Although the story which Sam Raimi co-wrote his brother, Ivan Raimi, wasn't the most original; he didn't take it too seriously and compensated originality with his usual brand of ingenuity and all-out fun - something which other directors can certainly learn from.
This movie turned out to be a true scare-fest. And it's not just about the cheap, jump scares which were mostly appropriately done here.First, there were the sound effects which nothing this loud or scary has ever been heard in a cinema before.
What Raimi and his sound department have achieved was so eerie and sharp that they cut straight into your core and you could feel it in your bones. Even those shriek whenever the eye appeared in the original version of Ring, or the lengthy croak whenever the creature was approaching in Ju-On, they were nothing as scary compared to the bone-chilling sounds from Raimi.
Then there was the highly stylised horror combined with bizarre humour which only Raimi can mix it up in such over-the-top extravaganza. The best example of a mesh up between shocking, terrifying, disturbing and hilarious, was the first big action sequence in and around Christine's car with Mrs Ganush involving dentures and staplers. That certainly set a high standard for the rest of the movie to follow.
The cast were all very capable in their portrayals. Alison Lohman was perfect into her role, Long is his ever-likeable self playing the supportive boyfriend, Paymer and Lee provide some mild comedy, and Raver is fantastically scary as the unforgiving old woman. Only the housefly and the handkerchief don't really tie in properly into the story.
As mentioned before, there was nothing new in terms of storyline for any horror movie-goers. But with Raimi to bring in his own spin to things, he was able to cleverly insert flourishes to each scene, making them something different from what’s been done so many times before.
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