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Really violent film with sadistic scenes and repulsive crimes. Wes Craven's film debut is a Seventies' little production that rises above its unsettling plot, poor production values and via its grimly affecting portrait of human evil infiltrating a middle-class household. The movie portrays a modern family crumbling into terror and madness. A quartet of criminals -a distorted version of the nuclear family , a sadistic Manson type group- kidnaps a pair of teenage girls and proceeds to ravage, rape, and finally brutally torture them in the forest , unwittingly within walking distance of their rural house . The murderers take refuge in the one girls' own home, only to meet even sterner justice , as when the parents discover just who they are and what they have done, they plot violent vendetta , taking a peculiar retribution . If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?

If someone hurt someone you love, how far would you go to get revenge?. Mari, seventeen, is dying. Even for her the worst is yet to come! She lived in The Last House on the Left !. It rests on 13 acres of earth over the very center of hell..! Warning: Not Recommended for Persons Over 30!

Wes Craven's (Hills have eyes, Swamp Thing, Deadly Blessing, Scream saga) first film marked a turning point in the American horror genre and is considered a cult classic today, although it must be said that the passage of time has diminished its original shocking effects. It turned out to be a modest, amateur-made film. It contains a certain dark humor, as well as disgusting gore and unsettling terror. The story is adapted from ¨Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring ¨, but the movie has more in common with ¨Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs¨ as it charts the descent of two teenagers and a harmless married couple into methodical killers. It is a sleek production with very low budget and packs genuine chills, repugnant scenes, tension , and shocks; it's a terror-thriller with lots of gore and blood.

The film is paced with intelligent edition , special use of granulated colour and slick utilization of shock images that take place in the astonishing close-up crimes . While the look is suitable atmospheric and eerie , the argument stretches plausibility to the breaking point . The upsetting scenes and action are accompanied with a thrilling musical score, adding catching songs by starring David Hess himself. The cast of this movie, which had a considerable influence later on, consisted of unknown actors; only David Hess and Martin Kove, playing a patrolman, would go on to have uneven but long careers in film.

This one is another horror classic of the 70s and 80s, along with ¨The Texas Chain Saw Massacre¨, ¨Halloween ¨, ¨ 13 Friday ¨, ¨Nightmare in Elm Street and ¨My bloody Valentine¨, among others , and all being recently remade in modern style .

The producers of the original film, Wes Craven, Sean Cunningham, and Marianne Maddalean, produced a second, much more professional adaptation, with better technical and artistic execution, while retaining a certain unsettling horror from its predecessor. The remake The Last House on the Left (2009) directed by Dennis Illiadis with Hollywood stars such as: Tony Goldwyn , Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Marta MacIsaac, Aaron Paul.

Wes Craven gives his film an uncomfortable verisimilitude , setting it squarely in the heartland of modern America . While at times it's awkward and inconsistent, with distracting interludes, his handling of the cruel horror scenes is disgusting, and with brief unexpectedly quiet moments in the beginning . Rating : 5,5 ; acceptable movie full of violent frames as well as the original . Humiliation images and graphic torture rate this one a ¨R¨ at best , avoid squeamish people because it will probably turn their stomach .

Donnie Yen is a former hard-edged police detective who crosses over to the other arm of the law as a prosecutor, dishing out punches and sometimes dispensing justice according to the law, and other times taking the law into his own hands. After leaving his job as a police officer, Folk, having studied law, becomes a prosecutor in Hong Kong. The unconventional prosecutor is assigned to a complex criminal case that results in unexpected and unfortunate consequences . His first case is riddled with doubts, involving a young man who is charged with drug trafficking. He pleads guilty under undue influence from his defense lawyer, in exchange for a reduced sentence. He becomes convinced that the conviction is unusual and decides to conduct his own investigation. However, being sentenced to twenty-something years in prison for drug trafficking, whose presumption of innocence has been broken. The case is full of irregularities and errors, so Folk decides to return to the streets, conducting his own private investigation at his own risk. Forced to risk his own life and career to uncover the truth and bring the real villains to justice !. Fight for justice !. Where the law ends, his justice starts !.

