Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 2.0
It could have been better...
Ok, I rented this movie after I saw the re-make in theaters. I can only say that the 74 version did not live up to my expectations! From what I have heard, this was one of the scariest movies ever...then I see it and it does have scares...but too soon! 4 of the 5 people get killed in 10 minutes? Too fast? Extremely! They just drop one after the other like flies and it sucks! To make a good horror movie, you need to spread out the kills to add suspense! Hooper could have made a much better film if he had spaced the deaths out every 5-10 minutes! But I guess because of the 83 minute time span things must go quick! AND THEY DID! But then I went to watch it for a second and thrid time. It got better, but not by much! Why didn't Hooper go into details about the characters? We knew nothing about them, except for their names and even the 3rd time around I don't know half their names and I payed close attention! The re-make is definitaly better! I recommend that to this! But if you just have to shun any re-make, you can suffer with this trashy film.