Drag Me to Hell

[jwelborn]

Sam Raimi's new film. Why isn't there a thread for this already? If there is, someone post the link and i'll delete this one, but when I used search nothing was found.

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[1mastalker]

I think I might actually watch this movie but not because it looks scary but because it looks kinda interesting.

[TJ Wells]

It looks so AWESOME.

May 29th and 30th will be the best two days ever. Friday night with Drag Me to Hell, then no break before Up on Saturday afternoon.

[Chemical Love]

Movie looks very sweet, I've been waiting to see this for awhile.

[TJ Wells]

Sam Raimi returning to horror. Justin Long and Alison Lohman. Peter Deming (Mulholland Dr., Evil Dead II) doing the cinematography. I don't see HOW this could be bad.

[RiCCioLi]

Sam Raimi's new film. Why isn't there a thread for this already? If there is, someone post the link and i'll delete this one, but when I used search nothing was found.

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cause it looks horrible?

[Ailite]

Tated Pg-13. All interest is lost.

[MADSTA]

I thought this looked pretty scary, although the PG13 rating throws my initial thoughts off a bit.

[Ailite]

I thought this looked pretty scary, although the PG13 rating throws my initial thoughts off a bit.
Same. Originally I was pumped for it

[jwelborn]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/drag_me_to_hell/

[jwelborn]

Even if it somehow turns out terrible, Alison Lohman will make it watchable.

[TJ Wells]

"...attacking furniture and pus-spewing creatures..."

I am fucking in.

[TJ Wells]

And I want to point out 3 of those reviews on R.T. are from Horror critics.

[Lueda Alia]

The preview for this scared me so much the first time I saw it in theaters. Holy.

I don't think I could ever watch it on the big screen, unfortunately. I'd have to wait till it leaks on the internets, other wise I'd get traumatized for life.

[drudo182]

I'm looking forward to this more and more actually. Can't wait.

[MIKEY_HORROR]

Sam Raimi's return to horror will be worse then Jordans return to basketball.

[Blakebear]

Are we seriously criticizing a horror film for not having an R rating. Blood and Gore =/= horror.

Its refreshing to see a horror film not rely on it.

[MADSTA]

Are we seriously criticizing a horror film for not having an R rating. Blood and Gore =/= horror.

Its refreshing to see a horror film not rely on it.
Movies also get higher ratings for "Frightening Images".

[TJ Wells]

Movies also get higher ratings for "Frightening Images".
The Dark Knight proved that a director with an impressive (see: $$$) film history can sidestep that.

[marrost]

Sam Raimi has an impressive film history? LOL. Not expecting anything from this Thinner rip-off.

[WakingTheMisery]

Sam Raimi has an impressive film history? LOL. Not expecting anything from this Thinner rip-off.

Hahaha... Thinner is one of the funniest films I've ever seen.

[lfdfforever]

6 good reviews so far http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/drag_me_to_hell/

[screamoutmyname]

sounds baller... count me in hah

[Justin_stacy]

Sam Raimi returning to horror. Justin Long and Alison Lohman. Peter Deming (Mulholland Dr., Evil Dead II) doing the cinematography. I don't see HOW this could be bad.

have you read the plot? I don't see HOW this could be good....

[TJ Wells]

have you read the plot? I don't see HOW this could be good....
Um lets see: "A young man goes into the woods to a cabin with his girlfriend, and ends up with a chainsaw on his arm using a book with a face to fight off weird zombie things."

Yeah, that sounds real fantastic...

[deanster321]

Um lets see: "A young man goes into the woods to a cabin with his girlfriend, and ends up with a chainsaw on his arm using a book with a face to fight off weird zombie things."

Yeah, that sounds real fantastic...
Win.

I'm looking forward to seeing this.

[Justin_stacy]

Um lets see: "A young man goes into the woods to a cabin with his girlfriend, and ends up with a chainsaw on his arm using a book with a face to fight off weird zombie things."

Yeah, that sounds real fantastic...

um no actually this is the plot....

An unsuspecting young woman (Lohman) becomes the recipient of a supernatural curse.[1][2]Christine doesn't give an old woman an extension on her mortgage payment, to prove she is able to make tough decisions to her boss. Rejecting the woman's begging harshly in front of a crowd of co-workers and customers she angers the woman greatly. She is attacked by the old woman while getting into her car, and has a curse put on her. For three days a lamia will torment her before finally dragging her into hell.

...and it sounds awful and cheesey in a bad way (and looks even worse in the trailers). Basically a Disney channel remake of Thinner, which wasn't a very good film to begin with.

[drudo182]

um no actually this is the plot....



...and it sounds awful and cheesey in a bad way (and looks even worse in the trailers). Basically a Disney channel remake of Thinner, which wasn't a very good film to begin with.

ha. I don't think that's what he meant at all.

[billyboatkid]

I'm actually pretty interested in seeing this.

Love me some Justin Long. haha

[TJ Wells]

A few choice review quotes:

"I never thought I'd say this. Never. But I have officially forgotten SPIDERMAN 3. I want to hug Sam Raimi. I want to hug him like I did back in the days of EVIL DEAD."

"It's a visceral assault on the senses and will have you gasping for breath as the laughs and scares mount. Raimi directs with the confidence and flair of a genre master."

"Does Raimi really have to go back and do another frickin' Spider-Man movie after this?"

"In modern horror there's always a line they can't cross. Drag Me To Hell stabs it, sacrifices it, buries it in the back yard, and then gets away with it by giving the audience a wink and a nod."

"A slickly made, engaging horror film that evokes the spirit of much of the director’s early work."

"Revealing Raimi in top form as a maestro of the genre that launched his career, this film is an extremely satisfying small-scale supernatural horror, relying more heavily on characterization, acting, tone and mood than on special effects per se."

"DRAG ME TO HELL was quite simply the most PERFECT horror film I've seen in a long, long while. Raimi stirs a delicious witches brew that blends gore, scares and fun into a perfect blend."

[TK]

I can't believe the good reviews this is getting...it looks terrible.

[Thomas Balkcom]

not a horror fan but I will probably see this

[WakingTheMisery]

12/0 Hot damn!

[AP_Punk]

damn

[Protested Hero]

I think it looks great, in the same style as ED2 and Dead Alive.

[drudo182]

A few choice review quotes:

"I never thought I'd say this. Never. But I have officially forgotten SPIDERMAN 3. I want to hug Sam Raimi. I want to hug him like I did back in the days of EVIL DEAD."

"It's a visceral assault on the senses and will have you gasping for breath as the laughs and scares mount. Raimi directs with the confidence and flair of a genre master."

"Does Raimi really have to go back and do another frickin' Spider-Man movie after this?"

"In modern horror there's always a line they can't cross. Drag Me To Hell stabs it, sacrifices it, buries it in the back yard, and then gets away with it by giving the audience a wink and a nod."

"A slickly made, engaging horror film that evokes the spirit of much of the director’s early work."

"Revealing Raimi in top form as a maestro of the genre that launched his career, this film is an extremely satisfying small-scale supernatural horror, relying more heavily on characterization, acting, tone and mood than on special effects per se."

"DRAG ME TO HELL was quite simply the most PERFECT horror film I've seen in a long, long while. Raimi stirs a delicious witches brew that blends gore, scares and fun into a perfect blend."

I keep hearing all of this and am shocked myself but I'd been hearing from random showings of that people were going nuts over it.

Getting more and more excited for it.

[Justin_stacy]

ha. I don't think that's what he meant at all.

didn't warrant anything more then what I said.

[wroteurname]

I agree with everyone that thought this looked bad ass until the "PG:13" came up at the end.

