The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Directed by Tobe Hooper
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE not only changed the face of horror in 1974 but still remains one of the most shocking, powerful and terrifying films ever made. Widely banned on its release it’s notoriety has not diminished and this harrowing tale of a depraved Texan clan, and its chainsaw wielding icon of horror, Leatherface, continues to stun and disturb audiences like no other film. This new director supervised restoration brings new life and detail to the film and immerses the viewer as never before. Contains violence and gore.
A group of friends are terrorised by a chainsaw wielding madman and his depraved family in this legendary horror.
Cast: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
Member Reviews
Tobe as a producer n director he made sure the cinematographer looks edgy and grindy making the 35mm glue to your seat literally holding on to the handles with stomach aches n hypertension. Camera angles and the industrial sounds could be a Therman being used to make the eerie horrifying sounds making US feeling EXTRA to the EDGE !
Having seen a dozen times and been a while as usual can’t imagine what they n Sally have gone through her mind and eventually she far gone beyond TOTALLY SCARED outta her mind that at the end being scared has no meaning anymore!
Such a classic, amazing movie. I love that the mid day scenes are more often scarier than the night time scenes. A lot of the horror personally comes from the aesthetics and setting more than the events taking place. The human furniture and the dingy gross atmosphere i think make this movie such an amazing watch.
my favorite film of all time
If, by some miracle, you've never seen this movie then you are in for a deceptive little treat. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is commonly thought of as a very gory people by those who haven't seen it or just haven't seen it in quite a while and only remember it from the time they watched it as a kid and closed their eyes through half of it. You see, there's hardly any gore in this film. Aside from a corpse at the beginning of the film, and whatever animals are strung about the Sawyer family home, this movie doesn't show much of its violence. Instead, it's mostly all implied or just out of view. A meat hook just out of frame. Leatherface carving up Franklin, enshrouded in darkness. But still this film will manage to terrify in ways many films cannot. It's fascinating what they were able to accomplish while keeping the film (relatively) gore-free. That's because sometimes the greatest horror is all psychological. That's what's made this such an enduring film. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an absolute masterpiece.