Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
You don't want to go fooling around other folks' property. Some folks don't like it, and they don't mind showing you...
There's been far too many people who have already sung the praises of this benchmark film, and I could do little to add to what has gone before; suffice to say that I'm in total agreement that this is one of, if not THE, most important horror film since the inception of the genre. No other film comes to my mind out of the many (and I do mean MANY) horror films that I've seen that in conversations with other fans, people describe graphic scenes that they recall from the movie that DID NOT HAPPEN ONSCREEN. I don't believe any other movie has had that kind of power; that just through mere suggestion creates images so vivid and complete that they are remembered as actuality...that is a testament to it's power.This two-disc special edition is excellence squared. I owned a previous "re-mastered" release, but this transfer simply blows the old one away...it's crisp and clean, but not TOO clean; you don't lose that cinema veritas "documentary" feel, but it's definitely the best print I've ever seen. For the audio, you have a choice of either the remastered original mono, or a new 5.1 mix that sounds fantastic in my home theater system...the ambient sounds alone were enough to give me goosebumps as I screened it.For special features, there are two very informative and entertaining documentaries. The "house tour" is not all that I expected, but it is entertaining to us fans. Along with the fine still galleries and deleted scenes (which most were unfortunately but expectedly without sound) this all makes a fine addition to any horror collection, and is indispensible to TCM fans.Highly recommended to fans of the series, the genre, and horror films in general.