....But That's Not High Praise. The original was pure garbage, with some of the worst acting and directing of an ill conceived script. This film is also incredibly horrible, with some pretty tedious dialogue and nonsensical twists. But horror movies are like that, so ya gotta expect it to a degree. As in the first one, there's an extremely attractive daughter and her friend, who run into some trougle with a group of bad guys (and one girl). The violence didn't bother me, as it's supposed to be violent. The problem is the lack of rationality in the actions of all involved. The scene in the woods was okay, but when they got to the huse things kind of unraveled. The dialogue became stilted and people acted contrary to how you would expect them to in the situation. I'm not getting into details here, as the negative reviews sums it up rather adeauately. The woods scene is pretty good though, and will satisfy those depraved individuals who enjoy that sorta thing. I will once again reiterate that this stands head and shoulders above the original, but it's still a forgettable effort with only a few scenes that might stick in your memory longer than it takes to relieve yourself. A somewhat solid entry into the genre of torture porn. 2.5 rounded up to 3 because I'm feeling generous. But holy crap the parents were such idiots!!
Review of The Last House on the Left
