Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
Prepare to be scared to death
Tobe Hooper whipped up this classic on a shoestring budget in the mid seventies. The result is a truly terrifying experience.When some party goers pick up a hitchhiker....all Hell totally breaks loose as the "guest" they pick up turns out to be a demented psycho whose family gives a new meaning to carnivores.Loosely based on killer Ed Gein, the horrendous acts that follow after the hitchhiker is pleasantly removed from their van, could not possibly equal what real life offers.Upon arrival in a small Texas town, the entourage finds many graves have been defiled and corpses are missing. Much to their dismay...they find out later that those responsible are a stone's throw from where they intend to stay. What follows is the most horrific scenes ever filmed.Suffice it to say, upon first viewing, this film leaves a very profound mark on the mind. Few films have this affect and this one pulls it off in spades.The original production of this is a bit...blurry, if you will and the DVD of this still has some dark scenes in it, but, maybe that is what Tobe Hooper wanted, as more light would make the horror all that more real.Not for the sqeamish, and not to be missed either. Thousands of films have come along to copy what this film did and have failed.If you truly want to be scared out of your wits...just watch this one...the sequel with Dennis Hopper is a piece of work too. Psychology students should take note....this is a fodder for the most criminal insane mind.