Film : Drag Me to Hell
Format: Blu-Ray
Run time (approx): 99 mins
My Rating (out of 10): 6.5
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Film Highlight: The moment Christine realises it was just a dream and she didn't sleep with a mutilated gypsy witch (Fly Scene).
**Contains Spoilers**
A Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spiderman 3) film which revisits the blackly comic and fun of 'The Evil Dead'. If you haven't seen Drag Me to Hell then here's a little bit about the film. Christine Brown is a loan officer with a potential promotion on board , she is faced with a hard decision when a desperate old women is in need of a loan otherwise she will be evicted from her home. Christine basically face palms her and the evil old women places a supernatural curse (as they do) which will literally drag her to hell unless help is found in the form of a seer.
The cast consisted of Alison Lohman, Justin Long (Dodgeball), Dileep Rao (Inception) e.t.c. Roles were played well but couldn't of been played any better because of the script (being so obvious). I am a huge fan of Justin Long and Dileep Rao somehow always ends up playing the bearded spiritualist/drug expert/wise one, they both perform up to the standard of what the film asks for (which isn't much). As for Alison Lohmans character (Christine) I couldn't care less if she gets dragged to hell even if she is attractive because the character wound me up throughout the film and I wanted to slap her in the face (besides ... I wanted to see those creepy looking hands on the DVD cover).
This film is a horror however its not a scary film. My false teeth fell out (JOKE...calm down) when I saw Charlie Parrish's (Zoo) quote on the front of the DVD cover "The scariest movie of the decade". Ill give the film its due , I did jump multiple times even at predictable moments, good camera work and directing from Sam Raimi (either that or I'm a complete WETTY). Some of the film was laughable and silly , but hey? what do you expect from the director of The Evil Dead. The film is full of wacky ,disgusting and fiendish special effects which I wouldn't want to give away, so I guess you'll just have to see the film yourself. If there is one lesson to be learnt from this film it is to always provide an older women with whatever she desires otherwise she'll make your life hell for a few days and then send you to Satan himself...oh and she'll vomit in your mouth (no jokes).
The picture quality was brilliant, however you could only tell during the daylight hours of the film (there were quite a few dark moments) and the DTS HD 5.1 audio was vital for those atmospheric and jumpy moments. I recommend buying it on Blu-Ray especially because theres not much price difference.
At the end of the day...
See this film if...
-You like Marmite
-Your a fan of The Evil Dead
-You like constant jumps,scares and laughs
-Your not serious about it
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