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(Reviewed by Snake-666) - Disturbing, sickening but not
too bad. This film, like the similarly themed 'I Spit On Your
Grave', is harrowing, sickening and disgusting.
This was Wes Craven's directing debut and what a shocker (no pun intended)
it turned out to be.
The story revolves around a group of psychotic killers and two teenage girls
out for the night. The girls try to score some dope but unfortunately end up
kidnapped, raped and eventually murdered by these killers. One of the murder
scenes is particularly harrowing but I won't describe it in case people
haven't seen the film.
Naturally the killers get their just desserts, but unlike 'I Spit On Your
Grave', it is the parents of one of the girls that do it. Like 'I Spit On
Your Grave', male genitalia is once again harmed in a sickening way, and all
you guys better get ready to cringe.
Unfortunately this film is damaged by an attempted comedy element featuring
two bumbling police officers and a stupid piece of background music, which
is repeated over and over again to the point where you are willing to give
up on the film. Personally, I don't think trying to add comedy to such a
film is a good idea and in my opinion this is one of the film's main flaws.
As most of this pitiful comedy takes place during the first part of the film
people are tempted just to turn it off, as I was. But I decided to give the
film a chance and in the end it is a very well thought out film. I wouldn't
say the film was overly entertaining but it was certainly sickening and dark
(except those stupid police officers) and is a satisfying horror film, while
also making statements about drug abuse, gang control, rape and murder. |
| (Reviewed by Preppy) - Sick and degrading. A group of psychos
(three men and one bisexual woman) kidnap two teenage girls. They rape and
torture them to death only to be killed themselves by two parents of one of
the girls.
I love horror films and graphic things don't upset me but I find this film
totally repulsive. It was shot on next to no budget and looks like a
documentary which makes it seem realistic. Also the acting is good which
makes it even worse. The scenes were the two teenage girls are tortured are
just needlessly sick and they play cheerful music over it! When I watched
this on DVD I had to keep turning it off because I was so disgusted with
what I was watching. The movie makes you FEEL dirty by pushing this in your
face.
Purportedly this is based on Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" but I
have my doubts. Also Wes Craven disowns this film now. He was so viciously
attacked by people for the content of this that he'll have nothing to do
with it. All the cast members were interviewed for a book on this years
ago--THEY hate the film too and think it's a piece of garbage! Let me put it
this way--one of the men went on from this to making porno films--he made
over 100 pornos and STILL considers this the worst film ever made!
This was a huge drive-in hit during the 1970s and 1980s and had an ad line
which became famous--"To avoid fainting keep repeating it's only a
movie, it's only a movie, it's only a movie..." It was paired with
"Don't Look in the Basement" and "The House That
Vanished"--two other really bad horror films but nowhere as offensive
as this one. This is sick, degrading and an utter piece of garbage. Probably
the worst horror film ever made. I give it a 1. |
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