Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 4.0
What about the DVD?
Well yes the film is damn good, and yes if you get into it it scares you out of your mind. This is not because of the simple shock tatics like you'd expect but down to the realism of the thing, ther's little blood but the main characters screaming just went right through me. I suppose to sum it up i'd refer to it as SCooby Doo does extreme horror. Anyway as for the DVD there are two things i must mention; 1.Since the movie was originally shot on 16mm film don't expect a crystal clear image, it's a little muddy but still a lot better than the print i saw in a cinema just last week. 2.The extras on this disc are great. There's loads of extra footage complete with a text intro to each item. Furthermore the commentary is continuous (the director, director of photography and leatherface himself)and very insightful to both the film making process and gags on set. There's also stills of merchandise and posters from all over the world, as well as trailers for part 2, 3 and 4 (with 3 proving to be the funniest). Kidnapping and dismembering teenagers has never been so good.