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DRAG ME TO HELL is a gross-out comedy, not a horror film. A higher-minded version of Scary Movie.
It is also awful. Genuinely cringe-inducingly, hilariously bad, like watching a little boy put cockroaches in a little girl& #39;s hair. I can& #39;t defend this even as comedy
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DRAG ME TO HELL is a gross-out comedy, not a horror film. A higher-minded version of Scary Movie.
It is also awful. Genuinely cringe-inducingly, hilariously bad, like watching a little boy put cockroaches in a little girl& #39;s hair. I can& #39;t defend this even as comedy
First, Lohman has major Pam Beasley energy in this movie and her dumbfoundedly, simplistically surprised face makes the movie way better. She& #39;s a person who& #39;s never seen a horror film and she has the honesty that matches Raimi at his best (though his best is buried DEEPLY here).
And second, I like the classic camera techniques. Raimi& #39;s affinity for crash zooms, the quick match cuts between scenes, and the blocking are all cool - they alone raise the film above a cash-in horror movie.
But the story is AWFUL. It& #39;s logically flawed to the core.
But the story is AWFUL. It& #39;s logically flawed to the core.
One of the film& #39;s major annoyances is that while most of the horror is hallucinated, it sometimes ... isn& #39;t. In the bank, she spews a gallon of blood from her nose FOR REAL and everyone acts "sorry" like she just threw up. Is that what& #39;s funny? It& #39;s just inconsistent.
Every new scene in this movie acts like the previous one didn& #39;t happen. Maybe THAT& #39;S what& #39;s funny?
It& #39;s sort of like Tusk - just gross the audience out - except Raimi assumes the audience asked for it and Smith assumes they didn& #39;t. This DOES give Raimi more earnestness ...
It& #39;s sort of like Tusk - just gross the audience out - except Raimi assumes the audience asked for it and Smith assumes they didn& #39;t. This DOES give Raimi more earnestness ...
but you CANNOT pull off a gross-out gore comedy w/o practical effects. The awful CGI in Drag Me to Hell sinks any chance it had of being a gooey comeback for his career. You just can& #39;t enjoy or believe in its CRAFT. And the annoyingly illogical ending just seals the pity deal.
I can& #39;t believe this has a 92% on RT! But I guess we live in a world where IT (1990) is called a good horror movie, not "so bad it& #39;s good." People will genuinely argue w/ you that this is a good film:
So I guess if that& #39;s Raimi& #39;s competition, sure. Drag Me to Hell has moments.
So I guess if that& #39;s Raimi& #39;s competition, sure. Drag Me to Hell has moments.
But The Happening is so funny because M. Night didn& #39;t mean for it to be bad. Raimi knows what he& #39;s doing. That gives it a feeling of desperation that makes its pleas for relevancy more pitiful.
I mean it& #39;s supposed to be so crazy, grotesque, and funny, right? But it& #39;s not MANDY.
I mean it& #39;s supposed to be so crazy, grotesque, and funny, right? But it& #39;s not MANDY.
I think Raimi needed to lend his camera& #39;s energy to the 2013 Evil Dead, as well as this crazy female Ash. W/ those practical FX and his charm, I think they& #39;d recreate the core Raimi appeal.
By itself, this is just sad. The movie version of sticking your hand in a jar of goo.
By itself, this is just sad. The movie version of sticking your hand in a jar of goo.
It guarantees I won& #39;t finish Raimi& #39;s films, at least for now. I like the Spider-Mans and I& #39;ve been told I should see Evil Dead II, but I can& #39;t accept 7 more movies of accidental hilarity if the scripts aren& #39;t at least professional. And if I& #39;m not even sure what& #39;s an "accident."
