Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
You just can't beat the [terrifying] classics, my friends.
The first time I saw "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was at about two o'clock in the morning, by myself, in total darkness. And by the end of this movie, my shocked eyes were about the size of the TV screen. Oddly enough, "TCM" is the only movie to date where I bought the DVD while I still had the rental copy. That's how quickly I needed to own this movie.Now, despite the title "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", this movie is NOT a gorefest. It is a progressive, low-budget and very realistic movie that builds up with time.There's just something about this movie that puts it in a category of its own. The atmospheric, backwoods setting, the raw camera and the un-movie feel of it. It doesn't entirely feel like a movie, more like a documentary or one of those experimental films on Youtube...that is, if Youtube were around 30 plus years ago.Although three of the murders occur within the first, fifty minutes, it's the last half-hour of the movie that will make you hide beneath your couch pillows. The final attack and that extended chase scene is nothing short of outstandingly jawdropping. Between the six-foot, 250-pound Leatherface chasing the Texas girl through the forest, Leatherface's psychotic family with their corpse-like grandpa, (who's great at clubbin' their dinner!), and the sheer paranoia, this movie ends up as an edge-of-your-seat atmospheric nightmare that will leave you speechless!In addition to having such a great movie on disc, the DVD comes loaded with extra features, which makes it all a very fun experience! After you're done chilling your bones with the movie, be sure to check out the special features. This DVD is definitely worth your money for lovers of horror.So if you like atmospheric horror, slasher films, and/or something scary and cool that will keep your eyes glued to the television, this will be your Movie of the Week! I haven't checked out the recent remake of this movie, but this mid-70's spine-chilling classic is good enough for me! Thanks for the time, and peace.