Review of Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left came into theaters on March 13th, 37 years after the original. Wes Craven’s sadistic slasher flick was remade by director Dennis Iliadis. While Iliadis is no Craven, there are some similiarities to the remake as there was in the original. So as my usual mantra, I will not spoil anything from the movie. The movie similarities are few and far between, but some scenes remain virtually the same like the torture scenes from the original. As disturbing as the original movie was in that regard, the remake tones it down, probably much to the liking of the audience if they have seen the original. Craven’s version had much more suspense involved and could make you love and hate the antagonists all at the same time. Iliad’s failure in the remake was to make the antagonists hatable and leaves nothing to the imagination. Pure evil was their intention. The unsurety of an antagonist (again, not to spoil anything) was nothing too extraordinary as far as the emotional standpoint is concerned. The remake should be seen on face value. You know exactly what you’re getting. There is no suspense involved because it was written with cliche upon cliche. However, Tony Goldwyn’s character was the only redeeming quality of the movie. Dare I say, he played a better Dr. Collingwood? On a scale of 1-10, the remake gets a five. On a gore level, you won’t be disappointed. That’s about all the movie has going for it.
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