[TJ Wells]

15-0

[fake empire]

This looks great and will be an instant classic

[IamTheINDUSTRY]

really want to see this.

[fake empire]

I'm happy this movie is gonna kick everyone's ass after Raimi got so much hate because of Spiderman 3

[TJ Wells]

http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/dragmetohell

[c_rob2700]

No way this movie is any good

[fake empire]

No way this movie is any good

critics unanimously disagree with you so far

[jusscali]

Yeah the previews alone look bad. Terrible effects, everything seems too lit and mainstream movie like, it's rated pg13, the whole gypsy putting a curse on you is a lame premise to begin with...and it's Raimi. I've read all the positive reviews thus far but I can't for the life of me imagine enjoying it

[fake empire]

You guys ain't Evil Dead fans?

[jbaseball44]

You guys ain't Evil Dead fans?
Seems like everyone forgets he made three horror classics.

[WakingTheMisery]

And Darkman!

[starseed]

And Darkman!

Oh God, I thought I was the only one who loved Darkman.

[caveBEAR]

I don't know if I'll be able to get past the old hag putting a curse on Blondie because she wouldn't extend her loan...

[TJ Wells]

I don't get how people can still be basing their entire opinion of a movie on its trailer. Haven't you seen enough trailers that were completely wrong to stop this by now?

[batmannj]

I am not a horror fan that much, nor did I think that the trailer for this movie looked good, but reading the reviews and getting over the apparent cheesiness of the trailer, I think I might actually go and see this.

[brandnew21g]

I am not a horror fan that much, nor did I think that the trailer for this movie looked good, but reading the reviews and getting over the apparent cheesiness of the trailer, I think I might actually go and see this.

I'm with you. I had no interest in seeing this based on the trailer, but based on the reviews, not only will i see it, im actually getting pretty excited

[MADSTA]

I don't know if I'll be able to get past the old hag putting a curse on Blondie because she wouldn't extend her loan...
I think it was the fact that the old lady was begging her to help her and she still wouldn't.

[caveBEAR]

I think it was the fact that the old lady was begging her to help her and she still wouldn't.

Too bad. \Another extension on the loan's out of the question. Blondie says it herself. So the old hag curses her? It wouldn't be her decision to not extend the loan, banks now have set ups and rules about extensions on loans. If anyone should be cursed, it's the person who decided that his broke old ugly hag could have a loan, even though she didn't have the means to pay it back, not this poor Blondie who is now going to be sent to hell for it. I'm usually good when it comes to 'suspension of disbelief' and all that for movies...but this is a bit much.

[jusscali]

Tell that old bitch to get a fucking job

[jbaseball44]

No one forgets, they just know what he has done since. We've all seen Spiderman 3, and since you're such a horror aficionado, go ahead and tell me which of the 8flicks in the Ghost House Underground series from late last year were any good.
I was basically being sarcastic and i doubt that knowing the 3 evil dead movies makes me "a horror aficionado", most casual fans of cinema/horror know those. Since you brought up what he has done post Evil Dead, i enjoyed both Spiderman & Spiderman 2.

[starseed]

I liked "A Simple Plan".

[Anderson]

I'll probably see this tomorrow.

[fake empire]

Massive.


No one forgets, they just know what he has done since. We've all seen Spiderman 3, and since you're such a horror aficionado, go ahead and tell me which of the 8flicks in the Ghost House Underground series from late last year were any good.

Spiderman 1 and 2 are still great movies. Everyone loved Raimi until Spiderman 3. But every director has some misses, and it was still better than so many crappy superhero movies we've had to put up with.

[caveBEAR]

I still think the Spider-Man movies were nothing great. Really, I think only the Batman and Iron Man flicks have been good so far.

Spider-Man - Eh
Fantastic Four - Garbage
Daredevil - Eh without the see saw fight scene / Garbage with it
X-Men/Wolverine - Garbage
Superman - Good...but sooooooooo boring. Sooo boring.
Ghost Rider - Eh
Elecktra / Catwoman - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[banana_hammock]

I wanna see this movie so bad. My friends make fun of me for it, but they'll see it. Luckily, I can see any movie i want for free. Its pretty awesome.

[fake empire]

I still think the Spider-Man movies were nothing great. Really, I think only the Batman and Iron Man flicks have been good so far.

Spider-Man - Eh
Fantastic Four - Garbage
Daredevil - Eh without the see saw fight scene / Garbage with it
X-Men/Wolverine - Garbage
Superman - Good...but sooooooooo boring. Sooo boring.
Ghost Rider - Eh
Elecktra / Catwoman - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

1. The Dark Knight
2. Spiderman 2
3. Batman Begins
4. Iron Man
5. Spiderman

Probably how I'd rank my top 5 superhero movies

[Thomas Balkcom]

I don't get how people can still be basing their entire opinion of a movie on its trailer. Haven't you seen enough trailers that were completely wrong to stop this by now?

completely agree

[caveBEAR]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Spiderman 2
3. Batman Begins
4. Iron Man
5. Spiderman

Probably how I'd rank my top 5 superhero movies

Ha! See, I agree completely with that list...except mines a Top 3 and I take out the Spider-Man films...

[TJ Wells]

You guys need to see Superman and Superman II, then redo your lists.

[TJ Wells]

BTW I've noticed a lot of reviews mentioning a good chunk of humor for people who think this is just straight horror.

[Anderson]

I saw it yesterday. I enjoyed it and it certainly made me laugh in places. I think if you enjoyed The Evil Dead movies this is for you. I knocked off work early yesterday and went with the Mrs. The place was full of kids who've presumably finished their exams and have nothing better to do with a Wednesday afternoon than go to the cinema. Anyway that made it quite funny as there were all these girls squealing and disgusted by the film.:-d Why do folks in horror movies always have to have pets :-(

[thisisadisaster]

i didnt really dig this movie. i actually really enjoyed the raimi look to the movie, but the plot reminded me too much of every other curse movie i have seen in my life.

[jwelborn]

93% 40/3 certified fresh.

[stayillogical]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Spiderman 2
3. Batman Begins
4. Iron Man
5. Spiderman

Probably how I'd rank my top 5 superhero movies

This is exactly right.

[stayillogical]

You guys need to see Superman and Superman II, then redo your lists.

Christopher Reeve is great, but personally, I just don't like Superman.

[TJ Wells]

My "Modern Superhero Top 5" would be:

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-2: X-Men United
3. Spiderman 2
4. X-Men
5. Iron Man

[Greg.Kushlan]

It takes me forever to see something in theaters most of the time, but I'm going to make an effort to see this. I tell people about how awesome it is to see Raimi doing horror again, and people say "When did he do horror movies?"

[starseed]

I could swear Evil Dead was a comedy.

[WakingTheMisery]

My "Modern Superhero Top 5" would be:

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-2: X-Men United
3. Spiderman 2
4. X-Men
5. Iron Man

Totally forgot Nick Shield.

[avengedtbs]

95% on RT. 70/4. Maybe I will have to check this out...

[c_rob2700]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Spiderman 2
3. Batman Begins
4. Iron Man
5. Spiderman

Probably how I'd rank my top 5 superhero movies
Mine would be the same 5 in a slightly different order

My "Modern Superhero Top 5" would be:

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-2: X-Men United
3. Spiderman 2
4. X-Men
5. Iron Man
I really just don't like the X-Men movies.

[jbaseball44]

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-Men 2
3. Spiderman 2
4. Iron Man
5.X-Men / Superman Returns.

that would be my list.

[jwelborn]

It should be at its peak

95% 103/5 on RT.

I'll be seeing it tonight.

