![]() At it’s core, ‘ Drag Me To Hell‘ is a tale of morals and ethics, where you might be a sweet and kind person, but even one slip up and come back to bite you. It’s a great transformation and Raver just jumps into the deep end with her character and never swims back to the edge. Raver is a stage actress who is sweet and kind, but in this film, she is ugly, ruthless, and scary-as-hell. The performances are all solid, but the person who stands out is by far Lorna Raver as the old gypsy woman. With the horror genre, Raimi perfectly inputs his comedic genius that rallies behind that of ‘The Three Stooges’ and some other off-beat dark humor, which is such a delightful and delicious mix of dialogue and gore. The more potent scares are in your face and downright terrifying, which might leave you nervously laughing at any moment. His ability to show shadows behind doors or evil footsteps lurking is highly suspenseful and works in each scene here. ![]() Needless to say, Raimi succeeded here on all levels. The film is rated PG-13, which for a horror movie on Sam Raimi’s watch, isn’t the way to go, but Raimi wanted to do something different and rely on a psychological horror rather than a ton of gore. Of course, none of this seems believable, but when strange and terrifying things start happening, Christine must try to make things right. ![]() The rules are that Christine is now in possession of a button from the gypsy woman and must pass the button along to someone else within three days or she will be devoured by demons in a fiery hell below forever. The old gypsy woman, played perfectly by Lorna Raver, curses Christine to hell for eternity. Christine doesn’t agree with this sentiment, but when an elderly gypsy woman comes in and kindly asks for an extension on her house, Christine does not allow it in order to impress her boss and gain a small promotion. Her boss at the bank is always riding her to make the “hard decisions” in order to keep bank profits up and not allow people who need help with extensions or past payments. She’s kind, funny, and has a good boyfriend she loves ( Justin Long). ‘ Drag Me To Hell‘ centers on a young woman named Christine ( Alison Lohman), who is a sweet and well-mannered loan officer at a bank. If you’ve seen the British horror film ‘ Night of the Demon‘, you’d see some good similarities between the two, but Sam wanted to make a movie about a pleasant and very nice individual who makes one bad decision out of their very own greed, which comes back to haunt them in a the most horrific way. After ‘ Spider-Man 3‘ was released, Sam and Ivan went quickly back to their idea to work on a low budget horror film again, which turned into ‘ Drag Me To Hell’. Raimi and his brother and frequent collaborator Ivan Raimi had an idea for a horror film called ‘ The Curse‘, but when Raimi booked the ‘ Spider-Man‘ gig, that film was put on hold for the next decade. For those of you who don’t remember who Sam Raimi is, movies like ‘ Evil Dead II‘, ‘ Army of Darkness‘, ‘ The Spider-Man Trilogy‘, and ‘ Darkman‘ are some of his accomplishments. ![]() ![]() As her date with fate approaches, Christine is desperate to break the curse whilst being increasingly plagued by horrifying nightmares and apparitions.Alison lohman, bryan kluger movie reviews, demonic movie reviews, drag me to hell collector's edition scream factory blu-ray review, Justin Long, sam raimi horror moviesīack in 2009, the brilliant filmmaker Sam Raimi journeyed back to his horror roots and made a fun-as-hell horror-comedy film called ‘ Drag Me To Hell‘. With a powerful curse placed on her by the enraged pensioner, Christine is given three days before she will apparently be literally dragged to Hell. But when she denies an old lady an extension on her home loan, she has no idea of the terrifying consequences in store. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman - Gamer) is an ambitious but kind hearted loan officer with a charming boyfriend (Justin Long - Jeepers Creepers). ![]()
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