Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 5.0
TOBE HOOPER'S TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE STILL OUTSHINES THEM ALL!!!!!
"Who will survive and what will be left of them" going into this movie you're already thinking, and this is one of the rare movies that lets the viewer think what it wants, which makes the movie all that more potent. There is not excess gore, violence or a huge body count and what you do see and hear allows you to use your mind and that is where your imagination takes over and you become part of the movie. Ask anyone who has seen this movie and 9 out of 10 times what they say happened is what their imagination saw . That is why Tobe Hooper is a genius, because he lets the viewer add what they will, even upon repeat viewing's Texas Chainsaw Massacre doesn't lose that power. Even the cast was perfect, although sadly underrated, unknown and grossly underpayed (if they were even payed at all), had anybody else been used it would not have been as good. Nobody but Edwin Neal could have portrayed "The Hitchhiker" as well as he did. And the way Marilyn Burns became" Sally" it's like you were right there with her. Jim Siedow added so much with just his facial expressions let alone his acting and nobody and I do mean nobody could of done Leatherface as good as Gunnar Hansen did. His chainsaw dance at the end is phenomenal. The budget being so low also added to the final outcome of how good the movie is. Every aspect of this movie worked. That is why The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is in a class of its own. Both of Rob Zombie's (excellent) movies have the feel of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, you can tell he was definitely influenced. To all of the younger movie fans out there, before you watch a movie at least take into consideration the year the movie was first released. If your diet of horror movies is only from the 80's or 90's (where it was basically body count , skin , & a ton of special effects) & more recently the "safe PG-17" (so we milk as much money as possible out of the youth) your only watching with your eyes and not your imagination. Not that I don't like those kinds of movies, I too am also a HUGE Horror movie aficionado/junkie; especially any and all ZOMBIE movies, I've seen hundreds of underground, B-grade, cheesy, low budget movies, including every TROMA movie ever produced. At least be open minded when viewing a movie. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the first in the genre and still the best. Before Michael, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, Chucky etc. etc. and countless other 80's & 90's bad guys (or girls) Leatherface still outshines them all. The quality of the movie itself on this Ultimate edition is reason enough to pick it up. The bonus features are killer you get a very interesting commentary with Tobe Hooper, Gunnar Hansen & Daniel Pearl with some killer info about filming, effects used, and recollections from all three. Also included is another commentary with Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Allen Danziger, and art designer Robert A. Burns. "Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth" & "Flesh Wounds" two very well done documentaries. Also a tour of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre house with Gunnar, deleted scenes, outtakes, bloopers, trailers, TV and radio spots & much more, plus it comes in a tin case.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Ultimate Edition DVD should be in every horror movie collection. This is the sixth edition of Texas Chainsaw Massacre that I have purchased & definitely worth owning. Another edition worth having is the "Chainsaw Flip Case" which has 2 DVD's inside of a Chainsaw - very nice packaging.THE SAW IS FAMILY