Very Very Overrated

Rating: 5/10 (1 June 2009)

Alright, I'm a horror fan. Not just a casual horror fan, but more of a horror fanatic. Not just your average fanatic, really a connoisseur of horror. I remember my first viewings of Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. That was nearly sixteen years ago for Army and even longer for the others. I was a fan, but in the genre of horror, I really didn't think those stood the test of time. Overrated films, but still light years away from that Hollywood crap and Hollywood remakes of classics and foreign masterpieces. Either way, I was both excited and apprehensive when it came to Drag Me To Hell. There are many things in horror that you learn to overlook; such as continuity and acting. Yes, both fall short in this film. The continuity is actually dreadful in some scenes, but in the big picture, those can be forgivable. Perhaps the biggest problem with this film is, dare I say it, the direction. The writing surely didn't help either. A few jumpy scares and a decent premise, but that's not enough to save this film. It's worth a viewing for a horror fan, but please don't praise it like the rest of these casuals and fools. This film is NOT a classic and is NOT a great horror film. Hell, it's not even really a good horror film. Raimi did not save the horror genre in Hollywood, it's far beyond saving. Looks like Raimi's spent too much time with the boys in the 'Wood, because it shows in this film.