I too agree with every word HeyFoxymophandlemama wrote. This is one of the all time worst movies I've ever watched. Every character in it was stupid stupid stupid!!!
I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

Maybe - but that's not saying much.
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Can't believe the hype about this movie. I just watched it and i must say it definitely isn't worth a 7. I would give it a 5. Yes, it was scary at the beginning, but it was just too dumb after the 2nd time the policeman came. Come on..
This is going on my booooooh list.
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French horror movies are mediocre with the exception of two titles. Too bad, but at least French cinema is strong in other genres like romance, comedies, romantic comedies, fantasy, drama, crime, war, and action, sometimes even more so than Hollywood.
And the two French horror movies I don't consider mediocre are Eyes Without A Face & Les Diaboliques. The rest is just a huge waste of time.

This movie was hilarious. I thought it was a spoof.

i agree with every word HeyFoxymophandlemama wrote.
dont waste your time with this piece of crap

This was, by far, the worst French horror film I've ever seen. I can't think of a film with more idiotic characters. The woman had TWO chances to kill Sarah and take the baby while she was SLEEPING for christsake.
I loved Martyrs so someone here suggested this. WTF! The only character that made any sense was the woman and that's only because she was beep crazy. I can't even understand how this got a 7. It's wasn't scary at all and I can't believe the characters were not all mentally retarded. That would have been the only thing that would have made any of their actions make sense. What was up with Sarah not killing the woman when she was burned in the closet? Yeah she got distracted by the cop turning on the lights but why not turn back around and stab that bitch? And that cop, what did he get shot in both eyes with a 1 gauge shotgun? Seriously what was that thing a double barrel grenade launcher? There was more dialog of me yelling at the damn characters than there was in the film. Sara just goes to sleep with the gun and instead of using that she bite the woman's lip? Dumbest people and police I've ever seen. God help me if I ever need the French police to help me with ANYTHING, they turn their backs on the bad guys quite literally in this film. "Oh she is gone, it's okay" Dude the lights just went out, she obviously isn't gone. And why did the girl give herself a hole in her throat with the needle? It didn't seem like she was choking on anything and she taped it up right after. Maybe I missed something but by that time I was just to lazy to find the remote to turn it off and wanted to see the woman get killed. The cop hit her in the belly and 5 gallons of blood came out. From where? I hate when people say "worst movie ever" but I can't think of a worse one right now and this is by far the worst foreign film I've EVER watched. People are always saying on IMDB "you just didn't get it", in this case I agree. I didn't get it. I don't get how they could write such crap or how they could find people to spend money on this film or why anyone would like it. These characters make American teens in slasher flicks look like Einstein.
Please can someone let me in on this?

if it is, i'm stopping at this one lol

Good French horror is like good French rock'n'roll..non-existent.

All the films above are very good.
Another film to note that is not french but fantastic nonetheless, it's called "White Lightnin' "
In my skin was also good

I've watched so much world cinema, extreme cinema and horror over the years that although this movie is good it pales in comparison to a lot of films that take the genre and push it to it's furthest reaches. Not just in gore, that is an afterthought when watching a lot of french horror as you'll know (it's plentiful but 9/10 times it still manages to fall second to the overall theme). It may well just be me but comparing it to the other french horrors I watched around the same time I found Martyrs vastly more upsetting and core shattering by ten fold. Not to mention High Tension/Switchblade Romance which deserves a respectful nod at the least!
Then again, fear is down to the individual.
I found the CGI in this film broke up the otherwise astounding atmosphere in an awful way, the vanilla performance of Sarah in comparison to the phenominal performance by Beatrice Dalle as "the woman" caused so much friction and inbalance that I almost sided with the maniac if only because she was vastly more compelling. I think this was POTENTIALLY one of the best french horror films ever but it was executed in such a way that it fell short for me.
Thinking about it, once a horror film achieves a certain level of quality (such as Inside and Martyrs) it is hard to really say which is best as it is down to the viewer and their soft spots. I found Martyrs vastly more terrifying because -I- identified with the characters to a greater extent, the subject matter switched more buttons and hit more nerves and that movie has a soul of it's own, not a sum of it's parts. Though I have gone through 2 pregnancies at this point, Inside didn't hit my nerves and I really think that as a single, 25 year old, woman who lives on her own in the arse end of nowhere, it should have.

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A lot are better most notably Martyrs and High Tension.
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this?
Looks like great cinematography, digital camera system, good FX, too devoid of character relations, usual monstrosity flick. Think I'll pass.
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A few other french ones I have seen recently and liked.. Caged (Captifs), Prey, 5150 Elms Way. Worth checking those out if you haven't seen any of em.

Personally, I preferred Switchblade Romance/High Tension over Inside.
Martyrs started well but went further and further downhill once the 'twist' was revealed. It just got silly and boring thereon.
Ils is ok but not great.

I'm not sure about better but as far as French horror goes Mutants is definitely worth a watch.
It's a bit contrived, as all movies seem to be, but has a nice bleak atmosphere. It's and interesting take on the zombie apocalypse genre.
Well, somebody's gonna have to go out there.

Yeah, this guy is a complete tool. I think he's desperately trying to be an amusing troll, but he's failing miserably.

You are probably a dimwit Brit.
Well, from that unwarranted personal attack, I'd guess you're a spoiled 12 year old brat.
Mum & Dad was excellent!!
I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

Wow. Your douchiness just oozes with each passing comment. WHO are you talking to?! Nobody is responding to you, except me, to tell you that you fail at the internet. And the fact that you don't take older movie recommendations seriously tells us all that you fail as a horror fan.

Mom & Dad is passable, good at some points. 5/10. (For comparison, if Mom&Dad were rated as 6, l'intrieur (2007) would rated a definitive 9)
Eden Lake is a good movie but an American/Brit production.
Cherry Tree Lane (2010): won't be tricked into watching this pile of youknowhwat
http://www.imdb.com/board/11468829/board/nest/165964265
First 10 minutes of a 78 minute long film is spent watching an impossible to like couple eating their dinner - I kid you not.
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You are probably a dimwit Brit. I will check out MUM & DAD, although my gut instinct and all indicators tell me not to tricked yet again into another low-budget Brit-crap production.
Your list gives you sufficient credibility though.
I know already I will regret this.
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My Opinion (at this moment) French: MARTYRS, INSIDE & HIGH TENSION
Brittish: MUM & DAD(maybe best EVER!!!), EDEN LAKE, CHERRY TREE LANE
USA: TRAIN, GRACE, THE TOOLBOX MURDERS, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2010, TOOTH & NAIL, DEAD GIRL(not "The Dead Girl") and many many more.
Asian: Too much to mension but BATTLE ROYAL & DREAM HOUSE are in my top 5
Also one "What If" Movie that totally Grabbed me is FROZEN(simple but unforgetable).
About THE VANISHING i liked the remake better (Bullock & Sutherland) The Original is one of our best films in Dutch history "SPOORLOOS" (Vanished) it was low budget and not as creepy as the remake. Check it out, most people like what i bring to them.

yeah martyrs is easily the best french horror film. inside could've been up there but unfortunately the writing gets extremely stupid around the middle of the film and brings down what is otherwise a great horror film.