Cool News
DRAG ME TO HELL - Alamo South - AICN - Fantastic Fest Free Screening!!!
Hey folks, Headgeek here... At SXSW, we held a legendary screening of DRAG ME TO HELL with Sam Raimi... but the film wasn't quite done. It had some temp effects, the sound was temp - and everything fucking rocked anyways!
SO imagine my excitement that we'll be able to screen a finished version of that film. This is just for the movie, as Sam and crew are touring the country at the moment trying to make a good solid dent into the public's perception. Meanwhile, I'm just going to relish seeing the final print of the film!
This is a horror film that kicks fucking ass and doesn't stop till the credits roll.
So how do you get one of the 180 seats?
Send an email to HK at AintitCool.Com
The subject line must be EXACTLY as follows... Same Capital Letters and Everything:
Please Drag Me To Hell On Tuesday Night!
Then in the email include the name of your guest and your full name. 1 guest each please.
Also include why you want to be drug to hell.
Harry
-
+ Expand All
-
Looks like a damned good flick.
-
You fuckers in Austin are lucky.
-
Being in Fort Worth, might be worth a road trip... When I get pulled over for speeding I can tell the officer he's making me late for my appointment in hell... That should work out well :)
-
it was so much fun. i honestly haven't enjoyed a horror film this much in years. i can't recommend this film enough.
-
This movie was great. Don't let the PG-13 rating concern you. This has been one of the best horror movies that I have seen in a long time.
-
Don't you mean "That’s embarrassing?" :)
-
But I have to wait.
-
..when I was forced to see Twilight.
-
However, I think we can cut Harry a lot of slack... I mean, it's his house... he can sling slang and play with words all he wants. :)
Hmmm... a debate about grammar, word choice and spelling on a blog... maybe I've already been dragged to hell :)
Thank you for playing :)
-
Of all of the strange images in the trailer, the fly crawling up the girl's nose is the only part that affects my wife... makes her nose itch furiously :)
-
It's interesting, Harry, that you say some of the effects weren't finished because I attended the premiere at Mann's Chinese here in LA and there are some VERY sloppy FX in the completed print.
That said, and despite some sub-par acting from the lead actress, it was a lot of fun. I spotted John Landis is the audience (there's a nice little shout-out to him after the end credits) and he was hugely enthusiastic too. -
i didn't even choose to watch it, it pops on my tv and then BLAM the ending of the movie is ruined.
-
What really sells Drag Me To Hell is the utter sincerity of the cast. Everyone really gets on board for this -- one of Raimi's greatest skills is in getting sincere performances out of his actors, something he had going for him as far back as the first Evil Dead film. Here though, he's got the benefit of working with a much higher caliber cast. Alison Lohman's performance is chilled and desperate; Justin Long's devoted and hopeful; Dileep Rao's earnest and resolute (even more impressive as it's his first feature -- he'll also be appearing in James Cameron's Avatar later this year).
I'd been fearing this review for a variety of reasons. One of the less obvious ones is that I don't know if I have much to say about Sam Raimi. I think his movies tend to work instantaneously -- you don't really dig to "get" them. Raimi designs his movies to stimulate reactions. His primary tools are jolt and cringe. You either enjoy these things or you don't. The premiere audience at Grauman's Chinese Theater really made its enthusiasm known. We groaned at the blood sprays and vomit (at one point, an entire cat gets barfed out at our heroine), we were startled by surprise terrors popping out of the corners of the screen. Most of all, we laughed and smiled. This is a really fun ride. -
Can't wait to see this!! If only the Boomstick man himself showed up...that would make my year. I love living in Austin! BUCKETS OF BLOOD! bwahahahahah!
-
...with a penny...and a broken cigarette.
-
in the email to explain why I want in on these screenings. The answer is usually, "cuz I will feel cooler than everyone else to see a movie early, and I can rub it in my friends' faces." Or something as simple as, "i really wanna see it."
-
Relies too much on quiet then big BANG scares. And it shows the uncomfortable duality of Raimi: the filmmaker who is capable of doing psychological suspense, fighting with his worst geeky impulses to deliver "Evil Dead 2" style cartoon horror. I don't know if the two really gelled. But it's a fun movie, Alison Lohman is terrific, and the ending is great.
-
...THAN POST EVIL DEAD SAM RAIMI.
AND THAT'S AUSTIN FUCKING TEXAS.
FUCK ME.
NEVER HAS A CITY BEEN MORE SELF AWARE THAN FUCKING AUSTIN. THEY ARE SO PROGRESSIVE AND TOLERANT AND OPEN MINDED THAT THEY HAVE TO SELL T-SHIRTS REMINDING THEMSELVES OF JUST HOW PROGRESSIVE.
VERY TOLERANT. JUST ASK THE 2 BLACK PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.
