The House At The Edge Of The Park

It seems that you can't go back again, and I guess their right, because the further I dive into B, Cult and Low Budget movies from the late 70s and early 80s, I realize that they just don't make 'em like this anymore! And, the Ruggero Deodato movie, The House At The Edge Of The Park is just the tip of this particular iceberg!



The House At The Edge Of The Park is the perfect 70s exploitation movie, it has it all, here's the story: Alex is a New York scumbag (the worst kind of scumbag that there is, by the way) who does what he wants when he wants to, no matter who gets hurt in the meantime. As the movie opens, we see Alex attack, rape and kill a girl and then just walk away, it's pretty disturbing stuff and the movie's just getting started. Jump ahead in time and Alex and a crony are planning a night out, when into their garage pulls a couple of what would one day be called yuppies looking to get their car fixed on the way to a party. Well, Alex see these people and you can see the wheels turning! I'm sure you can see this coming, Alex and his buddy go to the party, where they eventually take everyone hostage and begin partying as only they can, people are tortured, maimed and humiliated all for Alex's pleasure. You're waiting and waiting for the tables to turn and when they do, it comes quick and in a way that I never saw coming!

As I said, this is the perfect exploitation movie, it has it all, and it does what every great exploitation movie seems to do, it makes you feel slightly uncomfortable watching it. I'm giving The House At The Edge Of The Park four out of four cigars because I can see watching this movie again in the not too distant future! So, until next time when I'll tell you about how my buddies and me like to party, no, we don't attack and humiliate people, we really just get a cake and some beer and sit around watching movies, so the only people humiliated are us, so, until then, remember that the best movies are bad movies!