SoftInloveRox
Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
Joanna Mccarty
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Kimball
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
sandarce-74573
Yes, it seems they completely ran out of ideas by the end of the movie. It turns out, two parents had a son, he was born with a dental defect and they took him for a monster. You'll realize this when the mother says, "Giulio was a monster", and then, she explains "he was born that way... look at his teeth". So, because the boy had bad teeth and he seemed like a monster to them, they decided to isolate him in the forest. They found other persons with special needs to live with them in order for the boy to have "a normal life." One day the boy bit his father's hand and somehow managed to bit off his finger, so they had this great illuminating 'eureka' moment, they had the brilliant idea of feeding him human flesh. So, they went out and started to kill... to feed their child... like any parent would, the mother explains. Brilliant, just brilliant!
BA_Harrison
Prologue: the world's densest family are driving home when they blow a tyre and crash (no seat-belts; no airbags; very dumb); the father is dead, so the mother gets her injured son out of the car and tells him to run down the road with her (he could be suffering from spinal damage for all she knows; what an idiot!); when she spies a car approaching, the mother stands in the road and waves her arms, but fails to get out of the way when it passes (Splat! How thick?); the driver of the car pulls over, walks to the barely-still-alive mother, and bashes her head in with a rock (the son, who is cowering in the woods, shouts out; he's easily as stupid as his parents).After this unparallelled exercise in stupidity, we are introduced to a pair of lovers, Aurora (busty Daniela Virgilio) and Rino (Daniele Grassetti), who attempt to solve issues in their relationship by having car sex in the middle of nowhere. As they redress themselves, post intercourse, a trio of pill-popping thugs turn up, kick Rino to the ground and try to force Aurora to perform fellatio. Fortunately for her, the assault is interrupted when a couple in a passing car stop, and the driver, Antonio (Gennaro Diana) proceeds to send the thugs packing (with the help of his gun, of course).Grateful for his assistance, the shocked couple accompany Antonio to his house, but it turns out to be a case of 'out of the frying pan, and into the fire': Antonio and his wife Clara (Santa De Santis) are the proud parents of a group of deformed cannibals, and Aurora and Rino are destined to become dinner.It is clear from the derivative title alone that Last House In The Woods is intended to recreate the nasty, gritty vibe of 70s and 80s grind house horror, most notably the early work of Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, and Italy's own Ruggero Deodato; unfortunately, director Gabriele Albanesi tends to stick a little too closely to his source material, and for much of the film, he offers very little new in terms of ideas. Inbred cannibals; vicious rapist thugs; chainsaw mayhem: it's all so familiar. Hell, even Gennaro Diana looks kinda like David Hess's younger brother.However, as Italian horror films seem to be in the habit of doing, the script eventually decides to launch logic out of the window and matters get very crazy, very gory, very quickly, transforming Last House In The Woods from a predictable Hills Have Eyes/Texas Chainsaw clone into a totally bonkers and magnificently vicious gore-fest. In fact, I had so much fun with the typically Italian insanity in the closing moments that I found I could easily forgive the movie's earlier weaknesses.Yucky treats that await those who are patient include limb amputation via chainsaw, bullets to the head, vicious stabbings, and a messy disembowelment (all courtesy of MUFX man Sergio Stivaletti); furthermore, Virgilio gets absolutely drenched in blood, a mutant cannibal has his huge boil burst during a fight (which results in a geyser of pus hitting a guy in the face), and there's even a quadriplegic kid for good measure. It's mad, it's messy, and it's fun, and that's good enough for me! 6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.
