Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
ONE OF THE GREATEST HORROR FILMS EVER MADE!
This film is such a land mark in the horror genre; it single handedly created the slasher genre. Tobe Hooper created the concept of taking a handful of teenagers and facing them off against a larger than life antagonist whose sole purpose is their demise. But the film is not just blood and gore, there is also a strong psychological aspect of the film that plays with your head. Tobe Hooper takes the concept of family values and perverts them. The Sawyer clan is adjusted to the idea of cannabalism as a way of life, that it seems almost like a virtue to them. They are a traditional loving family with perverse anti-values that disrupts the minds of the movie viewer. The plot of this film would be duplicated in later films, such as "House of a 1000 Corpses." This film is a must have for any horror collector. Tobe Hooper would duplicate his success with "Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2," yet all other sequels afterwards would fall short, simply because no other director had the ability to create characters as rich and compelling as what Tobe Hooper. With that said "Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2004)" was a worthy remake. My advice to you is purchase "Texas Chain Saw Massacre," "Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2," and "Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2004).