... But it was always felt that Raimi would return to the genre that made him famous, and Drag Me To Hell is that movie.
Raimi always operated on a very tongue in cheek manner, and while he likes to scare his audiences he also wants to amuse them. Drag Me To Hell is a horror movie that anyone ... Read review
After a very successful detour into comic book adaptations with the Spider-Man series, ... more
director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL. Raimi takes the helm for this 'spook-a-blast' shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by refusing to grant her an extension on her home loan. Determined to impress her boss and get a much-needed promotion at work, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman - MATCHSTICK MEN) lays down the law when mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) literally comes begging for mercy at her feet. In retaliation for being publicly shamed, Mrs. Ganush places the dreaded curse of the Lamia on her unfortunate target, transforming Christine's life into a waking nightmare. Her sceptical boyfriend, Clay (Justin Long - DIE HARD 4.0), casually brushing off her disturbing encounters as mere coincidence, Christine attempts to escape eternal damnation by seeking out the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao). But Christine's time is fast running out, and unless she's able to break the curse, she'll be tormented by a demon for three days before literally being dragged to hell.
After a very successful detour into comic book adaptations with the Spider-Man series, ... more
director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL. Raimi takes the helm for this 'spook-a-blast' shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by refusing to grant her an extension on her home loan. Determined to impress her boss and get a much-needed promotion at work, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman - MATCHSTICK MEN) lays down the law when mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) literally comes begging for mercy at her feet. In retaliation for being publicly shamed, Mrs. Ganush places the dreaded curse of the Lamia on her unfortunate target, transforming Christine's life into a waking nightmare. Her sceptical boyfriend, Clay (Justin Long - DIE HARD 4.0), casually brushing off her disturbing encounters as mere coincidence, Christine attempts to escape eternal damnation by seeking out the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao). But Christine's time is fast running out, and unless she's able to break the curse, she'll be tormented by a demon for three days before literally being dragged to hell.
Advantages: Amusing, quirky, comedy horror Disadvantages: A touch predictable
...that made him famous, and Drag Me To Hell is that movie.
Raimi always operated on a very tongue in cheek manner, and while he likes to scare his audiences he also wants to amuse them. Drag Me To Hell is a horror movie that anyone can enjoy, even if your not that enamored with the genre.
The movie circles around Christine (Alison Lohman) who works as a mortgage advisor in a bank, promotion is on the cards but so far eludes ... ...this but I really enjoyed Drag Me To Hell, I felt it sat firmly in a certain place in horror movie history, along with movies like Gremlins, Critters, and An American Werewolf In London.; a movie where humour is as important as the scares. Don’t get me wrong Drag Me To Hell is not the sort of movie where you will roll round laughing, but it does keep you perpetually amused, and is higher on subtle humour than horror.
The name Sam Raimi first rang around Hollywood 28 years ago when his low budget horror movie The Evil Dead trounced over various big budget horror movies. Evil Dead got a lot of attention and in many countries it attracted so much bad publicity it ended up being banned. Raimi stuck faithfully with the horror genre for some time trying allsorts of movies, most notably the Spiderman movies. But it was always felt that Raimi would return to the genre that made him famous, and Drag Me To Hell is that movie.
Raimi always operated on a very tongue in cheek manner, and while he likes to scare his audiences he also wants to amuse them. Drag Me To Hell is a horror movie that anyone can enjoy, even if your not that enamored with the genre.
The movie circles around Christine (Alison Lohman) who works as a mortgage advisor in a bank, promotion is on the cards but so far eludes her, even more so since the arrival of Stu an all round goody goody. In order to secure this promotion Christine will need to think outside the box and make an impression on her manager. It’s at this point that Sylvia Ganush (Lorna Raver) enters the office, an elderly gypsy Sylvia is on the verge of being evicted from her home due to lack of payment. Christine has a choice act sympathetically and anger her superiors, or act harshly and stand more chance of gaining promotion. The decision Christine makes is one she will regret for the rest of her life, and Sylvia curses Christine to be dragged to Hell, but not before she endures Hell on Earth.
I’ll probably be cursed by many for saying this but I really enjoyed Drag Me To Hell, I felt it sat firmly in a certain place in horror movie history, along with movies like Gremlins, Critters, and An American Werewolf In London.; a movie where humour is as important as the scares. Don’t get me wrong Drag Me To Hell is not the sort of movie where you will roll round laughing, but it does keep you perpetually amused, and is higher on subtle humour than horror.
Drag Me To Hell is not the sort of movie you would have fears about letting the little people see (kids just in case you wondered if I have size issues), there really is nothing too horrific for them to see its careful blend of humour and almost Indiana Jones style scares, there really is nothing too much to worry about here. Its simple simplistic and very 80’s style horror.
Lohman offers a convincing if not battered performance as a young woman driven to the edge, she’s incredibly likeable and very easy to relate to very quickly. Her companion Clay is played by recent horror regular Justin Long, again very easy to get along with. They are joined by whom I can only describe as the Indian Adam Sandler Dileep Rao, for a short time I was convinced that this was Sandler with a bad fake tan. Rao is the real star of the movie, he’s a pure casting diamond and its no wonder he has work coming out of every orifice, expect to see a lot more of this actor over the next few years, he has excellent comic timing and equally good at the more serious times.
