Saw this Friday.
I won't post any spoilers in my little review,so don't worry.
First off I gotta say I did like this movie.
Rami just has his own hallmark touch on a movie and I think it shines best in the horror genre.
The pace of the "scares" in Drag me to hell is,in my opinion, awesome.
For 90% of the movie the the jump out of your seat moments happen in an unexpected rythem.
The first scare of the movie just happens at such an unassuming moment, that you take notice immediatley.
the movie is a blend of Stephen Kings Thinner,spiced up with a good helping of The Evil Dead.
The film does have a comedic element to it, but not so much so that you become disconnected to the actual terror of it all.
The effects of the film are half and half for me.
At times they looked great.( In one particular scene the emboming fluid from a dead body floods into a womans mouth.How cool and sick is that!)
At times they looked a bit unpolished,but personaly I say the good overshadows the bad visualy for Drag Me To Hell.
I wouldn't say this film is amazing,but compared to some of the crap we've been forced to watch the past few years,you might be inclined to say different.
I would probably give it a C+
Though their's not a whole lot about this movie I would complain about,I don't think theirs a lot to praise either.
I saw the end coming a mile away,though I think that's part of what I liked about Drag me to Hell.
You know what's going to happen and your cringing in your seat the whole time hoping your wrong.
PS: This is one film I would like to see a sequel to. I think their's room for one.
If you like Raimi's horror movies, you will like this movie. I thought it was great. Favorite summer film so far for me (barely ahead of Star Trek, and way ahead of Terminator). There was plenty of references to the Evil Dead films, which is great for a fan like me, but my friends (who have never seen Evil Dead) also liked the movie even without catching the references. There was plenty of jump moments (the music was perfect with a slightly delayed silence before the jumps causing extra suspense), tons of laughs (my favorite parts about Raimi horror movies), and many gross out scenes. I give it an 8.5/10.
Originally posted by MildPossession
I'm lost now! Terminator 3 was R-Rated, yet we got a 12 rating here in Britain, yet Scream was R-Rated too in America and we got a 18 rating. PG-13 is never a 18 rating I believe, but it can be a 12/15 rating... urgh.You have confused me even. I hate you. 😛
Movies over there are sometimes rated in a different way...I laugh that Terminator 3 was a Rated R movie
Originally posted by Scythe
You lost me there.
In the US where you are PG-13, over here will either mean it's a 12 or a 15, 12 will mean a person of the age of 12 or over can see the movie, someone below that age can see it as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
A 15 is like a 12, dunno if a 14 year old is allowed to see a 15 with a parent but it still happens either way.
A Rated R movie over here would be an 18 meaning that a person of 18 or over can see the movie. Sometimes movie ratings are changed though, what may be considered an R rated movie over there isn't considered an R rated movie here, it could be considered PG-13. Is that more clear?
R-Rated can be a 15 certificate here in Britain too.
12 will mean a person of the age of 12 or over can see the movie, someone below that age can see it as long as they are accompanied by an adult.A 15 is like a 12, dunno if a 14 year old is allowed to see a 15 with a parent but it still happens either way.
12A is the official cinema release rating, 12 is the official rating on DVDs in shops. Legally, someone under 12 can see a 12A with an adult, but someone under 15 can not go into a 15 film, with or without an adult.
Get your facts straight eegit. 😛