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Originally Posted by Prince_Vajda  in my eyes, Bizarre is also right when stating that it is a lot better than LHOTL |
I disagree. I find
Last House on the Left profoundly disturbing in places and so succeeds in unsettling the viewer.
House on the Edge of the Park doesn't do that to me at all at any point in the film. The premise is so ludicrous and over-the-top that you just can't take it seriously. Admittedely the razor scene is quite in-your-face, but Hess is never as believable as he was in
Last House. The ending kind of throws the whole thing out of whack too, making all that has gone before seem ridiculous.
Personally, I find much of Deodato's film hilarious. Morghen as Ricky is priceless, with choice lines of dialogue like
'Look at me, Alex - I can dance!' whilst wheeling around the floor like an imbecile. Sorry, I just can't take the film seriously and I doubt this film would harm anyone, except for the most seriously deranged, who should probably be in mental institutions anyway.