Oh, yes, the master of the teasing headline strikes again. Just a quick note to mention the "new" movie coming out this weekend, High Tension (always link to the imdb page), though I have no idea how close it will be coming to me. To show you how I stay on the pulse of cinema culture, I just heard of the film (or saw ads for it on the web) this week, though it was made in France a couple of years ago. Though I have managed to see the Lions Gate's "scariest film of the year" for at least the last couple of years (Saw, Cabin Fever), I had no real plans to see this film. Then the Salon Review had to bring up Jeepers Creepers, an extremely well-done if not original flick, and now I'll have to see it. Though it will be interesting to see if the film does have parellels with The Last House on the Left, since strictly from the title one might believe the house (and/or the people in it) are the ominous thing.
Update: I won't bother with a brand new post, but a look at the opposite of the heroines in High Tension - one person's Top Ten Dumbest Chicks in Horror Movies. What I like about the list is that I've seen 6 of the films mentioned and wouldn't have any great qualms in seeing the other 5 (yes, 11 films were mentioned). Plus number 4 is one of my favorite scenes/characters in horror movie history - though I disagree with the stupidity being attempting to go through the pet door (yes, stupid, but if memory serves her physical atributes didn't prevent her from making it halfway through), but that a garage door could lift someone up with enough force to kill them I find hard to believe. Now that could be someone's science fair experiment!
Posted by boo at June 9, 2005 02:08 PM | TrackBackFunny you should mention "Last House on the Left." My boss (the Honorable one) was recently telling me that I should see that movie. What's the link to High Tension (I'm too cheap/lazy to set up a salon.com membership)?
Posted by: Mr. Sparkle at June 9, 2005 03:33 PMI may be able to help you acquire an ELECTRONIC version of this movie if you are so inclined and can spare the bandwidth. A version that as far as I know Wes Craven himself as authorized for distribution with a Creative Commons license.
As far as the review, I stopped paying for a Salon membership long ago. The "Day Pass" is rather painless. In fact, in Firefox, I just run it in a background tab and come back to it after a few moments - though immediately sometimes those sneaky folks run ads that require human interaction. That will teach them to subsidize their work! However, I am disappointed with the fact that I can't link directly to page 5 for people like myself who use the Day Pass (as I just discovered). So you are warned, go to page 5 or you will be forced to read about teenage lesbian coming-of-age, etc., etc.
Posted by: boo at June 9, 2005 04:25 PM