The Last Horror Movie (2004)

Undescribable Perfection

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

THE LAST HORROR MOVIE is another super-realistic slice of real life horror, taking the form of a documentary following the work of a real-life serial killer at work on the streets of London. The film itself has a gimmick that didn't really transfer to the TV showing I watched (in which the killer has 'taped over' an ordinary horror film DVD to give viewers a slice of the real thing) and as a whole it follows in the same footsteps as MAN BITES DOG, HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, and many more besides.I'm not a fan of this whole sub-genre of cinema, it has to be said. THE LAST HORROR MOVIE goes out of its way to shock and disturb the viewer at all points and it certainly succeeds in doing that. I appreciate the way the protagonist breaks the fourth wall constantly and it's fair to say that Kevin Howarth gives a strong and charismatic performance, but films like this one lack the basic structures of a normal film: characters you like or sympathise with; a narrative structured in various acts; and a mixture of emotions. This is just a gruelling odyssey of endless murder and depravity, and as such it's a film you can hardly have said to enjoy.

By watching this flick about some found footage of a serial killer, that idea was original, it reminded me of course of Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986) and Man Bites Dog (1992). Those surely have given people the creeps. This one doesn't although there are a few scene's that are not for the easily offended.It starts rather well with a normal flick about a serial killer but suddenly the movie is interrupted by Max (Kevin Howarth) telling that he has put his murder spree over a flick so you are the only one watching his life and the bad things he has done. I must say that indeed some of those deeds were gruesome but the combination of narrating and showing his abilities didn't work like in for example the earlier mentioned Man Bites Dog. Here also the crew slowly got involved and it do look like a rip-off of Man Bites Dog but the brutality of that film we never do see here. The idea is in fact original and towards the end when Max is referring to the viewer it do works but it has it flows and it didn't give me goosebumps like the two other flicks did. Still, not recommended for easily offended people.Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

So heres a great idea. A killer steals a horror movie from the video shop, tapes over the film with him being all smarmy and intersecting scenes of him killing people in various ways.It would have been amazing were it not for a little Belgian film called 'Man Bites Dog' back in 1992. Call it homage, call it rip off, but you cannot help but think of that classic while watching this.But when all is said and done though, it's still a fine movie, but the twist of the movie is that the killer waits for someone to rent the movie, and follow them home, and ultimately kill them.Max is your typical wannabe middle class thirty something, who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. If you can stomach his pretentious fox pops and silly anecdotes, you will love this movie.Fortunately in my line of work, I deal with these sorts of people everyday, so Max didn't really annoy me much, even his delusional anecdotes about life.It's a brutal movie, not for the faint hearted, and what makes it brutal, isn't the killings, it's the victims, they are normal people, no back story, your neighbour, someone you pass on the street, and the way the camera lingers on the victim, is the most shocking part of the film.It loses a point for really trying to make Max seem normal by having him host dinner parties and his friends are annoying, at points I wanted him to kill them.All in all, it's a brilliant little movie, so what if it homages MBD, the novelty is there, and it works to good effect.

A classic, everything about this movie brings chills down my spine. Its a great example of what a b movie horror should be.There is plot twists, scary shocking moments like any good horror movie, but they keep coming out you through out this film. If your any horror fan at all you would never in your wildest dreams miss this movie.There's never any moments when you feel like your going to get let down and the action and anticipation keep you on your edge of the seat till the credits roll. Thats all that needs to be said about this movie, its a great horror film and one not to be missed.