Saturday, August 8, 2009

Just arrived...

11:40 PM / Blu-ray / Comments2 Comments

Blu-ray

The Last House on the Left (2009) (BD, Universal, Region ABC, USA)

I tend to treat remakes with a great deal of suspicion and, truth be told, this one is no exception. It piqued my curiosity, however, for two reasons: (1) it's been getting some pretty good write-ups, and (2) Wes Craven's original The Last House on the Left is one of a limited number of films on the horror remake conveyor belt that I think could actually be improved quite considerably.

 
2 Comments

1. redunbeck said:

Ugh, this one has miffed me ever since I first heard of it. The plethora of remakes was bad, but a remake of a remake is so, so sad. And to think of all the people who saw this (or the horrid Craven 'original') who have never even heard of the true original: Ingmar Bergman's beautiful The Virgin Spring. It's too bad.

(Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 8:04 AM)

2. Author Profile Page Michael said:

And The Virgin Spring is itself based on a thirteenth century Swedish poem, so technically this is a remake of a remake of a remake. :p

(Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 12:09 AM)

 
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