Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
Unsettling and Truly Disturbing
I'm a horror fanatic and have seen many horror flicks (about 50 or so to date. not as many as some others have seen, maybe, but I'm a minor so I am kind of limited). One of the many things I have always longed for was a truly ghastly movie that was not only hard to watch but also scary at the same time. Such is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.To this day, it remains the only movie to truly scare me (I still have yet to see such morbid movies as Audition, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Cannibal Holocaust though). The scenes that especially have an impact include the hitchiker, the meathook and the dinner scene. Each of these featured sadomasochism, terror, a family of psychos crazy enough to leave an impact on a person and very disturbing content.I saw a different version of the film that was released along with the remake (a good movie, but didnt have quite the effect this one did and also featured a very different story). Therefore, it didn't have all of the features this one does, nor did it come in a metal tin. It did, however, also included the outakes and deleted/alternate scenes, most of which aren't all that interesting.The movie itself, however, ranks highly among all other horror movies. The Exorcist, while it had a perfect story, was not all that scary and Halloween had more an eerie suspenseful feeling from not entirely knowing when the stalker was going to make his move than being truly scary.Final Word: If you enjoy watching horror movies and you have not yet seen this movie, then you need to go rent, nay, buy this movie and see for yourself how scary this movie truly is. Be warned, though, this isn't your Nightmare on Elm Street or your Halloween where most of the deaths were not graphic. The movie is extremely graphic, morbid and very difficult to watch for even the bravest movie-goers.***5 Out Of 5 Stars***