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Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Pumpkin_Man I recently bought Arrow Video's 3-disc Blu-Ray of Wes Craven's ultimate classic, The Last House on the Left. I watched all three cuts in one day, so I decided to watch the remake afterward. I have seen this before, but it's been years. After re-watching it, I still very much prefer the original, but the revenge scenes in this one were gorier and better than the original. Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead) made a very mean and more brutal Krug. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) was cool to see as Francis, Krug's brother. Riki Lindhome was sexy but deadly as Sadie, Krug's girlfriend. The acting was better and more believable this time around. On his way to prison, Krug is broken free by Francis and Sadie. Meanwhile, Mari Collingwood head to their lakehouse for a little vacation. Mari wants to go out and spend time with her best friend, Paige. They make the mistake of asking Justin for some pot (Justin happens to be Krug's son) When they get to the hotel, Krug and his gang takes them hostage. While driving through the woods, the girls try to make a break for it, but they get caught again and slowly tortured. When Mari is beaten, raped, shot and left for dead, a storm is coming and Krug and his gang just happen to seek refuge from Mari's parents. The tension rises when John and Emma Collingwood find their daughter savagely beaten and learn that the people they took in are the ones who attacked her. Soon, the parents will become just as psychotic as the killers. Overall, it's a very good remake. It feels more realistic, but as I said, I still love the original better. It's only a movie. It's only a movie...only a movie. If you love Wes Craven's original classic, you'll love LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT!!!

michaeltrivedi This was an okay movie. What was missing from this movie was the psychotic characters. I did not see the bad guys/kidnappers as evil, heartless men. The original did a much better job of depicting their grotesque demeanor. Though this may very well be a better movie.5 Stars. Worth a viewing on a lazy day

kristina This is one of those movies I was merely too tired and lazy to turn off after a very hard week's work.Lots of gratuitous shots of young female bodies getting (un)dressed, the usual complete lack of shading (the good are supremely good, the bad are fiendish), the torturous build-up the rape scene which seemed to be regarded as worse than the friend's killing (!)... could go on. I'm sure Aaron Paul looks back on this choice with great embarrassment.The ending is obscene in its cynicism , blithely showing the "good" doctor as being no better than the "evil" enemy - utter garbage (note that I didn't chose the word rubbish to avoid American readers having to consult an English dictionary).Trump voters should love this. In other words: Avoid at all cost.

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