Drag Me To Hell - Sam Raimi
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this didn't appeal to me at first and the trailers didn't make it any better, but everyone seems to be loving it and i think it could be fun. i loved ED II and AoD and if anything like those it should be a campy good time.
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Just saw this at a sneak preview and it was a fun little film...it seems Raimi substituted some gross-out moments for gore, as most of the moments that got audiences making noises were scenes of vomit, maggots, etc. There is a little gore, but I would have liked to see what Raimi would have done with an R rating.
The plot is not very original, and the film is pretty lightweight, but it is well directed and some of the scenes really made the audience jump...Raimi using sound quite a bit to achieve this.
The climatic confrontation (not the final scene) was something of a letdown as it simply did not live up to the other setpieces in the film, but overall I would give this *** out of 4 stars....a fun horror film.
The plot is not very original, and the film is pretty lightweight, but it is well directed and some of the scenes really made the audience jump...Raimi using sound quite a bit to achieve this.
The climatic confrontation (not the final scene) was something of a letdown as it simply did not live up to the other setpieces in the film, but overall I would give this *** out of 4 stars....a fun horror film.
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For anyone interested there is a free sneak preview screening at the Arclight in Hollywood on May 19th and the 26th.
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http://joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=16649
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i was watching a tv spot with my dad the other day. It looked good and we were finally excited to see someone come out with an R horror film. And then the rating hit
We both started yelling at the screen 'Bullshit! Sellout!'
This just pisses me off to no end. Are all horror films gonna be pg-13 from now on? I just wish someone in Hollywood would have the balls to make an all out hard R horror movie. Saw doesn't count anymore since the last one wasn't even pushing the gore and shock of the previous installments.
We both started yelling at the screen 'Bullshit! Sellout!'
This just pisses me off to no end. Are all horror films gonna be pg-13 from now on? I just wish someone in Hollywood would have the balls to make an all out hard R horror movie. Saw doesn't count anymore since the last one wasn't even pushing the gore and shock of the previous installments.
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i was watching a tv spot with my dad the other day. It looked good and we were finally excited to see someone come out with an R horror film. And then the rating hit
We both started yelling at the screen 'Bullshit! Sellout!'
This just pisses me off to no end. Are all horror films gonna be pg-13 from now on? I just wish someone in Hollywood would have the balls to make an all out hard R horror movie. Saw doesn't count anymore since the last one wasn't even pushing the gore and shock of the previous installments.
We both started yelling at the screen 'Bullshit! Sellout!'
This just pisses me off to no end. Are all horror films gonna be pg-13 from now on? I just wish someone in Hollywood would have the balls to make an all out hard R horror movie. Saw doesn't count anymore since the last one wasn't even pushing the gore and shock of the previous installments.
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I saw this last night. I'll post a full-length review later today, but in a nutshell: it's pretty good. There is some BAD CGI, some scenes that should be scary are a little too Raimi-goofy, the story isn't terribly original and the "3 days of torment" aren't very tormenting. I did like some of the practical FX work, the sound design (something I rarely notice) was fucking amazing(!) and the ending. Overall, I'd give it a 7/10. I don't see how it would have benefitted from an R-rating, as most of the blood/gore scenes (as any Raimi horror fan might expect) are often humorous and feature multi-colored ooze.
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Cool. Look forward to your full review, KillerCannibal.
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Though I mentioned earlier the original trailer made me laugh (failed loan= get cursed) I really want to see this.
Hopefully I'll be able to catch a showing this weekend with a friend.
Hopefully I'll be able to catch a showing this weekend with a friend.
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Thanks, KillerCannibal. Looking forward to it.
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The movie is a total blast and I hope all you Raimi fans will head out this weekend and support it.
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The movie is a total blast and I hope all you Raimi fans will head out this weekend and support it.
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The trailers didn't excite me, but all the buzz has me wanting to see this now. FWIW, I'm not the biggest fan of Raimi's post-Evil Dead efforts (including the Spidey movies). This sounds like a return to form for him.
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I just came back from seeing it. What a great ride. The audio was intense and it really kept you on the edge of your seat. I love the She-Bitch homage (though with a guy this time) towards the end of the movie. That said, although the ending was very good, I feel it fell just short of greatness.
