Comments on: Drag Me To Hell Review

By: thisshytsucks

thisshytsucks — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:51:05 +0000

this movie sucks dog balls! you people must be getting paid for these reviews or sucking cock. it was terribly acted and predictable. i want to punch random people in the face because of ths awful movie!

By: deebee

deebee — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:19:17 +0000

Raimi fanboy speaking up. ;-P
The Evil Dead formula doesn’t work with a girl in the lead, especially not one as cute ‘girl-next-door’ as Alison Lohman.

It’s like stopping for a girl standing next to a car with a flat tire, staring down the highway at you with lost puppy eyes. And likewise, quickly scanning the road for a well placed puddle to power your car through if it’s a bloke. It’s not sexist, it’s a matter of pride. Basic mechanical skills are part and parcel of your upbringing as a young adult male, kinda like knowing how to do a necktie.

Same when an army of undead cuts your hand off. Proper blokes do not stumble off to the nearest psychic for advice, like our girl in this movie. They strap a chainsaw to the bleeding stump and get revenge. Part and parcel of your upbringing.

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Okay, maybe that is actually very sexist, but I can’t help it, it just didn’t push the right buttons for me. Unlike Bruce Campbell, I kept feeling guilty for laughing at poor Chrissy Brown getting splattered in the face with corpse-juice. What adeleH perceived as bland acting on Lohman’s part, struck me as an accurate portrayal of my best friend’s little sister. Maybe if they’d overdone the hair and plastered on the make-up this would be different…

In all, this movie left me with a distinct “it’s neither fish nor flesh” feeling.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:03:15 +0000

I totally agree with you Sean. We saw this yesterday and it was great seeing Raimi back with the kind of movie I love. Great stuff!

By: adeleH

adeleH — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:19:26 +0000

The movie started off cool. It was an exciting, spooky horror for the most part; Alison Lohman was downright horrible in this movie, & I’m reading this in many forums. Some of her out-of-place comments ruined the best scenes. She just seemed weird and stilted almost as if she was reading off cue cards. Her delivery was flat and lifeless, so dry and BLAND, but than again maybe that’s why many of us never heard of her and will quickly forget her (c I forgot her name already). Should of kept Ellen!

By: it was terrible

it was terrible — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:07:17 +0000

Wow. How can you think this was a good movie? By far the worst piece of shit I have ever seen

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:20:45 +0000

wait, it is rated PG13….

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:18:36 +0000

it was tight 80s throwback horror, I really enjoyed it and the gross-out stuff played for laughs was great. some of the wire-work was poor but then I figured Sam wanted it that way to communicate it was real in-camera stuff and more of a tip-of-the-hat to the 80s, agree?

the ending could have been a little stronger in my opinion, but a very enjoyable way to spend a chilly Sat. afternoon.

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:13:28 +0000

no nudity, and very little cursing, mostly demonic type scares and gore..during the film I questioned why it didn’t get PG13???

By: vitta

vitta — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:32 +0000

do u no y its rated r cause in pretty young and i enoy horror flicks and my dad wants to make sure theres no inapropiate things but he and i are fine with the blood and everything well speaking of that i find blood pretty amuzing in horror flick

By: dan

dan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:46:36 +0000

Great review, Sean, and I totally agree with the 4/4. I’m not a huge fan of the evil dead trilogy (the zoom pov shots, although innovative, were kind of annoying, and i didn’t find army of darkness funny) nor the spiderman flicks (never bothered to see the third). The only Raimi movies I’ve flat-out really dug are this and a simple plan.
The pacing, camera-work, energy, and campiness in this movie were all awesome. It was a terribly fun ride from start to finish. The abrupt ending really worked for me, especially with the quick cut to the title shot. I even liked Justin Long in the flick, go figure.

By: Gypsy

Gypsy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:34:17 +0000

Very predictable and boring movie. I loved the Evil Dead it was very scary but this is no comparison. even the in your face startles were predictable and the acting was not good, I left feeling nothing for any character other then Dileep Rao the seer.
Very disappointing.

By: Rony

Rony — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:06:03 +0000

Not a very great film. Still good for entertainment value.