A friend of mine recommended I watch Drag Me To Hell and some day, somehow, I’ll get him for it. Dreadful tripe. Spiderman director Sam Raimi returned to his genre roots to direct the horror story. It centers on bank loan officer Christine Brown, played by Alison Lohman, who is trying to get promoted despite the sexism at her bank. Taxed by her boss to “make the tough decisions,” she turns down a loan to an old gypsy woman who’s already defaulted twice and is too proud to go live with her daughter. So naturally the irresponsible not to mention disgusting old hag puts a curse on the girl. The “scares” include the old woman repeatedly vomiting into the younger woman’s open mouth, eyes exploding and so on. Even if it’s meant as self-parody to some degree, that’s no excuse.
Nonetheless, the film was a success so there’ll probably be a sequel. Here’s my idea for the plot. Congressman Barney Frank forces banks to make loans to every gypsy who can’t afford to repay them and then Wall Street bundles these bad-risk loans into investment instruments. They can call it: Drag Us ALL To Hell.
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1. starling:The wisdom of crowds and of a friend can sometimes fail us. I hadn’t heard of this movie and as is my custom in such cases, I looked in up over at “Rottentomatoes.”
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/drag_me_to_hell/
I was surprised to find it has a 92% rating from the critics, a percentage based on over 200 reviews. Usually I find that movies rated this highly are ones that I enjoy thoroughly. However, given my strong aversion to the horror genre, I’ll likely pass on this one.
That said, reading the synopsis does make me wonder how it is that “…fans will get a kick out of seeing (the lead character) inexplicably leave her gob agape as putrid projectiles pour in…”
Given your review and my tastes, I rather think I’d just be kicking myself if I spent time or money on this movie
Oct 19, 2009 - 8:03 pm 2. Buck:Oh, Andrew … last fall was just the tip of the iceberg. Barney and Co. have far more to come … far, far more. Misguided plans for prosperity (for others) … a plan of “Hope” … of a one-world government.
But you’re probably far more informed than I about the Gramscian play that most of these corrupt morons are merely acting out on the stage we call Capitol Hill.
btw: I LOVED the “How to have sex” video!!!!! I linked that puppy in my blog and rated you as Hero-worthy status!
Oct 24, 2009 - 8:41 am