Haute Tension (aka Switchblade Romance)

[Splatter Phreak]

has anyone seen this film "haute tension"? is it really as good as it says on zombiekeeper.com? i'm thinking of adding it to the old collection but i'm not quite sure, so i thought i would ask the people.

[hellfire1]

this is a french film, so that would be my domain :D ....

but i haven't seen it, mainly because it is after all, a FRENCH film ! lol
but i heard it was really freaky and cool because the story is very possible and could happen to anyone ( or at least that's what i'm told ). anyways, i will definitely rent it tomorrow and give ya some feedback ! ;)

and 300 for me !

[Splatter Phreak]

Thank you kindly

[goth_poser]

dude, haute tension (aka high tension) kinda rules. better then the teaxs chainsaw re-fake........

[shadow_13]

Never heard of it, please elaborate...oh cool name BTW.

[Ritualistic]

yeah, do elaborate.....

[HauteTension676]

Haute Tension review

here

http://www.joblo.com/arrow/hautetension.htm

and

here

http://www.creature-corner.com/reviews/hautetension.php3


and that avatar thats under my Scree name is one of the scenes in the Movie Haute Tension. i can't wait to see this film :) i've heard so many great things about it

[zwoti]

aka switchblade romance, high tension


my recommendation to everyone.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by zwoti
aka switchblade romance, high tension


my recommendation to everyone.

I think I saw a trailer at the theater months ago for a movie called High Tension, I think it was suppose to be a teaser because all they showed was a girl running through the woods from somebody.

is this what you're talking about?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I think I saw a trailer at the theater months ago for a movie called High Tension, I think it was suppose to be a teaser because all they showed was a girl running through the woods from somebody.

is this what you're talking about?

yep. somebody with a massive power saw

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by zwoti
yep. somebody with a massive power saw

I guess it never made it to the theater, don't know why it looked interesting. I would've went to see it.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I guess it never made it to the theater, don't know why it looked interesting. I would've went to see it.

hasn't come out yet in the US (being released uncut as a NC17)......but out now on DVD in the UK :D

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by zwoti
(being released uncut as a NC17)

I guess that's why it didn't make it to the theater, must be pretty bad to be NC17.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I guess that's why it didn't make it to the theater, must be pretty bad to be NC17.

bloody doesn't do it justice

[Vodstok]

Keep sending your movies westward!


28 days later actually showed in theaters here, maybe we will get lucky...

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by zwoti
bloody doesn't do it justice

:cool: I'll check it out, whenever the hell it's released that is.

[newb]

I downloaded it months ago but the damn thing was in french.I watched a few minutes....it looked very promising.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by newb
I downloaded it months ago but the damn thing was in french.I watched a few minutes....it looked very promising.

well it is a french film.......


.....same happened to me as well, even though it said subtitled :mad:

[ShankS]

Originally posted by zwoti
aka switchblade romance, high tension


my recommendation to everyone.

poped through the letter box this morning. :)

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ShankS
poped through the letter box this morning. :)

enjoy

[zwoti]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
:cool: I'll check it out, whenever the hell it's released that is.

June 3rd (http://movieweb.com/movies/film.php?1675)

[ShankS]

Originally posted by zwoti
enjoy

looking forward to it.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by zwoti
enjoy
Enjoy what ? A bad twist ending ?:(

[Angra]

Originally posted by slasherman
Enjoy what ? A bad twist ending ?:(



Spoil away Slasherman!

Just ruin it all for people who hasn´t seen it.:mad:

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Angra
Spoil away Slasherman!

Just ruin it all for people who hasn´t seen it.:mad:
:D

[feral cat]

The twist ending is not very good in my opinion, although I have spoken to people who love it! Don’t know why all horror has become about twist endings! How ever that twist whether you like it or not, no about it or not has no effect on the movies quality and this is the best movie of its type for years and as Zwoti said the red stuff really flows!

A must watch IMO!!!

[slasherman]

Originally posted by feral cat
How ever that twist whether you like it or not, no about it or not has no effect on the movies quality and this is the best movie of its type for years and as Zwoti said the red stuff really flows!



"SPOILER"
In this movie the twist endig is very important....cause it explain why she (Cécile De France .... Marie) never is caught buy the badguy....This cat and mouse game which last true the hole movie is not believable(she hangs up the phone when she has contact with the police)....they(badguy and her) are in the same room and car many times....but still she is not seen....:mad:
To me this movie is a wannabe...it tries to be a good slasher but its not...

[lee challenger]

IF you only see one other horror movie this year then make it Switchblade Romance.I've just watched it on DVD and it reminded me of the impact The Evil Dead had on me over 20 years ago.
This is what you call a HORROR film.Shocking,scary,gory and original.
It's like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the 21st century only this time the violence and gore are shown in graphic detail and not left to your imagination.

[babygirl20]

Originally posted by lee challenger
IF you only see one other horror movie this year then make it Switchblade Romance.I've just watched it on DVD and it reminded me of the impact The Evil Dead had on me over 20 years ago.
This is what you call a HORROR film.Shocking,scary,gory and original.
It's like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the 21st century only this time the violence and gore are shown in graphic detail and not left to your imagination.

I think I have heard of it and I was just wondering if you knew who wrote or produced it?:confused:

[zwoti]

merge

[lee challenger]

If you only see one horror movie this year then make it this one.
I've just watched it on dvd and it had a similar impact on me as The Evil Dead over 20 years ago.This is what you call a HORROR film.Extremely violent,scary and original.
No stupid teenagers, no CGI, no sarcastic humour.
Just plenty of tension and loads of gore.
This is like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the 21st century only this time the slaughter is shown in graphic detail.
I implore you to see this movie as it makes stuff like Wrong Turn seem like The Sound Of Music.

