Release Date: 10/14/2008
Label/Distributor: Lionsgate
Rating: R (Restricted)
Retail Price: $19.98
Genre: Art House & International Cast: Rino Diana,Geremia Longobardo,Daniela Virgilio,Daniele Grassetti,Santa De Santis
Running Time: 85
DVD Video Options: AC-3,Closed-captioned,Color,Dolby,Dubbed,DVD-Video,Subtitled,Widescreen,NTSC
DVD Audio Options: English;Subtitled,Spanish;Subtitled,Italian;Original Language,English;Dubbed
UPC Code: 031398101932
The Last House in the Woods
By Ed Hulse -- Video Business, 9/15/2008
LIONSGATEStreet: Oct. 14
Prebook: Sept. 17
> Derivative, old-fashioned Italian gorefest doesn’t stint on the blood and guts.
With its nihilistic sociopathy, sadistic misogyny, uneven acting and cheesy gore effects, this Italian-made horror film recalls the ’80s chillers directed by that country’s Umberto Lenzi and Lucio Fulci. While traveling in a heavily wooded area, young lovers Aurora (Daniela Virgilio) and Rino (Daniele Grassetti) are attacked by punks bent on raping Aurora. They’re rescued by a local resident who brings them to his home—and his cannibal family. Much blood-letting and entrail-ripping ensues. Last House is old hat, but it’ll more than satisfy the splatterpunk crowd.
Shelf Talk: Presumably intended for aficionados of Italian slasher films and zombie movies, Last House is definitely a niche product. It will be best promoted by comparing it to vintage product of a similar nature, much of it available on DVD from indie suppliers Blue Underground, Synapse Films and Image Entertainment.
Horror, color, NR (language, graphic violence, gore, sexual menace), 85 min., DVD $19.98Extras: director’s commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, bonus short film
Director: Gabriele Albanesi
First Run: DVD premiere