There is not a great deal to the movie, its fairly simplistic in its story telling and straightforward if not a touch predictable in delivery. In honesty you could sum up the movie in two sentences, sometimes there is no need to watch movies that need much mental thought. Drag Me To Hell is just the sort of movie to watch when you don’t want to think much. While the die hard Raimi fans were a little disappointed with the directors return to horror, I cant help but think in years to come the movie will be more appreciated.
Drag Me To Hell is due on DVD on the 26th October, the DVD comes with a theatrical trailer for the movie.
Advantages: ok actors Disadvantages: rubbish story line and not scary
this film Drag me to hell was suppose to be the most terrifyingly scary film of the year well in my opinion thats a loud of rubbish in waht part of that film was scary, the actors and actresses that star in the film were ok but the actual film itself was a complete let down.
and the ending was a bit too short they could have left it open for a second (not like anyone would go and watch it) but no they had to get it all over and done with.
and the ... ...out of 5 it is a loud of rubbish.
from my point of view, it was more amusing than it was scary.
it was probably just the way the people had worded things that mad eit funny not the actual story of a woman having to run from the devil before she gets dragged to hell.
if you really want to see what its like then you should buy it then but in any other circumstances, dont bother you will be so disappointed. ...
matty2k9 28.10.2009
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Advantages: heart stopping entertainment Disadvantages: some time you dnt know if to laugh or cry
...husband watch this drag me to hell film on dvd last night and what a film it was . mostly i am not easily frightened and dont think much of the scary seenes but it made me scream few times. acting of the old lady was brilliant and special affects were very good enjoyed it very much and would recommend every one with a strong heart to see it.story is brilliant as well and there was a brilliant twist in the end as well please watch it cannot tell you ...
humma111 28.10.2009
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Advantages: It's Sam Raimi doing horror. Of course it will be brilliant! Disadvantages: Where in the blue hell is Bruce Campbell's cameo?
DRAGMETOHELL
You have to feel sorry for the simple goofs that brought into the super hype surrounding the advertising remit of DragMeToHell. With 'scariest film of the decade' and 'from the director of Spiderman' drilled into their tiny little brains, it's no wonder they were somewhat disappointed with the actual content of the film. However, for the more savvy audiences out their, those who could read between the lines and link the two advertising spiels appropriately, this could only mean one thing - Sam Raimi has returned to his roots. So, expectations were set to maximum that a darkly comic and slightly twisted caper featuring a hero who constantly has the crap kicked out of them, laughing furniture, flying eyeballs and hose-pipe blasts of blood would all be present and correct.
Good news. They are! Even the plot ...
I watched this film a few months back, and I thought id finally write a review about it. I had heard about this film for some time now, and being a huge horror fan I wanted to see a glimpse of what it had to offer. To be honest I actually liked it. There are so many horror films out there at the moment and a large bunch of them are boring and predictable. However, Dragmetohell was original, funky and fresh, it had a great plot, which was unusual to the norm film currently in the market, and it had that suspense factor. The cast is relatively unknown; however don?t let that deter you from watching the film, as its well worth a watch.
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The film starts of in the past, the year is 1969 and we are in Mexico. A young couple along with their small son, run into a house of a wealthy woman, to help them exercise a demon that they ...
EVIL DEAD director Sam Raimi takes the helm for this 'spook-a-blast' shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by refusing to grant her an extension on her home loan. Determined to impress her boss and get a much-needed promotion at work, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) lays down the law when mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) literally comes begging for mercy at her feet. In retaliation for being publicly shamed, Mrs. Ganush places the dreaded curse of the Lamia on her unfortunate target, transforming Christine's life into a waking nightmare.
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LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ELEVATION SALES; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
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16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
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This is just plain fun. It's a haunted house movie. It's a curse movie. It's a ridiculously fun movie... (Ain't It Cool News, 03/04/2009)
Thrilling and often hilarious, it's good to see one of Hollywood's most inventive directors fully reinvigorated (Empire, 23/04/2009)
The scariest movie of the decade (Zoo, 08/05/2009)
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After a very successful detour into comic book adaptations with the Spider-Man series, director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL. Raimi takes the helm for this 'spook-a-blast' shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by refusing to grant her an extension on her home loan. Determined to impress her boss and get a much-needed promotion at work, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman - MATCHSTICK MEN) lays down the law when mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) literally comes begging for mercy at her feet. In retaliation for being publicly shamed, Mrs. Ganush places the dreaded curse of the Lamia on her unfortunate target, transforming Christine's life into a waking nightmare. Her sceptical boyfriend, Clay (Justin Long - DIE HARD 4.0), casually brushing off her disturbing encounters as mere coincidence, Christine attempts to escape eternal damnation by seeking out the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao). But Christine's time is fast running out, and unless she's able to break the curse, she'll be tormented by a demon for three days before literally being dragged to hell.
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