As I said in my review of "Wolf Creek" This is the movie you should see. As the other reviewer said, the dubbing is absolutely horrid, but the movie had us on the edge of our chairs til the end. Unlike Hostel & Wolf Creek this one doesn't take an hour to "get going". It get's going quick & stays there til the end. There are alot of things in the plot that after the movie is over you say "no way" couldn't have been possible, but that's after the fact, while it's on you never think about that stuff because you so intense on the edge of your seat, so the writer's & director's accomplished their goals of making you believe what they wanted you to believe and grabbing your attention fast, that is something today's "scarey" movies don't seem to have anymore. The music, lighting etc. all played into the scariness of this film and it's nice to see a film that actually was good at being scarey. I mean let's face it, I'm not a kid anymore, so nothing will ever scare me like the first time I saw Friday the 13th at a drive in theater, but movies like this that keep you holding your breath, are about as good as you can hope for. If you are a True Horror Film Lover, see this movie!Read full review
If I could give this movie 10 stars I would !!!! I applaud the producers and film crews for making and presenting this outstanding thriller with a mind !!!! "HIGH TENSION" is a movie that grabs your soul and wrenches it ruthlessly, all the while asking you to think!!!! -- A dark figure comes knocking on the door at a family's farmhouse residence one evening, (where a full family and daughter's college roomate (Cecile de France) is staying over with them for the holidays). The slaughterfest begins as the dark figure lays murderously into the family and kidnaps the daughter, while her college female roomate manages to hide under the bed and escape the wrath of the slayings. She thinks quickly and witnesses the clamoring truck (reminiscent of "Jeepers Creepers") preparing to leave with the daughter lumped into the back, ALIVE !!!. She slips into the truck, unbeknownst to the sadistic killer and has now become an unwilling participant in a whirlwind mesmerizing journey of evil incarnate, all the while trying to free her friend from the grasps of this unrelenting maniac. -- This movie creates tension like no other film I can honestly recall. It will spin you through multitudes of scenes and nail-clasping moments where you actually find yourself holding your breathe, hoping the killer doesn't suddenly hear YOU and turn and stare right into the screen at you in your home. -- When the final, thought-provoking end is released, your mind rushes into overdrive as you begin to quickly replay all the madness and start to chillingly realize, "NO WAY!!!!" and the film isn't done! (I literally sat upright on my couch, from my laying down enjoying the movie position, and grasped my head in absolute shock!!!! I never saw a plot twist get dropped like this one !!!!) -- The final medlum is on. As you may see from the cover, up-and-coming actress Cecile de France is not going to die easy as she is prepared to fight to the death for her life....and the life of her friend. For the most incredible journey of madness and the most sickening of mind-twists the year (or set of last 10 years) can possibly offer you....DON'T MISS THIS !!!!Read full review
The acting is superb, the story is great, and the horror is the real deal... not some crappy teen slasher nonsense. The true beauty of the movie is the how with almost no dialogue you can be terrified. Without the use of over the top characters, you can be completely intrigued by the good guys and the bad. The movie is by no means a "gore-fest" but has some gore to it which is done excellently and is in no way an emphasis or driving gimmick to make up for other areas of the movie.
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Foreign horror movie, French, mostly Rnglish,but a little subtitles, a really good movie, a horror movie lovers must! This movie is a cross between Texas Chainsaw massacre and Hostel. Dynamic characters and storyline. You got to see this! I will watch over and over, bloody and gory! French really did a great job with this movie!
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Fireplace beer/wine and the lights off good surround sound great movie.
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