Good review, I'm sure many people will flock to the theater to see it, but I just can't bring myself to. When are they going to bring back one of my favorite horror movies from the 80s, Motel Hell. I miss Farmer Vincent 
Escape to the Movies: Drag Me To Hell
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Movie Bob, please buy a better MIC because the quality of the sound is relatively bad. Also, the red background is detracting the eyes from the pictures or the comments. Imo, its a bad choices estheticaly and technicaly.
As the others said, I also like it MOAR when your reviews are positive. Perhaps because some other people did the ''rant about movie'' design before. So its cool to hear the good things about it instead of the old old old very old whines that I see every day on the INTRAWEB.
My 2 cents.
As the others said, I also like it MOAR when your reviews are positive. Perhaps because some other people did the ''rant about movie'' design before. So its cool to hear the good things about it instead of the old old old very old whines that I see every day on the INTRAWEB.
My 2 cents.
Yea! Context, back story and well thought arguments for the review! That's what I come to these for.
I was ready to write DMTH off as another torture porn film in the spirit of Saw/Hostel. I even missed the fact that Sam Raimi was behind it. Now I might give it a look. Thanks Moviebob.
I was ready to write DMTH off as another torture porn film in the spirit of Saw/Hostel. I even missed the fact that Sam Raimi was behind it. Now I might give it a look. Thanks Moviebob.
I friggin' loved this movie...it's a blast as long as you don't take the plot too seriously. I'm sick of how the horror genre has degenerated into a bunch of torture porn movies, so this film was refreshing and enjoyable. Nice review Moviebob.
The Evil Dead series was by far one of the best things to happen to the horror genre, but I think you where too kind to this film. See, though the Evil Dead series was scary, it was scary in the halloween fantasy violence aspect. I will be taking some of the reccomendations of other horror films you refrenced in this, but I personally feel a psycological grip is more important in a horror movie then jump out scares. Anyhow, I enjoy your reviews and look forward to more.
By the way, you had a Watchmen review too, were would I find that? Will your reviews be getting their own section on Escapist soon?
By the way, you had a Watchmen review too, were would I find that? Will your reviews be getting their own section on Escapist soon?
Great review Moviebob, let's hope all the guys at the escapist decide to keep you around and give us a weekly show (wink wink, nudge nudge)
I absolutely hate movies where they put jump scares instead of actually scary things. I could make a movie filled with things jumping out. It takes a real artist to have you afraid to go to sleep at night.
I agree with you about Raimi, you said it best with the fact that it is a master perfecting his craft. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the acting (I mentioned it in my own review) But you are absolutely right music, directing, and story wise it reaches its goals. Fantastic review, can't wait for more.
When you make a movie where the audience can tell exactly what will happen without any surprise you have produced a boring flick. Gross outs aside, the movie was tepid. Perhaps Raimi thought it was cute to be the opposite of subtle (girl reading animal sacrifice book and petting her loved kitty....hmmmmmmm can you guess what happens? Or the ignorant coin in a envelope scene being reminded to us about 5 times, then showing the envelope with a button in it get mixed in with papers....hmmmmmm can you guess what happens?) but it just doesn't come off as charming....rather it comes off as lazy.
Stick with the Evil Dead Trilogy, because Drag Me To Hell is uninspired. The sound is wonderful, but when you notice the sound becoming really quiet after the 2nd spook out scene you just know that another is coming after each silence.
Stick with the Evil Dead Trilogy, because Drag Me To Hell is uninspired. The sound is wonderful, but when you notice the sound becoming really quiet after the 2nd spook out scene you just know that another is coming after each silence.
DMtH was a pale imitation of Evil Dead2 and AoD. It also lacked their balance in which the protagonists were allowed to fight back against the tide of evil, small triumphs, moments where you could almost believe they stood a chance. I'm not immature to the point of demanding a "Lived Happily Ever After" ending, but, dayum, I hate hopeless movies. Like the Grudge, where you know from beginning to end that the victims have the same chance as the proverbial snowflake in hell of surviving. It was just a tarted up Friday the 13th; the people in it were just fodder.
The movie is jump scares pinned together by a plot with twists you see coming from a mile away - utterly predictable. I didn't dislike it, I'm enough of a Raimi fan to appeciate the schlock, but I didn't quite like it, either. It'd be a good movie to take a date to, that's about it.
The movie is jump scares pinned together by a plot with twists you see coming from a mile away - utterly predictable. I didn't dislike it, I'm enough of a Raimi fan to appeciate the schlock, but I didn't quite like it, either. It'd be a good movie to take a date to, that's about it.
I'm sorry but this was by far THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN! I just got back from seeing it with lots of friends and we all hated it equally. I expected Bob to verbally rape this film, but he didn't. I feel like castrating myself after seeing this movie! I want to put a gun between my teeth so I don't have to live with the hideous emotional scar this movie left on me!
The pop-out scare did make me give a "AAH" to "HAA", but since any horror movie makes me stare into dark corners, whimpering, I think I'll just pass this one along.
I did quite enjoy the review, and am going to start watching them more when I have the time.
I did quite enjoy the review, and am going to start watching them more when I have the time.
This movie, from the trailers, look immensily retarded. Seriously, a woman puts a hex on a girl for denying a loan? Are you serious?
I looked on imdb, watched this review, and cannot understand for the life of me why people think this is good.
That all said, I have not seen it yet. Don't think I want to.
I looked on imdb, watched this review, and cannot understand for the life of me why people think this is good.
That all said, I have not seen it yet. Don't think I want to.