Drag Me To Hell

[mag28uk2001]

Has anyone else seen this movie. I thought it was gross and funny, it was not scary apart for a couple of loud bits. Just wanted to know if anyone else felt this way.

[naughtyboy]

I love funny movie.

[Escape]

Originally Posted by mag28uk2001

Has anyone else seen this movie. I thought it was gross and funny, it was not scary apart for a couple of loud bits. Just wanted to know if anyone else felt this way.

I saw this a few weeks ago mag28. It really wasn't supposed to be scary like TCM or Halloween from what I gather from talking it over with others as well.
The only thing I would change is to have the main actress not calm down so quickly as soon as the danger ends. I think that made it a bit too campy. You're right about the loud jolts of nosies to make you jump as well.
I like this movie though. I didn't take it too serious and found it fun to watch. Especially the battles between the two characters.

[re93animator]

Originally Posted by Escape

I saw this a few weeks ago mag28. It really wasn't supposed to be scary like TCM or Halloween from what I gather from talking it over with others as well.
The only thing I would change is to have the main actress not calm down so quickly as soon as the danger ends. I think that made it a bit too campy. You're right about the loud jolts of nosies to make you jump as well.
I like this movie though. I didn't take it too serious and found it fun to watch. Especially the battles between the two characters.

Escape, you missed the point. The film was trying to be campy, it wanted to be campy, so it was campy. If you've ever seen any of Raimi's other work in the genre you should know what I mean.

Anyway, I previously posted my thoughts about it somewhere on the forum. Here they are again for anyone who's interested:

Drag Me to Hell (2009)


Whew, it’s been a while since I’ve been to the theater, and with Drag Me to Hell being the presentation, it was certainly a refreshing experience. I’ll start by stating that anyone who thinks Drag Me to Hell is a typical modern horror flick understands nothing about the film.

Whilst the film surpasses most modern contributions of the genre (which is not saying much), it is still not as good as you may think the return of the classic horror film may be. And it is inspired by a good number of old fashioned scare flicks, most notably Night of the Demon or The Omen.

The film kicks off when Christine Brown, a loan officer, desperate to impress her superiors, evicts an old gypsy woman by refusing an extension of a bank loan. The gypsy woman makes a scene and afterword accuses Christine of “shaming” her. The woman attacks Christine later on in a parking lot and places the curse of the “Lamia” on Christine. The rest of the film focuses on Christine realizing the dire situation she has been placed in and her trying to find a way to lift the curse.

From a technical standpoint, the film is everything you’d expect it to be; decent acting, over the top special effects, and a poor plot. But, Drag Me to Hell does what it sets out to do, which is entertain. The films score by Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Species) is a fantastic classic horror throwback and fits the film perfectly.

Drag Me to Hell is destined to be hailed as one of the best horror comedies since Shaun of the Dead, and Mr. Raimi’s return to the genre is everything an Evil Dead fan would want. But, for those that are less appealed to the Evil Dead films, Drag Me to Hell may look naive, and the film is certainly not for everyone. I can hardly remember five minutes going by without something aided by Young’s unsettling horror music popping out in front of the camera lens, or something gooey getting splashed in the main characters face, or a giant gust of wind blowing crap all over the place, and it may be those places where the film will work extremely well for some, and may seem ridiculous to others.

Overall, Drag Me to Hell is completely self-aware, it knows where it’s coming from, and it contains loads of fun if you’re in the right mindset for it. The film carries a dark, morbid, yet silly aura, and should be the perfect scare flick to watch on Halloween this year. As a big horror film fan myself, I enjoyed this quite a bit. 3/5

[Escape]

Originally Posted by re93animator

Escape, you missed the point. The film was trying to be campy, it wanted to be campy, so it was campy. If you've ever seen any of Raimi's other work in the genre you should know what I mean.

Anyway, I previously posted my thoughts about it somewhere on the forum. Here they are again for anyone who's interested:

You know what. I was lectured on another forum for saying this and they said the exact same thing.

But I understand it was supposed to be campy however I've seen campy films where the victim's fright remains a bit longer. That's all I really wanted though. That always kind of irks me for some reason. It's just a personal gripe of mine actually.

[DrPepper21]

Originally Posted by Escape

You know what. I was lectured on another forum for saying this and they said the exact same thing.

But I understand it was supposed to be campy however I've seen campy films where the victim's fright remains a bit longer. That's all I really wanted though. That always kind of irks me for some reason. It's just a personal gripe of mine actually.

She seems pretty paniky throughout to me. Although as we know this movie is taking that classic horror movie spirit and placing it in the 21st century so it's obvious that our heroine is going to have a different attitude to those we have seen in the past.

I really doubt any modern audience is going to be interested in a woman who at the first sign of danger faints or whatever.

I really enjoyed the movie by the way

[Escape]

Originally Posted by DrPepper21

She seems pretty paniky throughout to me.

Yeah she freaks out but that's what was weird about it to me. Cause as soon as the danger was gone, she was perfectly fine like nothing had happened. Or she'd freak out........be ok.....freak out.......be ok. I just thought it looked a bit dumb you know.

Originally Posted by DrPepper21

Although as we know this movie is taking that classic horror movie spirit and placing it in the 21st century so it's obvious that our heroine is going to have a different attitude to those we have seen in the past.

Oh sure, but that wasn't my gripe. I just didn't like how she settled down too quickly when her adrenaline should still have been pumping.

Originally Posted by DrPepper21

I really doubt any modern audience is going to be interested in a woman who at the first sign of danger faints or whatever.

lmao! That would make for quite a short and boring story now wouldn't it.

Originally Posted by DrPepper21

I really enjoyed the movie by the way

Me too Pep.

[re93animator]

Originally Posted by Escape

Yeah she freaks out but that's what was weird about it to me. Cause as soon as the danger was gone, she was perfectly fine like nothing had happened. Or she'd freak out........be ok.....freak out.......be ok. I just thought it looked a bit dumb you know.

Ah. I had the same problem with Dario Argento's Opera. The woman in the film (the lead character) acted absolutely fine after she had witnessed 2 or 3 murders in gruesome fashion. If I ever saw a girl that calm after what her character had been through, I'd check her into a mental institution. And yes, it pissed me off so much I had steam shooting out of my ears.The girl in Drag Me To Hell didn't bother me much. I suppose it could have been because I knew what to expect.

[emily0813]

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[purplenurple568]

Originally Posted by Escape

Yeah she freaks out but that's what was weird about it to me. Cause as soon as the danger was gone, she was perfectly fine like nothing had happened. Or she'd freak out........be ok.....freak out.......be ok. I just thought it looked a bit dumb you know.

I know what you mean. A scene that stuck out to me was the scene where she had that unbelievably severe nosebleed. She spurts blood all over herself and her desk, and then in the next scene she's acting like she didn't just lose a quart of blood through her nose! It didn't make me like the movie any less though.