However, Clay having this improbable and plot-convenient baggage that allows for the mixup in the first place seems to just be pure coincidence. Sylvia's spirit briefly influences Clay to drive into a bump, sending papers flying everywhere, and, of course, Christine and Clay accidentally mix up the envelopes. Contrived Coincidence: Christine is carrying the button in an envelope while Clay gives her a ride in his car while he has a bunch of paperwork in the backseat, plus at the same time, he also has there a rare quarter dollar coin in a blank envelope.It turns out that the Cat Scare knocked it out of Christine's hand, so the curse is still active, which she finds out a little too late. Chekhov's Gun: The button from the coat.Chekhov's Boomerang: Christine accidentally leaves her cursed cuff button in Clay's car, and dear sweet Clay is thoughtful enough to return it to her at noon on the Third Day.Ganush jumping at Christine appear on the screen. The Lamia drains the battery power within five seconds, then has an image of Mrs. Cell Phones Are Useless: When the Lamia attacks, Christine attempts to call Clay.wait a second, where's the envelope? This Cat Scare allows Christine to make her fatal mistake. Ganush, but an old man cursing her with spite reminiscent of the old lady. Ganush apparently attacks the car on the driver's side. Cat Scare: While Clay drives Christine home, Mrs.She justifies the curse by the last act she commits out of sheer terror. Can't Get Away with Nuthin': Christine, an atypically nice horror heroine, is cursed to Hell because she evicted a senior citizen from her home to live with her granddaughter.The 'scary' scenes had as much chance of making you either scream, puke, or laugh. Bloody Hilarious: The nosebleed scene.The ending is a particularly brutal punchline, as Christine gets Dragged Off to Hell after everything. But all of the grossness is played for comedy, mostly by how over-the-top it is and snarky one-liners that occur thereafter. There's a lot of really gross moments, most of which involve Christine getting something gross spilled, spat, or gushed all over her face. Black Comedy: It's a Sam Raimi horror, so naturally it runs on this.Her eyes protrude out of their sockets and her face starts to burn from the fire just before she's fully sucked into the ground. Beauty Is Never Tarnished: In spite of getting knocked around for much of the film's runtime, Christine always looks presentable… That is, until she's hauled off to Hell.Christine successfully subdues the corpse and escapes the grave. Ganush to grab her hair in an attempt to pull her under. However, she is deep in the ground, and the rain is heavy: the grave begins to flood, miraculously allowing the corpse of Mrs. Ganush's grave, opens the coffin, and shoves the cursed button inside the corpse's mouth. Battle in the Rain: Christine finally faces the source of her strife by driving to the cemetery where Mrs.From where she stands, Christine sees a taut rope holding an anvil in place above the apparition's head, which she then severs with the blade of one of her ice skates: the anvil crushes the apparition's skull, shooting its eyes into Christine's mouth. Ganush attacks her pushing her against a pillar and shoving its fist down her throat.

Anvil on Head: As Christine searches her garage for novelties that can be sold quickly to a pawn broker, an apparition of Mrs.And I Must Scream: Nothing much is elaborated other than the typical 'burning in Hell for all eternity' shtick, but this trope is still present.Clay watches the train and its tracks pass over Christine - whom he will neither see nor love again - as Hell drags her down. Airplane of Love: Exaggerated and enforced in the second-to-final shot.Now Christine must find a way to break the curse before she suffers this most awful of fates.įeatures a lot of Sam Raimi's signature styles. This proves to be a big mistake, as Sylvia Ganush, the woman in question, proceeds to lay a curse on her that sets a horrendous demon against her to terrorize her for three days, after which she will be Dragged Off to Hell. The movie stars Alison Lohman as Christine Brown, a loan officer who forecloses on an old woman's home for the sake of a promotion. Drag Me to Hell (2009) is Sam Raimi's long-awaited return to the horror genre.

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