Raw and tough to watch at times, but the cinematography and score are so opposite of what you'd expect from a horror film that the reality of the entire situation is even more terrifying.
Cynthia Carr, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln
A pair of teenage girls are headed to a rock concert for one's birthday. While trying to score marijuana in the city, the girls are kidnapped by a gang of psychotic convicts.
DVD Release Date: August 27, 2002
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March 18, 2009
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January 26, 2009
Krug Stillo: We don't wanna off someone first night out. I mean, it'd be a shame to get this floor all messed up with blood.
Further proof that the 70s were a wonderful time for horror films, although this is less of a horror film and more of a series of unfortunate and fucked ...( read more) -
January 10, 2009
Two teenaged girls are kidnapped by a gang of lowlifes and raped and abused. Zero suspense, zero comic relief, zero art, only a willingness to depict naked sadism in loving detail.
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October 10, 2008
"Night of the Living Dead" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" are two films that received a unanimous critical bashing when they were first released, but are now looked upon as ground-breaking horror masterpieces. That is also a classification that could be used to describe Wes Cr...( read more)
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August 20, 2008
Set the bench mark when release in 1972.A truely gritty and unpleaset movie .
This movie is very badly dateted now and might put off a lot of horror/movie fans but if so still worth checking out for Wes Craven first movie. -
November 20, 2009
This is a raw film. Like rough near documentary raw. Actually, scratch that, documentaries don't attempt at style like this one does and doesn't have several unfunny comical cop duo things to soften up the rape scenes.
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November 18, 2009
Probably one of the most well made grindhouse movies i've ever seen. The acting was actually decent and the plot was really well thought out. If only Wes Craven could have continued this in his recent movies. The blood and violence was gruesome, just the way it should be.
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November 17, 2009
i loved this film however i was told it was really scary and so gory n the descriptions n views of what happend were relli high depth but i didnt think it was but it was a brill flm
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November 13, 2009
Wes Craven seems incapable of mediocre or average, he always produces brilliance or shit. This, his debut, veers towards the former. It reminded me of I Spit On Your Grave, and though the acting is woeful, the villains are sadistic, cruel bastards - including a woman, which is a ...( read more)
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