Scarecrow-88
Sexually liberated Aurora(Daniela Virgilio)has tired of former boyfriend, Rino(Daniele Grassetti), but he's in love with her and is able to coerce her into sex in his car out of the city. Three hooligans, Cesare(David Pietroni), Ginger(Geremia Longobardo), and Diego(Cristiano Callegaro), on a trip, interrupt their conversation on continuing the bumpy relationship by beating Rino to a pulp and terrorizing Aurora, almost sexually molesting her when a couple, Antonio(Gennaro Diana)and Clara(Santa De Santis)pull up in the nick of time. The thugs warn Antonio to bugger off, but he has a gun and isn't afraid to use it. Able to shoo them away, Antonio offers Aurora and Rino a ride to their home for a moment or two of rest, and they accept..little does Aurora know what plans they have for them. Alternating through the plot, a young boy is running through the woods to get away from a mysterious man who hit his mother with his van as she was attempting to flag him down(..their car run over broken glass, careening head-on with a tree, killing the father).Director Gabriele Albanesi mentions in the documentary for this film that his story and content was highly influenced by the 70's and 80's(..specificially Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, Lucio Fulci, Ruggero Deodato and especially Dario Argento)and you certainly see that here. Buckets upon buckets of blood and hideous gore. The film features cannibalism( sharp teeth ripping flesh), nasty chainsaw activity(an arm and leg are removed;stomach is torn through with the intestines exposed), human freaks(..a child with shark-like teeth with a hunger for human flesh, along with his "brothers", one with a large tumor-like growth on his neck and another with a hideous skin infection on one side of his face), other degrees of potent violence(..a large knife is stabbed multiple times into a torso, another gets his throat sliced open;a gun is used to bash a victim's skull;a bullet wound to the forehead squirts blood), and, to cap it all off, the shocking fate towards the kid we see running through the woods seeking help. The film works off the familiar premise of innocent couple falling prey to a family who appears on the surface to be a normal member of the bourgeoisie society..although, anyone who lives so far into the woods most of the time is hiding a secret. The dinner table scene is memorable as poor Aurora, tied to a chair, must watch Rino's decapitated leg being feasted on, while also getting showered in blood as the chainsaw is used to hack away his arm. Also, the hooligans, who almost raped Aurora, were bound to return to confront Antonio(..although, Albanesi fashions a rather contrived way for them to find his home). The film is played completely straight, with a classical music score complimenting the serious tone. The film, at it's core, is a showcase for make-up/special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti(..who was, at first, confronted by the director and his producer Gregory J Rossi on issues regarding his opinions on their effects)who takes the small budget his young unproven filmmakers have at their disposal, delivering an extravaganza of bloodshed and grue. It's neat seeing practical effects, not CGI, used again, even if some of the set-pieces are considered primitive by today's standards. As expected with an Italian horror film, the material presented is full of bizarre behavior and strange characters. My major beef is Albanesi's decision to shoot certain action and violent set pieces in that frenzied, shaky-cam method(..he called it "warfare", a change from the more polished, fluid Italian style, the kind of style I thoroughly enjoy). Albanesi mentions that several bloody set-pieces were inspired by Argento's Tenebre(..particularly the final gory set-piece). For old school gorehounds, this might be entertaining..for the squeamish, not so fun.
bigdarvick
Nice artwork on the DVD box and that's about it. On the cover it says, "from the people who brought you the Grudge" etc etc, lot's of hype. From Ghost House pictures, a company that usually will deliver the scares, but not in this case.First 10 minutes of the film is shot too dark. Then there are numerous gaffes with the day for night type scenes. One scene it is dark, the next it's daylight. On par with an Ed Wood film. Horrible editing, shots of 3 guys driving in a little Fiat seen over and over with the driver never turning the wheel. Lingering close ups, fast zooms--both in and out, shaky hand held camera to the point of it looking like the cinematographer was having a seizure. Goofy, over the top acting, more suitable for an Italian soap opera. "Hey Enzo, we needa more blood, no?"I bought this movie used for 10 bucks and I might as well of just flushed it down the toilet. Here's some advice for Ghost House pictures: Please don't become another Full Moon. There are already enough low budget stinkers being put out by those guys. Have some credibility and actually watch the movie before you market it --and in the case of Last House in the Woods, your marketing was deceptive and I fell for it. You got me, but now I will research a Ghost House movie before I buy or rent one.
