Product: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original Uncut) [Region 2] (1974)
Rating: 4.0
Texas Chainsaw massacre very original and terrifing
I decided to rent then film after watching the new theatrical release. The movie is filmed in a way that an indie film would be made. Although the film has its faults it is pretty scary. The opening sequence involving the photos of various bones and body parts is disturbing. I liked the way the pictures flashed with the sound of a classic camera ringing off as each one is shown. You don't really learn much about the characters in the film which is one of the negatives. Most of the kids in the van are very annoying and I dimesional. The crazy man that is picked up by the kids on there way to the cemetary in the biggining is an interesting character. I thought the actors portrail of a pychotic was pretty accurate and his performance is sometimes painful to watch. The guy in the wheelchair was very annoying to me so much that I found myself wishing him to die early on in the film. Most of the filming is good in the bigging of the film. One scene that stick out to me is the scene of the kids arriving at the old house in there van. The house is very dark and scary(it looks almost haunted. As the film progresses and the sun goes down some of the scene become hard to see. This has a positive and negative effect. In some respects it makes the film spooker in others I wondered what was going on. In particular some of the scenes inside the old house the kids first visit are filmed in almost complete darkeness. Maybe by watching the DVD version I will see some improvement. A positive of the film is the way the pace starts off slow then speeds up dramatically until the end. From the first scene that leatherface is shown the movie takes off and does not let up until the rolling of the credits. I found the scenes at the dinner table to be quit disturbing and enjoyed the way the closeups or done on the girls face when she is being frightened. The end of the movie is very intense and we are left to think that even though the girl survives she will be scared for life. I would recommend this movie to any horror fan.