So yeah, it’s a must-get, so be sure to get it when it comes out February 13th.Christine was originally named Stephanie in the 2007 draft of the screenplay this would have been a reference to Saint Stephen, who was stoned to death by the Sanhedrin despite being a righteous person. I easily and highly recommend this movie, and this new Scream Factory set is simply gorgeous to watch. It’s a grade-A thrill ride that’s unrelenting, dark as hell, and I love it for that. Then there is the ever-present still gallery.ĭrag Me to Hell is a great film in the classic Sam Raimi tradition. Extras for the unrated version of the film include a brand-new interview with star Alison Lohman that is 12 minutes long, a new interview with Lorna Raver who played the evil gypsy lady and that one is 16 minutes long, and there is a new interview with composer Christopher Young that lasts 17 minutes.
There are also some TV spots and a theatrical trailer.
But still, I wouldn’t call that “vintage.” In addition to the interviews there is a production diary with many of the cast and crew, shot during the making of the movie that runs 35 minutes. But come on, “vintage?” The film is only…*looks it up on IMDb*…wow, it’s already nine years old. Now for the theatrical cut goodies – there are about 34 minutes of vintage interviews with a bunch of people who made the film.
It gets the full HD restoration from the 2K digital intermediate and the end result is impressive. But before that it must be said that this movie looks amazing. Yes, I said two discs because first and foremost this has both the theatrical and unrated cuts of the film. Let’s get to those tasty extras Scream Factory has given us on this two-disc set. It is Evil Dead light, but I am okay with that. The only thing that was missing was a cameo by Bruce Campbell and I’m sure he’s in there somewhere and I just missed him. There is a fly up the nose gag, dead bodies barfing up stuff all over faces, a cute kitty coming to a bad end, a talking goat, really badass shadow play, the world’s toughest hanky, Justin Long being dorky and likable, a lead in Alison Lohman sometimes doing bad things but still being likable, fountain-spray-like bloody noses, some great camera work/angles, routines right out of the Three Stooges, and more. That is the basic plot of this movie, but it does nothing to tell you how crazy, icky, and Sam Raimi-like this film truly is. Now Christine is cursed to be dragged to hell in three days unless she can somehow break the hex. In doing so she gets the woman’s ire, which normally would be no big deal, only this old lady is a gypsy, and if Hollywood taught me anything about the one thing gypsies excel at, it’s revenge. In order to impress her boss and hopefully land a promotion, she turns a deaf ear to an old woman’s pleas for help during hard times. So how is it? Keep on reading and find out.Ĭhristine Brown is an up-and-coming employee at the local bank. So now the always-awesome Scream Factory has given it the two-disc collector’s edition Blu-ray treatment. It was no Evil Dead, but what could be? But it was a solid Raimi trademark blend of humor and horror, of slapstick and splatshtick, something that succeeded at being both silly and scary, and oh yeah, it was dark as hell, too. As such it had a ton of anticipation from the faithful and it was hyped up to all Hell (ha, get it). Stars: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Dileep Rao, Lorna RaverĪfter the Spider-Man movies, this was horror fan-favorite director Sam Raimi’s big return to the horror genre.