![]() Tobe Hooper's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE appeared like a nightmare in 1974, establishing a whole new genre of horror film. So this is recommended for horror fans, it may not be the original but it is pretty good and has some scary parts. There is no nudity - another change in horror movies - but there is some objectionable language, what do you expect frm people being chased with a chainsaw? I got tired of seeing women portrayed as whimpering fools who could not fight back even with a weapon in their hands. As usual in newer films the girl is plucky - she puts up a fight, and to me that is a plus. Even after you know it did not really happen you still wonder. There is terror in what you do not see and newer movies with all the techno logy and F/X advances can show more - shocking yes, but not as much terror as a flash of blood or the actor's reactions.Īs a remake it is passable - unlike The Fog, stay away from that one! - but I still like the original. When the images are too polished and slick you do not immerse yourself in the story, in the back of your head you think of how nice looking the cast is and how the special effects are too graphic. Texas Chainsaw had a bare bones budget and the gritty look of it is what made it feel more real. I am not saying that this one can compare to the original in quality - and I mean "horror" quality, obviously this one had a much bigger budget. Imagine my surprise when I did not feel the need to turn up my nose and declare it just a wannabe. ![]() Never holding much hope for remakes I watched this one with trepidation. It is a classic horror film and the granddaddy of all slashers. I love the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. They also up the dramatic ante, building to a final act that is relentless and terrifying. Where that film left much of the actual gore off camera, Nispel and Bay up the ante by showing every death in all its gruesome detail. It isn't long before the blood begins to pour and the notorious chainsaw of the maniacal, murderous Leatherface starts to roar.Although considered relatively low budget (9.5 million) by 2003 moviemaking standards, Nispel's remake is worlds away from the no-budget feel of Hooper's original. The friends-Erin (Jessica Biel), Kemper (Eric Balfour), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), and Andy (Mike Vogel)-have no idea what they're in for when they ask the local sheriff (R. But when they stop to pick up a hitchhiker, their trip takes a turn for the worse. Five friends are driving through Texas on their way to a concert in Dallas. Directed by well-known commercial and video director Marcus Nispel, and produced by Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR), this remake begins in the same place as the original. Thirty years later, the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is back. Tobe Hooper's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE appeared like a nightmare in 1974, establishing a whole new genre of horror film.
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