Once you've watched it, write on here what you thought? Mr. Raimi has a very distinct horror film style, and "campy"... well, let's just say Sam Raimi and Campy are two peas in a pod. Sam is the jelly to Campy's peanut butter. Don't believe me? Check out these delicious trailers, they serve as proof: Dead by Dawn and Army of Darkness.
Did this style work for you? Did you like Drag me to Hell? Why or why not.
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I felt the mass amount of gross special effects such as Christine seemingly always getting some sort of disgusting fluid sprayed into her mouth, added to the campyness. I think that this movie is a mix of cheese and seriousness and I like the mix. It definitely worked in entertaining and creeping me out. I recommend watching the whole movie!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't very much a fan of this movie. I understand and respect the kind of style they went for, but personally I don't like my horror movies with cheese. Cabin in the woods is a special exception. When a horror story is a little too far fetched and cheesey I tend to not like it at all, since I like more likely horror stories or realistic yet uncanny ones.
ReplyDeleteWhat you say is totally fair. It is most definitely not everybody's cup of tea, and I get that.
Delete"Cabin in the Woods" is so good. I'm very curious to know why that one works for you, because it is a pretty intentionally cheesy film. Why is that particular film a special exception?
i didn't like this movie. it wasn't captivating. but i liked the horror elements with the killing of kitens and flying going into her mouth and nose and the grossies. it made me jump at one point and i enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteI’m a fan of campy movies and this movie was really amusing even if it wasn’t anything incredibly substantial. Some of the characters felt pretty undeveloped while others shined but that tends to be pretty typical in campy horror films. Also, I love how this movie was gross but in a way that was just fun. At a lot of moments, I was laughing because of how grossed out I was! Sam Raimi is great at making me do that with his movies. I could have lived without some of the overdone CGI but overall, it wasn’t that bad.
ReplyDeleteUm.. where do I start... I find this movie a little hard to digest. It's extremely over the top, which makes some parts funny, and then some parts just a little .. too over the top. The things I couldn't get past was the kitten death and all of the nasty fluids that went into the girl's mouth, some parts of those were funny, but others was just far too much for me. I have a very indecisive opinion on this movie which is hard to get out.
ReplyDeleteI loved It!!! I love how over the top and campy and brilliant this movie was! I can definitely understand why some people didnt really enjoy it but i absolutely loved the style! I would definitely recommend it cause i feel like experiencing it whether you liked it or not would be an amusing time. (The last scene where she is pulled in to hell was most excellent!) I LOVE YOU SAM RAIMI
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