[radiofriendly]

saw it with my brother this morning. just got back, and really really liked this movie. Very campy and cheesy but I loved every minute of it. A couple of 'cmon really?!' moments, but nothing to sway my judgement. I thought this movie was a blast.

[Thomas Balkcom]

It should be at its peak

95% 103/5 on RT.

I'll be seeing it tonight.

as will I

[WakingTheMisery]

Cannot wait to see this.

[Ailite]

The ending (didn't see it, read it) is fucking awesome. Can't wait to see this.

[IcedOpethBlind]

Scott Ian digs it

[Chris.Cullari]

Saw this at midnight last night with a perfect audience at a great theater and it's got its issues--mostly in the form of very little meat on its dancing bones--but it's also probably the closest thing to a feature-length haunted house you'll ever experience. Not designed to make you feel so much as it is to make you react, I gotta believe this is the kind of movie summer was made for. Not big, dumb and loud so much as thrilling, technically excellent (film nerds: the editing, score and sound design round the flick out like a trio of fine wines), funny as hell, and very, VERY loud.

Sadly enough, even though it's the kind of film that should put asses in mall theater seats the world over, I'm afraid a lot of people aren't gonna be able to jive with the serio-comic-Looney-Toon-literally-someone-gets-an-anvil-dropped-on-them-in-this-movie tone and tell their friends it sucks because it's "stupid." Which, like "random," tends to be a buzzword of death for films that don't quite fit the mold.

Anyway, if you have any interest in horror, monsters, ghosts, Raimi, The Evil Dead, the scene where Doc Ock's arms got apeshit in Spidey2, or fun, go support this with your wallet so we don't have to experience another decade of Raimi-less horror cinema. I, for one, missed him.

[Protested Hero]

Seeing this tomorrow. Up was absolutely amazing and I expect this to be. Great movie weekend yesyeyeysys

[fallingapart101]

This movie was very good for PG-13. I must say it is a good horror movie, I was surprised.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Like most "horror" movies, the trailer looks like shit.

[CalRahhh]

I hate how The Evil Dead Trilogy got second billing after Spiderman in the trailer. It looks ok though. From opinoons I've read of it though the trailer is misleading.

[Chris.Cullari]

I hate how The Evil Dead Trilogy got second billing after Spiderman in the trailer. It looks ok though. From opinoons I've read of it though the trailer is misleading.

Narratively, what you see in the trailer is exactly what you get. What the trailer fails to convey is the sheer fun you'll have watching it or how carefully calculated every moment of it is to keep your knuckles blanched bone white.

That's the beauty of it though--like Raiders of the Lost Ark is "just" an adventure movie or Living Well Is the Best Revenge is "just" a pop-punk album, it's the skill and sure-handedness with which a simple thing is pulled off that makes it so good.

[Ailite]

The 30 minutes of this that I watched were awesome.

[PunkDrums182]

I really hated this. I'm not a big horror fan I guess..

[billyboatkid]

The review on Joblo made me want to watch this even more.

[jbaseball44]

Just got back from seeing it, loved it.

[shes.a.ghost]

that girl was hot in big fish.

[bladerdude360]

Hmm the previews I've seen looked dumb, but considering that it's gotten some good reviews and Evil Dead was awesome I might actually go see this.

[skyphoenix]

Saw this at the midnight showing yesterday and thought it was awesome. Definitely a lot of fun to watch.

[HBdoubleJ]

Favorite film this year alongside 500 Days Of Summer.

[jwelborn]

this was great, alison lohman was gorgeous as always.

[TJ Wells]

the most fun i've had in a theater this year.

[radiofriendly]

the most fun i've had in a theater this year.

me and my brother said the same thing

[DroppedUrPocket]

so much fun. so many fluids. good stuff.

[marrost]

Like most "horror" movies, the trailer looks like shit.I believe any horror fan would tell you the opposite is true. It's so easy to make a good horror trailer, and I've been let down countless times by movies that fail to deliver based on them.

[Protested Hero]

The trailers for this movie piss me off. None of my friends want to see it with me because "the trailer looks like crap" and I have trouble explaining it to them (except for one of them who like me loves Evil Dead). I'll just drag the gf along.

[GoWaitInTheCar]

Yeah, the more fluids the better. I thought it was excellent. I dream of perfect world where everyone gets bugs thrown up all over their face.

Raimi knows how to make the audience laugh as well as scream, really good stuff.

[jwelborn]

I'll probably end up going to see it again later this week.

[Cheshire_Buddha]

The more positive things I hear about it, the more I want to see it.

[From: Skulls]

Just saw it. Loved every minute of it.

Also one of the most satisfying endings in recent memory.

[Adrian Villagomez]

I believe any horror fan would tell you the opposite is true. It's so easy to make a good horror trailer, and I've been let down countless times by movies that fail to deliver based on them.Really? Usually the only thing horrifying about their trailers is the cheesiness and lame villains.

[AP_Punk]

might end up seeing this.

[atticusfinch]

Really? Usually the only thing horrifying about their trailers is the cheesiness and lame villains.

Your avatar just gave me a boner. thank you.

[utgjames]

she was hot, but a terrible actress,

[DroppedUrPocket]

Also one of the most satisfying endings in recent memory.

this. loved the ending.

[Anderson]

There's not many mainstream films that would have the lead actress getting fisted.

[Greek]

Overall I enjoyed it, except for the acting from the lead :(

[jwelborn]

You guys really think Alison Lohman isn't a good actress? Usually she is the highlight of most films she is in. Just imagine this movie with Ellen Page still as the lead, like it was originally suppose to be. I think then you would appreciate the fine job she did a little more.

[Shattered Glass]

excellent movie i don't remember the last pg-13 movie that actually scared the crap out of me like this one did!!

[drewz5]

i sort of want to see this now

[ThemChains]

Overall I enjoyed it, except for the acting from the lead :(

You're dumb if you don't understand that all performances were completely intentional.

[IamTheINDUSTRY]

this was the best horror movie i've seen in YEARS. i can't even think of the last good one. probably 2001 with the ring.

edit: most definitely a return to form for Raimi.

[domotime2]

the lead actress was PERFECTLY casted for this...and i thought she did a GREAT job. I felt really sorry for her in the end....and that last visual of her turning into a corpsic skeleton was truly haunting.

[fenderrock89]

I've heard really good things about this movie. I need to check it out soon.

[MarshmallowHobo]

I saw this yesterday, and thought it was hysterical! My girlfriend was getting pissed at me because she kept jumping whilst I was laughing my pants off next to her. The goat! Omigod. 'You Wh-Wh-Wh-Whorrrre' lmao. Loads of people I know said it was shit because it wasn't scary, it was funny. And that the acting was shit. Clearly I'm not the only one that realised the humour and cheesy action-movie acting was intentional right?

Anyways, most entertaining horror movie I've seen for ages. Very enjoyable. I'd even entertain going to the cinema to see it again.

'Get your disgusting pig knuckles off of my desk!!' <--- LOLZ

I loved how every time she came across that old woman, she ended up sucking on her chin and pulling her hair out, even in death haha!

10/10

[kemichels]

the lead actress was PERFECTLY casted for this...and i thought she did a GREAT job. I felt really sorry for her in the end....and that last visual of her turning into a corpsic skeleton was truly haunting.

Wow. Spoiler alert fail.

[jbaseball44]

Overall I enjoyed it, except for the acting from the lead :(
She did a great job and maybe you don't know that she is supposed to act that way.

[IamTheINDUSTRY]

Not saying this movie sucked because I haven't seen it, but if the last great horror movie you saw before this was The Ring, you don't watch enough horror to justify your post.

i've seen pretty much every acclaimed horror movie there is and what I meant was the ring is the last good American horror movie that's been made. Some might say the one from last year with luv Tyler which was good also,!75 this is on another level. It not being a remake of a foreign. Film makes it that much better

[Greek]

You're dumb if you don't understand that all performances were completely intentional.

