After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an... Read allAfter kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
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- TriviaBruises are visible on both Paige and Mari's legs during the scenes in the hotel room. According to interviews, the bruises were a result of filming the scenes in the forest, which were filmed before the hotel room scene. The makeup crew tried to cover up the bruises; however, since the actors did their own stunts, the marks were too severe to be covered up by any makeup.
- GoofsThe boat in the film for which they could not find the keys was a newer model Ski Nautique. These particular boats do not use keys. They use a four digit start code which you must input into the keyless ignition panel. This panel is marked by a big red start button.
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Krug: [to John] What are the odds, man? Of course your little girl had a lot to do with it. You should be proud. How'd you make us, anyway? Did my fucking kid rat us out? That's it, isn't it? My fucking kid! Figured out who you were and blabbered his brains. Hey, by the way, y'all did a bang up job on my brother. He is really fucking dead down there!
- SoundtracksCatch Me If You Can
Written by Gym Class Heroes, Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz (as Peter Wentz)
Performed by Gym Class Heroes
Courtesy of Fueled By Ramen Decaydance / Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing / Epileptic Caesar / EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Nervous Breakdance Music (BMI) / Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Chicago X Softcore Songs (BMI)
The biggest lesson to learn from this film is not to trust people you don't know. And how easily you can end up being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This film puts you through a rollercoaster of emotions such as dread, concern, anticipation and other moments that will leave you feeling queasy. You will feel very uncomfortable and if you are like me then sometimes you might wince and grit your teeth.
I found one scene extremely difficult and unsettling to watch, I just wanted it to be over very quickly. However afterwards it did make me feel more emotionally compassionate for the victim and I was much more determined to see her survive to the end.
The acting would have been difficult in some scenes due to the nature of this film so all need to be admired with a special mention to Garret Dillahunt who played Krug the gang leader. He was ruthless and created a truly unlikeable character who you hope in the end gets what they deserve.
Spencer Treat Clark, (Justine) Riki Lindome,(Sadie) and Aaron Paul (Francis) were commendable in their roles and Sara Paxton (Mari) was impressive in the early stages of the film and did a truly remarkable job to show her diversity as an actress.
I also enjoyed the family cohesion between the Father (John) and the Mother (Emma) played by Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter respectively. And their strong bond and trust in each other help them handle the terrifying situation that they find themselves in.
I was honestly surprised by this film and I found the Last House on the Left to be much better than I anticipated. It is graphically violent and the very last scene of the film was questionable on whether it is possible or even realistic. But this movie keeps you entertained, on the edge of your seat and highly anxious. Particularly throughout the last half of the film where you are treated to a lot of nervous tension.
8/10.
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- Also known as
- La venganza de la casa del lago
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,752,215
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,118,685
- Mar 15, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $45,995,223
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1