An action thriller about corruption and the flaws of the justice system, The Prosecutor is a unique blend of the courtroom, thriller, and martial arts genres. So, the flick displays lots of violence , action filled , thrills and fierce fights; as well as courtdroom drama and criminal intrigue. Donnie Yen, the protagonist, is quite good as the tough cop turned state prosecutor who transforms a twisted criminal case into a personal and physical fight for justice. Along the way, our starring uncovers a corrupt lawyer team's scheme, betrayal, a drug smuggling ring, and attempts to restore justice despite obstruction from evil forces and bringing the real villains to justice. The film unfolds a shocking amount of action, revolving around drug trafficking, dark secrets, conspiracies, corrupt lawyers, and corrupt judges. All of these incidents converge in an enjoyable yet violent potpourri that was a box office hit in Hong Kong.

The screenwriters deserve praise for their apparent knowledge of law and the legal system, following the Anglo-Saxon system for both prosecution and defense. Furthermore, the actors, prosecutors, and other participants in the trials wear wigs in the British style, reflecting the fact that Hong Kong was a possession of England for centuries, and the authorities apparently continue to adhere to traditional Common Law.

The motion picture was well directed by Donnie Yen. This remarkable actor, art-martial expert has played a number of successful films. Yen has explored different styles of screen combat when he choreographed the stunning kung fu fights for actioners as 'Dragon', 'Ip Man 4'', 'Legend of the Fist', 'Raging Fire', 'The Lost Bladesman', the fantasy combat for 'The Monkey King' and the time travel adventure 'Iceman Cometh 3D'. And he has directed a few films, such as: Sakra, Protégé de la Rose, Shanghai Affairs, Ballistic Kiss, Legend of the Wolf, Asian Cop: High Voltage, and The Prosecutor. Rating:6.5/10. The film will appeal Donnie Yen fans.

The head of a family (Buck Henry) is a mafia accountant who has been tactless in telling the FBI about some of his activities, so the whole family is about to be killed. When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, his tough neighbor Gloria becomes his unexpected guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair, Gloria (Gena Rowlands) and Phil (John Adames) go on the run in New York. Gloria and Phil will be repeatedly harassed by the killers who know the boy has seen them and could betray them. She's a woman who neither likes nor understands children, but the two will have no choice but to grow closer and confront the mobsters and the city where they're hiding. She attempted to beat the mob at their own game !. He's got a book that they want, and they're willing to kill to get it !She's tough...but she sides with the little guy !. And she's out to beat the mob at their own game !.

An exciting drama/thriller with pursuits, shootouts, thrills and human relationships. Trademark John Cassavetes effort in which he has actors plumb their souls to their discomfiting levels. Stars Gena Rowlands in the title character, she's top-notch playing a gang moll who reluctantly becomes the guardian of a boy whose parents were killed by the Mafia. One of Cassavetes's great films (Faces, Husbands, A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night), if not the best, of his extensive career as a director, in which he is considered a pioneer of what is now known as American independent cinema. The movie marked a departure from the nonconformist avant-garde of his earlier works. It is a blend of thriller and drama, with attractive thematic narrative, and dual styles, in which Gena Rowlands, married to the director, delivers a fantastic performance. Set in New York, the city is almost another protagonist in the story. The film had an inferior remake, ¨Gloria¨ (1998) which practically copies the original, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sharon Stone as Gloria, George C. Scott, Mike Starr, and Jeremy Northan as the mobster.

The motion picture was competently directed by John Cassavetes. The film won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, and protagonist Gena Rowlands was nominated for several acting awards. In 1959, Cassavetes directed his first film, Shadows (1958), tt depicted the lives of three African-American siblings in New York City and winning the Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival. His next directing effort, Too Late Blues (1961), was about the professional and romantic problems of a struggling jazz musician that failed at the boxoffice and was poorly received. Cassavetes then directed A Child Is Waiting (1963), a documentary-style portrayal of problems in the social services, it depicted life in a state institution for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children. In 1968, Cassavetes had a comeback as a director with Faces (1968), which depicts a single night in the life of a middle-aged married couple. Cassavetes returned to the theme of a midlife crisis in his next film, Husbands (1970), depicting three middle-aged men. Cassavetes's 11th directing effort was the rather unconventional drama Love Streams (1984), about the relationship between two middle-aged siblings. Cassavetes' swan song as a director was the comedy Big Trouble (1986), it concerns an insurance agent who needs $40,000 for college tuition for his three daughters, but the plan may require them to murder her husband; several elements of the film were recycled from the plot of the iconic film noir Double Indemnity (1944). Gloria rating: 7/10. Better than average. The film will appeal to fans of emotional thrillers and completists of John Cassavetes' interesting career.