For many of the films he directs, he mixes horror and comedy to play with the audience’s expectations. Evil Dead II and The Cabin in the Woods exemplify this effect of watching horrid events transpire, while never forgetting their comically outlandish and goofy nature. However, like the genre of horror-comedy itself, there must be a balance to the schadenfreude. There is something utterly fascinating about doomed characters who you, as the viewer, hope will defeat the evil presence looming over their heads, while also wanting to watch the horrible misfortunes that invade their lives.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Drag Me to Hell's cinematographer and UW alum Peter Deming.
A 35mm print of Drag Me to Hell will be screened in 4070 Vilas Hall on Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Sam Raimi continues to prove that he is a great horror filmmaker, no matter how hard he may try to dabble in different genres.These notes on Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell (2009) were written by WUD Film’s Kristen Johnson-Salazar. It delivers an engaging scare fest that is well crafted and yucky, while keeping you laughing at the same time. Īlong with the different comedies that have come out so far in 2009, this was one of the most enjoyable films I have seen so far this year.
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In a full theater, this was the perfect kind of film to watch and enjoy. The amount of both dark humor and broad comedy is perfectly balanced in this film to keep the audiences engaged. Frequent genre film composer Christopher Young equips himself well as well, putting in the right amount of notes that keep this film locked in its tone, but it is the careful placement of every scare that really works here.Īnd speaking of tone, the amount of terror in this film is met with all the laughs it needs.
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Every scare in this movie is set up very well, whether it be from nowhere or created through build up and tension. Mood and atmosphere is important and Raimi understands that completely. Its not a matter of having jump scares, which the film does, but the way in which it is set up. One thing that does need to be stressed is that the film is scary. Make no mistake about the PG-13 rating, this film doesn't need the R to convey the varying amounts of disaster in store for these characters. This is an old school horror film made with an A budget. Everyone is essentially a caricature, but that is exactly what is needed here. The rest of the cast is effective enough as well. It takes a special kind of talent to put up with what is being dealt to someone in these kind of films and Lohman is great for entering that realm. She is doused with all kinds of stuff, enduring all kinds of beatings, as well as delivering so many wonderful lines of offbeat, funny, and satisfying dialogue. While Bruce Campbell may not be present this time around, Alison Lohman is more than game to set herself into the punishing world of a Raimi protagonist. The manic camera work, tilted angles, whiplash inducing editing, creeks & bumps and other oddities created through sound effects, buckets of different disgusting types of liquids, and of course the physical punishment of the lead character. Every trademark that Raimi built himself up with in that horror trilogy is present here. This is the closest we may ever be to seeing Evil Dead 4. If one thinks about the Evil Dead films, than saying that this is an original film may be a term used a little more relatively. With the help of her loving yet skeptical boyfriend, played by a straight-man version of Justin Long, and a couple of psychics, Christine has to get through all of her suffering before she can hopefully find a way to rid herself of the curse. Of course, if she can find anyway to stop this, she will go for it. After a parking lot brawl pitting a young woman against an old one (with many creative ways for them to one-up each other), Christine soon finds that she has been cursed, with three days of torment to deal with before finally being dragged down to hell. Christine denies the gypsy women a bank loan, which becomes the biggest mistake of her life. She has her chance to prove herself when a gypsy women enters the bank requesting a third extension on her loan. Alison Lohman stars as Christine Brown, a loan officer at a bank, hoping for an assistant manager position, as long as the pesky brown noser Stu (Reggie Lee) doesn't get in the way.
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