She did a great job and maybe you don't know that she is supposed to act that way.

Guess I am dumb, I should have figured it out based on Raimi's history with the Evil Dead franchise.

[drudo182]

Still need to catch this. Might try and go next week.

[IamTheINDUSTRY]

"Acclaimed" ... meaning what? I'm not attacking your opinion, just trying to understand. There has been a LOT of great horror this decade, you just have to do some digging if you want to really get into it. I could probably name 50 scary movies I've seen since 2001 that I've enjoyed more than The Ring, actually. I know, to each their own, but within the horror fan community, the Asian remakes are generally looked down upon very harshly. Super hard to take that movie seriously for me, especially considering how serious it was supposed to be.


That said, The Ring is a remake of a Japanese flick, so that makes me not understand your point even further.

i was on my cell earlier so forgive me if i didn't properly clarify myself. acclaimed as in cult followed, loved by critics, generally popular with the horror-loving crowd, etc. (which honestly there haven't been to many of these this decade). please, if you will, name some of the "great horror" of this decade that maybe i'm overlooking. maybe i'm forgetting something. as for the ring being foreign, you might notice i said that in my original post....i do know it's foreign, but thanks for reminding me. it was VERY well done in my opinion, and that's all my posts are - my opinion. i didn't know "the horror fan community" generally looks down on this movie? it scared the bejesus out of me, and basically MADE gore verbinski. i guess the "horror fan community" that "generally looked down upon" the ring because it was an american remake (which topped the original with better directing and cinematography, and i'll even say acting and suspense too (once again my opinion)) and the general public who thoroughly got the shit scared out of them (not to mention all the critics who include it on the top ten horror movies of all time) are two different things. eh, whatever. now, my original point is that in my opinion drag me to hell is the best (and pretty much only) good NEW horror film i've seen since the ring, unless i'm forgetting something.

[IamTheINDUSTRY]

My point is that The Ring isn't American horror. It is an American remake of a Japanese horror film. So, it's Japanese horror. And yes, it "made" Gore Verbinski, but he hasn't made a horror film since. He has made 3 incredible Pirates movies, but he is far from a great horror director.


As for horror that is better than The Ring this decade: 28 Day Later, [rec], Shaun of the Dead, High Tension, House of 1,000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects, Saw, Zodiac, The Descent, The Signal, Let the Right One In, Signs, El Orfanato, One Missed Call (original), Ichi the Killer, Joy Ride, Death Sentence, Vacancy, Session 9, Inside, The Mist, Battle Royale, Oldboy.

I mean, I'm just going through my personal DVD's at this point. I'm sure I can head to Bloody-Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) or JoBlo (http://www.joblo.com/) and they'll be able to name more than me. Idk, if you're into The Ring that much, more power to you, but I just think there is way, way better stuff out there -- even in the J-horror-remake genre.

28 Day Later (no) , [rec], Shaun of the Dead (comedy), High Tension, House of 1,000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects (forgot rob zombie's films - good. nice job. youre right), Saw (mmmaybe), Zodiac (suspense), The Descent (no), The Signal, Let the Right One In (not horror - murder mystery?) , Signs (not horror), El Orfanato (no), One Missed Call (original) (no), Ichi the Killer (i was thinking american, but good) , Joy Ride (no), Death Sentence, Vacancy(lol), Session 9, Inside, The Mist (no), Battle Royale, Oldboy (good, but i was thinking more from america).

see, these are MY opinions on those movies. i'm not so "high" on the ring, but it is a good horror movie. i don't think i'm the only person in the world who feels that way either. just like i bet you aren't the only one who feels the opposite. drag me to hell is better than any horror movie you mentioned btw.

[Justin_stacy]

Most of those listed aren't exactly horror...

[Lueda Alia]

My point is that The Ring isn't American horror. It is an American remake of a Japanese horror film. So, it's Japanese horror. And yes, it "made" Gore Verbinski, but he hasn't made a horror film since. He has made 3 incredible Pirates movies, but he is far from a great horror director.


As for horror that is better than The Ring this decade: 28 Day Later, [rec], Shaun of the Dead, High Tension, House of 1,000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects, Saw, Zodiac, The Descent, The Signal, Let the Right One In, Signs, El Orfanato, One Missed Call (original), Ichi the Killer, Joy Ride, Death Sentence, Vacancy, Session 9, Inside, The Mist, Battle Royale, Oldboy.

I mean, I'm just going through my personal DVD's at this point. I'm sure I can head to Bloody-Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) or JoBlo (http://www.joblo.com/) and they'll be able to name more than me. Idk, if you're into The Ring that much, more power to you, but I just think there is way, way better stuff out there -- even in the J-horror-remake genre.
I thought those movies were terrible. And certainly none of them had the same effect on me as the Ring did.

The Mist and Vacancy were just so bad.

I don't think some of the movies you listed are even considered "horror" movies? I haven't seen some of them, but Zodiac and Signs didn't really strike me as horror movies.

[Thomas Balkcom]

saw it tonight, loved it

[airik625]

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I have a certain urge to watch it again.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I really don't like Saw. Cheese.

[WakingTheMisery]

Fuck. I loved this movie up until the Thinner ending. Predictable as anything.

[fake empire]

This is absolutely the best horror movie of the decade in my opinion. So good.

[Justin_stacy]

This is absolutely the best horror movie of the decade in my opinion. So good.

I'm not gonna knock ya for liking this but seriously how many actual horror movies have you seen from this decade....1, 2 maybe?

[fake empire]

I'm not gonna knock ya for liking this but seriously how many actual horror movies have you seen from this decade....1, 2 maybe?

I've seen tons... I'm addicted to horror movies and I go to horror conventions lol.

[WakingTheMisery]

I definitely think this film is overrated. I enjoyed it but those reviews were just crazy.

[fake empire]

My point is that The Ring isn't American horror. It is an American remake of a Japanese horror film. So, it's Japanese horror. And yes, it "made" Gore Verbinski, but he hasn't made a horror film since. He has made 3 incredible Pirates movies, but he is far from a great horror director.


As for horror that is better than The Ring this decade: 28 Day Later, [rec], Shaun of the Dead, High Tension, House of 1,000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects, Saw, Zodiac, The Descent, The Signal, Let the Right One In, Signs, El Orfanato, One Missed Call (original), Ichi the Killer, Joy Ride, Death Sentence, Vacancy, Session 9, Inside, The Mist, Battle Royale, Oldboy.

I mean, I'm just going through my personal DVD's at this point. I'm sure I can head to Bloody-Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) or JoBlo (http://www.joblo.com/) and they'll be able to name more than me. Idk, if you're into The Ring that much, more power to you, but I just think there is way, way better stuff out there -- even in the J-horror-remake genre.

How about Slither?

[Justin_stacy]

I've seen tons... I'm addicted to horror movies and I go to horror conventions lol.

....and this was the best you've seen new in the last 10 years? Must be impressive then, not the fan of horror comedies personally.

You should check out the horror thread.

[fake empire]

....and this was the best you've seen new in the last 10 years? Must be impressive then, not the fan of horror comedies personally.

You should check out the horror thread.

I wouldn't call it a straight up horror comedy... it's pretty scary and tense the whole way through with a bunch of comedic moments. But if you don't like the Evil Dead series I guess you might not like it.

And I stop by the horror thread from time to time, maybe I'll start posting in it more.

