Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
The Original Teen Horror Film
Alright, at the time that I wrote this review (wow, I am talking in the past tense about something I am still doing), there were 508 other reviews (read them, most of them get the point across). So, I am not going to give the whole movie away. But I can say this: This film was not meant to be a gore-fest. The director (who did a brilliant job I might add) was originally going for a PG rating. The whole point was to transition the scenes right up to the kill in such a way that your imagination takes over during it. Let me say, for a horror movie (as in any horror movie), this is very creepy and disturbing. I have seen the sequels and the remake of this film. The sequels were unbearably pathetic (capitalizing (cashing-in if you will) on this movie's potential, nothing more) and the remake, while decent, was not scary...at all, but creative (the piano, and the salt...watch it and you will know what I mean). This movie is like no other in that you are on the edge of your seat wondering when the girl freaking out in the room where the furniture is made out of human remains, is going to die. It is not a matter of "Don't go in there, he is right there." It is more like "He is coming, go! He is going to kill you! Run!", even when the killer is not present anywhere near her (he was behind a steel door, that is not within arms reach and therefore not close). Please remember, this is the first movie to use what is now a complete cliché; namely: teens get lost out in the middle of nowhere and are brutally slaughtered. I would normally give this film four-and-a-half stars, however, because of two people who are about to be mentioned, I would like to "even out the universe" with a five.Now then, I would like to take time to say a few things about two very "special" reviewers. I say "special" because one of them sounds like a southern televangelist "Blah blah blah...sex, drugs and rock and roll." While the other finds it unfair that this "true" story is unfair to the kids that were murdered...while using tons of question and exclamation marks. Newsflash: This was lightly based on a killer, but around ninety percent of the details are just add-ons (quite good ones I might add). The killer that Leather Face is LOOSELY based on is Ed Gein. Go look him up. I am going to quote the first "special" reviewer I mentioned: "I think this movie is disgusting and immoral, I've never seen it and I plan not to because of what it's about." Well, that is a VERY convincing review, but, I believe that if you have not seen this film, then you should not be reviewing it...oh, and what is the deal with it being immoral? This movie has no gore, drug or sexual content. It is about a semi-retarded psychopath killing a bunch of teens. Then he goes on to talk about The Passion of the Christ. Well, I am sorry, but I do not like:A. Mel GibsonB. Religious MoviesC. Movies about some guy being tortured for hours on end.The only reason I would go to see it would be for the Latin that is spoken in movie (I am a Latin student myself).There you have it. My review. Give this movie a chance, it is truly a masterpiece.