Last House On The Left

I honestly enjoy taking out movies that I haven't seen in years, just to see if they still hold up after all these years. And one of the movies that I just did that with is the classic Last House On The Left.



In case you haven't seen this before the story is pretty simple. Mari and her friend head to New York to see a 'rock and roll' show for Mari's birthday. When they decide to buy some 'weed', they cross paths with a group of convicts who have just escaped jail. And, not only are they convicts, they're insane psychopaths who enjoy torturing and killing! Well, Mari and her friend spend the night and most of the next day being tortured, both mentally and physically, until they're both killed. Now, don't think that this is just an early 'torture' movie, this is more than that, because after the girls are killed and the bodies are disposed of the little band of killers find themselves in the home of a kindly couple who just happened to be Mari's parents. And, when they find out that the people they've opened their house to are the killers of their daughter, revenge is an understatement!

The gem on the Special Edition DVD is the short 'making of' documentary that features interviews with most of the original cast as well as Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham. Little facts about this classic film are very interesting, everything from how it came to be made (it was financed by a group of theatre owners who actually produced their own movies) and how the film was named (one of the titles it was originally marketed under was 'Krug And Company'), this is a great little extra on the DVD!

I'm giving Last House On The Left Special Edition DVD four out of four cigars,

because, despite being over 35 years old, this movie still has the power to both make you uncomfortable and horrified! And, here's hoping that the proposed remake of this movie never sees the light of day, with the original still able to affect audiences like this one can, we don't need a remake with WB kids!!! So, until next time, when I'll tell you about the time I tortured a woman...well, I called it a date, but her story was different, remember that the best movies are bad movies.