a bit of a let down

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2009)

The whole horror scene was waiting for the return of Sam Raimi to the genre. And after years he finally did. Drag Me To Hell is his return, but for me it was a bit of a let down. Okay, I didn't expect a new Evil Dead but what I was waiting for was a new gory flick to be added to his fame, well, it isn't. The storyline is okay and the acting is okay but by returning with his old pals Nicotero and company I really thought that the effects wouldn't be what they are now. My God, there is so much CGI in it, hold your horses. Indeed, with the handkerchief you have to do it CGI, no probs with that, but when the anvil drops down, no way I can accept that from Nicotero. And was it frightening, not really, not for me, yeah, the scene's were you jump out of your seat are in the movie but somehow, it didn't work for me. And no gore is available, the red stuff flows but for Raimi, no can do. It's a shame that this movie is a major project. The geeks will have to deal with the fact that Raimi never will make another Evil Dead.