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MartinBlank 06-25-09 12:08 AM
Re: Drag Me To Hell - Sam Raimi
 
Does the '73 Oldsmobile Delta 88 make its usual appearance?

Solid Snake 06-25-09 06:52 AM
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yes.

tooqiew 06-26-09 04:14 PM
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i thought this movie was great!

The Bus 06-26-09 10:44 PM
Re: Drag Me To Hell - Sam Raimi
 
Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC (Post 9498650)
I remember the first time I saw him in Hercules when I was a kid. Never knew what Evil Dead really was till probably around 4-5 yrs. ago...oh god did EDII change my life...it's a masterpiece. And yes...Drag Me to Hell needed a Bruce cameo..it actually ran through my head as I ask myself whether or not he'd be in it...

IIRC he's one of the demon voices. Must've been busy with Burn Notice.

I have to say this is the most fun I had in theaters since Grindhouse. This, Star Trek, and Up remain the best three films I've seen so far this year.

Solid Snake 06-27-09 08:21 PM
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Agreed. I never go all out nuts and excited in the theater but Grindhouse was the exception...as was this. And Yes, this, ST and UP are the best so far.

Daytripper 06-27-09 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC (Post 9530258)
Agreed. I never go all out nuts and excited in the theater but Grindhouse was the exception...as was this. And Yes, this, ST and UP are the best so far.

Can't agree more. THE best films this summer so far are "Star Trek", "Up" and "Drag Me To Hell". IMHO.

riotinmyskull 08-29-09 07:47 AM
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interesting little theory that patton oswalt brings up in this interview:

Spoiler:

Mr. Beaks: And DRAG ME TO HELL. I was kind of crushed that that didn't do well.

Oswalt: I know! What the fuck, man! I do like the fact that it's so clear now - and you and I can see the beginnings of this - that DRAG ME TO HELL is going to become a weird, talked-about cult item down the road. Right now, all people will remember is "Oh, that movie tanked." But in a few years, people will start looking at it and going, "This movie is a ton of fun, and there's a lot of weird things [going on in it]." I've already started reading the crazy theories online about it. Have you read the one that says it's about a girl suffering from extreme anorexia, and she is slowly hallucinating and going crazy? That's what the whole movie is! And if you notice, every scene that involves food, people are either drooling on it, or when that eye pops into the harvest cake, she never eats it. She never eats anything. And at the end, she's being dragged under the train tracks and being turned into a skeleton. People are saying this is a new REPULSION. And also, the demons are always these weird shadows and silhouettes. Do you ever really see them, or is it her going apeshit?

Beaks: Wow. That's something to consider. I was too wrapped up in the fact that he was staging big, goofy Looney Tunes gags again to notice anything sneaky like that.

Oswalt: But, again, is that her hallucination? Is that what she knows of violence? Because all of her trauma came from this childhood of being this fat, goofy 4-H girl, was she turning to cartoons and snacks, and that's what she's imagining now? I don't know. If that parking garage fight doesn't get nominated for Best Fight on next year's MTV Movie Awards...

Beaks: It's the sham we always thought it was? Hey!

Oswalt: (Big fake laugh) Ha, ha, ha! Ba-zoom! But I love that movie so much. Again, it's one of those movies where we're going to have to sit back and wait for it to get its following.

islandclaws 08-29-09 03:05 PM
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^ Interesting indeed, but not likely. I agree that this will develop a strong cult following in the ensuing years after it comes out on home video, but I'm always going to be bothered by the fact that Raimi went with piss-poor CG in some scenes that clearly would have been better were he to use practical FX.

Dr. DVD 08-29-09 05:04 PM
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Saw this on it opening night. If you were a fan of Sam Raimi's style of horror (which I am), you would love this movie. If not, I could see how people would dislike it. I'm hoping it gets enough of a cult following to merit a sequel down the road.

My idea
Spoiler:
Justin Long's character decides he must rescue his love from hell, so he reads up on ways to get her out. Turns out the only way is to go in and get her. He has to get help, so he enlists a paranormal expert who knows how to kick demon ass, played by Bruce Campbell!
Okay, I admit it's self serving, but dang I would have loved for Bruce to show up!

islandclaws 08-29-09 07:02 PM
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^10, 15 years ago I would have been lovin' that idea... Not sure if they could pull it off today, but I'll admit that would make for a pretty cool premise.

writer106 08-29-09 09:45 PM
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I saw this at a discount theater last week and I thought it was really good.

