Acensbart
Excellent but underrated film
Spoonatects
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Reaper-of-Souls
Aunt Rose, everyone's sweet old aunt that is just a bit mysterious and creepy. Sick and bedridden, poor Aunt Rose appears to be on her deathbed, waiting for the reaper to come and take her away. But this poor old lady has secrets that no one can explain, not even the writer or director or the plot for that matter. She's got powers. She can bring the dead back to life, but it takes away a part of her life when she does it. She can even disappear at will (that was never explained either).Anyway, a trio of "wanna be" thugs (boyfriend, girlfriend, mutual friend) need a place to hide out for a crime they committed. Well, it just so happens they choose the wrong house. No one messes with Aunt Rose's family. So while this trio of thugs invade the home and take over, weird things begin to happen. Family members are killed and then brought back to life by sweet, creepy old Aunt Rose to get revenge on the thugs. One by one they all eventually pay the highest price for their deeds.I had fun with this film. I love B-Horror movies, and this is just that. Take it for what it's worth and nothing more. Is it cheesy? Yes, but so are most B-Horror films. If you're looking for a good cheesy horror movie with some laughs, then look no further than Aunt Rose.
Mr_Ectoplasma
"Aunt Rose" is a twisted and offbeat little low-budget horror flick that centers around a group of three violent murderers - Johnny, his girlfriend Robin, and Stewie, who plan on breaking into a house to hold up for a few days. The family in the house consists of a mother, father, and their teenage daughter with an attitude problem. One night their daughter invites her supposed boyfriend over to dinner, who turns out to be a girl, thus revealing to her parents that she's a lesbian. Within a few minutes, the trio of killers invade the home and terror ensues. But what the thugs don't know is that the family's dear, bed-ridden aunt Rose is upstairs, and she seems to possess some sort of strange supernatural power...I've rented plenty of these direct-to-video horror movies, enough to know that the majority of them are really terrible. For some, this one may be no exception, but I personally thought it was better than the latter. Star Joshua Nelson also wrote the script for the film, which has it's fair share of problems, but tries to be semi-original at the same time. Treading familiar ground that has been covered in films like Wes Craven's 1972 exploitation classic "The Last House On The Left", the story is given a supernatural bend to it with the addition of the Aunt Rose character, who seems to possess a power unknown to the family. It's an interesting premise, but when looked at as a whole, the movie really doesn't go anywhere.Low-budget is written all over this little horror picture, made quite obvious by the lack of different camera angles, unknown actors, and the poor special effects. The music was also unfitting and didn't make any sense at all. As far as acting goes, I was surprised a bit. Don't get me wrong, the acting is a mess in many instances, but overall it wasn't really that bad, I'd expected a lot worse. The actors are far from being very good, but they gave decent performances for the type of movie that this is. As for the way the film tied things together, well... there really is no resolution. Aunt Rose is never fully explained, which is unfortunate because the film is all set around (and titled after) her. What exactly was her power? Why did it bring people back to life? None of it makes much sense, but I'm not sure if it was ever intended to.Overall, "Aunt Rose" is a mildly entertaining and offbeat little low-budget horror movie, that is semi-reminiscent of those cheap '70s grind house films. It has so many problems that it would take forever to name each of them, but underneath all of it, I felt like there was a fair attempt at something good here. If you have a strong dislike towards B-grade, direct-to-video horror movies, than I'd advise you steer clear of this. But if you don't mind them, it isn't too unbearable to watch, and is likely better than most movies of this type that you'd find on video store shelves. 4/10.
tyfouts
I wish I would have jerked the wheel into oncoming traffic instead of actually making it to the video store to rent this. At first I thought it was a joke and someone was going to yell cut, ending the making of a goofy horror flick to start the real movie... then I realized this was the movie. It looked like somebody borrowed their parents camcorder to film this!!!The acting was horrible, the plot was worse, and it all and all I can't say enough about how bad it really was. And the ending!!! I can't believe the poor attempts at special effects. I would like reimbursed for the 90minutes of my life I wasted. If there are B-rate movies then this was an L. I wish I could give lower than a 1 on the rating scale, perhaps a zero, or a negative 712. Let's just say Aunt Rose will not be receiving a Christmas card from me this year.
IconsofFright
Saw a screener of "Aunt Rose" (under the original title "No One Gets Out". The story will be very familiar to fans of "Last House on the Left", "Funny Games", or "House on the Edge of the Park". A group of real nasty criminals holds a family hostage and that ultimately turns out to be their biggest mistake (with a very cool supernatural twist, however.) While it treads familiar ground, "Aunt Rose" is definitely one of the better "70's revival" films I've seen in recent years. Writer/actor Joshua Nelson has written an excellent script, the dialog is never clunky, and he keeps the story moving nicely. The performances are miles ahead of what you usually find in low-budget horror. You feel honest to god sympathy for the tormented family. Newcomer Velocity Chylld is a standout, turning in a completely cold, brutal performance.Solid brutal horror from start to finish.
