Its Monday afternnon and there is a distinct chill in the air, the sun dominantly rules the blue sky above me with what little cloud there is beating a cowardly retreat as if they had mutated into surrendering white flags, so warmth there was!, however the odd dramatic shiver accompanied me like a dark shadow…....
So the scene is set, before me the entrance to one of London’s plushest hotels and then forthwith through numerous over-polished grand doors and I am sat amongst 30 other eager spectators for a private screening of
“Drag Me to HELL”
. Yes Ladies and Gentlemen Sam Raimi is back doing what he does best, dramatic pause…. HORROR!! I am in the enviable position of being able to see the film 2 weeks before it is released and then post film, if we have’nt all perished, there will be the individual vox-pops by us the promotional people to camera, that will later be edited and used to promote the movie.
The lights go down and the film begins, though initially you can’t help but notice the 2 cameras with night-vision, trained on us for our every pathetic reaction. The distraction passes and quickly I am absorbed, this is how horror used to be, the thrilling crescendos of suspense that you try to predict the outcome of in your mind to avoid a big girly squeal, ahhppphhh, nah, did’nt see that one, there goes another shriek!!! Thankfully we are all bonded by this misfortune and as such smile at each other with muted relief and gratitude, only to be panicked back to the screen by the orchestral thump of the next scene.
Wow, 2 hours later and I have to say that I thorougly enjoyed the movie. In a few words what first springs to mind is the age old adage “Bad things happen to Good people”, I’ll tell you one thing, you’ll think twice before turning down that Lucky Heather next time it’s offered to you!!
Many would say that “Pigs would Fly” before a producer would ever go back to the old school of Horror filming making, but it appears that in this time of
“Swine Flew”
, Sam Raimi clearly has a flock of pigs at his studio…
Drag Me To Hell Vox Pop