The Last House on the Left ('09)

Hello film fans,

This weekend I had the fortune to enjoy yet another remake of one of the most influential and controversial horror films ever made. The Last House on the Left is a remake of Wes Craven's 1972 original of the same name.

The plot is actually layered with different information for the audience to take in, different even from the Friday the 13th that marches down the same predictable path as many others. I will review the '72 version here as soon as I have time to do so. From what I understand there are some subtle differences, so I will be able to touch on that later.

The plot follows Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton) and her parents Emma (Monica Potter) and Doctor Father, John (Tony Goldwyn) on their summer trip to their lake house, set out in the woods....well its the last house on the left, on a very long road out into the middle of no where. The plot parallels into the story of a group of murderers lead by Manson-like Father Krug (Garret Dillahunt). Their paths cross when Mari and friend hanging in town, come across Justin, who ends up being part of the gang. After the two girls face ultimate horror in the woods, Krug and the gang find refuge in a terrible storm in the home of the Collingwoods. The tale takes and epic turn of revenge in the likes of films like Death Sentence and Death Wish. Unfortunately I cannot give away any more without really giving away the rest of the movie.

Some may call this little picture torture porn, I am tired of hearing this. This film is more of a traumatic drama rather then outright horror film. Please don't listen to any one who says...uh it's just like Saw or hostel.... People are unaware that it is a remake and served as a rebellious form of artistic expression made during the Vietnam war. Some of that may be lost on a new generation, but the tension is a plenty, not a lot of 'jump' scares or overall gore. The film features a terribly detailed stabbing and uncomfortably real rape scene that will surely shake up any one, especially the women of the audience.

I will come back and give a final rating after I have seen the original. But as its own film, The Last house on the left is a terrifically terrify tale of evil and revenge and worth the hour and a quarter. Just like Watchmen, this film is not for every one, but if your are a big suspense film buff or love a great horror film...this is your kind of shindig

Take a turn on the last left...

br()wnie
Resident Horror Film Aficionado

Last House on the Left (2009)

Hey Film Lovers!

It is my duty to review every horror film that comes out...and i will do so! No one else in the society has shown much interest in the genre, so i will do my best to bring a review with every major theatrical and DVD horror release

I am about to go see The Last House on the left, the remake of the 1972 Wes Craven masterpiece (which i also just bought on DVD) so expect reviews tonight, as well as one for the '09 remake of Friday the 13th

Thanks every one

br()wnie
Resident Horror Film Aficionado

Watchmen

So I am not the biggest comic fan, and there are probably better people in the society to write this other than me. But no one has yet, and I just saw Watchmen about an hour ago. I recommend, everyone, go see it.

For those who know me, you should know that I rarely, ever give movies 5 stars out of 5. A movie has to impress me very very vividly to gain that kind of recognition in my eyes. And for those who know me, you know my DVD collection is very small and limited to only movies I feel are 5 star movies. I plan on owning WATCHMEN.

I don't want to give away any details for those of you who haven't seen it. But the movie is far from perfect, but also far out in terms of revolutionary direction, special effects, plot, undertone, character development and overall mood and feel. If you don't like blood (I don't really mind it in movies or my own blood, I cringe when I see other people bleed in real life situations) I will warn you. The blood spot on the movie poster is not the slightest bit close to how much you will see in the film. It is pretty graphic..which I like. What can you expect though from the director of 300? (Another movie I felt was revolutionary enough to grasp a 5 star from me)

Watchmen is good, if you appreciate movies with taste, content, and vision. See it, especially in theaters. This is going to be an instant classic. Unfortunately, nothing this good ever goes untouched by idiots who want profit, so we all will see some annoying shit poppin out of Hot Topic very very soon.

I do have a few gripes about the movie..First off...casting the girl who got naked in Harold and Kumar go to white castle, bad move. Second off, there are a couple scenes in the middle that just are pointless and ruin the mood and flow of the movie. Should have been cut. Other than that, I'm open to everyone else's opinion.

The Film Society's Short Film

Hey, everyone.

I hope we still have people who still check this out. I think it is an important tool for us to utilize and communicate through the web. 

Obviously, the reviews are going well. As Luis had said before, we probably should keep them a little shorter, just to get the point across quicker.

We have a tight little group going right now, and we have talked about some of our plans here in the future. Mainly being the short film we are going to attempt to make, we should be on our way to having a script before the next FILM SOCIETY MEETING. Which for those who don't know yet, will be on the 12th of March. Thursday at 8 PM top floor of CRANE. ROOM TBA. 

The main way we will be communicating will be via EMAIL, so if I don't have your email, please get that to me so we can create a list to go by. 

That is all I have for now, more updates coming soon.