Comments on: ‘The Last House on the Left’ – Ugly, brutal, raw … and compelling http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/03/13/the-last-house-on-the-left-ugly-brutal-raw-and-compelling/ Movie reviews from award-winning journalist Christian Toto Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:55:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Heidi http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/03/13/the-last-house-on-the-left-ugly-brutal-raw-and-compelling/comment-page-1/#comment-18920 Heidi Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:37:32 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=1604#comment-18920 yikes! I'm scared just reading your review. No thanks ~ some images I just don't need running around in my head. yikes! I’m scared just reading your review.
No thanks ~ some images I just don’t need running around in my head.

]]> By: Dagnabbitt http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/03/13/the-last-house-on-the-left-ugly-brutal-raw-and-compelling/comment-page-1/#comment-18902 Dagnabbitt Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:49:52 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=1604#comment-18902 Never been a fan of the horror genre - too fixated on baser instincts for my taste - but I must give kudos now for the professional critical eye offered to this genre (especially since its representatives show up here for review often). Ironically saw this film under unexpected circumstances - never saw the original to qv - and found it workable. The cast - particularly the skilled Dillahunt - raises the material, but it is brutal (nearly on par with the still-hard-to-watch "Irreversible"), as noted above. Would/will be interesting to read Craven's commentary when the DVD comes out. ~ Dagnabbitt Never been a fan of the horror genre – too fixated on baser instincts for my taste – but I must give kudos now for the professional critical eye offered to this genre (especially since its representatives show up here for review often).

Ironically saw this film under unexpected circumstances – never saw the original to qv – and found it workable. The cast – particularly the skilled Dillahunt – raises the material, but it is brutal (nearly on par with the still-hard-to-watch “Irreversible”), as noted above.

Would/will be interesting to read Craven’s commentary when the DVD comes out.

~ Dagnabbitt

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