Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
PLOT: Five friends (Pam, Kirk, Sally, Franklin, and Jerry) are travelling across the open, isolated roads of Southern Texas, checking on a family grave in light of recent graverobbing in the area. The good news is, the grave is unharmed. The bad news is, the kids are tortured and slaughtered by a group of inbred hicks who dwell withing the woods.MY REVIEW: What can really be said about the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre that hasn't been said before? Many people call it boring and cliche, but....this is the first film to do it. Ever. Before this the only really shocking horror movie was Night of the Living Dead. Nobody was prepared when this low-budget thriller was released to drive-in theatre screens across the nation. There were reports of vomiting, miscarriages, and many, many cases of shock. Yet there was hardly a drop of blood in the entire running time of the film. It's all in the atmosphere, the feeling, the ideas, and what our minds fill in. The infamous Dinner Scene is enough to disturb the most jaded horror fan to his/her very core. There are many different theories on what the film is referencing to, especially in a time when the country was busy with the Vietnam War. Some say the Leatherface family are the big oil businisses, and the five innocent teens represent the American people. Some say the family represents the small business man. There are many theories.The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a stark, nihilistic, disgusting, disturbing, shocking, horrifying, terrifying, unique, original, and dark horror film that every horror fan should have in their collections.DVD EXTRAS: In short, the best DVD features I've ever seen or heard. The picture is fantastic...almost stunning. All the blemishes, discolorings, and scratches in the original film prints have been completely fixed. However, the grain has been left behind, because that's what makes the film so scary and real-looking. The sound is incredibly improved. I heard dialogue that I've never heard before, despite how many times i've seen it on the VHS versions. All the documentaries are fantastic and funny and entertaining. I highly reccomend this DVD version, it's the best you'll ever find.