Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 4.0
Who Brought The Chainsaw To The Family Barbecue?
Tobe Hooper's horror classic gets some fine polishing in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Two Disc Ultimate Edition." The film itself needs little explanation. It's rather straightforward. College kids go messing around where they shouldn't and are then brutally hacked, sawed, hooked and hammered to death. That's the whole premise of the film in a nutshell. So what's all the fuss about this film?What makes it so great is its simplicity and the way in which that simplicity is delivered. Once the first person unwittingly walks into Leatherface's home, the viewer is forced to see and hear the pain, stress and terror of each of the victims. To top it all off, the film has a frantic pace once people begin to die. As the body count rises, so does the strain on the viewer. The audience becomes a part of the insanity.The film, while very good, does have a couple of stumbling blocks. The acting isn't all that great (although Marilyn Burns was brilliant) and it takes the film a while to actually take off. Other than that the film is completely and utterly brutal.This particular edition of the film comes with some nice extras. You get commentary from a number of people, including Hooper, Burns and Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface). There's also a fun blooper reel, deleted scenes, some nice documentaries and a stills gallery.For over-the-top horror that is more brutalizing than it is scary, give "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" a look. It changed the world of horror forever and continues to impress filmgoers all over the world.