Good and evil will be rewarded, one violence is another

Evert 2022-04-23 07:02:57

The English title of the movie feels very ordinary "The Last House on the Left", which fails to express the gist of the movie, but it is a good translation of "Murder Regardless of Left and Right". The story is also very simple. A family of three went on vacation. The daughter went out and met a small gang of murderous people. The accident happened, and this gang happened to stay at their house, and finally staged the explosion.

This is a remake. The old version was shot in 1972. Of course, I wouldn't go to such an old account. And this remake won the Best Director Award at the Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival in 2009. The film has a good grasp of the rhythm, and the emotional ups and downs of the audience are well controlled. What is most appreciated is photography. For close-ups of characters' expressions, the use of long shots can easily bring the audience's emotions into the film. Fortunately, I downloaded the unrated version, so some of the more violent and murderous scenes are included in my eyes, and therefore I appreciate the director's ability to portray characters and character more, and the impression of this film will also be especially profound.

The first half of the movie is relatively depressing. Although people will explode when they are afraid to the limit, death is still in the hands of others. The second half set off a new climax, using violence to control violence, which was very pleasing, and the depression in the first half was also relieved. And the ending of the movie is also a happy reunion. If the ending is still depressing, then I think this movie is not worth watching, and it goes against the movie's main idea of ​​using violence to overcome violence.

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The Last House on the Left quotes

  • Krug: [upon seeing Justin aiming a gun at him] What are you doing?

    Justin: Ending this.

    Krug: Well you sure picked a hell of a time to grow some balls. Glad to see you too. Now, look. I'm not mad, alright? Just don't do anything stupid.

    [Justin pulls the trigger, but the gun is out of bullets]

    Krug: [knocking gun away] My son. I loved you. I took care of you!

    [stabs Justin in stomach with fire poker]

    Justin: [hurt] Loved?

    Krug: [covering Justin's mouth] You don't get to talk now!

    Justin: Fuck you!

  • [last lines]

    John Collingwood: Hi.

    Krug: What is this? I can't move.

    John Collingwood: You're paralyzed from the neck down.

    [shows knife]

    John Collingwood: I didn't have any rope, or duct tape.

    Krug: Hey, what are you doing? Doc?

    [John puts Krug's head in microwave]

    Krug: What the fuck are you doing?

    John Collingwood: [calmly] You're going to be fine.

    [John turns on microwave and walks away]

    Krug: [weakly] Wait... hey... wait.