The man who brought the world the cult classic Evil Dead more than 25 years ago now brings us easily the best horror film of the past 5 years, Drag Me to Hell. This movie has all the elements that made Evil Dead great; loads of gore, a ridiculous though semi good plot, and of course that awkward line between horror and comedy.
I won't say much about the plot other than it's a horror movie; a horror movie with demons, ghosts and posessions - much like Evil Dead. Truly the only difference between DMtH and Evil Dead is 28 years of technological and industry advances. Whether that tickles your fancy is up to you.
The dialogue and acting in DMtH is fair at best, but really, would you expect anything more from a horror movie? The special effects and sound especially are near Oscar quality. The graphic nastiness that DMtH brings to the table is truly disgusting. The amount of projectile vomit, blood, snot and other various body fluids and chunks is sweet, but when they're done with such finesse and care (like they are), snot becomes sexy.
See this movie with a bunch of friends and do NOT take it seriously. For what it is, it's a masterpiece. Spider Man was great, but Drag Me to Hell proves Sam Raimi's true calling is horror.
7.2/10
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