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JamesG · 03-16-2009, 02:01 PM

Movie Reviews: Last House On The Left And Miss March
16 March 2009 2:32 AM, PDT

Both Last House on the Left and Miss March received atrocious reviews from critics.

Claudia Puig in USA Today advised: "Steer as clear as you possibly can from The Last House on the Left." She is presumably referring to a graphic scene of brutality in the film that other critics, while agreeing that it is well staged, have damned.

Kyle Smith in the New York Post called it "depraved and dreadful."

Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News described it as "stomach-churningly anti-human."

And Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times concluded that it is: "a tawdry, pointless whirligig that wants to spin amusement from genuine pain and misery without forcing its audience into an uncomfortable position of questioning themselves and their own enjoyment of it."

As for the comedy Miss March, Rachel Saltz in the New York Times wrote that its biggest problem "is that it isn't funny."

Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Times added, that it not only is it unfunny, but "it's monumentally stupid."

-IMDB News

PrettyinPink55 · 03-16-2009, 02:11 PM

A friend of mine saw "The Last House on the Left" but walked out in the middle because he said it was just disgusting. He wouldn't tell me what the scene was or what happened, but advised me NOT to see it...

HuntingtonM15 · 03-16-2009, 02:33 PM

That's interesting. I thought they would have really toned down the rape scenes, but from the review, it doesn't seem like it.

Max Whittaker · 03-16-2009, 02:42 PM

Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing "Last House on the Left".

JamesG · 03-17-2009, 08:51 PM

Yeah, it was inevitable that Last House was going to get bad reviews from mainstream critics. This movie is definitely not for everyone; considering the movie's subject about escaped cons raping a girl and leaving her for dead. In the original they killed her by the way; but the remake is taking a different turn.

Regarding Miss March; yeah that one just looks bad.

comedyfreak · 03-18-2009, 04:30 AM

Miss March looks like it would be funny, not to be taken seriously.

03-16-2009, 02:01 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,174	Movie Reviews: "Last House On The Left" and "Miss March" Movie Reviews: Last House On The Left And Miss March 16 March 2009 2:32 AM, PDT Both Last House on the Left and Miss March received atrocious reviews from critics. Claudia Puig in USA Today advised: "Steer as clear as you possibly can from The Last House on the Left." She is presumably referring to a graphic scene of brutality in the film that other critics, while agreeing that it is well staged, have damned. Kyle Smith in the New York Post called it "depraved and dreadful." Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News described it as "stomach-churningly anti-human." And Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times concluded that it is: "a tawdry, pointless whirligig that wants to spin amusement from genuine pain and misery without forcing its audience into an uncomfortable position of questioning themselves and their own enjoyment of it." As for the comedy Miss March, Rachel Saltz in the New York Times wrote that its biggest problem "is that it isn't funny." Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Times added, that it not only is it unfunny, but "it's monumentally stupid." -IMDB News

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PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	A friend of mine saw "The Last House on the Left" but walked out in the middle because he said it was just disgusting. He wouldn't tell me what the scene was or what happened, but advised me NOT to see it...
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comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	Miss March looks like it would be funny, not to be taken seriously.
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03-16-2009, 02:33 PM	#3
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	That's interesting. I thought they would have really toned down the rape scenes, but from the review, it doesn't seem like it.

03-16-2009, 02:42 PM	#4
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing "Last House on the Left".

03-17-2009, 08:51 PM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,174	Yeah, it was inevitable that Last House was going to get bad reviews from mainstream critics. This movie is definitely not for everyone; considering the movie's subject about escaped cons raping a girl and leaving her for dead. In the original they killed her by the way; but the remake is taking a different turn. Regarding Miss March; yeah that one just looks bad.