That minor issue aside, it's a fantastic movie and one that will find a welcome home in my BD collection.
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Going to see this in a few hours, can't wait. I'm using Terminator movie cash (something good has to come from that movie), so unfortunately I won't be contributing my money to a worthy film (I hope). But they'll get my money from the dvd purchase if it's as good as the reviews have been saying.
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Eh... I don't know. I'm a huge Raimi fan and I love the Evil Dead movies but this wasn't as good as I thought it would be. It wasn't as effective as horror OR comedy based on my initial viewing tonight. It was still a fun little flick, but that's about it. ***/****. Nothing too remarkable but entertaining for the entire run time. I'm hoping to see it again soon though to see if my opinion of it can improve.
Also, I kept hearing about how GREAT the audio was but there was hardly anything going on with the surrounds AT ALL. Was this my theater messing it up? I'm going to guess that it is because it came no where CLOSE to being as good as I expected. Seriously, it was like it was all coming from the front and it wasn't that intense. My home theater sounds a lot better. Of course, I've noticed this with more and more movies... but still. It also depends on the theater I guess. I saw Cloverfield at the same theater I saw Drag Me to Hell tonight and there was NO surround use at all. When I saw it at another theater a week later it was almost non-stop the entire film and REALLY intense, just like my Blu-ray edition is. Hmmm....
Also, I kept hearing about how GREAT the audio was but there was hardly anything going on with the surrounds AT ALL. Was this my theater messing it up? I'm going to guess that it is because it came no where CLOSE to being as good as I expected. Seriously, it was like it was all coming from the front and it wasn't that intense. My home theater sounds a lot better. Of course, I've noticed this with more and more movies... but still. It also depends on the theater I guess. I saw Cloverfield at the same theater I saw Drag Me to Hell tonight and there was NO surround use at all. When I saw it at another theater a week later it was almost non-stop the entire film and REALLY intense, just like my Blu-ray edition is. Hmmm....
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I would give it three out of four stars as well - raimi is still an awesome director. Nothing beats army of darkness and quick and the dead though!
The main purpose of Drag Me to Hell was to show the world that Allison Lohman is a perfect replacement for Kirsten Dunst in Spiderman 4 - Lohman is not only cute and hot, but in many scenes she looked just like Dunst.
The main purpose of Drag Me to Hell was to show the world that Allison Lohman is a perfect replacement for Kirsten Dunst in Spiderman 4 - Lohman is not only cute and hot, but in many scenes she looked just like Dunst.
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And unlike Dunst, Lohman can actually act. Loved her ever since "Pasadena," I'd kill for a DVD release of that show. An amazing cast with a wonderfully twisted & perverse story.
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Drag Me To Hell is the best film I've seen all year. I saw The Brothers Bloom last October.
It's so much fun. At no point does Raimi treat his audience like idiots and the work shows through; characters are funny without being strictly comic, likable without being sappy, and bloody scary without being stupid. The well-crafted story is predictable, but satisfyingly so, reinventing all the scenes we've seen handled so poorly before in lesser horror and showing us just how strong they can be in the hands of talented filmmakers who care about what they're doing. Great directing, great performances, and Christoper Young's score might be the best of his I've heard since his Hellraiser days. Nothing is handled obviously. Through all the scares and nervous aftershock giggles is a very involving character-driven story - no line 'em up and watch 'em die idiocy, just a look on how much torment someone can take, and what they're willing to do to escape it. It is scary. It is shocking. And it is so much fun to experience.
I may watch it again tomorrow.
It's so much fun. At no point does Raimi treat his audience like idiots and the work shows through; characters are funny without being strictly comic, likable without being sappy, and bloody scary without being stupid. The well-crafted story is predictable, but satisfyingly so, reinventing all the scenes we've seen handled so poorly before in lesser horror and showing us just how strong they can be in the hands of talented filmmakers who care about what they're doing. Great directing, great performances, and Christoper Young's score might be the best of his I've heard since his Hellraiser days. Nothing is handled obviously. Through all the scares and nervous aftershock giggles is a very involving character-driven story - no line 'em up and watch 'em die idiocy, just a look on how much torment someone can take, and what they're willing to do to escape it. It is scary. It is shocking. And it is so much fun to experience.
I may watch it again tomorrow.