Last House on the Left (2009)
Last House on the Left (2009)
by Nick Schwab
Though this reworking of 1972's Last House on the Left-- that itself was a reinterpretation of Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring-- may not quite reach the emotional impact and terror that Wes Craven's original unsettlingly achieved, this reimagining (for once that term has real modern justification) is perhaps the best version that could have been done by a major Hollywood studio for such a film of this narrative nature. As although the original is a fine example of underground novice filmmaking that won over a cult audience in grindhouses and on video, the 2009 version that hit major multiplexes in wide release adds its own unique take on the same story.
The original was about the rape and murder of two girls by a group of viscous convicts on-the-lamb is still the main facet of this remake's story... with a twist thrown in concerning the fate of one of the girls. The last block remains essentially the same too: the convicts end up at one of the girls parents' homes. The adults soon find out about who there guests are and take it upon themselves to get revenge.
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Read the full Review at UnRatedMagazine.com
by Nick Schwab
Though this reworking of 1972's Last House on the Left-- that itself was a reinterpretation of Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring-- may not quite reach the emotional impact and terror that Wes Craven's original unsettlingly achieved, this reimagining (for once that term has real modern justification) is perhaps the best version that could have been done by a major Hollywood studio for such a film of this narrative nature. As although the original is a fine example of underground novice filmmaking that won over a cult audience in grindhouses and on video, the 2009 version that hit major multiplexes in wide release adds its own unique take on the same story.
The original was about the rape and murder of two girls by a group of viscous convicts on-the-lamb is still the main facet of this remake's story... with a twist thrown in concerning the fate of one of the girls. The last block remains essentially the same too: the convicts end up at one of the girls parents' homes. The adults soon find out about who there guests are and take it upon themselves to get revenge.
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Read the full Review at UnRatedMagazine.com
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