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DAY 20.3: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
On Shudder

So I don't know who needs to hear this at this point, but Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an absolute classic film.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is about a group of friends going on vacation, but then they run into insane psychopaths.

I don't need to go any further into than that. You guys knows Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But man. It's been I want to say at least 15 years since I last watched it. This is such a god damned classic movie. It manages to be tense and uncomfortable and terrifying all at once, since the first freaking murder.

The first murder comes out of nowhere and from there it just amps up with such incredible pacing. Chainsaw chases are just completely terrifying. They just are. It's such a deadly, awful, brutal, ugly weapon, and they make a terrible noise, and it's just amazing how something so simple works so well.

And I think this simplicity is what a lot of the other movies are missing. This is honest to goodness such a simple movie to follow. They waste no time giving you backstories, or explaining stuff. You just have a group of fucking depraved, disgusting, irredeemable, horrible human beings who want to murder and torture people. That's it. And it's somehow a more compelling narrative. Their motivations are simple. They can't be reasoned with. They're not predictable. They actively take complete pleasure in everything they do. They are so sadistic and evil and that's why they're such good villains.

The realness of this and the complete grit is another reason why this movie works so well. Nothing feels outlandish. Everything looks just so grimy and real that you just can't help but feel like it might actually be able to happen. The "based on real events" text at the beginning helps with that. But what helps keep things tense is that they're so unpredictable you just don't know what will really happen next.

The music works really well with this movie. In fact, all the sound cues do. They add to the feeling of dread throughout the film.

It's a grotesque, horrifying, thrill ride that is just... impossibly good. If you've never watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then go out of your way to do so. Honestly? I think I give it a 10/10. I think it's just heads and tails above most other horror movies.

And man. That closing scene. There is just an image that sticks with you. 15 years later and I could remember that part more than anything else in the movie.

Rating: 10/10

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