Comments on: DRAG ME TO HELL Review, SXSW 2009

By: Adam K.

Adam K. — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:22:41 +0000

the storyline was inconsistent. First of all if their is a hell, then their is a heaven, so how on earth can you slap God in the face and say that a mortal can send another mortal to hell without being judged(and an innocent soul at that) also Mrs. Ganush should already be in Hell. She wont be in heaven for what she did. Also a lamia is not a goat demon its a child eaying demon or a mouse. Without sound this is the top 5 worst movie ever.Also I thought the lamia torments the victim why the fuck is Mrs.Ganush popping up.

By: Monstr.squad

Monstr.squad — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:06:41 +0000

The people who are saying Drag Me To Hell is horrible are a bunch of morons. Are any of you even fans of Sam Raimi? Or did you go to see this movie because you were expecting it to be a carbon copy of all the other idiotic horror films that come out all year long? The best thing about Sam Raimi’s horror is that he has the ability to make a movie that is intensely “edge of your seat” scary, but it makes you laugh at the same time. I consider his films pieces of art, rather than just a film. He’s an artist. He has his own style, his own way of doing things, just like any other artist would. I love the Evil Dead films. I loved this movie. I hope he somehow makes a sequel. Alison Lohman is a babe. That is all..

By: dirk

dirk — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:55:35 +0000

Well it scared me witless. I saw it on Friday and today is Monday. Scared the shite out of me. I was glad for the seance scene as it let me unwind a little before getting the freaked out for the last part of the movie.

While the movie lacks the blood and gore of the slasher movies, it makes up for it in share terror. What makes this movie unique is that it focuses on the soul spending eternity in a Hell of a fire and torture. Most contemporary films simply focus on getting hacked to death in this world. They are nothing more than serial killer flicks. Drag me to Hell lurches away from such stagnant concepts.

This movie will revolutioinize horror films in the same way the Exorcist did.

By: Kathy P

Kathy P — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:40:21 +0000

Personally, I was terrified for the first half of the movie, jumping and covering my eyes every two minutes, while thinking that the director went overboard on the suspense because I actually didn’t enjoy it. From the exorcism scene onwards, it was just pathetic. Once the talking goat arrived, the only thought in my mind was “…Is this for real?” I couldn’t believe I payed £5 for a ticket to see it. The storyline was unoriginal, the “special effects” were awful and the second half got extremely sloppy. …Basically, an overall crap film. I was really disappointed.

By: Rose DiMatteo

Rose DiMatteo — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:36:16 +0000

OMFG, I was thinking–This is Sam Raimi? (I left before the cat sacrifice) I felt like The Dumbest Person In The World for buying a ticket.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:24:49 +0000

You people giving this a bad review can all go get vomited on. I just watched a bootleg of this. (hell no Im not paying to see this!) I think it was AWESOME!!

By: dalton

dalton — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:58:02 +0000

BY FAR THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. IT WAS SO BAD, AND NOT SCARY THAT I TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF SCARED BUT ENDED UP LAUGHING OR SO MAD THAT I PAID MONEY TO SEE THIS. PLEASE ANYONE INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS, DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DO SO. I WAS ANGRY FOR A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I WATCHED IT SO I DECIDED TO SEE WHAT OTHERS THOUGE. I HAVE NO CLUE WHY SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT IT WAS A GOOD/DECENT MOVIE BECAUSE I CANNOT GET OVER THE FACT OF HOW A MOVIE IN 2009 COULD BE THIS BAD AND POORLY ANIMATED. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE MAY THING THIS IS AN OPINION, AND I USUALLY WOULD TOO. BUT THIS IS A FACT WHEN I SAY “THE MOST PATHETIC MOVE EVER MADE”. PLEASE NO ONE PAY TO WATCH THIS >>>::: ||| AHHHH

By: adeel

adeel — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:42:47 +0000

This is the worst movie i have ever seen, i am usually very leniant in my ciritcs but this is very bad! its so bad that it made me look up reviews so that i can put my input in!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:25:55 +0000

I loved Evil Dead, I love horror movies…I hated this peice of garbage. It tried so hard to be both unsuccessfully. I guess if you can’t be scary or funny just throw lots of fluids and loud noises to get a reaction from your audience.

By: preston

preston — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:37:47 +0000

this may have been the worst movie i haveever seen in my life.i this movie may have been the worst thing my eyes have ever seen in my entire life. i cant make out if the movie is a comedy or is it serious. that an anvel is somehow dangling over the old lady it sucked.

By: dragmetohellplease

dragmetohellplease — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:26:04 +0000

I just came from the movies seeing Drag Me to Hell, and I thought it was the worst horror film I have ever seen. This movie was more comical than scary and some what predictable. I really wish I had just stayed home and watch an old horror movie than this movie. I know there’s alot of horror movies that are meant to be scary, but clearly this isn’t one of those movies. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to anyone not even my worst enemy. Please don’t make a sequel and waste your money. Drag me to Hell for going to see this movie………

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:42:49 +0000

I was a huge Evil Dead 2 fan when i was a teenager and I enjoyed Drag me to Hell. (Not as much as ED2 but still, it was fun)

The Ring was good, but every other Japanese remake has been garbage, so too are all of the ultra gory (Saw, Hostel, etc). It was a refreshing change of pace.

By: cheila

cheila — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:26:18 +0000

I watched this movie acouple hours ago, and i dont want to watch it anymore, it is super extra scary for me, oh my god, you’ll want to be dragged to hell when you finish watching it, i think it is a great movie, it is different even though is has the devil character and the witch character on ,but, it is worth every single nickle to watch it , i think you would be very scared, i mean i dont remember any other movie thati would have been scared like this before, i screamed almost 30 times in that theater because of the surprising scary parts, it is really good, but i still need to come down, and understand its just a movie.

By: Camilla

Camilla — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:57:22 +0000

This movie had so much potential, the plot was good, the exicution sucked.

By: Glenn GA

Glenn GA — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:10:40 +0000

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen in my life, my gut at the end of the movies hurt.

By: Stephanie Martinez

Stephanie Martinez — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:34:12 +0000

I think it is amazing that a movie as horrible as Drag Me To Hell is rated PG 13 get for real people, some children do not have the parental supervision needed and by making the movie rating so low you are subjecting the children of our future to more meaningless violence. Why corrupt them just rate the movie higher. Common knoloedge!!!

By: G. Earl

G. Earl — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:15:02 +0000

I think the sound was a problem in the Paramount theater itself. That can happen when projecting video ‘works in progress’ using small, crappy speakers. The 35mm prints of other films in the fest sounded much better in the same theater. Go figure.

By: vadim

vadim — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:06:47 +0000

Oh, just to be clear: by “ambient sound,” I mean pretty much all the normal background noise that’s not placed yet in the workplace and domestic scenes; I assume those gaps will be filled in soonish. All of the horror sounds appear placed, and they’re very maximal indeed. The score is also locked, and it’s been given a similar treatment. All of the f/x appeared ready to roll, even the deliberately cheesy ones.

By: T.Holly

T.Holly — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:16:08 +0000

Eek, you’re right, that’s not very ambient friendly.

By: vadim

vadim — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:06:55 +0000

I was sitting back-right, and yeah. It’s surround-sound maximally, which is pretty effective, considering that industrial metallic screeching (for whatever reason) is a big factor in this movie.

By: T.Holly

T.Holly — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:10:46 +0000

Anne T.’s round up seems to say it’s got a wall to wall sound job.