon her return (summer). You can find all of this out by...

ONE FOR THE DOGS
The MANEATER franchise hits rocl bottom with this laughably bad film. Actor Rick Schroder directs with little imagination and the effects lame. The cast including a quasi-cameo from Ben Cross is ineffective to be kind. Also for supposedly immortal pups, the titular characters die pretty easily. The hellhounds are also seen sparingly.
While previous MANEATERS aren't classics, they were entertaining...sadly, HELLHOUNDS isn't.

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