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The charm in Drag Me To Hell doesn't lie in its scare factor, rather its return to what made Raimi famous in the first place. If anything, its a natural and refreshing return to the Evil Dead style of Black Comedy and traditional horror shooting. The sense of film classicism is a real relief given the recent flood of rapid and over stimulated horror flicks that relied more on shock and gore then anything else.

This was a surprisingly enjoyable film and unique opportunity. Was very reminiscent of Nicholas Ray and the silent era melodramas of 1930s Shanghai.

In a purely cinematic but holistic context, its not a great film by any means and largely consists of a seemingly pastiche formulaic sentimentalism. Though with that said, its easily one of Doyle's best shot rivaling his better work with WKW.

Always loved how Scorsese filmed boxing here. Chocalate syrup for blood and the fluctuating film speeds yields a very interesting effect...

Highly overrated but great film nonetheless. Impressive usage of color montages, parallel editing, and low-key lighting.

Call me crazy but I never thought very highly of this adaptation. For the most part, there is nothing wrong with it, but it offers nothing new or of its own to the mix. Regardless Nicholson gives one hell of a performance.

Not a bad film by any means but it really does show how well (or not) Wong Kar Wai works without Doyle.

Quite an important film in regards to its rare capturing of that transitional moment where the peace-toting 60s came to an end, and where the decadent and turbelent 70s kicked in...

I always found this particular film to be incredibly boring for a Kurosawa film. Subsequently, I always preferred Sanjuro over this....

Mostly uninteresting and underwhelming. At best, an average adaptation to a great novel.

I wish I could rate/review this film higher but its quite forgettable in relation to the original text. Also, the particular print quality of the Criterion edition is so dark that its hard to judge the film when the viewer cannot make out half the film...

haah what a terrifying film...

A good example of Seijun Suzuki's ability to actually make a whole-heatedly serious film.

An easy Studio Ghibli favorite of mine...

While I prefer the novel, I did indeed like how well the film adapted the original and also ended in its own unique way...

Interesting stepping stone in the history of special effects, but otherwise horrendously bad that borders on being pure camp.

Interesting divergence from Sanjuro, but at the end of the day, I still prefer the latter...

This film showcases some of the most impressive staging of any film ever. I think within just one shot, this film numbers in the thousands in regards to those on screen.

In retrospect, I actually think this is a great film despite its excessively long shots. With that said though, I fell asleep around 4 times trying to watch this. The first, I fell asleep before the film even made its first edit...

A classic entry in the genre of experimental film.

Overhyped, found it to be convoluted and somewhat of a mess. Enjoyable, it just didn't make a whole lot of sense.

Somewhat unimpressed with this one, but it had some of Kitano's greatest shots on film.

Charming little film that I sort of forgot til now...

Disturbing and hopeless film. I particularly like how different the sexual acts were shot from beginning to end. It starts off with alot of emphasis and ends almost as mundane repetition...

Great sequel to a great film, I can easily see the connections to Godfather as a trilogy that many people seem to be making...

Great short by Polanski that is often overlooked....

I've never been a fan of the Godfather trilogy but I did like this sequel more so then the first part.

Interesting documentary on an interesting, almost foolish way of learning English and the masses that "buy" into it.

Average at best...