By Daryl
Hobson
This film is THE most notorious of ALL the horror films ever made.
It has almost NO gore, it has little in the way of a memorable cast, and
it is slow to start. Those are BAD points. The good points
are numerous, you have the suspense, it is heart pumping, adrenaline rushing
and pulse pounding. The shocks are also in a healthy amount, the
film is made as grotesque as possible, WITHOUT gore or scenes of butchery.
There is a stylish use of NOT seeing the gore, making you IMAGINE the deaths,
that is more scary. The story is weak, it is never explained WHY
the family is cannibalistic, or WHY they make works of art with bodies,
I can only assume that it is intended, like the gore, because again, the
mind can make up the most disturbing of images. The chain saw is
used to affect, not as much as the name implies, but it has its moments.
Death is the storyline, and death is examined, a clinical look, masked
by the dusty Texan setting. Made all the more shocking with the revelations
that the film is all true. IT HAPPENED! The film seemed to
me to be looking for reasons WHY such acts would take place in the world.
I was shocked, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to you all.
[WEBMASTERS NOTE: "THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE"
was only BASED on true events, and what is depicted in this film did not
actually happen. Although, the gritty style of the film and Tobe
Hooper's approach to the story can certainly make one believe that this
film is depicting true events. But no, the events in this film are
not "all true". The main influence on the story was the infamous
story of Ed Gein. You can find much information on that man via any
number of sources online, at your local library, or your own, local video
store.] |
