Last House on the Left question

[Angra]

Originally Posted by urgeok

even more realistic :

the guys get caught, the case goes to court, the girl is portraid as a dirty whore who was 'asking for it'

guys get a couple of months probation.

Brrrrrrr...

Now THAT sounds scary!! :mad:


Sure could be the ending of the remake though.

[Gus]

thats what happens when you ask strangers for weed:(

[Despare]

Check out "Chaos", it's pretty much a remake and has been called a "rip-off" before. Personally I thought it wasn't good at all and that Last Hour on the Left was a superior movie in every aspect. I did like Last House on the Left though, right down to the odd and almost surreal music. It inspired a lot of film makers, from the indirect to the obvious (Devil's Rejects anoyone?).

[Despare]

Originally Posted by urgeok

yeah, i always said that 1000C was an homage to Texas chainsaw massacre, whereas Devils Rejects owed everything to last house

Yeah, and to me that's a good thing. He's taking inspiration from movies like a true horror fan and utilizing it to make movies that appeal to people with similar taste. He hasn't had anything amazing yet, nothing that's broken any molds, but he has had a couple of good horror movies. Compared to the horror released around the same time they were the best the genre had.

[Roderick Usher]

Originally Posted by urgeok

revenge can just be another word for justice ..

I couldn't be more philosophically opposed to this view.

There is no such thing as justice.

I'm not saying we should abandoned laws (although many are quite pointless) just that no one should ever expect "justice" from a legal proceeding or otherwise - because Justice is an ideal that lives solely in the mind and is completely different from one mind to the next.

Forgiveness and compassion are the key to the survival of the species.

I'm sure to catch a rash of shit over my views - but that's okay, I'll forgive you all:D

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

I couldn't be more philosophically opposed to this view.

There is no such thing as justice.

I'm not saying we should abandoned laws (although many are quite pointless) just that no one should ever expect "justice" from a legal proceeding or otherwise - because Justice is an ideal that lives solely in the mind and is completely different from one mind to the next.

Forgiveness and compassion are the key to the survival of the species.

I'm sure to catch a rash of shit over my views - but that's okay, I'll forgive you all:D

Godamn liberal commie pinko. Where do you live, California?! ;)

true justice doesnt really exist. Neither does "closure". A sense of satisfaction is the best most of us can hope for.

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by urgeok

anyway - no one really knows what they truely think or would do until (heaven forbid) unfortunate circumstances force them to deal with these lofty issues first hand.

Very true. From what I have seen (news and such), victims' families and loved ones are usually crushed and just want to know why and have the person responsible prosecuted.

Revenge seems to be left up to gangs.

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by urgeok

i think i'm all for the attempt at removing the bad gene completely.

fuck .. open any page of any newspaper of any day of the year


who on earth has that much forgiveness in them ?

o yeah, 'jesus'


how'd he make out anyway, still making those nice cabinets ?

There was a simpsons episode (a newer one) where Homer was in heaven and god was giving him a hard time. "I sent my son down a while ago, and i dont know what you people did to him, but he hasnt been the same since he got back."

Then they show jesus sitting on a swing, satring at the ground forlornly twisiting around. :)


Sums up how i feel about that. poor guy.

[Gus]

seen that episode,



i like the show when homer sings "the end"

[Roderick Usher]

Originally Posted by urgeok

your business (writing horror movies) is steeped in revenge.

One of the things I love about it. I can explore the concept from various angles and dissect and really pay attention to why people behave as they do.

I understand that most people feel as you do - and I expliot that in an effort to turn it around, but people will ususally ignore any message that conflicts with their personal morality.

and as for experienceing it personally. A dear friend suffered terribly. Her father was murdered in Dallas when she was 14 years old. They caught the guy, convicted him and (being in Texas) gave him a rather speedy execution. My friend went with her mother to the execution thinking it would give them closure...

Steph still wakes up at night screaming. It ruined her marriage. The loss of her father was awful and something that can never be trivialised, but watching the execution has left her permanently scarred.