You can drag me to hell anytime, Sam!

Finally watched Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell on dvd and i must say, i am pleasantly surprised. After his tenure directing the 3 Spidey flicks, I wasn't sure whether he could return to the zany yet scary early days of Evil Dead and Army of Darkness. But he has, and he has done it without breaking a sweat...

There is equal amounts gore, humour and thrills / scares for the average Raimi fan. Alison Lohman is pretty spot on as the average woman suddenly thrust into the extraordinary horrors of a gypsy curse, thanks to a vengeful old hag. Newcomer Dileep Rao was also cool as the clairvoyant / spiritualist who tries to helps her. Only Justin Long seemed a bit under-utilised, but hey, nothing is perfect! If only he had Bruce Campbell come in as the boyfriend or even better, as the bf's dad... now that would be just perfect!

Oh well, next time Brucie!

As for Sam, its a return to his low budget, independent and demonic past... and it's great to see. Watch out for the seance scene and see a direct homage to his Evil Dead roots. It is disturbingly funny, yet the comfort of a pillow cum shield may still be a good idea.

So check it out, if you dare, especially with Halloween around the corner (cue devillish laughter).

John Adams Mini Series Review

Oh What joy, watching the story of John Adams unfold. Brilliant acting across the board  from Paul Giamatti as John Adams, Laura Linney as Mrs. Adams up Tom Wilkinson as Ben Franklin.

Just never knew the dude had played such an immense role in the forming of the United States of America. It felt kind of surreal watching John Adams, George Washington (Colonel then - in Episode 2), Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in the same room addressing each other and congress.

Definitely one of the better mini-series to come out in a long while. 

Thumbs up across the board for cinematography, production, costume, acting and directing.

Five out of five stars.

hmm... i think u forget...

watchmen! (can't wait for the alternate ending on the dvd set)
district 9! (south africa = great scifi thriller, who would've known)
taken! (liam neeson doing his best bourne impersonation)
inglourious basterds! (havent watched it yet but just by looking at brad's smile, quentin can do no wrong)

thats it so far, bud!

My top movies for 2009 so far ...

Hopefully, there will be better ones come end of the year. Well, here it is ...

1. Star Trek 

2. State of Play

3. The International