bradleygranz The last house on left really was a good movie there were some parts that were hard watch but it still a better good you have to watch it

cmovies-99674 PROS: One thing that was well realized was the build up of tension. It almost felt like the film was happening in real time, which gave that extra bit of paranoia to the project. When the movie unraveled it spiraled out of control giving a sort of hypnotic attractiveness. It lured you in and kept you hyper focused on each event, which allowed for the extreme scenes to have no limits, giving it that great tension. I genuinely don't believe that this could've been achieved if the acting wasn't as good as it was. Each character had depth, had more to them than just "a father" "a rapist" "a victim". These were real people, and that came across through the screen. The Final thing that I appreciated was the feel of the movie. It's hard to explain, but the tone of the scene, the weather, and the timing really vamped up the movies importance. To top it all off, the film had a very classic horror vibe which was terrific.CONS: The biggest thing that bothered me was the resolution. It not only felt redundant, but it was unbelievable and not plausible by any means.www.chorror.com

punishmentpark I saw the original (1972, Wes Craven) too long ago to make a fair comparison, so I'll leave that alone for now. One thing I can say, is that this remake certainly had its strong points that made it worth the watch.The most important strong point is the rape sequence. Sara Paxton plays her part eerily well, and, even if it's not very long sequence (within, indeed, quite a long scene), it feels like it. Other strong points are most of the other acting (Martha MacIsaac, Garret Dillahunt, though Monica Potter was rather annoying), the introduction of the characters, the realistic feel that is initially achieved and the cinematographic sense of the director.Unfortunately, there is a lot that does nót go as well. For one thing, and it's not like I hadn't expected this, the revenge of the parents (starting from the moment the bad guys come by their house) is rather dragged out and mostly leans on the (inane) prolonging of tension and the gory excess (the latter was adequate, by the way, but the final 'wave' was a bit too much here). And, after such a realistic start and subsequent raping and killing, for once you'd wish there was a director who would take on what follows with more sense of originality - in any way, shape or form.Another big problem is the soundtrack. In the very beginning it had its moments, but at some point it seemed like it was even more important than the leading roles.5 out of 10 is all I can squeeze out for this one, and that may seem a bit much, but Paxton did an utterly commendable job.

Python Hyena Last House on the Left (2009): Dir: Dennis Iliadis / Cast: Sara Paxton, Martha MacIsaac, Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Spencer Treat Clark: Violent recap of the 1972 horror film about bad decisions gone worse. Two teenage girls are abducted, raped and left for dead and the guilty make the mistake of arriving at the parents of one of the victims. This results in graphic revenge when their daughter appears. Realistic setup becomes predictable and way too gruesome. Directed by Dennis Iliadis with decent photography. Unlike the original film, the cast are subdued by cardboard. Sara Paxton and Martha MacIsaac play the victims while Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter play the vengeful parents. The problem here is standard Hollywood interference where the realism and controversy of the original is compromised. For example, Paxton surviving is the studio decision to leave somewhat a happy ending. In the original the ending was not so happy for Lucy Grantham and Sandra Cassel whose deaths are way too disturbing but at least remained credible for the plot. Then we have the disturbed son of the villains turning good and actually surviving. In the original this kid was so dominated by his cruel father that he was forced to shoot himself. The son is played by Spencer Treat Clark and the role was much better in the original film. Perhaps somebody should do the same with this celebrated violence. Score: 4 / 10