Last House on the Left (1972)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:20
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5.6/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Wes Craven's nightmarish odyssey of revenge helped to usher in a new era of graphic horror filmmaking in the early 1970s. Inspired by Ingmar Bergman's THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960), THE LAST HOUSE ON... [More]
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Reviews for Last House on the Left
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The exceedingly low-rent production values subsequently ensure that the more overtly horrific elements within Craven's script often fall completely flat... Full Review |
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4/5 |
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3.5/4 |
An ugly, disturbing, passionately conceived cult favorite, Last House on the Left is much more complex (albeit crudely made) than its controversial reputation would suggest. Full Review |
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It isn't artistically adroit, but if success in this genre is counted by squirms, it's a success. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Sartorially dated certainly, but still powerful, disturbing and raw. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Craven and company tap into something hot, dark and deep. Full Review |
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2/5 |
if one is not disgusted enough to stop watching, one is left wishing that the movie would show more than it does
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3.5/4 |
It's disgusting and gripping at the same time. Full Review |
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Craven's cold, flat style of filming emphasises the fact that the violence dehumanises not only the victims but the aggressors. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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The party who wrote this sickening tripe and also directed the inept actors is Wes Craven. Full Review |
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1/5 |
A estúpida tentativa de combinar cenas de violência realista com outras de humor pedestre anula o impacto do filme e nos leva a questionar a sanidade do jovem Craven.
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3.5/4 |
A tough, bitter little sleeper of a movie that's about four times as good as you'd expect. Full Review |
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0/5 |
Introduced a sadism that lurks beneath the surface of Craven's work to this day. It's not fun, as horror should be; it's amoral, and you leave it feeling sickened and dirty.
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One of the true classics of modern horror cinema. Full Review |
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