6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting addition to the Horror Genre, March 25, 2006
This review is from: High Tension Unrated (DVD)
High tension is a new and interesting horror film recently released. Ive never seen anything like it before. They dont call it High Tension for nothing, thats for sure. The whole movie will have you on the edge of your seat and there is more than the fair share of shocks and suprises throughout the film. The overall atmosphere has a lonesome creepy feeling about it, full of cornfields, seclusion and quietness. Gorehounds will love this, there is tons of gore and the ending will suprise the hell out of you. There are very few horror films that can shock you in such a way where you literally jump out of your seat but this one has its moments.
The setting is France.-The story surrounds Alex and Marie, 2 college students who retreat to Alex's parents isolated farm house looking to study for their college exams for the weekend. While everyone in the house settles in for the night, Marie is in bed when she starts to hear sounds and sees a truck pull up. Soon enough a homicidal maniac breaks in the home and from there its a non-stop rollercoaster ride of terror. And then the twist at the end..
This is a movie that shouldnt be missed by fans of the horror genre. It revels in its gore and has a smart edge to it.
High Tension is partially dubbed into english but for a lot of the movie you dont need subtitles. Noone says a word and the actions say it all.
Unrated version DVD Features-
16:9 Widescreen
5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital
U.S Unrated Version
DVD Introduction with Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur
Haute Horror- Making of High Tension
Building Tension
Giannetto De Rossi: The Truth, The Madness and The Magic
Selected Scenes commentary with Alexandre Aja and Cecile de France
Original French language Director's Cut
U.S. English language dubbed version
Optional English subtitles, Optional Spanish Subtitles and Trailers
Overall Highly recomended, try to get the unrated version.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
twist ending could use some un-twisting, February 7, 2006
This review is from: High Tension Unrated (DVD)
Terrific horror flick. Well done all around--but I must say this: I hated the damn twist ending so much that I am tempted to reveal it! But I won't.
Aja and his partner Levasseur are going places in this genre, no doubt about it. Only let us hope and pray that they stay clear of annoying twist endings in the future.
Get the widescreen UNRATED VERSION if you can. Gore effects, by the way, are top notch. This is one suspenseful horror flick that will have you on the edge of your seat--that is, up until around the twist--and then you'll go: What? No way!
(And you'll say a few other things that I can't print here.)
I suppose mainstream audiances may not be bothered by it as much, although the true horror fan will be ticked off plenty. Still worth getting.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A very solid Movie, May 2, 2006
This review is from: High Tension Unrated (DVD)
This is one of those movies that most people will either love it or hate it. For one, this movie is very dark and grainy. This is not a bad thing in my opinion, but some people may not like it. Next there is not much of an explanation as to what is happening or why. You are basically just dumped into the lives of these two woman and along for the ride. This may also bother some people while others its just fine. Then there is the ending. Love it or hate it. You will, with out a doubt, fall into one of the two catagorizes. I happened to love it.
So love it or hate, but go rent it and decide for yourself. I'm glad I did.
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