The plot focuses on loan officer christine brown alison lohman, who tries to impress her boss by refusing to. The whole movie is nudges, especially scenes involving a cute kitten and shock reveals. Continue reading show less talk to your kids about. Sam raimi returns to top form with drag me to hell, a frightening, hilarious, delightfully. Drag me to hell, on the other hand, is a good movie with a perfect ending and id argue, the best ending of any horror movie of all time. Jul 12, 2019 justin long talks drag me to hell 2 july 12, 2019 by. Ever since army of darkness seemingly closed the bigscreen story on ashs battle against the undead, the demand for another entry in the franchise has been relentless. A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the. The narrative might not have required a followup film.
She faces stiff competition from stu reggie lee, a conniving trainee who wants the same assistant manager position christine wants. Much has been made of spiderman director sam raimis recent return to his comichorror roots, and drag me to hell offers the same kind of. Its a supernatural romani revenge story told through raimis signature style. Micobiella thinks that sam raimis drag me to hell isnt actually a horror movie, but instead a story of a farm girl with an eating disorder, who. Jul 11, 2019 its been ten years since evil dead director sam raimi had a horror film in theaters, but the legacy of his last scary movie the excellent and shocking drag me to hell seems secure. The movie tells the story of christine lohman, a young loan officer who is struggling to get a promotion at her bank. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. Drag me to hell marked the filmmakers return to the genre, delivering a harrowing adventure full of his signature blend of humor and horror. Christine brown is the main character in the film drag me to hell. Did christine brown deserve her fate in drag me to hell.
Sam raimi returns to top form with drag me to hell, a frightening. For those who want to sample drag me to hell s brand of cheesiness, the best approach is to bypass its theatrical release and wait a little while until the dvd shows up in the discount bins at your local smart. I look back really fondly on drag me to hell, sam raimi says. Aug 09, 2016 sam raimis drag me to hell is equal parts evil dead and thinner. Drag me to hell story, drag me to hell hollywood movie. This film was very intimate, which is the only thing you dont get on spiderman. Drag me to hell on dvd includes both the rated and unrated version of the film. After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer christine brown sees her oncepromising life take a startling turn for the worse. Feb 20, 2020 drag me to hell goes back to sam raimis roots and its not surprising to learn that drag me to hell was originally conceived over a decade before it actually went into production. Sam raimi explains why drag me to hell never got a sequel. The plot focuses on loan officer christine brown alison lohman, who tries to impress her boss by refusing to extend a loan to a gypsy woman by the name of mrs. Drag me to hell has the best ending of any horror movie. After spending almost a decade devoted to spiderman, raimi has finally come home to his singular brand of horrorcomedy that. With a promotion up in the air between her and another employee her boss says.
Sam raimi explains why theres never been a drag me to. Said old lady happens to be an evil gypsy who then casts a. Sam raimi explains why theres never been a drag me to hell. After scaling the heights with a simple plan 1998 and slugging a home run with the spiderman franchise, its like sam raimi is taking some personal time and returning to his hobby. What drag me to hell has made me realize is that hell is not the 247 party some might imagine one in which you will likely hang out with people you know. Drag me to hell is an overthetop, disappointing horror movie about a young woman being harassed by a demonic gypsy curse. Reviews have also received the film as a comedy horror in a more classic raimi vein. But even though the style is there, drag me to hell is a. Presented in widescreen, the disc offers audio track in dolby digital 5. The plot, written with his older brother ivan, focuses on a loan. Why sam raimi hasnt made drag me to hell 2 screen rant. Drag me to hell is the story of a young careerminded woman, christine brown, who refuses a loan to a struggling pensioner, mrs ganush, in the hopes of getting a promotion. Its been ten years since evil dead director sam raimi had a horror film in theaters, but the legacy of his last scary movie the excellent and shocking drag me to hell seems secure.
