Oct 09 2009
31 Days - 31 Films of the Macabre - Day 9
Movie #9 of 31 on the list de Macabre is one that shook me to the core when I first saw it.
High Tension (Haute Tension) - 2003
This movie brought terror back to the slasher flick. While most slashers try to do the masked, knife weilding creepy stalker and not worrying about truly making a scary atmosphere, High Tension smashes those worries as the first time you see the bad guy who is getting head from some chick in his truck until he picks up the head…
Not much of a spoiler since its in the first 20 minutes of movie.
The movie coasts along and kicks the living shit out of you. Now… I have to complain about ONE thing and then I will usher you out of your house to go rent this beauty: turn off the movie about 5 minutes before the end and you won’t be confused. Lol. Here’s the deal: the end makes no sense, no matter how many times you look at it. The film makers thought they were being clever but they didn’t cover up plot holes that are the size of the fat guy in the theater pounding down hot dogs and over buttered popcorn who is just as confused as you are.
Buts till freaky as all hell!