OH, AND THE ONLY MEXICANS YOU FIND IN THAT ENTIRE SHITHOLE OF A TOWN ARE LOCATED IN THE KITCHENS OF THE RESTAURANTS. GOD FORBID THEY SHOULD STEP OUT OF THE KITCHENS AND INTO ONE OF THE MANY HIP WHITE 20 SOMETHING RATHOLES - WHERE YOU CAN SUFFER THROUGH ANY NUMBER OF FUCKING DOUCHEBAGS JUST MURDERING A GREAT OLD HANK WILLIAMS TUNE. -
Titbag must be off his meds :)
-
you frequent Austin often, you know so much about our city. Hell, you might try to write a book about us. :)
BTW you forgot to mention the bat culture and the bumper stickers. lol -
THE PASTY WHITE FUCKING INHABITANTS OF THAT SHITHOLE - WHO ALL FANCY THEMSELVES ARTISTS AND CREATORS OF THE FIRST ORDER BUT REALLY ARE NOTHING MORE THAN POSER DILETTANTES - ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT MEXICANS, BLACKS, AND NORMAL WHITES MOVING IN THAT THEY HAD TO CREATE A T-SHIRT SLOGAN.
EVERY TIME I'M THERE I HAVE TO SUFFER THESE HORRID INHABITANTS PATTING THEMSELVES ON THAT BACK ENDLESSLY ABOUT TOTALLY SHITE THINGS LIKE THE SXSW FESTIVAL - WHERE ONE GETS TO SEE AS MANY 2ND AND 3RD RATE MUSIC ACTS PERFORM AS ONE CAN STOMACH.
OMFG.
IT'S THE ONLY CITY SOUTH OF THE MASON DIXIE LINE IN WHICH NO ONE - FUCKING WELL NO ONE - HAS A TAN. TRUE STORY.
THE ALAMO DRAFT HOUSE - ELEVATED TO SUCH REVERED AND LOFTY HEIGHTS - IS LITTLE MORE THAN A SKANK INFESTED HOLE-IN-THE-WALL LOCATED NEAR TWO OF THE WORST GUITAR SHOPS ON THE FUCKING PLANET. DON'T LOOK TO CLOSE AT THE ALAMO DH WALLS. THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL THE CUMSTAINS OFF FROM WHEN IT WAS A GAY PORN HOUSE IN THE 70S. -
Holy Shit! That's Hilarious!
But why do I hear Jerry Seinfeld's voice while reading your tb? "WHAAT IS WITH THE....." ;)
And where, might i ask, do you live? (Please don't say Canada)
Why do you come to Austin if you loathe it so much? Work related? -
THERE'S THOUSANDS OF WHITE PEOPLE. NO SHIT. FUCKING THOUSANDS OF THEM. IT'S LIKE A GIANT KLAN MEETING WITHOUT THE WHITE SHIRTS.
THE ONLY LATINOS TO BE FOUND ARE THOSE THAT CLEAN UP THE FUCKING PARK AFTER THE PAMPERED WHITE 20 SOMETHINGS WITH THEIR PHISH T-SHIRTS HAVE FINISHED MAKING COMPLETE FUCKING ASSES OUT OF THEMSELVES.
THE ONLY LATINOS - BESIDES THE CLEANING CREW - DON'T DARE COME INTO THE CITY FOR FEAR OF BEING PUT TO WORK BUSING TABLES. -
...THAT MOST AUSTIN CITIZENS HAVE EVER SEEN IS OBAMA. TRUE STORY. HE VISITED THE SCHOOL THERE ONCE DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
AFTER LEAVING, HE WAS OVERHEARD SAYING "DAMN, THAT IS THE WHITEST FUCKING TOWN IN AMERICA RIGHT THERE. WHEW!" -
This has disappeared from the main page and the screening is supposed to be tomorrow with no updates?
-
Agreed. I hella want to see this movie and would love some kind of update. Then again, maybe it was an email confirmation and we're the uncool people who didnt get in
-
Ain't this screening tomorrow??
Been checking in regularly all weekend for the news on who's lucky enough to get in... no word.
Come on, Big Guy... Step away form the hamburger plate and DRAG ME TO HELL!
Readers Talkback
User Login
Top Talkbacks
- Whitney Houston 1963 - 2012 -- 273 total posts 271 posts
- New JUDGE DREDD post production footage pops up -- 92 total posts 92 posts
- AVENGERS enemy revealed as pink boardgame pieces... You might suffer some form of elation... SPOILERS!!! -- 160 total posts 69 posts
- There's a STAR TREK video game that is going to lead into JJ's STAR TREK 2 apparently... -- 151 total posts 63 posts
- Does ‘SNL’ Rhyme With ‘Deschanel’?? Learn Which SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Vet Hosts After Sexy Zooey!! -- 67 total posts 59 posts
- HANNA's Saoirse Ronan to boss around seven little people -- 60 total posts 57 posts
- To Commemorate The 3D Release Of STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE, George Lucas Wants You To Know...Greedo Shoots First!! -- 484 total posts 49 posts
- Here's The Red Band Trailer For Drafthouse Films' THE FP! -- 69 total posts 42 posts
- Friday Brings SWEEPS DAY NINE!! Gab Here About Tonight’s FRINGE!! Plus Einstein on TIM, Wiig On PORTLANDIA, MAHER, CLONE, GIFTED, GRIMM, SPARTACUS, SUPERNATURAL, GOLD RUSH And More!! -- 120 total posts 32 posts
- SPACE 2099!! -- 183 total posts 24 posts