Howdy. It's been a while. I just purchased a new movie on Blu-Ray: Drag Me To Hell. Drag Me To Hell stars Alison Lohman, Justin Long and Lorna Raver. The plot of the movie is as follows: Alison Lohman is a bank employee that hands out loans to people who need them. One day, an old gypsy woman comes in to get another extension. The old woman's request is denied and she is humiliated after begging to get an extension. The gypsy curses Lohman's character with the Lamia, a demon that torments its victims for three days before dragging them to hell.
Okay, so it's not the most original plot in the world. What the movie does have going for it is Sam Raimi. This guy knows how to really crank up the intensity in his movies. Considering the last horror movie of his I saw was Army of Darkness(if you can call that one a horror movie). What Drag Me To Hell also has going for it, are the performances by Alison Lohman and particular, Lorna Raver as the psychotic old gypsy. Lorna brings a real intensity to the role. She's vicious, but understandably so. Alison Lohman is also very strong as her character, goes through a lot of punishment. But unlike most horror movies, this one is tongue-in-cheek. There's a lot of stuff in here that will make most people jump and go "Ewwwww!" But at the same time, it's still pretty amusing. The lengths that Lohman will go to avoid her arguably decided fate, is funny at times, even involving an anvil. Yes, you read that right: an anvil. The seance scene, I think is probably one of the coolest scenes in the movie. It's very spectacular as you get to see the Lamia possess different people.
The video on this Blu-Ray disc is very exceptional. It's extremely sharp and you can point out small details that you couldn't on standard DVD. The sharpness of the picture certainly adds to the grossness of certain scenes, but it works. Special features wise, there's a 33 minute Production diary featurette hosted by Justin Long. It's very informative and there are interviews with the main cast and crew.
PG-13 movies suck. All of them do....except this one. Sam Raimi aimed for a PG-13 film and it works very well. I was honestly very skeptical about Drag Me To Hell. Now that I've seen it, I have to recommend it to Raimi fans. And everyone in general. It's a good movie and a good time.
9/10
