Comments on: Drag Me to Hell Opens Strong, But Doesn’t Live Up to Promise http://levinovey.com/2009/11/22/drag-me-to-hell-opens-strong-but-doesnt-live-up-to-promise/ Conservation Professional and Environmental Journalist Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: District 9 Lives Up to Hype as New Science Fiction Classic « Levi Novey http://levinovey.com/2009/11/22/drag-me-to-hell-opens-strong-but-doesnt-live-up-to-promise/#comment-6 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:24:44 +0000 http://levinovey.com/?p=80#comment-6 [...] I wrote about how the horror movie Drag Me to Hell didn’t entirely live up to the hype surrounding it. People were saying it was a new classic for the genre. Now having seen District 9, a film receiving [...]

]]> By: Levi Novey http://levinovey.com/2009/11/22/drag-me-to-hell-opens-strong-but-doesnt-live-up-to-promise/#comment-5 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:16:02 +0000 http://levinovey.com/?p=80#comment-5 Thanks for the recommendation Jason on Ju-On.

I only rarely get to watch horror movies myself because my wife likewise gets nightmares if she watches them.

Drag Me to Hell is funny for a horror movie (and not because the movie is so bad you are laughing).

]]> By: Jason http://levinovey.com/2009/11/22/drag-me-to-hell-opens-strong-but-doesnt-live-up-to-promise/#comment-3 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:32 +0000 http://levinovey.com/?p=80#comment-3 I tend to shy away from horror movies, probably because I used to have horrible nightmares as a small child.

However, I have seen Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. To me, both were amusing. If Raimi’s latest is as funny, I may check it out sometime.

As an aside, I would recommend Ju-On. It is the Japanese film on which The Grudge is based. If you like creepy, Ju-On will satisfy.

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