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Post by Nutcase on May 31, 2009 3:07:03 GMT -5
***SPOILER ALERT***
Dear Sam Raimi:
Practically everybody loved your new movie, Drag Me To Hell. They were all, like, “Come on. You’ve got to see that movie. It’s so awesome – one of the best things EVAR – like Evil Dead reborn lolzerz!11!!”
So I went and saw it.
Your movie sucked, Sam, and I’m tempted to send you the cursed speeding ticket we got while racing to make the 10:40 show. You should have to pay that damn’d fine, not us.
I don’t know what kind of crack the critics were smoking when they gave that thing high marks. The precious few glimpses of imagination and inventiveness in this film were worn down rather quickly by shear repetition: How many times, for example, should we be expected to see an old woman puke? I don’t give a shit if it’s maggots one minute and embalming fluid the next; once was e-fucking-nough. Move on to some other gross-out gag, already, since these were pretty much all the movie had going for it – well, that, and a whole assload of cheap scares elicited by having the monster pop out and go “BOO!” And banging and shrieking and whatever.
(If I get on my knees and beg, can I have my money back?)
When you had your main character wimp out and murder her own cat to appease the Lamia, I nearly walked out of the theatre – but I stayed, if only to see this grossly unsympathetic butt-munch get what she had coming to her. I’d been rooting for the monster to win within twenty minutes of the opening credits, and that didn’t change to any appreciable degree at any point throughout that boot-camp obstacle course of a movie – except that I hated her even more when she considered passing her curse on to some old guy wearing an oxygen mask.
Blech.
Sincerely,
Nutcase
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Post by ausador on May 31, 2009 3:33:48 GMT -5
Yeah, but tell us how you really feel about it...
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Post by SimSim on May 31, 2009 9:50:57 GMT -5
People actually gave it good reviews? I thought it looked bad from the commercials and trailers. Plus I didn't think the Grudge was very good, he did the American remake of that, and I got the impression that Drag Me to Hell was similar.
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Post by devilschaplain2 on May 31, 2009 9:55:42 GMT -5
All I can say is that if you can't tell the difference between a coin and a button, you deserve to go to Hell.
(Only people who saw the movie will know what the fuck I'm talking about.)
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Post by devilschaplain2 on May 31, 2009 10:12:44 GMT -5
Oh, and while you're right about the repetitive gross-out scenes and all, this movie is still far better than the other recent horror flicks. Remakes of Japanese horror movies and teen slashers and remakes of old American horror movies which are a disgrace to the original and prequels and sequels and fucking remakes of remakes. What horror movies do we get nowadays? "When a Stranger Calls" (remake), "The Grudge" (remake), "Freddy vs. Jason", "Jason X", "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", "House of 1000 Corpses", "Exorcist: The Beginning", "Final Destination", "Friday the 13th" (remake), "The Hills Have Eyes" (remake), "The Omen" (remake), "Prom Night", "The Ring" (remake), "Saw" one through god knows how many more, "Bride of Chucky", "Seed of Chucky", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning", "Vacancy", "The Strangers", etc. They're dull, uninspired and unoriginal. Even though "Drag Me to Hell" had gross-out factors, this was far more refreshing than that other trash. That being said, at no point was I actually frightened during the movie, but it's tough when you don't believe in demons.
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Post by malicious_bloke on May 31, 2009 10:27:32 GMT -5
Apparently they've remade the last house on the left too.
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Post by SimSim on May 31, 2009 12:01:37 GMT -5
DevilsChaplain, The Exorcism of Emily Rose isn't a remake, a prequel, or a sequel. It is loosely based on events that happened in Germany. Based off the book The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel. But, I agree, it wasn't a very good movie.
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Post by xaria on May 31, 2009 12:13:04 GMT -5
i liked drag me to hell:(
course i spent half the time remembering that indian tv show where this black magic guy tried to curse an atheist to death (and when the atheist didnt die he claimed he was a powerful shaman). i spent the other half thinking about how diff ww2 woulda been if gypseys really could curse people to hell.
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Post by malicious_bloke on May 31, 2009 12:16:04 GMT -5
i liked drag me to hell:( course i spent half the time remembering that indian tv show where this black magic guy tried to curse an atheist to death (and when the atheist didnt die he claimed he was a powerful shaman). i spent the other half thinking about how diff ww2 woulda been if gypseys really could curse people to hell. Pikeys do have magical powers though. And they are evolving. Before, they used to magically be able to make "anything-not-nailed-down" disappear. Recently, though, they can make "even-stuff-that-is-nailed-down" disappear, along with the nails. |
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Post by devilschaplain2 on May 31, 2009 13:07:23 GMT -5
DevilsChaplain, The Exorcism of Emily Rose isn't a remake, a prequel, or a sequel. It is loosely based on events that happened in Germany. Based off the book The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel. But, I agree, it wasn't a very good movie. 1.) I never said it was a prequel or a sequel or a remake. 2.) It was very, very, very, very, very, very loosely based on an actual event. The only thing that was true to reality was the fact that a botched exorcism ended in a woman's death. |
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Post by SimSim on May 31, 2009 13:17:24 GMT -5
Sorry, misunderstood what your post was saying. I thought you meant that all the movies you had listed there were remakes, prequels, or sequels. Yeah, it is very loosely based on the actual events.
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Post by antichrist on May 31, 2009 14:53:32 GMT -5
Unfortunately it seems that CGI and gross out have replaced suspense in Hollywood. I think the last horror movie I enjoyed was the 6th Sense, then it turned out that was just a spark of brilliance in a typical Hollywood idiot.
I guess before all the computer graphics, they had to rely on suspense, rather than house of horror suprises. **sigh**
We've rented Outlander (is that supposed to be a horror?) I'm not sure, it was hubby's pick so we'll see what I think of it.
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Post by devilschaplain2 on May 31, 2009 16:10:27 GMT -5
Sorry, misunderstood what your post was saying. I thought you meant that all the movies you had listed there were remakes, prequels, or sequels. Yeah, it is very loosely based on the actual events. Yeah, at any rate, my point is that modern horror is dull and unoriginal for the most part, so to see something new is refreshing. I love movies like "The Exorcist" and "Silence of the Lambs", and I'm a fan of bloodly, gory scenes (especially creative ones), but movies like "Hostel" and "Saw" suffer from the same problem: they try to compensate for the crummy acting and weak plots by adding more grotesque torture. That alone doesn't make a movie entertaining. |
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Post by SimSim on May 31, 2009 16:36:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I've not been impressed with modern horror. Last movie I saw that somewhat fits that genre that I actually liked was Session 9. But I guess that's more psychological thriller than horror, but it piles the suspense on top of suspense, and doesn't let off until the very end.
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D Laurier
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Post by D Laurier on Jun 3, 2009 16:20:23 GMT -5
I have not been impressed by a movie in years.
I go for the overpriced popcorn, and the stench of old garbage rotting under the seats.
Horror was never my genera anyways.
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