![The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (4K UHD) [Blu-ray]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71abINjXbLL._AC_SL3840_.jpg)

Desertcart purchases this item on your behalf and handles shipping, customs, and support to Ecuador.
Five friends travelling through rural Texas stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. The group soon find themselves picked off, one-by-one, by a masked madman with a chainsaw. Special Features Review: OMG: THE GREATEST HORROR Film ever made JUST GOT BETTER, THANK YOU SECOND SIGHT! - You must own this 4K/Blu-Ray set of the best Horror film of all time as at the moment this is the release of the year until Second sight release something else or another distributor releases something that comes out of nowhere. I didn’t think that the picture quality of this near 50 year old masterpiece could get any better but it has and I can’t believe it’s this good, the restoration work done by Second sight is crystal clear nearly as much as the OCN can allow this new fresh new 4K scan so there might be a few tiny soft issues but with all BD'S 4K restorations it's the OCN not the new clean up work! Also, the audio has been given a new dolbyatmos5.1/7.1 track with the existing DTS HD 5.1/7.1 and LPCM mono original track if this is correct. The sound is amazing and you hear everything, foreground & background noises and dialogue are balanced well so it’s the best audio any Blu-Ray has to offer and it’s ultra reference quality to hit streaming where it hurts so in terms of this great release of the year - take that streaming viewers!! Extras are through the roof and the special features are covered over the 2 discs with a brand new 83 minute documentary and a new commentary track from pod cast experts of the film, all the old and existing extras are intact and ported over of which you’ll need a chainsaw to go through them as there’s so much to watch and listen too. There’s also a couple of swag items with the 4K version including a book and some postcards. So this Blu-Ray is the best set of the year so you just need to buy this if you love Horror films, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is the greatest Horror film and it’s top of the pile as it’s my number one, not even the greatest film director of all time – Stanley Kubrick could better it with his masterpiece – The SHINING. I don’t think that any Horror film coming up in the near future will ever beat Chainsaw, there could be but if there is will it last half a century? This is such a well made film as I don’t know how some people don’t like it as the Horror film grabs you and never let’s go until the end, it’s just a great nasty and violent disturbing Horror film of which this is. It is violent, not graphic but the on screen deaths are brutal, Teri being put on the meat hook, Kurt being hit hard over the head, Franklin being killed by Leatherface and Sally being tortured at the dinner scene at the end and her escape through the window of her being cut while running away from Ed Neil him being run over by the truck and Sally covered in blood, yes it’s violent and shocking so it is violent, so if some people are saying it’s a non-violent film then you are wrong! I don’t need to explain the plot of the film as by now I think that everyone has seen this Masterpiece it’s an emerald gem of a Horror film and it should be owned and viewed by everyone so if you haven’t seen it watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) now! I can’t rate this set more highly as this is nearly a perfect Blu-Ray release of which I have purchased it twice on both formats, the film, picture and sound and the special features are out of this world and Second sight have knocked this one out of the park - great stuff! Here’s to another chainsaw film as the recent one from Netflix sucked and as a fan of the original trilogy of films 1 -4 I would love Rob Zombie to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 5 as I love The Devils Rejects!! If you love this film and Horror films like I do then just purchase this set at once! Film: 5 stars. Picture & sound: 5 stars. Special features: 5 stars. Overall product verdict: 5 stars. This is the best Blu-Ray to beat at the moment and I thought that Dawn of the Dead (1978) from Second sight was great! This work and Blu-Ray set should be given awards! Review: You... you damned fool! You ruined the door! - My oh my, where to