I guess, I was just expecting this movie to be super scary and super gorey, which was the primary reason, I didn't care for it. Mostly cause of the 'it's only a movie, it's only a movie!' But I'll definitely give it a second chance. Yeah I agree the scene with the guy yelling at his kid to kill himself that was pretty fucked up. nd it did have some good scenes.

I must have not watched the best version available either, cause I don't remember seeing the scene with the guy carving anything into the girls chest.

Although i like my share of gore and "scary moments", i do like a good movie that will creep me out. a movie that isnt necessarily horrific, but just something thats pyschologically creepy. there was an old movie, i forget the name, but the woman is blind and alone and theres an intruder so she smashes all the lights in the house to be on the same terms with the guy. it was a really good "old" movie.

i remeber this movie, it was awsome.

ya, it was good, the only light she forgot about was the fridge light. i remember that too

I enjoyed the film, quite disturbing for the time period that it came out in. I dont necessarily think that gore has to be first on the list when it comes to horror. And the guy yelling at his brother until he kills himself was interesting. If you have ever been in an dysfunctional family you can almost relate to the insanity that was going on there.

it's only a movie, it's only a movie
 

I basically was expecting it, to be 'scary' not just 'psychologically creepy'. But I'm definitely going to give it another chance.

Wait Until Dark

Last House On The Left
 

I just bought this film, and is was pretty disturbing. although I loved the ending with the chainsaw and all that.
waht r ur opinions on this film?

I managed to get an uncut copy of this movie back in the eighties just after the UK went barmy and started banning the so called "video nasties". You're right, it is pretty disturbing especially considering it was made in the early seventies and the subject matter was fairly taboo.
It has been re-released in the UK but I've read that it has been cut so I don't know how that has affected the strength of the film.
I have noticed the DVD packaging though and is very misleading to anyone who doesn't know about the film.
So basically if you don't like violence,degradation of women and low budget exploitation then you need to avoid this film.
For information this film was based on a 1950's Swedish production entitled The Virgin Spring set in medievel days and is a very good film,again considering the time it was made.

Wes's best film... he only has two good films. "Hills have eyes" And "Last House"

I got the cut version ages ago, was cheap, about $7 and to be honest I wasn't all that impressed, I don't know why, just found it dragging on. I've watched it 2 or 3 times to see If I'd start to like it, but to no avail. Maybe the uncut version is the one I should see.... was it cut by much?

true that. everything else he does just sucks.

There are several versions of this film knocking about worldwide - the old Japanese laser release was considered definitive (with more of the infamous disembowelment than any other release), but as far as I know the recent French and USA unrated DVDs are the full enchilada too.

The recent UK version is several minutes shorter than the definitive cut (or even the old, incomplete UK pre-VRA release) - tampered scenes include the aforementioned disembowelling and name-carving bits.

You might be able to work around this censorship while watching this version, but to me it seems akin to drinking Diet Coke or eating a Weight-Watchers' Chicken Korma ready-meal (which I have just finished, and was bloody disgusting).

You dont like Nightmare on Elm Street?

I have a very split opinion of ol' Wes...Ive seen two of his movies...one was great, the other was the biggest pile of rotton shit Ive ever seen. Nightmare on Elm Street [Great!] and Chiller [I really cant describe how bad this movie is...]

Nightmare on Elm Street was the start of his downfall. You can tell a Wes Craven film because it always contains the phrase "hip young cast"

Agreed. Elm Street is okay at best.

Its the start to his "Teen" horror movies. Just so he gets a good crowd to come see his movie.

Cursed looks awful. "They" was horrible. Scream was okay, Scream 2 or 3 were awful.

Last House was good which is rare for a Wes movie

I don't get why they call this guy the "Master of Horror". Is it because he did so many movies?

That's like if I eat four boxes of crackers, I'd be the "Master of Crackers".

No.... it just makes you a "Cracker"

Well I'm still callin' myself Master of Crackers

Hahaha, thats funny shit.

Well then I'm the master of Cheese Wiz!

Does... does this mean we have to do battle or something?

Daniel Son.... You aren't ready for the battle of "Snacks" food.

