Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
Brutally brilliant!!
Toibe Hooper's cult classic is a brutal, hellish and terrifying film. It will leave you drained and exhausted. Fans of the current spate of "horror lite" are advised to stay as far away from this film as possible. Everyone else will find much to excite, disgust and shock you. Hooper's portrait of hideous evil intruding on the everyday lives of normal people WILL disturb you. The story seems to be ripped from the headlines, making it all the more frightening. There actually are psychotic degenerates such as Leatherface and his family out there. Tobe Hooper has rarely approached the brilliance of this initial outing. With its brutal violence(more implied than shown), oppressive atmosphere of sickness and evil, and its shreiking score, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE still stands as a milestone achievement in the horror film genre.