My Other Self 10-12-09 04:00 PM
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So I finally caught this over the weekend and loved every minute. Just very reminiscent of the Evil Dead series which are some of my favorite movies, so I truly enjoyed this. I was looking for a Bruce cameo throughout the whole thing and I kind of saw the ending coming as soon as she found the button so quickly after having it mingled up with Justin Long's belongings.. but I loved the over-the-top humor and I actually kind of felt bad at the end since the girl who plays the main character is really cute. :lol:

One of the best movies of the year for sure.

Dr. DVD 10-12-09 04:24 PM
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I hope this gets a big enough following on video to merit a sequel based on cult status. Not one that
Spoiler:
finds a happy ending for Lohman necessarily, but rather something that deals with another person being cursed. If they get dragged to hell at the end Lohman could maybe make a cameo as one of the spirits.

toddly6666 10-12-09 07:11 PM
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Some movies are so good as just one film - i hope there is no sequel. I would not want these to be like a Saw series. Maybe a good sequel would be the girl and gypsy squaring off with each other in hell. No one has made a good hell movie (except for jacobs ladder). I think sam raimi could do an interesting hell movie, which is much better than what dreams may come, spawn, or constantine.

Dr Mabuse 10-12-09 07:20 PM
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:lol:

That goat: "You baaaaaitch! You baaaitch!"

:lol:

faithcooper78 10-14-09 11:01 PM
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Surprisingly, I like the movie thought it had few scary moments.

The Bus 10-14-09 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by faithcooper78 (Post 9774521)
Surprisingly, I like the movie thought it had few scary moments.
I may have mentioned this earlier this year, but this movie goes perfectly from being scary to being funny-scary to being awesome-ridiculous-OMG-did-you-see-that.

Solid Snake 10-14-09 11:35 PM
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Hey Bus..I think it's spam.

The Bus 10-15-09 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC (Post 9774578)
Hey Bus..I think it's spam.
So this diploma I got is not real? :(

stingermck 10-17-09 10:18 AM
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Just watched it on Blu... my god I love this movie. I see on Wiki it had an $80 million worldwide, on a $30 budget, not too bad.

islandclaws 10-17-09 10:52 AM
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The BD for this film is as fantastic as I thought it would be. Awesome PQ, phenomenal AQ. The only spot it's lacking in is extras. A commentary with Raimi would have been nice.

I def prefer the theatrical cut after having watched the unrated version. All the unrated cut adds is some additional CGI grue that, quite frankly, looks pretty poor. The theatrical cut played perfectly for me when I first saw it, and it's no different now.

Rival11 10-18-09 11:22 AM
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Saw it last night. Loved the shit out of it. I always wondered how SR horror would translate into the standard polished hollywood world and now I know.

Every time I thought this flick was going to drag, it picked up again. You really feel for the main character as well and Lohman played that part (surprisingly) well.

I was also very surprised with the amount of daytime scares we get in this movie - not use to that and they were pulled off very well.

I've been spoiled with two solid horror movies this October (well dmth came out whenever but I just got around to seeing it now) Trick r Treat and this one. Not just two good horror flicks but two very well made horror films.

Nobody does this type of horror better than Raimi - he's clearly proved that with this film.

atlantamoi 10-18-09 11:27 AM
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I'm not a horror fan, but had fun watching this one. Definitely rolled my eyes a few times, but you can't help but love the humor. Doesn't hurt that Lohan is one of the most adorable girls I've seen in some time on the big screen.

J. Farley 10-18-09 02:09 PM
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I'm just glad that Lohman was in this instead of Ellen Page. I can only imagine how much less I'd like it if it were the other way around.

dsa_shea 10-18-09 05:15 PM
Re: Drag Me To Hell - Sam Raimi
 
Originally Posted by atlantamoi (Post 9781173)
I'm not a horror fan, but had fun watching this one. Definitely rolled my eyes a few times, but you can't help but love the humor. Doesn't hurt that Lohan is one of the most adorable girls I've seen in some time on the big screen.
Lohman>>>Lohan


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