The Last House on the Left

While I think that people tend to get a bit hyperbolic when they talk about The Last House on the Left, I do think it's a fairly good film, especially given what the filmmakers were trying to do and considering... Full review

I first saw Last House on the Left at the age of 18 at the drive in with my best girlfriend. This movie, an early outing by horror maven Wes Craven was so disturbing to me that 26 years later... Full review

I watched The Last House on the Left having only recently gone back and watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre again and learning that I simply don't enjoy abrasive horror films like that. They are extremely well-made and very effective, but... Full review

At first it seemed to be almost 50/50, but now I think the tide of favor has turned aways from "Last House on the Left". To me, however, it STILL IS THE MOST DISTURBING FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN. And... Full review

Whether you love it or hate it (there really seems to be no in-between), you must admit that Last House on the Left is a powerful film. In my opinion, it may be one of the most important American films... Full review

I remember, quite vividly, the ad campaign for "Last House on the Left". I clearly remember the eerie feeling I got when I saw the ads, either televised or printed. Yet, as eerie as they were, nothing in the ads... Full review

"Night of the Living Dead" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" are two films that received a unanimous critical bashing when they were first released, but are now looked upon as ground-breaking horror masterpieces. That is also a classification that could... Full review

I have seen some films literally dozens of times. They will remain nameless, but they are there. Some of those films are pure entertainment and have left an obvious mark on me. I have seen Last House on the Left... Full review

Much as I admire it, I can only watch Wes Craven's brilliant debut feature once every few years; as sheer stomach-churning brutality goes, it makes SALO look like Sondheim. Craven has said he made the movie as extreme as it... Full review

unnerving films ever made.....Craven provides some interesting thoughts about the original film.....Since I think Last House is a thoroughly awful movie, obviously I won't recommend it to new viewers.....The movie remained indistinct and bland most of the time.....the grain obviously came from the original cheap film stock..... ... Full Review

The film is fun for the whole family.....Also, his casting could have been better....We have a sequence of shots with that color quality that screams early 70s indie but the shots are of beautiful fall nature scene -.... ... Full Review

most films dealing in murder as entertainment conveniently overlook..... ... Full Review

Celluloid Crime of the Century is an entertaining documentary....LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT is still a difficult film to endure, with its extreme, sleazy violence and relentless cruelty offset by dodgy acting, technical incompetence....The intimate Scoring LAST HOUSE examines the music of double-threat (and self-satisfied) composer Hess, who picks at his guitar.... ... Full Review

The Last House on the Left' is a brutal and upsetting film, though it caused more of a stir in 1972 than it would now; Hostel is far more graphic and disturbing by comparison, but both are really exercises in sadistic voyeurism; we, as the audience, are watching people being tortured and murdered, and are powerless to... ... Full Review

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The film originally got an "X" rating. 2. "Last House" was based on the Ingmar Bergman film "Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring)," which won the best foreign language film Oscar in 1961. 3. ... Full Article

"Last House on the Left," opening Friday, is a remake of Wes Craven's horrifically violent 1972 film. Which one of the below statements about the original and its cast and crew is untrue? ... Full Article

Last July at Comic-Con, I stepped into an interview with Wes Craven that struck me as a unique opportunity. I'd never met the man before, so as far as he was concerned I was just another douche-bag prepared to ask... ... Full Article

Monday, February 16, 2009 08:49 AM Chris Alexander Ghastly Reviews - DVD & Blu-Ray No matter what your personal feelings are for THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, there's no denying the fact that Wes Craven ain't no Ingmar Bergman. ... Full Article

Can it be that all the good horror stories have already been told, and even most of the bad ones? This winter sees the release of two remakes: The Last House on the Left and Friday the 13th. ... Full Article