Last House on the Left, The

USA 1972, 84 minutes
Dir. Wes Craven
Rating: [R18]
Genres: Horror / Controversy, Psycho

Feat. Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess

Aroview: Formerly banned in NZ and in many countries around the world, this disturbing film lives up to its notoriety with its documentary-like realism and streak of cold-blooded sadism.

Transposes the premise of Ingmar Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" (in which a young girl's parents avenge her rape and murder), into the unforgiving context of exploitation cinema, but it's too well made to dismiss as cheap and nasty. Think "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with the black comedy drained out of it, and don't say we didn't warn you...

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2 stars (Good Try) They don't make them like this anymore, thank goodness. The scenes of atrocity are convincing, but other dialogue scenes are risible and the frequent stabs at broad comedy are cringeworthy. Historical value only. ~Pearce
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2 stars (Good Try) ~Wyatt Earp
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2 stars (Good Try) If the sales of chainsaws increased after the release of this film the authorities would have been worried. ~Tubbs

DVD Features

Includes the 40m. featurette, 'Celluloid Crime of the Century', featuring insightful interviews with dir. Wes Craven and various cast-members about their association with this ever-controversial film. Also providing further context is the audio commentary with Craven and producer, Sean S. Cunningham, who each hadn't seen the film in over 20 years.