[WakingTheMisery]

I wouldn't call it a straight up horror comedy... it's pretty scary and tense the whole way through with a bunch of comedic moments. But if you don't like the Evil Dead series I guess you might not like it.

And I stop by the horror thread from time to time, maybe I'll start posting in it more.

What? Did you see the scene with the bank manager?

"Did any get in my mouth?"

[fake empire]

What? Did you see the scene with the bank manager?

"Did any get in my mouth?"

Like I said, it has a lot of funny moments, but it's also scary and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

[WakingTheMisery]

With the exception of one or two scenes, I wasn't on the edge of my seat at all. I was hoping to get more of a glimpse of Lamia than they gave us.

[tonyC4L]

the lead actress was PERFECTLY casted for this...and i thought she did a GREAT job. I felt really sorry for her in the end....and that last visual of her turning into a corpsic skeleton was truly haunting.
There's this thing called the spoiler tag and you should learn how and when to use it. This post would have been a good time.

[DroppedUrPocket]

i don't understand how people don't realize that quoting said spoilers only perpetuates the problem. wow.

[WakingTheMisery]

i don't understand how people don't realize that quoting said spoilers only perpetuates the problem. wow.

Especially considering it was on the previous page.

[DroppedUrPocket]

Especially considering it was on the previous page.

you, you got what i neeeed.

[WakingTheMisery]

You say he's just a frienddddd

[jwelborn]

The only people in this thread that are knocking everyone for liking it are a couple of guys that have yet to see the movie. Just let people have their opinions, once you see the film come back and tear everyone up with whoever you disagree with.

[WakingTheMisery]

The only people in this thread that are knocking everyone for liking it are a couple of guys that have yet to see the movie. Just let people have their opinions, once you see the film come back and tear everyone up with whoever you disagree with.

Okay. I saw it yesterday and thought it was pretty bad in terms of story because it is a rip off of Thinner in every way even up to the twist at the end.

[jwelborn]

Okay. I saw it yesterday and thought it was pretty bad in terms of story because it is a rip off of Thinner in every way even up to the twist at the end.

I have not seen Thinner, but I will agree the plots sound very similar. But as a whole, when it comes down to it, if you were asked to watch either Drag Me to Hell or Thinner, which would you prefer?

[WakingTheMisery]

Both were hilarious but I would probably say DMTH because of my love for Raimi's approach. Definitely a fun film. Just not something I'll be talking about for a while.

The woman in front of me turned around to throw up on us. I would have punched her so hard in the face if she did. It was funny, I knew she was going to "get sick" after the way she reacted to the scene at the beginning with the handkerchief.

[AndrewIcex]

Word. I saw the trailer before Observe and Report and was laughing nonstop the entire time. I like the Evil Dead movie because they are aware of their silliness but this looks like its trying to be serious and so it looks atrocious
What did you think of Observe and Report?

My "Modern Superhero Top 5" would be:

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-2: X-Men United
3. Spiderman 2
4. X-Men
5. Iron Man

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-Men 2
3. Spiderman 2
4. Iron Man
5.X-Men / Superman Returns.

that would be my list.
You know what blows my mind... kinda off topic I know... but how so many fucking people can like The Dark Knight and it can lose to Twilight for the best movie on the MTV movie awards, fuck MTV.. again.

Now, on topic... I am yet to see it... the trailers make it look like absolute poop, and from what I have heard from friends, it was absolute poop... so we'll give it a go I guess and judge it for myself.

I thought it was going to be so shitty that I avoided this thread, but figured that was dumb so now I am jumping in on it.

[WakingTheMisery]

1. The Dark Knight is overrated and overacted.
2. The 12 year old girls choose who wins those awards.
3. Why did you actually watch those awards?
4. Did you by chance actually watch Twilight?

[AndrewIcex]

1. The Dark Knight is overrated and overacted.
2. The 12 year old girls choose who wins those awards.
3. Why did you actually watch those awards?
4. Did you by chance actually watch Twilight?
1. I disagree, but I can respect that.
2. Yeah, of course they do, still does not make it okay.
3. Didn't actually watch it, but from all the talk on here about it... and all the publicity it got, knowing who won is not a hard thing to know.
4. Watched it online, and was not impressed... never read the book though, I am not a girl so the book nor the movie does not have the same effect on me (See: #2 of both of our posts).

Fair enough?

[WakingTheMisery]

1. I disagree, but I can respect that.
2. Yeah, of course they do, still does not make it okay.
3. Didn't actually watch it, but from all the talk on here about it... and all the publicity it got, knowing who won is not a hard thing to know.
4. Watched it online, and was not impressed... never read the book though, I am not a girl so the book nor the movie does not have the same effect on me (See: #2 of both of our posts).

Fair enough?

Hehe.. Just wanted to bust your balls.

[AndrewIcex]

Hehe.. Just wanted to bust your balls.
Haha sometimes it is a necessary, and I gotta say I do enjoy your avatar like previously stated in another thread.. haha, I smiley face jacked off to it and a few other pictures, it was nice.

[WakingTheMisery]

Haha sometimes it is a necessary, and I gotta say I do enjoy your avatar like previously stated in another thread.. haha, I smiley face jacked off to it and a few other pictures, it was nice.

Hahaha I did appreciate that.

[AndrewIcex]

Hahaha I did appreciate that.
Haha well good! I am glad someone appreciated it, especially the avatar owner. hahaha

[Ailite]

Seeing this today in its entirety

[kemichels]

Hahaha I did appreciate that.

I've been staring at your posts for the last hour and I'm dying to know who this female in your avatar is. Jesus christ she's divine.

[WakingTheMisery]

I've been staring at your posts for the last hour and I'm dying to know who this female in your avatar is. Jesus christ she's divine.

Emmy Rossum. :-)

[kemichels]

Emmy Rossum. :-)

this makes me very depressed that she's not attainable, lol. nor could I probably ever get close to that.

[WakingTheMisery]

One day I will. One day...

[AndrewIcex]

I saw it three times, all for free of course, and I fucking liked it even more with each subsequent viewing. Its my favorite movie of 09 and Seth Rogen's best role yet. Not only does Seth Rogen kill it but Anna Farris, Micheal Pena, the Asian twins, Ray Liotta and the other minor characters were all equally amazing. Plus the Danny Mcbride cameo is fucking dope. Obviously this isn't for everybody but everybody should give it a shot because they just might love it In my opinion Jody Hill is a geinous and anything he touches is gold
I personally loved it too, I thought it was hilarious.. Seth just kills me with his crazy antics he has in movies, but this one I thought his warped sense of a mind was just awesome. My girlfriend thought it was so-so but I disagreed, I liked it a lot. I have seen it twice, and it was definitely even better the second time.

[WakingTheMisery]

Word. This actually has a higher Metacrtic than The Dark Knight which is laughable. Usually when something get unanimously positive reviews I usually understand why even if I disagree but I can't fathom why this atrocity is getting great reviews

Calling it an atrocity doesn't make any sense either.

[WakingTheMisery]

What were your expectations when you went to watch it? Clearly you are biased having not liked Evil Dead. This film was essentially the same kind of thing with a different story.

[AndrewIcex]

I''m glad you like it. This happens to be an extremely polarizing love it or hate it type of movie. A lot of the humor comes from what you personally find funny because it really comes across as more of a drama than a comedy to many people I've talked with. Hopefully that makes sense
Yeah, I got some shit for liking from a few friends... but I stood by my word, I liked it.. I mean there is no way it was nearly half as bad as some people say it was, not in the slightest, it definitely kept me entertained.

[WakingTheMisery]

One of the reasons I hated it was because it took itself so damn seriously and was boring and predictable. Also the story was fucking terrible not to mention unoriginal. Thinner, anyone? Plus it was fucking PG-13 which was an immediate turnoff. To this day I can't name one PG-13 horror movie that is even tolerable.

