But as we were looking at his reading, Sam said, 'There's no minimum age requirement on wisdom.' Both media include an Unrated Director's Cut as well as the Theatrical Version. [29], Kyle Smith of the New York Post thought it was cheesy, with too many "gross-outs",[30] Rex Reed of the New York Observer thought that the plot wasn't believable enough,[31] and Peter Howell of The Toronto Star disliked Lohman's performance and thought it was "just not very funny". This is particularly apparent in the utilization of the ethereal childlike soprano vocals that feature prominently throughout the soundtrack. There were a lot of odd color sources that we chose to leave the way they would be naturally. [2], Drag Me to Hell opened to critical acclaim. The Lamia is part of a curse and once placed on someone, the Lamia will torment it's victim for three days before dragging them to hell where it will feast up on the victims soul, and the only way to stop it is to: have it possess another being and kill it, offer it a sacrifice (which is proven in the film to not work, though it is unknown if a bigger or more than one sacrifice would have worked), or give the accursed object to someone else, which will send that person to hell instead. The film was produced by Grant Curtis and Rob Tapert. The Lamia is the main demon in the movie. [32], Reviews have also received the film as a comedy horror in a more classic Raimi vein. Now holding the cursed button, a shaken Clay stares at the empty train tracks, with no trace of Christine. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Occupation [3] Dileep Rao, who plays Rham Jas, made producer Grant Curtis mildly hesitant in casting him, stating that during his audition "he was a little bit younger than he read in the script. The film went into production under the name The Curse. It's a heightened sense of realism. [40] It since accumulated $13.9 million in DVD sales in the United States. Christine goes to beg Ganush for forgiveness but discovers she was dead. Christine digs up Ganush's grave and gives the corpse the envelope just at dawn. "[3][7], After finishing the script, Raimi desired to make the picture after the first draft of the script was completed, but other projects such as the Spider-Man film series became a nearly decade-long endeavor, pushing opportunities to continue work on Drag Me to Hell to late 2007. Unlike his past horror films, Raimi wanted the film to be rated PG-13 and not strictly driven by gore, stating, "I didn't want to do exactly the same thing I had done before. [39] In its first two weeks the DVD sold 459,217 copies generating $7.98 million in sales. Vic Holtreman of Screenrant claims the film is a long-awaited movie that combines both genres as Army of Darkness had done.