Review of The Last House on the Left (1972) by Wayne K — 10 Nov 2015
The directorial debut of recently deceased horror icon Wes Craven, and undoubtedly one of the cheapest every made. Poor editing, sloppy camerawork, bad acting, laughably inane dialogue and a strangely incongruous soundtrack which feels as though it comes from a musical rather than an exploitation slasher flick.
It's clear to see that many modern horror films got a lot of their conventional traits from it, such as the pretty girl in distress, knife-wielding psychopaths, authorities being unable to assist and the big, climactic showdown.
Many parts are fairly graphic, leading it to be banned in over 30 countries upon its release, and the remainder are mostly either uninteresting dialogue or dire comic relief with 2 of cinemas most useless and unnecessary cop characters.
Not Craven's biggest hit, and far from his best film, but I can at least see where 'I Spit On Your Grave' got its inspiration from, and that's far from a compliment.
This review of The Last House on the Left (1972) was written by Wayne K on 10 Nov 2015.
The Last House on the Left has generally received mixed reviews.
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