Last House on the Left
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Last House on the Left was the debut for the horror film director Wes Craven. It's based on Ingmar Bergman's movie Virgin Spring, which I haven't seen, so I can't compare.
The story could be an urban legend. There's a moral in the story: using alcohol and drugs and not using a bra (the movie's from 1972 and it shows) lead to a gruesome death. Poor girls.
The movie balances in between violence, anxiety and comedy. It's a bit unbalanced, I think, and at some times slows to a crawl. Wes Craven has certainly directed better movies during his career. I wouldn't recommend Last House on the Left except for those who are interested in Craven's career in general.
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My opinion here, Mikko. Last House is one of the most perfect films ever made. There's a reason it's a classic. It's very existential: bad things happen at random to good people. You could wake up one morning and find it necessary to bite some punk's dick off.
Posted by: jmj at July 31, 2005 6:16 PM