Everything up to the ending screamed Thinner. I am going to have to assume none of the reviewers saw that film. I actually liked the ending to Thinner a lot more than this one. This story seemed more cohesive and less out there though. The scene in Thinner where they go to the gypsy camp, guns blazing was fucking retarded.

What? I just said I loved Evil Dead.

As for expectations once I saw the trailer I thought it looked laughably bad not to mention unoriginal and after laughing nonstop for two minutes I had zero interest in seeing it. The only reason I bothered to check it out was because of the the super crazy glowing reviews. So I went it with super low expectations and my assumptions proved to correct

Sorry, I totally misread your post before.

I went in with low expectations as well. However, I found the overwhelming comedy in the movie pretty awesome. The part with the medium was absolutely hilarious as well as the scene in the car and the button scene. If you really did skip a good portion of the movie, you skipped some great scenes.

[WakingTheMisery]

As for Thinner I fucking love the book but have yet to see the movie. I enjoy the dramatic movies adaptations of Stephen King's books but think his horror movies are pretty awful. Is it worth seeing or should I just stick with the book?

I don't deny that some of the fx and visual gags were pretty cool especially when she pulls the scarf or whatever out of her mouth but as a whole its garbage

I watched Thinner at 4 AM a few years ago so my memory of the film isn't perfect. The guy who played the lead was awesome. He played the role perfectly and made it very dramatic. I liked the film a bit at the time. It seems like it probably made a better book.

As for DMTH I guess we can just disagree on it. :-)

[fake empire]

One of the reasons I hated it was because it took itself so damn seriously and was boring and predictable. Also the story was fucking terrible not to mention unoriginal. Thinner, anyone? Plus it was fucking PG-13 which was an immediate turnoff. To this day I can't name one PG-13 horror movie that is even tolerable.

How does it take itself so damn seriously? And it's so similar in spirit to the original Evil Dead series that I cannot understand how anyone who likes those movies can dislike this. But then again, you were watching a bootleg, and you didn't even bother to watch the whole thing. So it's hard to take your criticisms too seriously.

And there's been some good horror movies that didn't get an R rating. Poltergeist was rated PG.

[WakingTheMisery]

Well I watched the majority of it. I skipped about 20 minutes of it towards the middle and skipped to the end. Usually I watch shit online that I have little interest and wouldn't pay to see and almost always my predictions the movie isn't worth $8 is correct. Just because I love Evil Dead doesn't mean I would like this shitfest. My brother, also a huge Evil Dead fan, watched it with me except he left after half an hour he hated it so much.

I forgot about Poltergeist but that doesn't count because in '82 the PG-13 rating didn't exist yet. It would most likely be considered R today. All the PG13 shit is watered down shit aimed at teens. Can you name any more?

Greatly disagree. A lot of times companies don't see R rated films as being marketable. Giving a film an R rating deters a lot of film goers from checking out a movie. I don't necessarily agree with this logic, but its there. They blame Watchmen's limited success on the same issue.

[Protested Hero]

I definitely liked the movie and it was buy-worthy for me, but it did in absolutely no way compare to the Evil Dead series. I guess after seeing Dead Alive things that are "shocking" to many movie critics and "over the top" really don't feel the same to me. I think it could have taken more risks, especially in the first half. I'd give it a good 7.5/10.

[Chris.Cullari]

One of the reasons I hated it was because it took itself so damn seriously and was boring and predictable. Also the story was fucking terrible not to mention unoriginal. Thinner, anyone? Plus it was fucking PG-13 which was an immediate turnoff. To this day I can't name one PG-13 horror movie that is even tolerable.


It's a curse movie. Therefore, someone will be cursed. Often, by a gypsy--specifically, a haggard old woman. In the end, the accursed will either defeat the curse or they won't.

The fact that you know what's going to happen is part of the fun (the fun, by the way, in a really fun movie that takes not a single frame of itself seriously. "The Exorcist" takes itself seriously, "The Sixth Sense" takes itself seriously, "The Ring" took itself waaaayyyy too seriously...but this is called "Drag Me to Hell." It has a goddamn talking goat in it. It's barely a carrot-chewing, anthropomorphized rabbit short of a Looney Toon.)

Also, out of curiosity, what in the film would have been better had it been allowed the R-rating? They could say "fuck?"

[marrost]

Jaws now shut the fuck up.

[WakingTheMisery]

Jaws now shut the fuck up.

This was my initial thought as well.

[Chris.Cullari]

Please name on PG/PG13 horror movie besides Poltergeist that is considered a classic or great movie by horror fans and not teens. Seriously if an R rated horror movie is good people will see it. Of course an R rated movie, no matter the genre, will be moresuccessful because its not aimed at the widest audience possible. Please explain to me how the content of a PG13 horror movie isn't watered down. Watchmen made a 100 million so it still did good considering it only really appeals to fans of the graphic novel and nobody else. Sure the fans mostly hated it but they still saw something the general movie going public didn't

Trust me, true horror fans don't care WHAT a movie's rated. There's so much bad shit out there--most of it rated R--that they will dance in the streets when something worthwhile comes along. Is most of the good stuff rated R, too? Sure, almost all of it is, just like a lot of good comedy is rated R. The R rating means you can take chances, find new ways to shock people, make them squirm or laugh, push that ever moving envelope closer to the edge...

Masters don't need to push the envelope though, they let it sit right where it is and still make it the best envelope you've ever laid eyes on.

Some of Spielberg's film like "Jaws," or "Duel" terrified the nation without being "watered down." And let's face it, "Halloween," and "Psycho" two of the most outstanding examples of horror filmmaking would EASILY be considered watered down by today's standards even though they each earned R ratings at the time.

I guess I don't get what you're trying to argue. Something's only scary and worth your time if it's packed with gore and tits?

People tend to forget gore is only scary when used contextually to illustrate the pain and suffering of a character that we care about--otherwise it's just a cool special effect or just another kind of goop like mud or slime to get tossed around the screen and cover our hero/heroine in. The problem is that audiences these days couldn't care less about most of the characters in a horror movie (blame for which falls squarely on the filmmakers), and so gore is being used more and more as a signifier for "Holy shit, feel bad for this guy, look where his intestines are!"

And tits? Well. You got me on that. I think we can agree all movies could use more tits.

[Chris.Cullari]

Jaws now shut the fuck up.

Amen. Probably shoulda just stuck with that.

[fake empire]

Well I watched the majority of it. I skipped about 20 minutes of it towards the middle and skipped to the end. Usually I watch shit online that I have little interest and wouldn't pay to see and almost always my predictions the movie isn't worth $8 is correct. Just because I love Evil Dead doesn't mean I would like this shitfest. My brother, also a huge Evil Dead fan, watched it with me except he left after half an hour he hated it so much.

I forgot about Poltergeist but that doesn't count because in '82 the PG-13 rating didn't exist yet. It would most likely be considered R today. All the PG13 shit is watered down shit aimed at teens. Can you name any more?

When's the last time you watched Poltergeist? There's no way in hell it would get an R rating today.

The Birds, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Others, Gremlins, Cloverfield, 1408, Tremors, The Sixth Sense are all pg-13... I know some people will argue that some of these are bad, but it's definitely possible to have an effective horror movie without tons of gore/cursing/nudity.

Now obviously, most of my favorite horror movies are rated R, but the majority of the R rated horror movies we've been getting lately have been crap. And I really didn't feel like Raimi had to hold back at all with Drag Me To Hell. It had the same exact feel as the Evil Dead series and it's pretty baffling to me that you hated it so much.

