Last House On The Left (DVD)

Long before A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream, director Wes Craven was involved in a few unpleasant movies. His first ever movie as Director is by far his sickest offering, made in 1971 Last House On The Left is far more shocking and disturbing than movies like Saw and Hostel. In fact in the UK it is still considered so shocking that to this date the movie has not ever been seen in its uncut form, although that being said there is a grey area of this that says that nobody has truly seen the uncut movie, and that different countries all offer slight variations of the "Uncut" movie, but more of this later. Its Mary Collingwood's 17th birthday and to ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who are unaware of its existence, Last House on the Left is an infamous film. It is infamous as one of the great "video nasties" that has taken two decades to finally see a commercial release in this country. Such was the fervour around this film that criminal proceedings have been taken against individuals who were found to possess a copy. However, in 2003, a certificate for video release was finally awarded in the UK and the film was unleashed on the public, virtually in its original form. The following review is an attempt to really assess the viewing experience of this film. It is not explicit in its content, but some readers may be ...  Read the complete review

Teenagers Mari and Phyllis have been to a concert to celebrate Mari's 17th birthday, when they stop off to score some hash. They are promised some, but find out all too late that it is just a ploy to kidnap and rape them on the part of a criminal gang. The girls are bundled up and stuck in the boot of a car. However, their desire to live is still strong and, once released, they try hard to escape from the gang's clutches, which, considering the gang is made up of three men and a woman, is hard work. Eventually, the girls are faced with the possibility that they are certainly facing rape, if not death. Will they be able to escape alive and reach Mari's parents, who live ...  Read the complete review

To avoid fainting, keep repeating...... it's only a movie, it's only a movie, it's only a movie...... Once in a while, a movie is released that is so vile, so disturbing that it gets banned. These films turn out to be either masterpieces, or disasterpieces. Previous masterpieces include, the indecently surreal Clockwork orange, and the criminally disturbing Texas chainsaw massacre. But the good ones tend to be few and far between, and unfortunately this film is not one of them. Human nature makes people want to see a film more because it was banned. You can't help it. You want to know, no, you need to know what this film did to be pulled from ...  Read the complete review

This is an unpleasant and shocking film. at the same time, its not a film you forget easily. For those made of sterner stuff, 'Last house on the left' is a nihilistic classic, a brutal study on the nature and effects of violence and revenge. 'Last house' marked the second collaboration between genre heavyweights Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham (their first joint effort had been the forgotten soft porn flick 'Together'). The plot of the film loosely follows Ingmar Bergman's 'The Virgin spring', and concerns two young girls, Mhari and Phyllis who after trying to buy some weed on the way to a rock concert, are kidnapped by a ...  Read the complete review