What It Is: A movie that single handedly proves French cinema is capable of more than artsy romances.Why I Watched It: I've seen a ton of French films and was more than intrigued at the rumor of a French slasher film, done well!
What I Thought: Bloody brilliant!
Cécile de France is incredible as the main character, but the rest of the cast is only mediocre. Not that it matters that much. We don't watch slasher films for the quality acting now do we?
The violence and gore in High Tension are ratcheted many notches above the vast majority of half-assed American horror films. High Tension also plays on our expectations of the slasher genre with a few unexpected twists and turns.
Watch the Unrated Version. Unlike most "extended" or "unedited" DVDs out there, High Tension's NC17 cut includes an entire death scene completely removed from the R version as well as many deliciously gruesome seconds worth of gore that really drive the guttural impact of the film.
It deserves mention that High Tension isn't simply an excuse for bloodshed. There is a very interesting story underlying all the violence that will leave you thinking long after the movie's over.
Highlights: Gruesome death scenes, only the second film I've seen that features oral sex with a severed head, many deaths are drawn out just enough to hit you with some extreme discomfort, interesting twists and plays on the genre, and one bad ass chick with a barbed wire bat!
Who Should See It: Horror fans, slasher fans, or people that think all foreign films are black and white silent films about romance or love.
How Soon: Grab the Unrated DVD and settle in for 1.5 hours of delicious discomfort that only a well crafted gore-fest can bring!
High Tension (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
3 comments:
You know you're a movie slut when... you've seen MORE than one film featuring oral sex with a severed head!!!!
Yeah. :-) I can thank the Re-Animator for the first one.
I figured someone would catch that. :-P
i bought this movie about a year and a half ago used at blockbuster just cuz it looked interesting. the masturbation scene at the beginning is incredible... you just don't see enough female masturbation in movies these days.
i have to say though that the plot didn't make a bit of fucking sense. yeah, it was kinda clever, but it's not like the sixth sense where you watch it the second time and you're like 'holy shit, how did i not catch that??' no no no, this one isn't like that. there's just no way some of the shit could have happened.
overall, a good flick. i won't argue that... but i do like my plots to make a little sense. you know my standards for horror movies aren't exactly stellar either.
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