Though not talked of much these days Repulsion remains one of the greatest of all horror movies. This movie really puts the viewer through a supremely hypnotic and unsettling experience, to say the least. Everyone I know who has had the good fortune to have stumbled across this one in a video store or on television late at night have nothing but high praise for it. There is always a bit of surprise (I certainly felt it the first time I saw Repulsion) that the movie is as good as it is and as creepy and scary. The surprise is justified and the only reason for it not being a “recognized classic” is probably nothing more than the fact that not many people have discovered it. Just bad luck for the movie I guess. I think it ranks comfortably up there along other greats such as Hitchcock’s Psycho and Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom. Repulsion is, along with Rosemary’s Baby a few years later, the standout movie of Roman Polanski’s pre-Chinatown career. So, if you haven’t seen Repulsion then watch it. You will not feel good afterwards but thats the fun of the movie. The last shot in the film, simple as it is, remains on of the most disturbing I’ve ever seen. The whole movie leaves a lasting impression and you aren’t likely to forget this one once you do see it!