The Last Horror Movie Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

If you rent films in London then this is for you

The other reviews of this film capture the main points about this film: it's a low-budget horror film based on an interesting idea, with absolutely shocking (in its simplicity) violence but let down by some iffy acting , an occasionally irritating script and a too-frequent home-video feeling.

However one point is that if you rent movies from video shops, particularly in London, then this film has much more relevance for you and if you enjoy low-budget horrors in general then this film specifically will be one of the most memorable you can see.

Amatuerish, derivative & shallow

This film is absolutely appallingly bad. Terribly written, badly acted & without an ounce of originality. These themes have been covered with far greater panache, inventiveness and intelligence in 'Man Bites Dog', 'Peeping Tom', 'Funny Games' and 'Clockwork Orange' to name but a few.

Do yourself a favour and don't bother with this laughable tripe. Trust me, I’m sure we've all written better stories and acted in better primary school plays.

decent plot ruined by annoying acting

watched the first 30 minutes with genuine interest and curiosity, wondering what was going to happen next, and even thinking that this movie was promising, very different from most that I have seen. Soon after, the substandard acting and repetitive dialogue pushed me far past boring to extremely annoyed. Obviously the writers thought the audience's interest would be piqued, judging by Max's constant comments to the effect of, 'I know you're wondering,' 'You must want to see,' 'I'll bet you want to know...' By the end of the film I honestly couldn't care less what happened and I just wanted it to be over.

Cuts to the bone...

An inventive twist on the serial killer genre which follows the unfolding video diary of self confessed psychopath. As the killer explains, this is the real thing, and if you keep watching you're likely to be confronted with a nightmare much closer to home than the simulated terrors you had anticipated. The killer may be the kind of braggart that we would love to see get his just desserts, but the film achieves a neat trick in being knowingly ironic, gut churningly authentic and highly watchable at the same time.

PATHETIC PATHETIC PATHETIC

PATHETIC PATHETIC PATHETIC - A TOTAL TURKEY MADE FOR 50p WITH A CAMCORDER & NO SCRIPT

Disturbing

One of the more interesting and unsettling movie experiences of late - we seem to be watching a US mid-west set serial killer movie when the screen whites out and we meet Max(Kevin Howarth)who tells us he has recorded over the tape because he has something more intersting to show us.....

He is a serial killer in London who not only targets his victims randomly but has an assistant to film them as well....the film we are in fact watching.

Max is an articulate,intellegent fellow who just seems to have developed a taste for wholesale slaughter and one of the films cleverist elements is that he involves us not only in the voyerism that all has cinema comes with but asks us to examine our ethical choices as well.

At one point(apart a particularily brutal killing) he asks 'are we not appalled' but if we are as appalled as we seem to be....why are we still watching?

He teases us by cutting away from the more gruesome stuff then asks 'I bet you were craning your neck round to see what I was doing'........and its this duplicity with the audience that makes the film so effective.

At various points you think he has gone too far but with a sleight of hand we are re-assured that he isn't a complete monster(well not completly).

As a concept director Julian Richards has given us something that is thought-provoking,horrific and very funny(a lot of Max's asides are so reasonable on the surface they can't but provoke laughter) and the ending will have you peering out the curtains every time you hear a footstep(if you arn't already).

Howarth is exellent in the part - (no campy jokeness for him)and,although it does tread the same sort of path as Man Bites Dog,its still a very effective little movie.......and another welcome addiction to the British Horror Genre.

I guarantee you will be looking over your shoulder before your next film rental in the High Street.....

Ground breaking shockumentary

You have to have a very open mind and a pitch black sense of humour to appreciate this film. Unlike most horror movies, it's intelligent, confrontational, dangerous, subversive and strangely enough, deeply satirical about ordinary everyday life - 'If life sucks why go on living?' - hence all the murders.

This film violates your domestic sanctuary and takes you places that you would probably rather not go, and to make matters worse, the killer finds the whole sordid affair perversely amusing.

Those that switched off half way through because they expected the same old generic slasher that we have seen a thousand times before, missed out on one of the best twist endings that I have seen in a horror film in ages. Those that switched off because they felt 'disgusted' or 'violated' probably did the right thing, because I'm not sure how they would have coped had they witnessed the ending.

I think The Last Horror Movie is a ground breaking peice of film making, in the same way that I found Big Brother a ground breaking peice of television. At first I thought the same way that I felt when I first watched Big Brother - 'How can people watch this crap?' - But after staving off the urge to eject the DVD, I became strangely captivated by the journey this film took me on, in the same that I became strangely captivated by Big Brother - It appeals to the voyeur in us all.

Now, I am not saying that all films should hence forth be made like this, but I am saying that I appreciate originality and creative risk when I see it, specially at a time when Hollywood appears content to re-make pale imitations of past classics, foreign language hits and bring naff tv series like Dukes Of Hazzard to the big screen.

DISGUSTING,.

I found this movie deeply disturbing and far too graphic with its portrayal of violence, if you are thinking of renting this then do not waste your time, it is in totally bad taste and only fit for banning. Its films like this (which youngsters could easily get access to) that are glorifying violence and murder, its no wonder the latest craze of 'happy slapping'is about with this movie hyping it up even at one point suggesting the best way to dispose of a body! totally disgraceful would have rated it nought but that wasnt an option unfortunately. Whoever enjoyed this movie must be sick, twisted and in need of professional help.

a strange and disturbing film

some people will only give this film 1 or 2 stars because it is not a horror film in the true sense of the term.what it is,is a look at human nature and it makes you question your ethics.it's not a masterpiece but it certainly isn't(to quote earlier reviewers) crap,or boring.if you want to see scantily clad women running around screaming endlessly,then this film is not for you.however if you want a more intelligent look at the serial killer genre rent this film.it isnt a film to be enjoyed but it will be on your mind way after bed time