My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Last House on the Left (1972)

If you’re really interested in seeing Wes Craven’s directorial debut then this is it, but it’s a very low-budget rape and murder movie with awful acting and badly executed violence. The only semi-redeeming aspect to this film is how he counters the actual brutality with some hokey music that almost mocks the terror. This odd juxtaposition works but only a few times.  And I know Craven insists that this was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece The Virgin Spring, but it’s nowhere near as thought provoking or artful. This is just a bad move from a guy who will someday be a horror directing icon. Grade: C-
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