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1974
The 1974 version of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” treats
the audience to a shocking and realistic experience that no one
in the seventies had ever seen in a film.
Working on a limited budget, director Tobe Hooper originally
shot this movie on 16mm film that was later blown up for the
atrical release.
This cost effective technique heavily influenced the look of
the film. It resulted in a movie with an added realistic feeling
which aided in its resemblance to a documentary.
“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is a straightforward story
that follows five teenagers on a road trip across Texas that goes
terribly wrong. Group members unwillingly become victims of
Leatherface, a chainsaw-wielding madman who fancies wearing
other people’s skin.
The relatively straightforward plot forces the viewer to focus
on the horror at play. This film was groundbreaking because it
introduced a new approach to presenting horror in an otherwise
dull and repetitive genre.
Another attraction of the movie is that the villain is not a
typical fake Hollywood monster such as Frankenstein or the
mummy, but instead a demented human being. A human villain
brings plausibility to the story, making it scarier.
Another way this movie strives for reality is the movement of
the camera, which suggests to the audience that this film was
shot by an amateur.
“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” sets the trend for “slasher”
films such as “Friday the 13th” because of the sheer brutality of
its murder sequences. It also has aspects of psychological
thrillers such as “Silence of the Lambs” and “Psycho” because
its dwelling on moments of eerie silence.
The characters are deliberately developed poorly, giving the
audience a sense of indifference when each of them dies. The
film is less concerned with storytelling and instead is more con
cerned with depicting death in a realistic light, devoid of any
romantic notions.
The purpose of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is not to
inspire or articulate, but to excite and frighten the audience.
By today’s standards, this film may be considered bland in
terms of blood and gore, but the film communicates its horror on
a much deeper level. This influential film is still a worth a view
ing for its sheer educational value and importance to the horror
genre.
— Jose Cruz
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
New Line Cinema
2003
Acclaimed music video and commercial director Marcus
Nispel makes his feature film debut with in a remake of the
1974 film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
Although the movie’s cast includes “7th Heaven” star
Jessica Biel, the real star is Leatherface, the chain saw-wield®
madman who has served as the template for horror villains
since 1974.
The basic plot structure of the reincarnated version is identi
cal to the original movie. It follows a group of teenagers ona
road trip across Texas.
Somew here along the trip, they wander off the straight higli
way and slip into a downward spiral of terror into pure evil.
The teenagers come across various members of a family
called the Hewitts. Then, they meet Leatherface and his chain
saw.
This remake accomplishes the rare feat of being an improve
ment on the original. The 1974 version was meant, above allto
scare the audience.
The remake raises the ante on the horror aspect. This film
does what all good horror films do — it leaves an impressionii
your mind.
Some memorable shots are so horrific and gruesome they
stay with you long after you leave the movie theater. The cine
matography is vivid and brutal, and the action is spastic and
chaotic.
The vicious style of the movie’s filmmaking can best be
described by its pacing. After the opening credits, the film
quickly settles into a frantic pace, gradually escalates to a freo
zy and ends at a hysterical rate, never giving the viewer a
chance to breathe.
This film hangs viewer son a figurative meat hook, playfully
yet maliciously poking at their mental state, causing themanxi
ety and mental anguish throughout.
Another aspect of the movie that makes it an effective remalit
is its ability to take stylistic elements from the original and
amplify them for a jaded 21st century audience.
The best way to describe this movie is a 90-minute longanxi
ety attack. Pregnant women and people with heart problems
should watch with discretion.
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