Gore or more?

Rating: 10/10 (10 March 2006)

I just got back from screening this film and let me say I was pleasantly surprised. After being thoroughly disappointed by the over-hyped "Hostel", it wasn't presumptuous on my part to brace myself for the worst. Honestly, I was expecting no more than your typical gore-fest with a subplot of "Euro-trip" equivalence (i.e. Hostel). However, from start to finish, this film took hold of the audience and didn't let go. This movie did something different, it took all your preconceived notions and twisted them into something refreshingly new. Its grip was so engaging, that the audience burst out clapping at one of the movie's more 'memorable' scenes. Let me warn you however, that this film is not for the faint of heart. It utilizes it's 18A rating without mercy; yet, it is all done in good taste....er..well..replace 'good' with sick and twisted. If you are a true horror fanatic, this is a must see. I have never left a horror flick this satisfied, since Zombie's "Devil's Rejects". But what does my opinion matter anyways....
~Gone to rent 'High Tension'