Drag Me to Hell (2009)

05Jun09

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Directed By: Sam Raimi

Written By: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi

Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long

At the peak of the American horror movie genre crumbling into a state of derivative blandness where “a creepy kid sings a lullaby, it’s creepy right?” to “let’s remake Japanese horror movies but take out the parts that made them awesome” Sam Raimi comes out of horror movie retirement and punches a big giant comical hand through the genre spraying awesome-nasty all over the place.

I really can’t get over just how refreshing Drag Me to Hell is. Before the movie ran I was getting depressed watching previews. Read these titles and tell me if either of these future horror movies draws any excitement: Orphan and Sorority Row. Then Sam Raimi slapped me across the face with my own hand (which he just cut off with scissors) and brought me back into his world where one upping the ridiculousness, hilarity, and sick awesome perversity called horror comedy is king.

Smiling the whole time, you will be treated to all sorts moments where you’ll squirm in your seat but giggle uncontrollably and then your giggles will turn into ghosts singing the McD’s special sauce song while gnawing at your organs. Well maybe not but you could imagine a scene like that and see how it would be funny and if you can’t, then fuck you, your the reason the american horror movie genre sucks.

What’s great is knowing 30 years from now, some college kid will see a Drag Me to Hell holographic disc (that’s DVD in the future) in a kids room and think “This kid likes ‘Drag Me to Hell’? He’s a-ok in my book” and they’ll go space bounding on the moon together reminiscing on and quoting the hilarity. Don’t let the douchery of Mac or the PG-13 label hold you back. If you love horror comedy, do yourself a favor and catch this flick.

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