Drag Me to Hell (2009)
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Carnage with a wink and a body slam: Alison Lohman plays a cursed loan officer who rejects the wrong applicant in Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me to Hell.”
May 29, 2009
Mud and Guts
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: May 29, 2009
Many directors search for, but few find, that elusive intersection of chills and chuckles where Sam Raimi built his early reputation before being swallowed by the cultural weight of the “Spider-Man” franchise. When he made “The Evil Dead” in 1981, he was just 22, an ebullient boy whose movie thrummed with the excitement of its creator. Back then his stampeding camera, over-the-top imagination and cheeky way with foliage felt new and invigorating, a kick in the pants for jaded horror fans and a wake-up call for genre filmmakers. More
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Date: 2009-05-29 02:21 am (UTC)I didn't know what the premise behind the cursing was until I read this. It is a horror movie for our time...
Yes!
Date: 2009-05-29 02:45 am (UTC)Re: Yes!
Date: 2009-05-29 04:22 am (UTC)But I absolutely don't go to horror movies. Nope, not me. Yes, I am a wimp.