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Very harsh, though not naturalistic or authentic. The bloody sequences are too smoothed out to be shocking, but for a low-budget horror flick with several hectoliters of blood, it works reasonably well. Sarah Butler is solid within the confines of her acting abilities, and the main male cast is comical as required. Lately, Hollywood has been inspired by some sadomasochistic practices, and this is the second film in the last two years where male genitalia is removed and then ends up in the mouth of the victim – this cannot possibly be a coincidence. However, the film certainly does not have the desired shock effect, neither for the viewer nor for the main protagonist. As a remake, on the other hand, it holds up in all aspects. A thrifty, aggressive, and fast-paced film. (2013.01.20)

Seen during the Challenge Tour - Movie Hunt: Task number 27 - a film about revenge. How to evaluate and comment on a film that reinterprets a cult classic from the 70s that I haven't seen before. I wasn't surprised at all, the scheme is quite simple and well-worn, so halfway through I gave it three stars, but then I felt a great satisfaction and almost enjoyed the revenge, so as a revenge movie it's very successful, although I admit that giving four stars is a very generous rating. I believe that the Danes or the French would have extracted even more, especially from the first half, making the second half a walk in the park for us. I would like to see Sarah Butler in a romantic comedy sometime. (2015.07.06)

My belief is once again confirmed, that remakes are worthy only if the original film isn’t very good (judging by non-genre criteria, genre-wise, the original ISoYG does have something). I Spit on Your Grave is an atmospheric and fairly faithful adaptation that retains the overall feeling: the “rape” part is disturbing and the “revenge” part is almost too brutal, following the trend of modern exploitation horror. Compared to the recent remake of The Last House on the Left, it should be said that the creators of ISoYG took a different path, one closer to the original film. I don’t mean this in either a positive or negative way, after all, I’ve rated both films with four stars. Steven R. Monroe delivers a pleasant surprise, considering his work so far, he’s made an atmospheric film of almost unexpected high quality. (2011.01.21)

Finally, proper carnage that makes its way into the viewer's deep subconscious through brutality and psychological coercion. Sure, it's a film full of clichés, and the execution, stilted dialogues and some of the performances put it in the ranks of many similar B-movies, but this time the emotional impact is so strong and deliciously paced (pronounced with a shotgun up its ass) that it overcomes any shortcomings. While the first half was a bit boring and the attention was kept solely by Sarah Butler in an ultra-short skirt, the second half, marked by a bloody vendetta, made up for everything and the director unleashed it on me in such a style that I just watched numbly. It’s a shame it didn't go deeper and work more on the individual characters, but that's too much to ask for.. :) (2013.03.21)

Quite good. I've successfully avoided the original up to now because I'm afraid of its woodenness, but after seeing the remake that's going to be a little harder to do. At times, in terms of the confrontation between victim and assailant, this film is sheer high school exploitation. I'm thinking in particular of the scene of the main lady being humiliated by a bunch of hixploitation sympathizers, in which one puts a gun in her mouth, another shoots her, and a third throws lit matches at her. Of course, tons of verbal romance in the process. The final showdown is longer than I expected, but that's at the expense of some pretty decent suspense and tension from the main characters. Oh, and the gore effects are pretty cool, even the ravens weren't lame. Even the ending didn't manage to fuck up in any American way, so four stars totally clean. I take a star off for not trusting Sarah Butler as a writer and the guy who played the retard won't be the new Forrest Gump either -) (2011.02.21)