[WTG]

Who has an anvil hanging up in their garage like that? Really?

[fake empire]

Who has an anvil hanging up in their garage like that? Really?

That's part of the joke

[WakingTheMisery]

Who has an anvil hanging up in their garage like that? Really?

Who's eyes bulge out of their head when that happens?

[WTG]

I think the best part of the movieis the end. The demon had a hell of a sense of humor. On the third night, when he was supposed to take her, he didn't so that she would think that she won. Then, when she's happy and think that she's out of the woods, he takes her right when she finds out she never got rid of the button. Hillarious.

[Goat01]

I think the best part of the movieis the end. The demon had a hell of a sense of humor. On the third night, when he was supposed to take her, he didn't so that she would think that she won. Then, when she's happy and think that she's out of the woods, he takes her right when she finds out she never got rid of the button. Hillarious.


Who has an anvil hanging up in their garage like that? Really?


Exactly what I was thinking!
I was saying both of those things walking out of the theater!


PS, the cemetary the old hag was buried in, Oakwood, is the name of one of the most haunted cemetaries in the world. Oakwood is a ten minute drive from my house, good ol' Troy, NY. And people ask why I'm so afraid!

[jbaseball44]

Saw this again tonight, even better.

[marrost]

what are you even talking about

[Lueda Alia]

I don't know how anyone could have enjoyed Twilight. It could have been so much better. I rarely hate movies, but that was just absolutely terrible. The acting was just atrocious.

[MADSTA]

I was really disappointed with this movie. I was expecting to be really scared by it, not grossed out.

[jbaseball44]

No, I was just joking just cause they got mad at me for hating on Drag Me to Hell. Honestly I'm well aware Jaws is far superior in every way than Twilight but I sure enjoyed Twilight more. I pretty much laughed for two hours straight watching it in all its laughable silliness and general stupidity. Dude grabs a deer is slo -mo to eat it, vampires playing baseball, dude stalking and watching a chick sleep in her room, the SAY IT VAMPIRE! bit, and the list goes on.. Shit was so silly I had to pause it for a few minutes from nonstop laughter during the deer scene and a few others ones. The hilarious soundtrack including Paramore, Muse and Radiohead songs were just icing on the cake.

I still stand by what I said that PG-13 horror movies are fucking lame. Correct my if I'm wrong but since ratings starting existing in the mid 60s most horror movies have been rated R until the last decade or so when the studios realized how much money the teens bring in and the PG-13 watered down psychological pseudo violent bullshit became the norm.

Besides zombies movies I don't watch much horror but when I do it had better fucking be rated R. What PG-13 movie actually shows a dude getting his dick chopped out and then fed to dogs while he is bleeding to death on the floor? Or a chick getting hacked apart with a shovel completely shown on screen? Or a dude with the fetish of chopping off and collects testicles only to have the container break and those balls in his mouth while being simulatniously attacked by melting zombies and stared down by John Mclane?
Ya, that's what makes a quality horror film.

[marrost]

come on, someone that cites hostel 2 and planet terror when defending their point about horror movies clearly knows their shit.

[jbaseball44]

come on, someone that cites hostel 2 and planet terror when defending their point about horror movies clearly knows their shit.
Agreed, both are horror classics.

[fake empire]

No, I was just joking just cause they got mad at me for hating on Drag Me to Hell. Honestly I'm well aware Jaws is far superior in every way than Twilight but I sure enjoyed Twilight more. I pretty much laughed for two hours straight watching it in all its laughable silliness and general stupidity. Dude grabs a deer is slo -mo to eat it, vampires playing baseball, dude stalking and watching a chick sleep in her room, the SAY IT VAMPIRE! bit, and the list goes on.. Shit was so silly I had to pause it for a few minutes from nonstop laughter during the deer scene and a few others ones. The hilarious soundtrack including Paramore, Muse and Radiohead songs were just icing on the cake.

I still stand by what I said that PG-13 horror movies are fucking lame. Correct my if I'm wrong but since ratings starting existing in the mid 60s most horror movies have been rated R until the last decade or so when the studios realized how much money the teens bring in and the PG-13 watered down psychological pseudo violent bullshit became the norm.

Besides zombies movies I don't watch much horror but when I do it had better fucking be rated R. What PG-13 movie actually shows a dude getting his dick chopped out and then fed to dogs while he is bleeding to death on the floor? Or a chick getting hacked apart with a shovel completely shown on screen? Or a dude with the fetish of chopping off and collects testicles only to have the container break and those balls in his mouth while being simulatniously attacked by melting zombies and stared down by John Mclane?

bahhahahaha


wow

[fluke182]

I couldn't decide if this movie was awesomely terrible or terribly awesome. Either way, it was really, really entertaining. I missed Raimi doing horror, and that seance scene was awesomely fucked up.

[AndrewIcex]

Just saw it the other day, I was not too impressed, but I was told to watch it again and maybe it will do better for me, so that is what I will do.

[whoaisame]

Saw this last night. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I definatly didnt hate it, but I'm pretty sure I didn't love it either. I'm not a huge horror fan. Hard to put my finger on this one.

[edgeofmyseat]

Joke.

[fake empire]

Joke.

Care to clarify?

[lfdfforever]

twilight's gay. drag me to hell is cool.

[AndrewIcex]

Twilight to Hell!

OR

Drag Twilight to Hell!

Why did I even post this?

[lfdfforever]

Twilight to Hell!

OR

Drag Twilight to Hell!

Why did I even post this?because i needed it

[AndrewIcex]

because i needed it
PHEW, you saved me.

[skyphoenix]

Now, I know this probably completely out there...but this theory really brings up interesting points. I love people with crackpot theories :-d

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/11/is-drag-me-to-hell-really-about-a-girl-with-an-eating-disorder/

[drudo182]

I read that eating disorder thing. Thought it was funny.

Anyways, saw this the other day and loved it.

[Joe DeAndrea]

I definitely think this film is overrated. I enjoyed it but those reviews were just crazy.

Agreed.

[WakingTheMisery]

Now, I know this probably completely out there...but this theory really brings up interesting points. I love people with crackpot theories :-d

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/11/is-drag-me-to-hell-really-about-a-girl-with-an-eating-disorder/

Thats kinda the reverse of what Thinner was about.

And for anyone who is curious why we keep mentioning it, read the synopsis below.

Billy Halleck is an arrogant obese upper-class lawyer who lives in suburban Connecticut. One day while driving, he accidentally runs over an old Gypsy woman with his car when his wife distracts him by performing oral sex on him. The Gypsy woman's father, Tadzu Lemke, who is 106 years old, curses Billy by touching him and saying, "Thinner." The curse causes Billy to lose weight rapidly, regardless of how much he eats. The old man also curses two of Billy's close friends who helped him lift the charges for the Gypsy woman's death. Later both of them commit suicide.

Because only Lemke can remove the curse since he put it on, Billy must persuade the ancient Gypsy to lift the curse with the help of his friend, an underworld crime boss by the name of Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli. Ginelli decided to cause raucous among the gypsies camps by killing one of them and almost killing another. Each time he leaves a note saying "WHITE MAN FROM TOWN SAYS TAKE IT OFF". It's a desperate race for survival; time is running out for Billy as he becomes even thinner, and draws closer to his own death.

