Spectre attempts to tie together the events of its predecessors with a story about chickens coming home to roost - and while there is much to applaud about Sam Mendes» film, it is also riddled with problems. (rottentomatoes.com)
The film opens over a decade after the events of its predecessor in the year 1585. (markreviewsmovies.com)
The events of its predecessor are covered in the first five minutes of Hellbound: Hellraiser II, in an entirely unhelpful montage that provides secrets into the birth of arch-villain Pinhead (Doug Bradley) but is doubtless arcane to neophytes. (filmfreakcentral.net)