Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
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First off, this movie probablty ranks in the top five horror movies I've seen. It's not quite a Halloween beater, Hellraiser is better and Evil Dead may be inches ahead of it, but it's still a damn nice piece of directing (Tobe Hooper). It seems horror best thrives on low budgets. Very loosely - in fact, quite extremely loosely - based on Ed Gein, famous serial killer of the macabre art. The movie manages to produce several chilling scenes and sudden shocks. If you belong to the hype Scream audience, you'll hate this movie. You'll think it sucks. But that's okay, 'cause I thought Scream sucked. But if you favour the traditional 70s slasher movies, this one belongs to the cream of the crop and a must see!