the high tension appreciation thread
 

i just watched this movie last weekend and really loved. it's almost the perfect slasher. i don't usually go for slashers cause they are so samey but when a good one comes along i love it. the twist was nice, the violence was argentoian and the mood was quite TCM. this movie just grabs you from minute one and beats the shit out of you. this is up there with wolf creek and TCM as one of the great slashers. the memories of the circular saw scene will live with me and bring joy for many years to come. in a word, RAW. so, i'd be interested to hear from the others, if any, who value this movie as highly as i. also, as this and irreversible are so good, can some of the buffs recommend some other good french made horrors? i've seen les yeux sans visage. thanks:)

I love "High Tension."






The Brotherhood of the Wolf,The Crimson Rivers and The Living Dead Girl are pretty good.

I loved High Tension also. A few people here don't like it and hated the twist at the end but I loved it. I had never heard of it a friend reccomended it. At first I thought UGH what a B movie but then I was pleasantly surprised with the kill scenes and wondering WTF was going on. Even after the twist I was still like WTF. And on the edge of my seat. I didn't relate it to TCM much and I didn't really like Wolf Creek t it is definately ifar better than wolf Creek and in my top fav!

i've seen brotherhood... but i'll look into the other two. any other suggestions would be very welcome. maybe i'll check out some of the directors other work

I too just loved this movie. I thought it was very creative, scary, and just well done. I also thought the lead actress was very good. You can buy this as a Previously Viewed DVD from Netflix now for $5.99 which is such a great price.

This director also did the Hills Have Eyes remake which I thought was very well done as well.

yuk

boo

hiss

Lol this is certainly a film that draws mixed opinions. May be a good candidate for V's new thread....

I enjoyed the atmosphere and tension that was created and maintained for most of the film. Also, most of the effects were good (although the decapitation on the staircase seemed very unrealistic). Also, I found the cinematography interesting and supportive of the atmosphere trying to be created.

Shame about the plot holes & illogical (?impossible) sequence of events....

I concur.....:D

I liked the ending.That chick was down right insane.












Or just needed to get laid.

lol:D . if that's what women do when they aren't getting some...

smoking hot french lesbian with a chainsaw - - - who could not love it

Oh man, I really liked this movie! EXCEPT THE ENDING!!! hahaha ALMOST a full 5/5. But ending is holding it back. 4/5

Ditto.....:D

its funny - i think this film has had more threads devoted to 'defending it' than any other film on the forum

I rented this under the title 'Switchblade Romance'
God it was crap.
The only thing that got me through this was the music by Muse.
It was pants.
The 'twist' was obvious from the start (introducing the bedrooms??)
Didn't like it at all....
:(

I also liked this movie alot, the girl was crazy:) , the movie was bloody and brutual. I own it on dvd and made a couple of friends watch it last month. They also enjoyed the movie

I didn't like this movie. I bought it a while back and finaly got around to seeing it the other day. I think the ending ruind it for me. I did not like the twist at the end, but as stated earlyer it was smoking hot french lesbians :D

A twist ending should reveal - not obliterate everything that came before it.

Fuck this bit of lazy filmmaking.

Have you seen "Baby Blood?"

nope. i take it you recommend it. i'll check it out on imdb. keep the suggestions coming for good french cinema. thanks:) did you like high tension?

stupid ending completely ruined it.