Drag me to hell is a film that only sam raimi could make. Said old lady happens to be an evil gypsy who then casts a curse on the young woman. The horror films story looks at a loan officer, christine alison lohman, who chooses to not extend a loan to the wrong person and winds up with a terrible. Drag me to hell tells the story of christine brown lohman whi is a hardworking bank loan officer with a good life. Christine learns that her coworker stu rubin is in the lead for a promotion to assistant manager, her boss tells her this is because he is. Mike sprague like many of you, one of my favorite fright flicks of the past few decades has been sam raimis drag me to hell. Micobiella thinks that sam raimis drag me to hell isnt actually a horror movie, but instead a story of a farm girl with an eating disorder, who starves herself to fit a certain image and. May 27, 2009 there are echoes of the old raimi enough to confuse mainstream pg horror fans but not enough to please his adherents. Vic holtreman of screenrant claims the film is a long awaited. With alison lohman, justin long, ruth livier, lorna raver. Christine is convinced shes been cursed by a gypsy, but. Drag me to hell director weighs in on a possible sequel. It is not always easy, but i have confidence that god will never leave me nor forsake me.
I thought id get an okay sam raimi horror flick but what i got instead was an allout back to the roots piaata of horror zaniness. Its overthetop and things go insane, just the way youd expect it to happen in an evil dead movie. Drag me to hell story, drag me to hell hollywood movie story. Justin long talks drag me to hell 2 july 12, 2019 by.
That is not a popular opinion among some of you, but the fact is that its a brilliant horror comedy that culminates in one of the most brutal endings in horror. Because she shamed her at the bank, an elderly gypsy woman curses a female loan officer. A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. How drag me to hell 2 can properly resolve the cliffhanger ending. The plot, written with his older brother ivan, focuses on a loan officer, who. May 29, 2009 the most recent home video release of drag me to hell movie is october, 2009. In three days, a demon will come and drag the woman to hell against her will. May 29, 2009 drag me to hell tells the story of christine brown lohman whi is a hardworking bank loan officer with a good life.
Drag me to hell is a sometimes funny and often startling horror movie. May 21, 2009 drag me to hell is a return to his roots, after directing the three spiderman franchise movies. Within 3 days your life turns to hell, and then you go to there. Drag me to hell tells the story of christine brown alison lohman, an ambitious l.
The plot, written with his older brother ivan, focuses on a loan officer, who, because she has to prove to her boss that she can make the hard decisions, chooses not to extend an elderly womans mortgage. May 28, 2009 drag me to hell is a film that only sam raimi could make. Drag me to hell is a 2009 american supernatural horror film cowritten and directed by sam raimi. That is what it wants to be, and that is what it is. Recessionera movie drag me to hell marks revenge of the. Lorna raver in drag me to hell 2009 justin long in drag me to hell 2009 sam raimi in drag me. While a sequel would resolve drag me to hells original cliffhanger ending, it would also provide a new adventure for evil dead fans. Oct, 2018 drag me to hell, on the other hand, is a good movie with a perfect ending and id argue, the best ending of any horror movie of all time. Drag me to hell has the best ending of any horror movie, ever. Movies like drag me to hell if you like drag me to hell you are looking for scary, dark humor and serious movies about with curses spells and rituals, witch, gypsy, ghost, evil, life turned upside down and witches themes of horror and thriller genre shot in usa. Drag me to hell is a 2009 american horror film, directed by sam raimi, with a screenplay by sam. As you probably remember, the main gist of drag me to hells story revolves around a bank loan officer who refuses an old lady an extension on her mortgage. Drag me to hell is a real pleasure a mix of oldfashioned b movie ideas and great modern movie making skill.
Drag me to hell has a really simple premise, that of a struggling young bank saleswoman who refuses a loan to a creepy old lady. More creepy than outright scary, drag me to hell plays more like a nonstop montage of grossout gags and dark comedic set pieces than a typical horror film. Drag me to hell is a return to his roots, after directing the three spiderman franchise movies. The plot of the movie concerns alison lohmans loan officer christine. Plot summary for drag me to hell 2009, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
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