Customer Reviews:
Is this for real.......2006-06-13
Highly underated. This is a very hard core movie of an persons life which may be very differnt in all respects from anything that I have ever known. This is original as it gets and beware it may gross you out or kick you off your white fence and put you down and when you are down you will be freaky and when your freaky you will be groovey.
Some good old fashioned exploitation fun.......2006-05-30
Since other reviewers have summarized Roger Watkin's life and the conditions for making the film, I will restrict my comments to certain aspects of the film itself. "Last House on Dead End Street" obviously has a reputation. I first learned of it in David Kerekes's phenomenal book, "Killing for Culture". After hearing some people speak of the film, one would expect nothing less than a snuff film. However, most people have not actually seen the film and are simply speculating. Anyone looking for extreme violence or gore is going to be disappointed. One can find much more gore in Herschell Gordon Lewis's hilarious "Wizard of Gore" or more violence in most big-budget Hollywood action pictures. The unique aspect of "Last House" is its gritty supposed "realism". How real it actually appears is up to the viewer. Perhaps it's easier for some to suspend their disbelief than others. Personally, I found it gritty, but just as unrealistic as any film.
The DVD is fairly expensive at around $30, so many are probably wondering if it's worth it. If you're fascinated by the obscure and bizarre or enjoy exploitation movies with absolutely no production values, then you'll appreciate this. Consider yourself warned - there is some absolutely abysmal acting within. The camera work is pretty terrible, the film stock is cheap, the lighting keeps certain scenes from showing much detail, and the script, at times, makes absolutely no sense. But, this is all beside the point. Any fan of this type of movie will love it for these faults. Forget Mystery Science Theater 3000. This movie is funny enough without Mike (or Joel) and the robots. I've noticed other reviewers complaining about the lack of production values. These people, while entitled to their own opinions, have completely missed the point. This movie is supposed to be bad. That's why it's so fun.
To summerize. "Last House on Dead End Street" is fairly violent and gory, but won't disturb the seasoned exploitation film fan. Mainstream views beware - this is probably not something you'll enjoy. For the curious, definitely check it out.
Last House on Dead end Street or: I Flunked out of Film College and Made This.......2006-04-03
really, this film REEKS of failed film student for the whole, what was it? 70 minutes? (cut down from around 180)
i understand it's the director's idea of some sort of social commentary, but it just comes off as nothing more than a pathetic attempt to freak out the establishment.
there are films that depict a society on the edge of depravity that can actually leave an impact on you (Cannibal Holocaust, Salo, Cronenberg's Crash.) but this one just flops over and over like a fish out of water, only to eventually die and leave behind a horrible smell.
In a Word, Bad.......2006-03-22
Four letters: L-A-M-E. I'm so sick and tired of "forgotten horror classics" that cost 20 dollars just to watch. Luckily, I got this one through a free two-week trial with NetFlix. It was, essentially, worth what I paid for it. Some horror flicks that didn't do very well at the box office (Tobe Hooper's The Funhouse, Don't Go in the House, etc.) are really overlooked gems. This one sucks. Don't listen to anyone else.
An interesting horror movie by Roger Watkins.......2004-08-18
"Last House on Dead End Street" was a movie that achieved
popularity due to the fact that it was put in the same
breath as "Last House on the Left" by Wes Craven, but
thats about where the similarites end. This movie
is not a revenge movie as seen through the victims like Wes's
hit, no it's actually seen through the protaganists view.
Roger Watkins directs and stars as a madman who is released
from prison and vows to take revenge on society or so he says.
However he instead chooses to kill his former friends and
cohorts who may have stole some of his film ideas. He
then plots an absurd plot where he makes the best snuff films.
Yes thats part of the urban legend, but this is not a snuff
film. What it is though is one disturb, at times hilarious
spoof of other wannabee snuff films.
What the movie is missing is the fact that in "Last House
on the Left" we dont have any reversal of fortune between
the victim and murderers, instead the movie chooses one
direction and stays there, so nothing is really
a surprise.
The two disc dvd is a bit of a keeper , you get commentary
by Watkins who calls himself an outcast of sorts, his rare
short films and rare footage in a day with Roger Watkins.
DVD:
- Leprechaun 3
- Let It Ride
- Madonna - Truth or Dare
- Millennium Actress
- Monkeybone (Special Edition)
- Move Over Darling
- Nowhere in Africa (German with English Subtitles)
- Of Unknown Origin
- Old School (Widescreen Unrated Edition)
- Penthouse - Labor of Lust
DVD
DVD
General
| Horror
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
I Spit On Your Grave (Millennium Edition)
Combat Shock
Schramm
The Last House on the Left
Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary)