The only thing was, most of us were more than a little put off by the PG-13 rating from a man who cut his teeth on R rated stuff that pushed the envelope. But horror fans got more than a little excited when the legendary creator of The Evil Dead franchise was coming back to his roots with a good old fashioned scare fest. Sam Raimi had been out of the horror business for quite some time, instead focusing on the Spiderman trilogy, as well as other differing variations. IF YOU LIKE MY REVIEWS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW BY VOTING.2009’s Drag Me to Hell was a breath of fresh air from an otherwise stale and languishing horror genre. I'll have to give this 3/5 since I don't think I'll watch this again anytime soon, but I probably will want to see it again in about 10 years. The bank theme seems to play really well with this curse thing. This film definitely will keep you laughing if you think the same way I do about crazy films with maniacal people in them. Let's just say that a lot of vomiting up worms, blood, and a few great scenes of gum-biting and fist swallowing from the old destitute gypsy woman will keep you frosty. The button thing was pretty odd, and I knew she was going to have more trouble after the old gypsy witch died. If I didn't know any better, I would probably say that I identified greatly with the poor woman since I've felt cursed in the past, but not by an old witch. I'm an avid Trekkie from 30 years back and I didn't even get excited about the newest film since it was meant to capture a new young audience.ĭrag Me To Hell is a great title for this film. I seldom if ever pay 6.50 to 8.00 anytime to go to a new film unless it has the end of the world or something involved. I missed this at the theaters because it must of had limited billing. Well Sam, what can I say? You really have a great deal of talent and I'm fascinated with your great sense of humor. Sam, Thanks for the bundle of Laughs, It's Hilarious! Fans will get a kick out of seeing her inexplicably leave her gob agape as putrid projectiles pour in, and hearing her, after a bit of pushing, spout a Campbell-ism or two ("I’m gonna get me some!"). While it may come as a minor shock that Bruce Campbell, the beloved mouthpiece of the EVIL DEAD franchise, is nowhere to be found in this unabashed horror-comedy, Christine is an excellent twist on Raimi's genre-hero archetype. Similar to HBO’s classic TALES FROM THE CRYPT series, HELL feels like a living, breathing EC comic. The next three days of Christine’s life amount to an unimaginable endurance test in which she is subject to physical and psychological torture while a terrifying demon draws ever closer to take her to hell, where she would burn for eternity.Raimi manages to keep the feverish awfulness of DRAG ME's central concept palpable while layering on his distinctly disturbing and exhilaratingly kinetic macabre-meets-slapstick portraiture, and the result is an efficient celebration of the art of horror movies that’s campy, scary, and fun. Ganush (Lorna Raver) seems to be the only way to secure an important promotion, Christine pushes her moral flexibility about as far as it can go (not very far at all) only to dearly pay the price as the recipient of a rather nasty curse. When evicting a vile and negligent old woman named Mrs. Alison Lohman stars as Christine Brown, a soft-spoken Southern girl with a good heart, a PhD-toting boyfriend (Justin Long), and a job as a loan officer at a bank just outside of Los Angeles. After nearly two decades of successful detours into mature thrillers (THE GIFT, A SIMPLE PLAN) and superhero blockbusters (the Spider-Man series), director Sam Raimi returns-full tilt-to his scrappy horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL.
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