They don't make movies like that anymore...

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2010)

This movie is a true masterpiece and one that will always be cited as a reference in the domain of horror movies. With very few means (the location is a shabby cabin in the middle of the forest, there are only 5 people acting in the movie, there is no CGI because it was made in 1981) the director manages to transform a very simple story into a nightmare, that will give you goosebumps and make you cover your eyes every 5 minutes. The movie reminds me a lot of the "Night of the living dead", another masterpiece of horror. The make-up is perfect, real, very visual (only 2-3 times where I am able to see that it's not blood or that it's make-up or a mask). But it's really the camera angles that fascinate me the most, the rapid movements in the woods, around the cabin or even from the basement, giving you the impression that you truly look through those dead eyes, or that shot where the image turns upside down because the view climbs up on the ceiling and then back down to the face of the victim. Amazing! Comparing horror films today with this one is like comparing water with wine. They just don't do films like that anymore! The only horror flick that could come close to it is The Grudge, but it's a totally other type of horror film. A masterpiece and a must see for all those who love gory horror movies about possessed people/zombies !