2009 Directed by Sean Byrne
Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he's screwed. What happens when Lola doesn't get what she wants? She enlists Daddy's help to throw a prom of her own, where she is queen and Brent is king -- whether he likes it or not. THE LOVED ONES is what happens when puppy love goes horribly, violently wrong. Brent should have said yes...
Entes Queridos, Voljeni, Любимые, The Loved Ones - Pretty in Blood, Αγαπημένος, The Loved Ones (Cita de sangre), Los enamorados, האהובים, The loved ones, ラブド・ワンズ, 사랑스런 그대, Įsimylėję, Sevdiklerim, Кохані, 夺命之爱, 奪命之愛
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Love this one more and more on each watch. I'm getting nostalgic about it already.
Forget what I've written before about THE LOVED ONES but here's this:
Robin McLeavy as Lola is a wonderful villain.
The gore is terrific but it's the stuff that you don't see, like in Texas Chain Saw. The clever misdirection and sound design makes for gripping stuff.
Xavier Samuel's contorted bloody face as he frees himself from the chair to take on his captors.
That song.
Lola's laughter as she pelts rocks at her escaped hostage.
The subplot involving the sad goth girl and her date to the prom. Doesn't pan out anywhere near as expected. Refreshing.
WHERE IS SEAN BYRNE'S NEXT FILM?
IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS
*EDIT
IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS
I said no to a girl once. She stole my Kid Rock cd. In retrospect, I should have thanked her.
I can relate to it... Well to some extent I can. 👸💉 🔨🔪
After being in multiple relationships over the years I have understood one thing, you can't do much about the tantrums that they throw at you I mean to be frank I signed up for it, that's what I like the snappy ones but the moment she attacks your dog or it's pups at that given time just "Break-up" that very moment or like one friend of mine who is a carbon copy of Ma-Ma from "Judge Dredd" says "If anything happens to your dog make sure you DIG TWO GRAVES one for that bitch and one for yourself and mark my words I'll be burying you alive".…
If the Saw movies made you squirm, I would suggest that you maybe avoid this. Lots of movies have done torture, and some have even done it more gruesomely than this. However, those films didn't have Xavier Samuel playing the victim. This guy deserves an award for this performance. He not only makes you care about his character, but he really makes you feel the pain his character must endure. And, while we're on the topic of great performances, Robin McLeavy deserves some credit for playing a teenage girl who is absolutely terrifying. Her sense of entitlement and utter lack of compassion will send shivers up your spine. This crazy blend of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostel and Sixteen Candles, is a gorgeously filmed nightmare. I love this more every time I watch it. Keep it up Australia.
Wow Anton boxd.it/2k3sL we gonna have a talk tomorrow lol thanks for recommending this, also wtf. Greasy Australian incest torture porn with metal head teens and outback psychos? Like I'm disturbed so it gets stars. Why do they always gotta hurt the damn dog? F off with that!! And the main dude straight up looks like a male version of Kristen Stewart, I can't unsee it.
The levels of messed-upness this film gets up to without getting gratuitous is really something else. I love the fact that even after reading the film's synopsis and reading the (mainly positive) reviews, it still did not prepare me for the level of sheer horror entertainment that was dished out before my eyes. It is simply fantastic.
Sure, some suspension of disbelief is required, but I was more than willing to comply. It has a fantastic off-kilter feel and it doesn't mess around, the shit starts hitting the fan pretty soon and once it does, it just keeps on going.
For fans of the genre it is simply unmissable.