begin? For so many reasons the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my absolute favourite movie of all time. What's its appeal to me after all these years? Well, maybe it's the fact that it was shot extremely low-budget and is a perfect example of making the most out of what you have to work with. Maybe it's that I saw it first when I was a 14 year old horror-nut looking for as thrill and stumbling across a then banned version of this made me change the way I though about the horror genre. Maybe it's the hot, sticky atmosphere that really glues itself to the inside of your throat. Maybe it's the way all the splatter happens offscreen but still manages to shock and terrify. Or maybe it's just because of Edwin Neal's awesome performance as the hitchhiker. I could list things forever, but I'll stop here. Okay, so you know the story. Everyone does. What I'll say basically is this: this film is the best example of a horror movie I can think of. It has a very realistic feel to it and the performances are all worthy of your attention. It is not an exploitation movie, as the title may suggest, but it does succeed in being as brutal and visceral as one without going all guts-on-the-floor. The direction is amazing, the camera-work a real pleasure to watch, engulfing the viewer in the aforementioned sticky atmosphere - it really throws you deep into Texas and takes away your mobile phone. And as for characters, is there a more pure horror villain than Leatherface? He's not a zombie or a dream demon or possesses any kind of superhuman powers at all. He's just human. And so are the rest of the nut-jobs in this film, and this, for me, puts it on a different level to all the other horror films of its time. An absolutely breathtaking horror movie that left my jaw on the floor back when I first saw it in the early 90's. Now. I've met many people who either tell me they have seen this film (mainly back in the day when it was banned) and say that it is FULL OF BLOOD AND GORE, even going to the lengths of explaining dismemberment and all sorts of horrific scenes in great detail. To this date I have no idea which movie these people are really referring to. Please note you are likely to see more bloodshed and limbs being hacked off on TV before the watershed. And for todays audience? Hmm, that's a different story. Most of them simply say it is boring and tame. It seems to be a generation thing. (My two teenage stepsons feel asleep in it for heavens sake!) What really annoys me (like some of the reviewers on here have) is when people mistake blood for horror. `Saw' is not a horror film, neither is `Hostel' - they are gore-fests, that is all. I'm sorry to break it to all the teens/young twenty-somethings reading this but if your idea of a decent horror film is watching entrails fly out of the cinema screen in 3D then you are sorely mistaken. "But Texas Chainsaw isn't scary..." well, maybe you find it scary, maybe you don't. But if you can't appreciate the horrific artistry of masterpieces such as this then maybe you are better off watching `Scream.' (For the record - I have nothing personal against gore-fests... I just refuse to put them in the same category.) Phew! Glad I got that off my chest! Just a quick word about different versions... there are multiple discs you can now buy of this (I own them all) and they all offer something different each time. Okay, so some special features get recycled, but there's always something new worth your attention on there too. I have just got the Blu-Ray, and while the picture sharpness is hardly on par with any of the big budget blockbusters you'd see in 2011, it is the best transfer of a 16mm original I have seen and the colours are pretty awesome. (Leatherface 'doing the dance' at then end against that sky is a personal highlight.) Oh, a new special feature on Blu I really enjoyed was a guided tour (by Leatherface himself) of the `Chainsaw' family house as it is today... worth the price alone. If you appreciate good, artistic, brutal horror then you simply have to watch/buy this film (on Blu, preferably) - it`s full of visual treats, kooky noises and wonderful atmosphere. If you're after blood and guts, check out the remake - it's got a bit where some guy gets his leg chainsawed off, like.
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,153 Reviews |
D**C
OMG: THE GREATEST HORROR Film ever made JUST GOT BETTER, THANK YOU SECOND SIGHT!
