Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 4.0
Very good horror movie, but dont judge a movie by its review
If you've seen movies like Evil Dead, Exorcist, Night of the Living Dead, and Candyman, then you should be able to stomach this movie. I say don't judge a movie by its review, because so far in every review I've read, people say it's one of the scariest movies of all time, or its extremely scary. Wrong. This movie is not scary at all. It might be disturbing, and twisted, but not scary. I often times found myself laughing at the strange noises Leatherface makes when he runs, and the dad getting mad at Leatherface and his brother. But, thats not to say that TCM is a great, classic horror movie.The movie is about a group of teenagers that set out to find a graveyard, thats been having grave robbings problems. Two of them are also looking for their old house that they grew up in. On the way, they pick up a hitchhiker who is a real nutcase. The problem with the hitchhiker causes them to run out of gas and go to a gas station to find out that the station is out of gas. After that, they go to find the old Franklin house, and thats when all the horror, and torcher that Leatherface brings begins.The movie is loosely, and I mean loosely based on the life of serial killer Ed Gein. The furniture made from human and animal bones and dead skin on Leatherface's face is all from the life of Ed Gein. Everything else is false. While your watching it, you kinda feel sorry for the teenagers as they get slaughtered. Their lives so short and the fact their getting torchered and murdered for no reason, but for food for a cannibalistic family.Overall, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a very well done, classic horror movie, thats great to watch with a group of friends on a friday night or somethin when your parents arent around. It's good fun hororr. The gore level is surprisingly low. I thought it was going to be huge,but after seeing the first murder, you get the hint that this movie isnt that bad.