[ShankS]

I've had this film a couple of days now, been busy, but I plan to watch it tonight. :)



btw, you were beaten to it a few threads (http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13955) down... and to anyone else watch out theres some ****spoilers**** on the second page in that thread.

[slasherman]

Dont listen to him (lee challenger)..this movie is a wannabe :mad:

[LMM]

I very much enjoyed this film, until the stoooooopid ending.

[ShankS]

you lot are fucking idiots.... how about spoiler warning. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

at times people do it on purpose. :rolleyes:

[42ndStreetFreak]

Spoilers for what? 'stoooooopid ending'? Hardly telling you the Butler did it are they!

HA! Lion's Gate have wimped out in America and gone back on their uncut, subbed release promise to a cut dubbed release instead!

[newb]

Originally posted by 42ndStreetFreak
Spoilers for what? 'stoooooopid ending'? Hardly telling you the Butler did it are they!

HA! Lion's Gate have wimped out in America and gone back on their uncut, subbed release promise to a cut dubbed release instead!

Looks like I'm gonna have to E-Bay this one for the uncut version.:rolleyes:

[lee challenger]

Slasherman,
I respect your opinion as much as I hope you will respect mine but can you explain what you mean without spoiling the film for those who haven't seen it yet.
I believe this is the most powerful horror movie for years and thankfully here in the UK the censors have allowed us to see it in all it's glory.
Exactly what do you mean by it is just a "wannabe"?
Finally we have a full on horror movie that doesn't pull any punches or mess about and gives us horror fans what we really want instead of all these glossy films that come out of America that promise so much but deliver so little.
It very much reminds me of the golden days of horror when video first came out and we were seeing films like Absurd for the first time in the privacy of our own homes before the ridiculous "video nasties" court ruling came along and spoilt everything.
Now ironically those nasties have been re-released,although substantially cut and Switchblade Romance has been allowed to be passed for viewing even though it would have been a "nasty" back then.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by 42ndStreetFreak
Spoilers for what? 'stoooooopid ending'? Hardly telling you the Butler did it are they!




it was said in a general context....

noobs do it on purpose, with the intentions of 'wrecking' it for others and slating a film with no proper justification. It's happend many times before.

[zwoti]

once again.......i merge the threads :rolleyes:

[urgeok]

Originally posted by zwoti
once again.......i merge the threads :rolleyes:

zwoti the ninja seamstress in : thread merging madness !!!
coming to a forum near you !

[ShankS]

Originally posted by urgeok
zwoti the ninja seamstress in : thread merding madness !!!
coming to a forum near you !

now that sounds interesting.... the kung fu moderating.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ShankS
now that sounds interesting.... the kung fu moderating.

i've been practicing

[newb]

Master Zwoti

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[Angra]

What kind of horror movie is "Haute tension"?

Is it just like "Texas chainsaw massacre"?

[ShankS]

Just finished watching, really enjoyed it. The effects guys did a superb job.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by lee challenger
Slasherman,
Exactly what do you mean by it is just a "wannabe"?

Its wants to be more than a slasher but its not.....I have more respect for stupid slashers like "Valentine" and "Urban Legend 2" cause they not pretending beeing deep and spesial....

[makemebad]

Besides the plot holes, I think this is an amazing modern horror movie


The movie is just so dark and violent, I love it


Thoughts on it?

[Roderick Usher]

I'm gonna try to keep this spoiler free, but come on...see it already, it's a gorgous horror flick but...

I hated this film.

It isn't a matter of plot holes, it's a matter of dishonest filmmaking. The action set pieces are impossible, given their framework. Everything seen is a lie, not a clever trick or an interesting bit of filmmaking - which it could have been, but wasn't.

I totally understand why people do like this film, but I ain't one of them. I just cannot get over how the ending completely invalidated everything in this film.

[alkytrio666]

The gorgeousness of the film was enough for me to forgive the lousy plot.

I like the movie.

[The Mothman]

Aja is my favorite modern horror movie director. I absolutely loved this film, and i can forgive the ending.

[urgeok]

yah i didnt care either....

having been a horror film fan a lot of years - i've been lied to in far worse ways than this ..

i didnt feel insulted at the end - i enjoyed the ride too much.

90% of the other horror i've seen didnt provide even a fraction of the quality this one did.

i sometimes can be a stickler for rules/plot devices, etc ... but if the film is this good - i can overlook almost anything.

[slayer666]

Despite the ending, I loved this one.

[stinking_dylan]

I loved this film. The plot has huge holes, but it kind of reminds me of Argentos Inferno, only it has a more coherent story.

[ManchestrMorgue]

I liked this film - the atmosphere was well created, and it managed to keep its pace for most of the film. I think it was better on second viewing - I noticed things I didn't notice on first viewing, and I had accepted the ending...

[Despare]

I don't know, it was a beautiful movie but the plot holes combined with the fact that it was almost a carbon copy of the beginning of Intensity really turned me off. I'd probably watch it again just for some of the gorgeous, gore laden scenes.

[Burning in Hell]

Really good movie in my opinion, and I did not feel cheated with the ending. There were (small) clues thrown in the beginning.

[Nikkif8]

I really liked it too. IMO it was one of the better movies I have seen out in a while. Although I will admit I haven't seen a lot of the movies all you members post about. Anyhow, the ending was a bit of a copout but I didn't care, as someone else said I just enjoyed the ride. Don't get me wrong I love cheesey 80's horror flicks but I rather watch an ending like this then watch totally unrealistic cheese. IMO someone could probably be so delusional as she was, who knows. Fun movie, good gore and wierd shit nonetheless!

[Zero]

hot french chick with a chainsaw - i'm in love!

[Despare]

hot french chick with a chainsaw - i'm in love!

Actually I think it was a masonary cut off saw. Could be wrong...