I was on edge for most of the film dare i say experiencing high tension. It was supposed to be scary, wellacted, quickpaced, and have a twist that would actually impact the characters or the story. High tension is clearly intended as a cheery throwback to those halcyon days circa 1980 when you could see driller killer, maniac, and nightmare backtoback in a center city grindhouse where the house lights never went up, only one seat in the place didnt reek of urine and sweat, and the poor teenage usher and concession stand worker huddled together in the lobby under a bare light. High tension gives us the best and worst in movie making. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. High tension is incredibly chilling and uses visuals and the soundtrack to make it incredibly intense. High tension 2005 stream and watch online moviefone. High tension is a 2003 french slasher film directed by alexandre aja, written by aja and.
High tension dvd, 2005, widescreen unrated for sale. For horror fans, though, its a blast, chock full of. High tension switchblade romance 2005 rotten tomatoes. For there is an aggressively sexual element to maries intensity that ends up being the most vivid thing about high tension sublimated female rage and passion are given full, furious expression here, and wow, does it make for a shocking, provocative, unforgettable movie about how women are too often overlooked, ignored, underestimated. A valuable and fun addition to the canon of slasher films, high tension shows there is still plenty of. But in the dead of night, a stranger knocks on the front door and the girls idyllic weekend turns into an endless night of horror. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing high tension near you. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to email me with the details. Alexandre ajas high tension is a slasher film about a madman prowling a rural area of france, chopping, slicing and crunching his way through, lets see, a body count of five or six people, including a small child that the film does not. Alexandre ajas high tension is a slasher film about a madman prowling a rural area of france, chopping, slicing and crunching his way. Late at night, a man shows up at the door of the home.
If you expect and want to see a peculiarly oldfashioned, lowbudget ugliness, this selfserious movie is unsurprising but also quite aware of its ancestry. High tension is a great horror film that features some pretty gory scenes as well as some high tension. Director alexandre aja, who wrote this with gregory levasseur, doesnt have a gift for horror suspense so much as a compleat geek knowledge of all the superior scare flicks that have preceded high tension. College pals marie and alex encouters loads of trouble and blood while on holiday at alex\s parent\s country home. Alexandre ajas high tension haute tension if youre french, switchblade romance if youre nasty hit theaters in france in 2003, but wasnt released in the u s of a until 2005. Gregory levasseur at an event for high tension 2003 maiwenn in high tension.
The one and only time i saw high tension and pretty much enjoyed the hell out of it was at sundance 04, which means i was fortunate enough to see the flick before it got a 45second goreectomy and a doofy dub track for its domestic theatrical release but complaints are fleeting, because those wonderful horror merchants over at lions gate opted to release high tension on dvd. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent high tension online on moviefone. Watch high tension 2002 full movie free online streaming. Switchblade romance was shown at the 2003 toronto film festival as part of the midnight program. Alexandre ajas high tension is a slasher film about a madman prowling a rural area of france, chopping, slicing and crunching his way through, lets see, a body count of five or six people, including a small child that the film does not neglect to show crumpled and dead in a cornfield. There are times where you go into a movie with the belief that you will like it coming out. High tension is a movie that grabs your soul and wrenches it ruthlessly, all the while asking you to think. The movie is basically full of suspense and tension from 15 minutes in all the way till the end. Same size that you see in the theater packaged with care and shipped in sturdy reinforced packing material.
High tension nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. As a horror film fan, i have wanted to see high tension for a while, ever since i. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, tv and ancillary. The film centers on two teen girls who settle in for a relaxing weekend at a country farmhouse, unaware that a violent intruder is speeding. Two women, marie and alex, are on their way to alexs parents house for the weekend. Haute tension is a movie that wants you to squirm in your seat and judged by that standard, it works brilliantly. Showtimes by theatre showtimes by movie special screenings movie. A french slasher film that strives to be the slasher film to end all slasher films and comes close to succeeding. Gruesome and knowingly derivative, high tension delivers what it promises. It does not disappoint in the gory violence department, but i found it to be too short, with an abrupt ending. A whiteknuckle journey into the heart of fear, this is the terrifying story of two girls battle for survival at. High tension 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm poster not a dvd the condition is brand new.
You can watch the film with subtitles or have the french dubbed over in english. Everything you need to know about high tension movie 2005. Stream high tension uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. Two women travel to an isolated farmhouse in southern france to spend a weekend with the family of one of them. The remaining woman hides and struggles to free her friend. Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet. January 5, 2010 we have to begin todays feature on our favorite alter egos and split. As for the best on the basis of a very gory psychoslasher it works quite well. I did feel some tension in parts and the story moves along quite well with some of the most blood curdling gory special effects i have ever seen in a movie. Two college friends encounter loads of trouble while on vacation at their parents country home when a mysterious killer invades their quiet getaway. High tension 2003 full hd 1080p movie video dailymotion.
The movie was made in 2003, but released in the us in 2005. Best friends marie and alexa head to a secluded farmhouse for a quiet night to study, but a latenight visitor brings a haunting change of plans. Marie and alexa decide to spend a weekend at alexas parents secluded farmhouse to prepare for their college exams. High tension is a 2003 french horror movie directed by alexandre aja. High tension trailer b 2005 prepare to take a whiteknuckle journey into the heart of fear with lions gate films high tension, the terrifying story of two girls battle for survival at the hands of a sadistic psychopath.
The looming specter of violence and unrelenting lowgrade fear in everyday existence lead to depression and a tendency to view the future with fatigue, but splash liberal dashes of style upon the daily dread, amplify the quotidian danger factor to terrifying levels that continuously surge against and intermittently transgress the absurd, and add a large dose of hipster fatalist humor. This bloody thriller begins with a young american woman, alex, bringing home her college friend marie to her family, who has recently bought an isolated french farmhouse. The genre enjoyed a postmodern revival in the late20th and early21st centuries with films such as scream and scary movie, but french director alexandre aja furia hauls the slasher film back to its roots with his goreaddled romp high tension. No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. Amc full fearfest horror movie schedule october 2019. It was controversial for a couple of reasons, the first being its depictions of graphic violence. Some people dont like watching movies with subtitles. A whiteknuckle journey into the heart of fear, this is the terrifying story of two girls battle for survival at the hands of a sadistic psychopath. High tension is a dubbed and edited french horror movie. Bluray high tension 2003 izle high tension 2003 high tension 2003 download high tension 2003 full movie high tension 2003 movie download high tension 2003 online sa prevodom high tension 2003 trailer high tension 2003 watch online high tension 2003. High tension 2003 high tension is a french foreign horror film.