The Last House on the Left (remake)

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release date March 13 2009
studio Rogue Pictures
director Dennis Iliadis
writer Mark Haslett, Carl Ellsworth, Adam Alleca
starring Garret Dillahunt, Rhys Coiro, Martha MacIsaac, Riki Lindhome, Sara Paxton, Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter
rating
R
tagline If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?
site thelasthouseontheleft.com
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

John and Emma Collingwood are on vacation at their lakeshore house when, by a bizarre twist of fate, they give shelter to the sociopaths who have just assaulted and nearly killed their daughter. Upon discovering the truth, they exact a chilling revenge on her attackers...

Official Review

On an old commentary track for the original The Last House on the Left, director Wes Craven said that he hoped to never revisit that time in his life again. After viewing the film years ago, I felt the same. It’s a tough, brutal and real piece of celluloid that leaves the viewer with such a tremendous amount of stress, nobody should have to endure it. Yet, here we are in 2009 – 37 years after the original hit theaters screaming the phrase “Keep repeating, it’s only a movie…” – watching a remake of the famed horror film (that was actually a remake of Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring from 1960). …Read More

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Official Score: 4 / 5