![]() ![]() But, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. While I am excited for Netflix's newest entry in the series, considering what we know about the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, nothing can quite outdo the original. It’s one of the best horror movies ever, hands down. It’s eerie in all the right spots, had a decent amount of blood and scariness, and is an all-around great horror film that not only builds suspense from the start, but pays off in the end, creating an iconic villain for the ages.Īll of this is why it must be number one on this list. There’s almost something charming about the original film after watching all the sequels and remakes that butcher (pun intended) the first movie. All it needed was a deranged man in a mask made of human skin, and a killer scream queen. You just can’t beat the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974. ![]() (Image credit: Bryanston Distributing Company) 1. I can appreciate that the stakes felt higher and that there was a respectable amount of gore in this sequel (compared to the bloodbath later sequels would get), but it was the complete opposite of what the original film did. Even if they're in the slasher genre, comedy is something that's always worked well in those movie sagas.īut, the TCM series shouldn’t ever be a comedy, and this sequel felt so much like they were trying to make this into a dark comedy that just doesn't work for me. Or heck, even Scream (which had an awesome opening weekend recently), had comedic moments that I felt fit those types of horror movies. If I wanted to do that, I’d watch the 2018 Halloween that had some really funny moments. I can understand the fan-love behind it, but hear me out - I’m not going into Texas Chainsaw Massacre looking to laugh, y'all. While it’s awesome that the original director came back for Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Tobe Hooper), this movie is too much. I might get some flack for putting the first direct sequel to the original at only number three, but I have to say it - this franchise shouldn’t ever step into comedy. The story in of itself was entertaining, but it’s overshadowed by the heinous amount of gore that was added to a franchise that didn’t need it in the first place. There were moments that were just too much. However, this film made it so bloody that even me, a fan who watches horror, zombie, and fantasy TV shows with a lot of blood and violence, had to turn away. The movie didn’t need blood to make you scared, just like many of the original films of the slasher genre. There wasn’t that much blood involved at all, but the very idea of these insane people living out their lives in the middle of nowhere, where they could take any victim they wanted without any consequences, was terrifying. One of the big draws of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the creepiness of the family. And now, as an adult who has re-watched the movie several times, I totally agree. When Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III came out, a big gripe that both fans and critics had with the movie was that it had way too much gore. This third installment of the franchise was, to say the least, what I think kept me from the franchise for a while. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) The franchise began when a video game adaptation of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre appeared eight years after the release of the film, followed by various comic books, three sequels, a remake, and a prequel to the remake.(Image credit: New Line Cinema) 5. The film series is ranked eighth at the United States box office – in adjusted 2008 dollars – when compared to other American horror franchises. Leatherface and his family are the antagonists in all of the films in the franchise. The films have grossed over $203 million at the worldwide box office. Hooper has not had any direct involvement with the rest of the sequels however, he did co-produce the original film's remake and also produced its prequel, along with Henkel. ![]() Hooper also directed the first sequel to the original film however, the other sequels have had various writers and directors attached to them. The original film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper and written and produced by Hooper and Kim Henkel, was released in 1974. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an American horror franchise consisting of seven slasher films, comics and a video game adaptation of the original film. The release comes with a never-before-seen feature-length documentary The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |