Saturday, May 30, 2009

Movie Review, Drag Me to Hell 9/10.

Sam Raimi do us all a favor and unentangle yourself from that Spider-Man franchise and get back to making the movies you were meant to make.  For the last few years I have seen just about every horror movie that has come out.  That means I have seen a lot of bad horror movies.  In fact, I can't recall the last time I saw an American horror movie that was worth the price of cereal price. (well grindhouse was good, but almost more of a comedy than a horror movie) There have been a few foreign films of quality, but on the whole the American genre has gone to just remaking Japanese and Korean Horror/Thrillers, well,  horribly.  Finally there is horror movie that I was glad I went to the theatre and watched.  This movie is a perfect combination of campy and funny (something Raimi does very well, Army of Darkness anyone?) and extremely scary.  This is an awesome and hard to obtain combination.  Alison Lohman is good as the main protagonist, although she does have the body of a ten year old boy.  Justin Long is equally good, and the product placement around him is hilarious.  If you don't recognize him by name, you will recognize him when you see him, as he is known not only for acting, but for starring in a certain products commercials. The supporting cast is good as well, although don't be looking for any A listers in this film.  If you like horror movies do yourself a favor and go out and see this one, its a rockin good time and worth the trip to the theatre.  Prepare to laugh, be scared, and be grossed out all at the same time.  

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