Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘The Last House in the Woods’

Written by Scott Edwards

​They say the first impression that you make with someone will stay in their mind for the rest of their life.  I hope that this is not the case since I have never been good at making a good first impression, regardless of the situation, and I still have a couple friends that I am sure would say it was hideous meeting me at first.  It is always good to look back at these moments when you get to know your new acquaintance or friend better to understand if they are really the same person that you thought you met. It can be difficult to change your impression of someone, but sometimes it needs to be done, especially if you have questions about them.
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Keeping an eye on his ex-girlfriend, Rino is trying to find a way to talk to her once again. Waiting for her outside of her house, Rino is able to convince her to get in the car with him so the two can have a civil conversation that turns into them hooking up once again. Not wanting to put a label on it, Aurora is not willing to go back to the relationship that they once had together since she does not feel the same way about the boy anymore. Wanting to get out of the wooded hookup spot, the two get a visit from group of guys that are up to no good.

While pulling over to let his passenger puke, Cesare is looking for something nice to keep him warm at night. Seeing Rino’s car on the side of the road, Cesare and his friends approach it and find Aurora still putting on her shirt. Knowing that there is nothing that Rino can do facing greater numbers, the gang beats the crap out of him and are ready to move on to making an unwanted connection with Aurora, who cannot fight back. Being able to escape the group momentarily, Aurora runs out in to the middle of the road with hopes that she can flag down a car. Lucky for her Antonio and Clara are on the road and more than willing to help with the situation. Antonio always wants to help and after scaring off the little gang that wanted to rape Aurora, he asks if the couple would like to come home with him and his wife.

Safe in their house in the woods, Clara tends to Rino’s wounds while Antonio stays downstairs talking to the beautiful Aurora. Getting into deep conversations with the girl, Antonio offers help many times to the traumatized teen, but she continues to decline. Knowing that he has gained her trust, Antonio wants to have the young girl stay with him for a while longer and comes back into the room with syringe to knock her out. Seeing that he is not the nice man she first thought, Aurora runs upstairs to find Rino and get out of the house, but when she sees that he is tied down to a chair in Giulio’s room, she is forced to leave the house on her own. Running for her life, Aurora finds a trailer that should have someone that can help her, but when seeing the faces of the blood thirsty inhabitants, she knows that she is going to be in for a long night. All the while, Cesare and his friends are looking to get revenge on Antonio and Clara for ruining their day of bliss with Aurora, but when they enter the house, all hell breaks loose.

Talk about a messed up family that only wants to do right by their monster child Giulio. With only his best interests in mind, Antonio and Clara are willing to do anything to get the boy fresh meat. I enjoyed the love the parents showed for their boy, but the means of how they get him 'the meat' was rather disturbing. I did not anticipate Cesare and his friends to come to the house for any reason, but they were extremely hard up to make Aurora their own, so there was no stopping them. The camera work and blood shots in the movie made me think back to 80’s low budget slasher films, I really hope that is what they were going for with this since that is what I liked most about the movie. With nobody being safe and a monster boy that feeds on human flesh, it is a fun little ride, but it leaves me wondering what else happens in the woods that we don’t know about. Stay Scared.

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