![]() ![]() ![]() So Raimi effectively said to the MPAA, “I’m not giving you any other opening besides cartoony blood and guts to give me an R rating,” and so they didn’t. ![]() What I also noticed is that there is no swearing stronger than the word “bitch” (at least not that I can remember) and there’s no nudity. Let me just say this before I go any further: I’ve seen the finished film, and I’m a little surprised that it got a PG-13 rating. “Raimi manages to scare us in a wholly satisfying manner in a PG-13 format. I’m thinking more along the lines of Silence of the Lambs. That said, story and characters are obviously more important. That makes me squirm in my seat - thinking man, how far can they take this. Christine is dragged to hell After her alleged defeat of the Lamia, her and Clay are going to visit his parents at their cabana.The thing is I don’t enjoy gore or gorefests, I just like knowing that the movie can “go there”. Throughout the film, there is a tense and very creepy atmosphere, which also has very effective ‘jump’ moments.ĭownfall. There are two gory scenes, which are both fairly funny but still not for the squeamish. However, this doesn’t make it age appropriate for children under 13. It is more-or-less, a horror-comedy flick. Christine seeks a psychic’s help to break the curse, but the price to save her soul may be more than she can pay. In retaliation, the crone places a curse on Christine, threatening her soul with eternal damnation. But her heavenly life becomes hellish when, in an effort to impress her boss, she denies an old woman’s request for an extension on her home loan. That being said, Christine may meet a grisly end in the film, but her partner, Clay (Justin Long), is still very much around.Ĭhristine Brown (Alison Lohman) has a loving boyfriend (Justin Long) and a great job at a Los Angeles bank. This, of course, doesn’t mean that a sequel to Drag Me to Hell will never happen, but Raimi seems pretty resolved on his decision at this point. The director’s cut does not show the kitten in the basket but shows Christine hacking at something just off screen and blood flying before cutting to the grave shot. Moments later the kitten’s dead body is dropped into a grave and covered with dirt. A bit gross, a bit silly, and entirely entertaining. Drag Me To Hell is great fun in a Haunted Mansion kind of way, a spook-house designed to make you jump with fright and squirm with tension. If you’re looking for a good contemporary scary movie to watch, avoid this one. ![]()
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