DU Horror Fans: What was your initial reaction to "Last House on the Left"

Mine was "I don't like what I saw..."

Great flick (but definitely not for everyone). Ultimate in nihilist cinema.

scared the crap out of me..... it was too "real".

:cry:

It details a very graphic torture, humiliation and murder of two teenage girls.

At the same time, all of the violence is necesarry to the plot.

Ask BigMcLargeHuge about it

Saw that horrible movie in a drive-in about 1970 or so. In fact, I never watch any slasher movies at all since then.

I was 12. One of the many reasons I don't buy the whole "children watching violence = children being violent" thing. 100% depends on the child and the parents.

But it left me with a sick feeling inside.

At the end of the movie, EVERYONE is a monster.

"It's only a movie... it's only a movie... it's only a movie"

but my favorite part was the bumbling sheriff and his incompetent deputy (played by Karate Kid Cobra Kai sensei Martin Kove)

and to give an idea of how sick I am, I own this particular piece of depravity (although i havent watched it in forever)

There was another flick from the same period called "Don't Look in the Basement" I think one or the other was cashing in on the first. The one that sticks in my mind was about the two girls off to a rock concert.

which I know sounds stupid. I was a crazy wild teenager until I saw that movie. I stopped a lot of bad behaviors like accepting rides from strangers. It scared the bad right out of me.

but i like it, for what it is :)

fascination

I think it went too far. Same mistake "I Spit On Your Grave" made. Too much focus on rape and cruelty, not enough focus on revenge. It's not really a horror story, it's about vengeance.


Even Carpenter said it was so difficult for everyone that they sat alone and refused to talk to anyone - it was just too hurtful.


Khash.

when I was pretty young (it was banned here until about 2 years ago, and still has 30 seconds cut - the "wet yourself" bit and the cutting of her chest) but it didn't make a particular impact then and I may have just confused it with other films (I remembered the mothers revenge and assorted scenes from a wood (which could have come from several films)).

I bought the UK DVD release when it came out and must admit I was quite suprised at how tame I found it given its reputation. There are certainly a few moments of disturbing briliance, but my reaction was more one of bemusement. It's a good film though and if it ever gets cleanly through our censors I'll happily add the complete version to my collection.

I found something like Scrapbook, on the other hand, an entirely different kettle of fish and shocked me the way I imagine those 70's horrors shocked their audiences.