Hora

How come that sometimes really bad movies get a world wide release? This flick is such an example. I have nothing against bad movies, mostly they are so bad that they become good but this here, no way. But I can guess after the release of Dead Snow coming from the same country and being a huge success in the genre everything made their will be released. It is stated as the first Norwegian grindhouse. No F***ing way. What we have here is a movie that rip off others. The so called grindhouse that is used is a copy

done in Death Proof and Planet Terror. At some moments the film reel is at his end, black screen or when they are making love you get an message, reel missing, sorry. Helloooooooooooooo, seen that and done better in Grindhouse. The story line, completely rip off of I Spit On Your Grave only that one is much better. And then for the use of slo-mo, remember They Call Me One Eye (Thriller: A Cruel Picture)when someone is hit, here we see the same but much worser. The first 45 minutes nothing happens and it's so slow that you want to push the fast forward. Even the nudity doesn't work, the rape scene is so worse. This is bad, really bad...a real whore in the scene.

The film has been told a lot of crap about. Much is probably because the close it has to I spit on your grave . But this film does not take more than the actual plot. So portrays the situation in the same way as ISOYG . Then you can throw -pip- at 90 % of the films coming out . The movie is really about, us as viewers . Why do we see this? And we know there comes a rape, why not turn off ? It gets a strange feeling up my body that says " I want the woman to be raped ." And this is where it stands out from all the other rape n revenge movies ever made. For me this was a masterpiece and is insanely proud that it comes from Norway . For who would have thought? I saw it for the first time during the screening at the cultural center in Oslo ( Chateauneuf ) . I had not heard of the movie or the director before. The screening was arranged through student radio , Radio Nova . There was strip show and very raw tens during the entire night. Some failed to see the movie finished, and one guy puked in the doorway. Causing even more power for me. Now it's been five years . And I saw it again . The film is almost gotten better through the years. All the complaints of the film is almost what I think is best with it. That is precisely why it was made . To make a tribute to all the -pip- movies in the same genre , but still ask the question to us , the audience . Why watch ?

The sequel was not as good although it seems more expensive and more professional. But it lacked that little edge. What it should have, is that it is Norway's most original film. And the best thing about the director is that he has not received money from the state to make a movie. Everything is self-funded. So you can probably safely be said he is the only one in the country who just work underground. And thus is the only one that can mirror Norway to the outside world within the genre. Keep on Kiil! Looking forward to the "house". You never know what this man comes with! But maybe if the government pays a film in the future we will see just -pip-. I think we need directors outside the system. I can't think of a better director to make a viking film one day. Bloody, messy, dirty and mean.

Hora probably work best when watched with an enthusiastic group, and a copious amount of alcohol on standby. How do you outdo one of the most notorious, extreme rape revenge movies ever made ? Simple: make an art film. Though still chock full of the usual body boinking and assorted gross outs, this is a far more elegant and polished piece of work than its predecessor, more concerned with a mood of unease and melancholia than ISOYG and THOTEOTP and LHOTL. Hora does everything a exploitation film is supposed to do. Shocks, thrill you, make you bored but not in a bad way. Make you feel Payne. Sorrow. Horny. Makes you sick! Gives you chicks with guns. Reel life porn. Slashes you. Splattes you. Feel you. Bleed you. It will rape your soul! I think it is the best rape revenge film ever! Maybe the best exploitation/grind-house film the last 20 years.

People who don't like it can shoot them self! I love it!

This film should be banned. It's a copy of "I spit on your grave", with elements from "Last house on the left" cut into the mix. It takes plagiarism to a new level. I really hope whoever owns the rights to the films mentioned above sues Mr. Kiil for all he's worth, and then some... As if this is not enough, the entire film is poorly lit, shot on what appears to be hand-held DV cam, and some cheesy black and white "8mm"-filter has been applied here and there. The visual effects are less than awful, I've seen better on Sesame Street. The acting is non-existent, and the audio is muffled and poor. To make things worse (for those Scandinavians unfortunate enough to see this film) the actors speak a charming mix of Norwegian, Swedish, danish and bullshit.

DO NOT SEE THIS FILM!

This film is made on a shoelace budget, here we can see that it's taken a lot of inspiration from other rape and revenge films such as I Spit On Your Grave and Last House on the Left. And many people may see this as pure plagiarism. But this is a film made by a director with a heart for Grindhouse films and has spent every penny to get his debut completed. There are a lot of things that could have been better (Audio/Acting), but this movie is something any exploitation film fan should experience.

Watch this film, as the first Norwegian grindhouse film come to life.

Pesonaly I can't wait for the sequel. That's where The Whore really begins.