I’m all for freedom of speech. I’m all for self-expression and artistic vision and I think it’s great that people can say whatever they want. This, however, makes me feel like all those privileges are being spat on. Don’t go see this movie. The Last House on the Left, a remake of a 1970s thriller (that I had the misfortune of sitting through half of before it made me feel physically ill and I had to turn it off), is about a trio of killers who brutally murder and rape two young girls then end up taking refugee in one of their parent’s homes.
And it features some incredibly graphic rape and murder scenes.
This brings up countless issues about the way the media portrays women and the depravity it encourages, and how it can add unnecessary danger and challenges to our lives (debate it all you want, it’s true). The article and ensuing discussion here on Jezebel can do this more justice than I can. It’s unbelieveable that hundreds of people and millions of dollars went to something like this. Just don’t go see it. Don’t spend money on it. Don’t download it illegally. Tell people not to see it. For me, ok? Thanks.