Last House on the Left (1972) Reviews
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful I won't queue this film. At a drive-in theater with three other 16-year-olds, I saw the great big original. It was the first horror film I'd ever watched, and for several weeks afterward I slept with lights on and suffered nightmares about teeth & screwdrivers. As mild as the content seems to today's movie-goers, in 1972 Last House On the Left was a horrid awakening. Then, we were the youngest flower-children. We stopped for hitchhikers. We hung psychedelic black-light posters and watched the Carol Burnette Show. This movie was a frightening factor in prompting the growth of our newer, bewildered consciousness: There are HUMANS out there that can do these things to you, too.WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
11 out of 14 people found this review helpful This movie is somewhat of a watershed film. Dont listen to what the other reviewers have to say, because they did not approach this film correctly. This film is indeed a retelling of the Bergmans ... Read More This movie is somewhat of a watershed film. Dont listen to what the other reviewers have to say, because they did not approach this film correctly. This film is indeed a retelling of the Bergmans film the Virgin Spring (Craven talks about this in the extras) and is shot in a cramped style (characters bunched together in order for them all to be in the shot) with bad sound and poor film stock. But, the thing to remember is that it is 1971! The slasher films of the late 1970s and early 80s have yet to be imagined. This film was explicitly gory, brutal and sadistic in a way never portrayed until this time. Sure, by todays standards (High Tension or Wolf Creek, for example) it is passé, but is its time it shocked the hell out of the industry and audience. This film has been remade a 2005s Chaos. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful This is amovie from the greatest generation of horror, as I like to call it, which really means its a classic 70s horror movie like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills have Eyes, Halloween ect. ... Read More This is amovie from the greatest generation of horror, as I like to call it, which really means its a classic 70s horror movie like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills have Eyes, Halloween ect. Very ahead of its time in style, execution, rawness, and shock factor. First half of the movie with the 2 girls is pretty slow but never tedious and then the end is what saves this one. If the end had been like the killers nightmare this movie would have had a perfect ending and been in Eli Roth's or Takashi Miike's style. Over all worth checking out and maybe worth buying. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful Classic or not, I hated it. It takes too long, the villains are ridiculous, although I must admit the revenge scene where the mom well... you know... heh... down by the creek is awesome, other than ... Read More Classic or not, I hated it. It takes too long, the villains are ridiculous, although I must admit the revenge scene where the mom well... you know... heh... down by the creek is awesome, other than that, you just wanna smack the cast around and tell them to get real. I cant believe Craven made better films after this one.... I am glad he would go on to The Hills Have Eyes cuz this film is a complete load of dung. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
4 out of 9 people found this review helpful I just love Wes Craven's work but this was BAD!!! Bad acting, bad lighting, HORRIBLE music....blah, blah, blah. However, good story line and hey, Mr. Craven makes more than I do so I should really ... Read More I just love Wes Craven's work but this was BAD!!! Bad acting, bad lighting, HORRIBLE music....blah, blah, blah. However, good story line and hey, Mr. Craven makes more than I do so I should really shut up!!:) Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
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