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Plot: Students Marie (Cecile de France) and Alex (Maiwenn Le Besco) have no idea of the horrors that await them when they head off to a remote country home to study for their upcoming exams. When night fall...( read more read more... )

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Recent Reviews

  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 8, 2008
    Alexandre Aja will become one of the greats in the horror genre for sure. After making a perfect re-make of the Hills Have Eyes, i finally decided to see this movie, and let me tell you it is the scariest, freakiest, and most twisted movie i have seen in a very very long time. Holy shit I cannot even begin to explain how freaked out I was, and how intense the entire movie is, and how bad the bad guy is. This movie is the best horror film I have seen in a while, and all horror fans should leap to the video store if you are unfortunate enough to not have seen this movie yet.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 6, 2008
    I was recommended this by someone who only watched horror films. He said it made his muscles tense and he's really interested in how people react to and experience horror films. I found this to be true. It took me about 15-20 minutes to "come down" as it were. I will not take that away from the film, it is very effective at creating a mood. I didn't find the ending so much of a betrayal as some have because of all the fascinating implications it has in terms of gender, sexuality, repression and the image of the stalking killer (what about the monstrous feminine? the abject? the Final Girl!?!). So, I'm alright with it, but I'm not sure if it truly is the best horror film of the last 10 years - but I have yet to choose one.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 3, 2008
    A young student with a butch haircut (no points for guessing what that subtly reveals about her character) travels to a school chum's country home, where a French redneck (or something) starts chopping up the family. Despite some moments of suspense, it's not a thriller as the title suggests. but a slick slasher movie intended for viewers with strong stomachs.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 3, 2008
    NOOO!!!! This one was about to get my sincerest approval up until the ending! This movie lived up to its name and was definitely high in tension...I'm talking edge of your seat can barely watch tension. In fact probably one of the most tense horror movies of the 2000s up through the 1 hour mark. So why doesn't it get my approval? Well it thinks it's smarter than it actually is, and after the first hour things just go downhill in believability right up until that twist ending...all I can say is WTF?! Wow I mean the ending completely ripped this movie to shreds! BOOO!!
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 1, 2008
    great great horror movie. untill the twist ending fifteen minutes before the end of the movie. man was that stupid. kills all love i had for it

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  • Melty4
    just suspend your disbelief, watch it in french, turn on the subtitles and enjoy. thats all you need to do for this one. it's ok for little kids to watch too. it's a family film, i promise.
    posted 336 days ago
  • noeyeballs
    I will ammit that I loved this film. I love gore and this one for sure had it. I have reccomened it to everyone. Some don't like the story or the gore. The story can be constanly over analyized, but that is what makes it fun. You never really get it. Even if you dont like this kind of stuff, you should still peek a look at it.
    posted 483 days ago
  • BabyCham
    I just saw a trailer for the dubbed-in-English version for this movie and it sounds terrible!! So If anybody hasn't seen it yet, make sure you get hold of a copy of the subtitled version (unless you speak french that is lol).
    posted 580 days ago
  • dtgamerat
    A pure first rate Horror film. A film that will beat you to a bloody pulp until the credits roll.
    posted 758 days ago

Details

  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Alexandre Aja
  • Genres: Drama, Horror
  • Released: December 31, 2005
  • DVD Released: October 11, 2005

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