A bit disappointed. Not the classic I was given to believe

Rating: 5/10 (3 June 2009)

I just came out of the cinema after seeing "Drag Me To Hell". I feel a bit cheated. I was given to believe that this was a return to horror form for Raimi. Well I am afraid that my opinion of it is that it is by no means a classic. Unfortunately Mr Raimi has been watching too much Buffy and Charmed. When Raimi made the original "Evil Dead", there was no comedy in it. This all changed with "Evil Dead 2" and "Army Of Darkness". Although a lot of people liked the sequels, I thought that the comedy ruined them. With "Drag Me To Hell", Raimi has combined the comedy of the Evil Dead 2 and 3 with the glamorous teens of Buffy and Charmed. What you end up with is something that is not quite right for true horror aficionados. I'm sorry but Mr Raimi needs to get a lot nastier for me to consider him back to his best. Mrs Ganush the gypsy is scary to look at but her image is used far too much in the film. The film could have used more demons/monsters. Whilst this film will be a hit, I don't consider Raimi to have created his new horror masterpiece yet.