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Summary: Absolute classic of the horror genre
Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a classic of the horror genre, has gotten even better on DVD. For newer viwers, don't expect a "gorefest" but rather a film which inspires horror more from setting, effective pacing, and just the right amount of screen time for the villains. It is a classic because of its influence and because it pulls few punches. Don't watch it with all the lights out unless you know the doors are locked!What makes the DVD so great are the extras: the commentary by the director, cinematographer and the guy who plays Leatherface. Actually, Tobe Hooper speaks the least of the three, and when he does, I am surprised to hear that he sounds like a kindly grandfather--I always imagined a really rough guy. Unfortunately, since it's been about 26 years since the film was made, he sometimes forgets very specific details, but it's obvious they had fun and great commitment. Gunnar must be commended for his ability to play Leatherface, wielding an actual chainsaw and with little or no peripheral vision. The commentary is a must-listen. Also, check out the trailers, posters, and deleted scenes with full script excerpts--this was no "shot in one weekend with three people" affair, but rather a fully realized piece of art which may not have had a Titanic-like budget but did have a lot of integrity. So pick up this DVD, which once again shows why TCM is one of the finest horror films of the '70s, tied with Halloween, The Exorcist and maybe Suspiria.
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Summary: HORROR CULT CLASSIC? WHY?
Review: I always hear people say what a great movie this was...a classic...so controversial...so horrifying....THIS IS ONE OF THE DUMBEST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN. Too bad Amazon didnt have 0 stars as an option. After hearing all the hype, I finally decided to rent this movie, expecting to be frightend to death. Sure the movie had a few OK parts, but I found the movie to be slow and boring. It was like...Kids in a van...Kids find abandoned house....Kids die...THE END. As for the ending...what was so good about it? Guy swinging a chainsaw around and screaming like an idiot? (sorry if I ruined it for anyone). Thank god the store I rented it from had a "not satisfied? get another movie for free" policy! If you want to see a GREAT horror movie, buy DEAD ALIVE!
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Summary: Awful and Great
Review: Apart from being stupendousley wierd, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is undeniably scary and somehow enjoyable. Definitley not for everybody (all gore is implied).
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Summary: Leatherface banned for 30 years
Review: The Texas Chainsaw Masscre was definatly one to tell my freinds about but i may be only 12 years old but i carnt help but notice Leatherface.The rain outside my my window really blended in with the signs of emotion and feelings. If you like teddybears and axes please realise that you are experiancing my life. (i luv cheese!)
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Summary: Horror film at it's finest/sickest moment
Review: Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the film that Blair Witch Project tried to be. Absolutley realistic, although dated, it takes you into the van with the doomed teenagers as they pick up the warped hitchhiker. And the rollercoaster ride begins. Unrelenting, and horror at its scariest because there are really no zombies, witches or Freddy Kruegers....but go deep enough into the backwoods of any southern/midwestern region, and yes, psychotics like this are out there waiting to pounce upon the innocent and unsuspecting! Absolutley terrifying, you will approach long travel with a sense of dread that the film so well delivers. Claustrophobic, and nightmarish. The scene with the grandfather and Marylin Burns would probably cause Tipper Gore to suffer a massive heart attack on the spot. The graininess only adds to the sense of dread, and doom that the film delivers unrelentlessly. No film besides the "Excorcist" even comes close to the fearfulness this puts one through...vile and disturbing...a horror masterpiece!
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Summary: Classic very very black comedic horror
Review: The film that launched a thousand 'schlockers' there really is no substitute for Americas's 'first' family. The transfer to DVD is a revelation as is the surround sound. What many reviewers fail to come to terms with is the dark humour. Hooper and co's narrative reveals rather too well their sadistic pleasure but also their nailed down political,surrealist sensibilities. Note the length of the chase scene, Leatherface chainsawing through his 'own' back door. The photography is stunning for a guy straight out of college and the whole production gels incredibly well. This is a horror film only in that these guys could very well be your next door neighbour right now. I prefer to see it as a modern prescient American fable......Hans Christian Anderson would be proud of them all.
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Summary: An ingenious work
Review: I have watched TCM and loved every second of it. Though it is not a gorey and disgusting as TCM II, the feeling makes it much scarier. All the special effects and the whole setting made TCM II seem like a Comedy. TCM is another story. It is about 5 friends who go to visit a relatives grave, and end up at the wrong place, at the wrong time. The mystery in the video is so scary...they all dissapear one at a time...Leatherface popping up and the least likely times. This movie willkeep you on the edge of your seat, trust me. At the end you will be dying to see what happens to the girl when they capture her!
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Summary: great monster
Review: leatherface is one of the best killers in the movie buissness, the ending of this movie is one of the best endings, it leaves you with the breath stuck in the troath, or how ever it's written.
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Summary: The Most Controversial Horror Movie of all Time...
Review: Why do so many people think that this classic horror film is sooo disturbing and sooo scary and soooooooo extremly violent? This movie kicks -I mean slices- serious booty! As a pioneer of mass murder movies, it set a good guideline for those other shall we say wannabe horror movies like "Friday The 13th" and "Nightmare On Elm Street". No other movie is quite like it; its old, rugged touch of movie making make you feel like you are one of the five teens being stalked by the elusive Leatherface. This is one fine piece of film. It deserves a place on any horror movie fan's shelf.
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Summary: IT SUCKED
Review: This movie was terrible!! The girl was screaming throughout the movie which just made it worse! The only thing scary about this movie is having to watch it!
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