You must own this 4K/Blu-Ray set of the best Horror film of all time as at the moment this is the release of the year until Second sight release something else or another distributor releases something that comes out of nowhere. I didn’t think that the picture quality of this near 50 year old masterpiece could get any better but it has and I can’t believe it’s this good, the restoration work done by Second sight is crystal clear nearly as much as the OCN can allow this new fresh new 4K scan so there might be a few tiny soft issues but with all BD'S 4K restorations it's the OCN not the new clean up work! Also, the audio has been given a new dolbyatmos5.1/7.1 track with the existing DTS HD 5.1/7.1 and LPCM mono original track if this is correct. The sound is amazing and you hear everything, foreground & background noises and dialogue are balanced well so it’s the best audio any Blu-Ray has to offer and it’s ultra reference quality to hit streaming where it hurts so in terms of this great release of the year - take that streaming viewers!! Extras are through the roof and the special features are covered over the 2 discs with a brand new 83 minute documentary and a new commentary track from pod cast experts of the film, all the old and existing extras are intact and ported over of which you’ll need a chainsaw to go through them as there’s so much to watch and listen too. There’s also a couple of swag items with the 4K version including a book and some postcards. So this Blu-Ray is the best set of the year so you just need to buy this if you love Horror films, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is the greatest Horror film and it’s top of the pile as it’s my number one, not even the greatest film director of all time – Stanley Kubrick could better it with his masterpiece – The SHINING. I don’t think that any Horror film coming up in the near future will ever beat Chainsaw, there could be but if there is will it last half a century? This is such a well made film as I don’t know how some people don’t like it as the Horror film grabs you and never let’s go until the end, it’s just a great nasty and violent disturbing Horror film of which this is. It is violent, not graphic but the on screen deaths are brutal, Teri being put on the meat hook, Kurt being hit hard over the head, Franklin being killed by Leatherface and Sally being tortured at the dinner scene at the end and her escape through the window of her being cut while running away from Ed Neil him being run over by the truck and Sally covered in blood, yes it’s violent and shocking so it is violent, so if some people are saying it’s a non-violent film then you are wrong! I don’t need to explain the plot of the film as by now I think that everyone has seen this Masterpiece it’s an emerald gem of a Horror film and it should be owned and viewed by everyone so if you haven’t seen it watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) now! I can’t rate this set more highly as this is nearly a perfect Blu-Ray release of which I have purchased it twice on both formats, the film, picture and sound and the special features are out of this world and Second sight have knocked this one out of the park - great stuff! Here’s to another chainsaw film as the recent one from Netflix sucked and as a fan of the original trilogy of films 1 -4 I would love Rob Zombie to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 5 as I love The Devils Rejects!! If you love this film and Horror films like I do then just purchase this set at once! Film: 5 stars. Picture & sound: 5 stars. Special features: 5 stars. Overall product verdict: 5 stars. This is the best Blu-Ray to beat at the moment and I thought that Dawn of the Dead (1978) from Second sight was great! This work and Blu-Ray set should be given awards!
W**6
You... you damned fool! You ruined the door!
My oh my, where to begin? For so many reasons the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my absolute favourite movie of all time. What's its appeal to me after all these years? Well, maybe it's the fact that it was shot extremely low-budget and is a perfect example of making the most out of what you have to work with. Maybe it's that I saw it first when I was a 14 year old horror-nut looking for as thrill and stumbling across a then banned version of this made me change the way I though about the horror genre. Maybe it's the hot, sticky atmosphere that really glues itself to the inside of your throat. Maybe it's the way all the splatter happens offscreen but still manages to shock and terrify. Or maybe it's just because of Edwin Neal's awesome performance as the hitchhiker. I could list things forever, but I'll stop here. Okay, so you know the story. Everyone does. What I'll say basically is this: this film is the best example of a horror movie I can think of. It has a very realistic feel to it and the performances are all worthy of your attention. It is not an exploitation movie, as the title may suggest, but it does succeed in being as brutal and visceral as one without going all