Review of The Last House on the Left (1972) by Zane T — 09 Mar 2009

Released 37 years ago it gained notoriety as the most detested film within the BBFC so much so former chief James Ferman shelved it for 30 years saying it was ''a deeply unpleasant work''and ''to disturbing for exhibition in Britain in any form''.Released finally in 2002 (still though with 16 seconds of cuts)we got to judge for ourselves.

I feel Craven made a anti-horror film,almost a fuck you toa genre that glorifies violence as a form of entertaiment.Scenes of disembowelment,forced urination and rape were deemed to provocative for a british audience and remain cut to an extent to this day.Interesting though, that very same board passed Salo for a certification under the guise of 'political art' and other controversial titles e.g.cannibal holocaust,deep throat and the only film I think should have been banned Baise Moi passed as exceptible in all there uncut depravity.

Although some of the actors are ashamed that they were apart of a film they describe as ''a peice of shit film and ''the worst film ever made'' Wes Craven remains proud of his achievement.

Putting aside all its visibly cheap production Last House is a landmark film and one of the most realistic social commentarie's on the dehumanisation and life destroying result for all involved someones pointless act of violence.