Ultimately Lemke is persuaded to alter the curse. However he explains that he cannot remove it but only transfer it, and does so to a pie. The curse is transferred such that anyone who consumes it will die a horribly painful death. Lemke begs him to end the curse and commit suicide with dignity, by eating his own pie. Wanting revenge on his wife for supposedly cheating on him, Billy leaves the pie out for her to eat. The next morning he wakes up to find his dead wife next to him in bed. After going downstairs gleefully, he finds that his daughter has also eaten a slice, much to his horror. Feeling guilty about the whole ordeal, he decides to listen to what Lemke said about dying with dignity and have one as well. Before he can take the first bite, he's interrupted by a ring of the doorbell. At the door is the man he believes his wife had the affair with; he invites the man in for a piece of pie, and the movie cuts out.

[jwelborn]

So I watched Thinner the other day, I know King is an outstanding writer and I bet the novel was great, but movie wise Thinner was not good. Yes there are tons of similarities and Drag Me to Hell has basically an identical plot but I just feel like Drag Me to Hell was the better movie.

[jbaseball44]

So I watched Thinner the other day, I know King is an outstanding writer and I bet the novel was great, but movie wise Thinner was not good. Yes there are tons of similarities and Drag Me to Hell has basically an identical plot but I just feel like Drag Me to Hell was the better movie.
Drag Me To Hell is much better than Thinner.

[Greg.Kushlan]

I just saw it a couple of hours ago, and I think this is my favorite movie for the summer, I'm planning on seeing it again with some friends sometime in the upcoming week.

[thepartyscene!]

The previews make me not want to see this movie.
I'll take a shot though.

[billyboatkid]

Thinner used to freak me out when I was younger hahaha

[bradyreier]

Going for my second viewing tonight.

[airik625]

Watched this the other day for my second time and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time I saw it.

Has anyone heard anything about when it's going to be released on DVD? My guess is around Halloween but I just wasn't sure.

[Thomas Balkcom]

Watched this the other day for my second time and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time I saw it.

Has anyone heard anything about when it's going to be released on DVD? My guess is around Halloween but I just wasn't sure.

I've heard nothing from the normal sources but I assume your guess is right

[Thomas Balkcom]

yeah Videoeta is predicting October 2009

[airik625]

I've heard nothing from the normal sources but I assume your guess is right

Have you been posting much on the JoBlo DVD forum?

[Thomas Balkcom]

Have you been posting much on the JoBlo DVD forum?

lately almost not at all, I still check it about once a week but it's mostly here and DVDTalk. How about you?

[thesafeword]

From the trailers, this movie looked awful.

[airik625]

lately almost not at all, I still check it about once a week but it's mostly here and DVDTalk. How about you?

I read JoBlo almost daily, but never post in the forums anymore. I usually only read them to keep up with steelbook news and such.

Never checked out DVDTalk before. I usually check dvdactive daily too for news.

[Thomas Balkcom]

I read JoBlo almost daily, but never post in the forums anymore. I usually only read them to keep up with steelbook news and such.

Never checked out DVDTalk before. I usually check dvdactive daily too for news.

On that topic, I really wish we'd get some more Steelbook news. DVDTalk is easily the best source for cheap prices in their DVD Bargains subforum, everyone there is extremely helpful and nice (for the most part). They are almost all serious collectors.

[airik625]

On that topic, I really wish we'd get some more Steelbook news. DVDTalk is easily the best source for cheap prices in their DVD Bargains subforum, everyone there is extremely helpful and nice (for the most part). They are almost all serious collectors.

xage seems to be on every dvdwebsite showing off his shit! haha

I was really disappointed that there wasn't a steelbook for Watchmen. I'm hoping there will be one for Star Trek.

[Thomas Balkcom]

xage seems to be on every dvdwebsite showing off his shit! haha

I was really disappointed that there wasn't a steelbook for Watchmen. I'm hoping there will be one for Star Trek.

I feel the same way, I refused to believe there wasn't going to be one until it was definitely confirmed on Tuesday. What's amazing about Xage is his post count everywhere and if you ever search for images of rare DVD cases HIS pictures normally come up

[Thomas Balkcom]

Watched this the other day for my second time and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time I saw it.

Has anyone heard anything about when it's going to be released on DVD? My guess is around Halloween but I just wasn't sure.

October 20th

http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11232

[airik625]

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11456

Release date has been pushed up to October 13th.

http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/draghelldvd.jpg

[WakingTheMisery]

I wonder what is different. I can imagine it will be awesome.

[Thomas Balkcom]

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11456

Release date has been pushed up to October 13th.

http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/draghelldvd.jpg

awesome, thanks for posting this

[jbaseball44]

Can't wait to buy this

[airik625]

I wonder how different the Unrated cut is.

[deadkidsean]

DVDSCR out.

[fake empire]

Unrated cut is actually shorter than theatrical haha

[domotime2]

best movie of the summer hands down.

[deadkidsean]

best movie of the summer hands down.
Nowhere close.



Watched today. Can't understand the hype. Lohman was phenomenal, but the movie stunk. Wasn't funny, scary, gross, captivating, etc. ...... which are all things horror movies should be. Especially something called Raimi's "RETURN TO HOOOOORRROR". I hate to reiterate the point that the dude made Evil Dead, but fuck.... dude made Evil Dead. If it was marketed differently, I feel like I would have enjoyed it more. Oh well. 5.5/10

[tawtaw]

I watched it with my Dad. It was fun.

[Richard Maxim]

Heard it was a crap sandwich.

[jbaseball44]

Certainly one of the better reviewed movies of the summer and, personally, it was a great time to watch

[domotime2]

Nowhere close.



Watched today. Can't understand the hype. Lohman was phenomenal, but the movie stunk. Wasn't funny, scary, gross, captivating, etc. ...... which are all things horror movies should be. Especially something called Raimi's "RETURN TO HOOOOORRROR". I hate to reiterate the point that the dude made Evil Dead, but fuck.... dude made Evil Dead. If it was marketed differently, I feel like I would have enjoyed it more. Oh well. 5.5/10


you dont think it had parts of pretty twisted humor? the lohman vs. gypsy scene was very funny and a lot of other tidbits as well. Lohman's antics as a whole were sometimes supposed to be humorous. Gross? No, but that's not the kind of horror movie it was. And I mean, although you were pretty sure of how the movie was going to end, you had no idea THAT's how it would end. I think the movie was made well, and was one of more unique movies of the summer bar-none.

[Drew Beringer]

It's a decent movie, but I could name 5 movies released this summer that are better than this.

[whoaisame]

It's a decent movie, but I could name 5 movies released this summer that are better than this.

Agreed, I wasn't crazy about it, it was average.

[domotime2]

It's a decent movie, but I could name 5 movies released this summer that are better than this.

really? i thought this was a poor summer with only a few standouts at most

[jbaseball44]

This summer was certainly a disappointment although there were a fair amount of movies i really liked: Inglourious Basterds, Hurt Locker, 500 Days of Summer, Drag Me to Hell

[Drew Beringer]

really? i thought this was a poor summer with only a few standouts at most
Star Trek, The Hangover, Up, District 9, (500) Days of Summer, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would top my list for summer movies.

[whoaisame]

really? i thought this was a poor summer with only a few standouts at most

Every movie I saw this summer (District 9, Inglorious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, and Moon) were better. It was good tho.

[whoaisame]

Star Trek, The Hangover, Up, District 9, (500) Days of Summer, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would top my list for summer movies.

I was gonna say Star Trek too, but it was early May, dont really consider it summer. Great fuckin movie tho.

[domotime2]

Star Trek, The Hangover, Up, District 9, (500) Days of Summer, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would top my list for summer movies.

haha wow okay so clearly me and you are different when it comes to movies, that's all it is....as i found Star Trek, District 9, Hangover, and Harry POtter to be all poor. :/

[Drew Beringer]

I consider all of May to be part of the Summer blockbuster schedule.

[domotime2]

yeah may is the beginning of the blockbuster schedule.