Maybe one day....





One day...

what is "The Hills Have Eyes" about?

King
Carpenter
Barker
Raimi

they've all been called ''Master of Horror'' at some point.

I think it's appropriate to call Wes the Master of modern horror which is what he's refered to as most of the time because whether you like it or not all the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream films have done well.

I first saw this movie when it was originally released at a drive in and it left a lasting impression on me! I was only 10 yrs. old and I have never forgotten it. Not that it scared me but it, for the time was very gory. I purchased it on VHS as soon as it came out on it, and I resently got it on DVD in a collection.

It is a must have movie for anyones collection!

hmm
 

A Nightmare On Elm St is an awesome movie, he also made the third movie of a series of 7.

All the rest were crap except the ones he had something to do with.

After the Scream series it went downhill, Scream gave the horror industry new life for fucks sake.

Yes I admit what he has been making the past few years is crap though.;)

Re: hmm
 

I guess if you like teen horror movies

Scream's reflexivity was surely a landmark for the genre. and revivifying... despite the fact that its injection of new life resulted in endlessly piss-poor derivative remakes... come to think of it Kevin Williamson has a lot to answer for... although I like The Faculty - The Faculty and Scream are very good at what they do...

but none of these films can hold a candle to the pure, visceral, adrenaline fuelled horror of films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Last House on the Left... they were blazing a furious trail back then. the sheer horror has become diluted by postmodern irony to such an extent that a back to basics approach is now inescapably, itself an ironic statement.

wait, what am I saying? I don't know. seventies horror and exploitation is wonderful stuff and still very powerful. the current rash of remakes sickens me: it is patronising to assume that your audience is too stupid to get over its hang-ups with dated aesthetics and production-values. there is decent horror material coming out here and there though, of course. Funny Games and Audition are to exemplary movies, but I suppose they are quite old school now... Come to think of it FG is a film that is deeply reflexive, yet this doesn't mitigate its power in any way whatsoever...

A family is stranded in the desert, when their vehicle towing a camper breaks down. That night a family of cannibalistic inbreeds who live in the surrounding foothills attacks them.

Last House, is great, IMHO. You need to consider the period, early 70’s and what the film dealt with. Craven says he wanted it to reflect what was happening in Society at the time, Vietnam, Manson Murders, etc. The way he portrayed cruelty and indifference for human life is what makes the movie most disturbing for me. Remember, keep telling yourself, “it’s only a movie”, “it’s only a movie”!

Even by todays standards, there are very few movies that take a chance with the things and being "hit" by the audience like Craven done with LHOTL, I mean, how many movies...both before and after this was made has a guy getting his Wang bit off? That still makes me wince! :D

Re: hmm
 

actually I'd rather watch Music of the Heart than Scream. In case you don't know that's another Craven film.

I agree that LHOTL broke a lot of ground, and is still in a class with very few players. There is the bathtub scene in I Spit on Your Grave too!

What was so great about LHOTL?? Rape scenes? awesome plot?? great characters?? Tell me please!!

Like I said in an earlier post, the way Craven portrayed cruelty and indifference for human life is what made it so disturbing for me. It is not a glossy, big name actors, and movie by today's or even the 1970's standards. The plot/storyline is bathed in realism, and you really feel like in certain scenes that you are there on the sidelines watching the story unfold. Some of the music and acting are campy, but it is a great film, and I agree probably Craven's best.

Movieman69 is correct

Re: Last House On The Left
 

the mom was pretty hard core

Last House on the Left was great. Very few movies can be that unsettling.

As for LHOTL and Hills Have Eyes being his only 2 good movies... Well, that's just wiggity-whack, yall.

Last House on the Left
The Hills Have Eyes
People Under the Stairs
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Nightmare on Elm St.
Scream (Like it or not, it reinvented the genre.)
Swamp Thing (Okay, it's not great, but it has it's moments.)
Shocker
New Nightmare
Nightmare on Elm St. 3
Dracula 2000 (Producer)

Okay so some people might not like them all, but there is a lot more than 2 good movies in that bunch.

It was better than "Shocker".

everything's better than Shocker