Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
"When Leaterface met Sally"
Though 30 years old, it still shocks!!! Considered by many the best of the 70's Horror films and I have a hard time arguing that point. The film tries to sell itself as a "true" story and has a documentary style to it. Four teens set off on a road trip and find themselves stranded without gas. They stumble across an old house just off the highway (haven't you ever wondered what goes on behind the walls of those houses in the middle of nowhere?) and one by one are murdered by a chainsaw swinging maniac. Come to find out that the house is owned by a family of serial killing canibals. The film draws the audience into a delirious world of nightmarish horror. The last 30 minutes of this film is psychological torture at a disturbing level as the maniacs torment the last female teen. Tobe Hooper is able mix-in a sick sense of humor with the film. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is considered one of the all-time gore flicks, but the film contains very little blood and gore. That will give you an idea of the emotional impact of the films level of intense terror. This film will still be considered one of the most frightening films ever made 100 years from now. It simply has an undying ability to shock audiences.