Gumming to death goodness

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2009)

Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell" claws out of the ground through the depths of hell and pukes on any on-lookers in horrifying glory.
This film is a glorious approach to horror films today, the presence of the antagonist Mrs. Ganush is absolutely terrifying, the film gross and disgustingly beautiful and the usage of C.G.I. to tell the tale of the Lamia's evil spirit is fantastic. The blind eye of Mrs. Ganush staring deeply into the eyes of Christine Brown says so much with no words at all. Her appearance is like that of the walking dead, she carries a powerfully terrifying figure that I just loved. The film's no holds barred approach to grossing the audience out will please to no end because of how it will make one cringe and squirm. Seeing Mrs. Ganush's false teeth fall out and her attempting to bite Christine Brown in the face, slobbering all over her will simply make you laugh and cringe at the same time, it's a load of gross fun. The C.G.I. usage in the film was incredibly tasteful, we the audience get to watch as the Lamia's spirit crawls up the wall like a shadow. It's really reminiscent of Bram Stoker's Dracula because we see the Lamia's shadow crawling up the walls like Dracula's shadow which is a wonderful tribute to make.
I give this film two damned thumbs up for being a terrifyingly fun experience that will please to the depths of hell. I recommend everyone to go see it.