Christine Brown is responsible for loans in a bank and expects to be promoted to the open position of assistant manager after dealing a big contract. However, the new hire Stu Rubin is a collusive coworker that scheming against Christine to be selected by the manager Mr. Jacks to the position. When Mrs. Ganush, an old gypsy with appearance of witch that has been evicted by the bank, requests a third extension of her mortgage, Mr. Jacks tells Christine that it is her call. Christine denies the loan to prove her boss that she can take tough decisions. Mrs. Ganush begs for the loan but Christine shames the woman calling the security. In the night, Christine is stalked by Mrs. Ganush in the parking lot and they struggle. Out of the blue, Mrs, Ganush removes a button from Christine's coat, curses it, returns the button to her and vanishes. Later, while going home with her psychologist boy-friend Clay Dalton, they pass by the fortune teller Rham Jas, and Christine decides to consult him. He advises her that Christine has the fiend Lamia, the Black Goat, upon her. When Christine is haunted by the dark spirit during the night, at home, she tries to fix the situation releasing the loan of Mrs. Ganush.
I saw this one in theaters; I didn't hate it, but I really don't think it's that good. There were funny moments and there were scary moments, but in this case the two really don't mix that well IMO... The demon was scary, as were some of the things it did, but the humor tended to ruin the mood rather than make it faster paced or more unique. A predictable ending (Well I figured the "twist" anyhow, if not the specifics) left a bad feeling in my mouth after it was done, although I'll admit it was a l'il bit above average for modern horror.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
This was pretty much the Raimi's comeback to horror. You can totally see the allegories to Evil Dead in this film. Also, the tongue-in-cheek horror is still there.
"The conquest of fear lies in the moment of its acceptance. And understanding what scares us most is that which is most familiar, most common place"
- Chris Carter
Bojangles Wrote:I liked it. I do think it's overrated, though.
However, as far as 2009 goes... do you think it's a good movie?
"The conquest of fear lies in the moment of its acceptance. And understanding what scares us most is that which is most familiar, most common place"
- Chris Carter
What I liked was that Raimi has no heart for his characters... an any of his films.
"The conquest of fear lies in the moment of its acceptance. And understanding what scares us most is that which is most familiar, most common place"
- Chris Carter
I thought Drag Me To Hell was pretty damn hilarious. There were so many part where I burst out laughing and honestly couldn't help it. Not what I expected and not sure if it was supposed to be a horror/comedy but it was and I enjoyed it.
Drag Me To Hell
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