guts-on-the-floor. The direction is amazing, the camera-work a real pleasure to watch, engulfing the viewer in the aforementioned sticky atmosphere - it really throws you deep into Texas and takes away your mobile phone. And as for characters, is there a more pure horror villain than Leatherface? He's not a zombie or a dream demon or possesses any kind of superhuman powers at all. He's just human. And so are the rest of the nut-jobs in this film, and this, for me, puts it on a different level to all the other horror films of its time. An absolutely breathtaking horror movie that left my jaw on the floor back when I first saw it in the early 90's. Now. I've met many people who either tell me they have seen this film (mainly back in the day when it was banned) and say that it is FULL OF BLOOD AND GORE, even going to the lengths of explaining dismemberment and all sorts of horrific scenes in great detail. To this date I have no idea which movie these people are really referring to. Please note you are likely to see more bloodshed and limbs being hacked off on TV before the watershed. And for todays audience? Hmm, that's a different story. Most of them simply say it is boring and tame. It seems to be a generation thing. (My two teenage stepsons feel asleep in it for heavens sake!) What really annoys me (like some of the reviewers on here have) is when people mistake blood for horror. `Saw' is not a horror film, neither is `Hostel' - they are gore-fests, that is all. I'm sorry to break it to all the teens/young twenty-somethings reading this but if your idea of a decent horror film is watching entrails fly out of the cinema screen in 3D then you are sorely mistaken. "But Texas Chainsaw isn't scary..." well, maybe you find it scary, maybe you don't. But if you can't appreciate the horrific artistry of masterpieces such as this then maybe you are better off watching `Scream.' (For the record - I have nothing personal against gore-fests... I just refuse to put them in the same category.) Phew! Glad I got that off my chest! Just a quick word about different versions... there are multiple discs you can now buy of this (I own them all) and they all offer something different each time. Okay, so some special features get recycled, but there's always something new worth your attention on there too. I have just got the Blu-Ray, and while the picture sharpness is hardly on par with any of the big budget blockbusters you'd see in 2011, it is the best transfer of a 16mm original I have seen and the colours are pretty awesome. (Leatherface 'doing the dance' at then end against that sky is a personal highlight.) Oh, a new special feature on Blu I really enjoyed was a guided tour (by Leatherface himself) of the `Chainsaw' family house as it is today... worth the price alone. If you appreciate good, artistic, brutal horror then you simply have to watch/buy this film (on Blu, preferably) - it`s full of visual treats, kooky noises and wonderful atmosphere. If you're after blood and guts, check out the remake - it's got a bit where some guy gets his leg chainsawed off, like.
D**S
The Original Masterpiece
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 is a true classic in horror. I was amazed when I first watched this film back in 1997 on Laserdisc. I now own the new 4K remaster on Blu Ray. I must say the picture quality is more grainy then the previous Blu Ray version I owned, but the colours are more vibrant and detailed that pop on screen. The film comes on two discs and is packed with extra's. I decided to skip the steelbook version in favour of the normal amaray blue case version. The amaray consists of two cover arts, the newly commissioned art and the original art, the latter being the reason I wanted this version. I love the original theatrical poster art on my Blu Ray covers, which gives it that authenticity and nostalgic feel. ( TRIVIA ) • The chainsaw that ( Leatherface ) uses is real. It was no movie prop. • The titles original name for the film was ( Headcheese ) it later changed to ( Leatherface ) before the eventual title name arrived that we all know today as ( The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ) • Gunnar Hansen who played the role as ( Leatherface ) stood at six-foot-four inches tall and weighed 300 pounds. • Tobe Hooper the director wanted a PG rating release. So that the film would reach a wider audience. However there was no PG rating system at the time and was told by the Motion Picture Association of America that he could help his cause if he limited the amount of onscreen blood. '' As you watch the film, notice there's probably about two ounces, '' Hooper later joked. Alas, the film's intensity ultimately meant it earned a R rating. Still, it's probably not as gory as you remember. • The Shoot was Harrowing. