It’s impossible for me to have anything but a huge amount of love and respect for this movie. Sam Raimi’s long awaited return to the horror genre is not to be missed by anyone really, but certainly not missed by anyone who has a love for the Evil Dead series or schlock, campy horror in general.The plot centers around Christine Brown, a loan officer for a bank who denys the wrong old Gypsy lady an extention on her loan. The movie is incredibly effective (especially for pg-13 horror, which was a feat I’m not sure he pulled off. The mpaa must have been like, “Well, we’ve seen Spider man! This can’t be too bad!” Whoops) and doesn’t skimp on gross out moments, scares or laughs. This is classic Raimi and that is not a bad thing at all. Veiled references to the Evil Dead series abound, but I won’t spoil them for you, as hearing them was a treat. The ending of the film is atypical and the theatre became very mobile as it played out. This is totally a movie you have to see on the big screen because I feel like the visuals would lose something on a computer or tv. Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger did the effects for this film and it is VERY reminiscent of the makeup of the Evil Dead movies. But, if you’ve known me for awhile then you certainly know the kind of girlboner I sport for those two wonderful (Oscar winning) effects artists.I smiled from beginning to end and all the laughs were completely intentional. This movie is out and out fun but like most (good) horror directors the message is there. Romero uses his zombies as metaphors. Raimi uses the demons in this movie as warnings against greed.I really hope this is the beginning of a new chapter for Raimi. It was refreshing to see something that wasn’t a remake of a superior Jhorror film or a retread of a classic film from the 70s of 80s that’s been punched up with a nu metal soundtrack. We need more original horror ideas and more writers/directors that are willing to go out further than the norm for the laugh or the scare. Horror has started to take itself too seriously, it’s become too smug sometimes for its own good. Aren’t scary movies just about having a good time?They are, if Raimi continues to have his way.

It’s impossible for me to have anything but a huge amount of love and respect for this movie. Sam Raimi’s long awaited return to the horror genre is not to be missed by anyone really, but certainly not missed by anyone who has a love for the Evil Dead series or schlock, campy horror in general.
The plot centers around Christine Brown, a loan officer for a bank who denys the wrong old Gypsy lady an extention on her loan. The movie is incredibly effective (especially for pg-13 horror, which was a feat I’m not sure he pulled off. The mpaa must have been like, “Well, we’ve seen Spider man! This can’t be too bad!” Whoops) and doesn’t skimp on gross out moments, scares or laughs. This is classic Raimi and that is not a bad thing at all. Veiled references to the Evil Dead series abound, but I won’t spoil them for you, as hearing them was a treat. The ending of the film is atypical and the theatre became very mobile as it played out.
This is totally a movie you have to see on the big screen because I feel like the visuals would lose something on a computer or tv. Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger did the effects for this film and it is VERY reminiscent of the makeup of the Evil Dead movies. But, if you’ve known me for awhile then you certainly know the kind of girlboner I sport for those two wonderful (Oscar winning) effects artists.
I smiled from beginning to end and all the laughs were completely intentional. This movie is out and out fun but like most (good) horror directors the message is there. Romero uses his zombies as metaphors. Raimi uses the demons in this movie as warnings against greed.
I really hope this is the beginning of a new chapter for Raimi. It was refreshing to see something that wasn’t a remake of a superior Jhorror film or a retread of a classic film from the 70s of 80s that’s been punched up with a nu metal soundtrack. We need more original horror ideas and more writers/directors that are willing to go out further than the norm for the laugh or the scare. Horror has started to take itself too seriously, it’s become too smug sometimes for its own good. Aren’t scary movies just about having a good time?
They are, if Raimi continues to have his way.