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was produced on a budget of $60,000, which meant little pay and long hours for the cast and crew. To make matters worse, the production endured a Texas summer with temperatures in excess of 100 degrees ( including 115-degree heat for the un-air conditioned interior shots) , a single bathroom shared by more then three dozen people, costumes that could not be changed because the actors only had one set of clothes, and the constant presence of the bones and rotting meat used as props. Virtually no member of the cast went uninjured, and the heat and stench got so punishing at one point that the actors would run to the windows of the house where the dinner scene was shot to throw up and breath a little fresh air between takes. Years later, Hooper sarcastically referred to the experience as an '' interesting summer.'' • The legendary dinner scene was shot in a single marathon day. In addition to the excessive heat and odour in the dining room during filming, the sequence was given another challenge: It had to be completed in a single day because John Dugan, the actor who played Grandpa, refused to endure the 10-hour process of getting his makeup applied a second time. '' He announced that he was not sitting through it again, '' Hooper said. As a result, the cast and crew worked for 27 straight hours to finish a scene that takes up only a few minutes of the film's runtime. • Leatherface actually wears three different masks in the film. There's The Killing Mask he wears for most of the film, the ''Grandma '' Mask he wears while preparing dinner to show his '' domestic side, '' and the Lady Makeup- covered Mask he wears to sit down to dinner, complete with suit in the southern tradition of dressing up for the evening meal. This is only seven Trivia facts on what happened during the filming of this iconic film, there are many more facts that happened on set. Overall Rating 10/10 Horror Masterpiece
A**S
Seminal horror movie and an essential DVD upgrade
If you want to know how effective TCM is as a horror movie, consider this: director Tobe Hooper was aiming for his film to be given a PG rating, the finished product having little bad language or gore. Instead it was subject to censorship around the world, with the BBFC's director James Ferman declaring that he had a "problem" with the film and refusing to pass it for an 18 certificate. Having your horror movie banned largely on the strength of the atmosphere it creates is high praise indeed. It's interesting to consider why the original "chainsaw" is so more effective than the recent sequels, all of which had the advantage of a higher budget, glossier production and so on. For me, it's very much a case of "less is more". The sparse direction, mundane but creepy dialogue and characters and the low-tech discordant soundtrack all build up a feeling of dread long before Leatherface makes his first appearance, and the basic camerawork and grainy 16mm look add to the realistic documentary feel. The "fish out of water" scenario worked just as well for Alien as it did for this film - in rural Texas, no one can hear you scream. When the horror finally kicks in, it's unrelenting - the suffering of Sally Hardesty is the classic "female in peril" plot device turned up to eleven, and it's this that so upset James Ferman. Technically speaking, this blu-ray release is a significant improvement on the DVD. The HD transfer certainly betrays the film's low-budget origins - the transfer is grainy and uneven with the occasional scratch, but it's sharp and colourful and looks much better than the standard-definition picture. This is probably the best the film will ever look, short of a full-blown theatrical restoration. For sound you have the choice of the original mono track (presented as centre-channel Dolby Digital), stereo PCM, or remixed DTS 5.1. Purists will want to stick with the mono track, but the surround effects on the DTS track are nicely done. It would have been good to have the latter in HD lossless format, but given the limitations of the source material you're not really losing anything. It's worth mentioning that the audio tracks do not appear to suffer from the missing audio cues that affected the Dark Sky DVD release. A comprehensive selection of extras rounds off the package. Overall this is a great release of an essential piece of 70's horror, and a worthy upgrade to previous DVD versions.
B**Z
Is this the best transfer of this movie?
Great video transfer! Though others say it looks too good.
S**X
"..THE ULTIMATE VIDEO NASTY.."
This review is for the movie and the Second Sight 2-Disc Blu-ray and the 3-Disc Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD. PLOT... Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. You can't have a cult classic horror collection on Blu-ray without owning this movie and this Second Sight Blu-ray release which is probably the best out there. A classic horror that still shocks and haunts you now as much as it did back in 1974, the movie is Rated-18 not so much because of the violence as its not particularly gory, but its shock value alone and the screaming and the humiliation and torture of our female characters especially final girl Sally! A vicious crazy movie which is very well made for the early 70's, some fantastic shots and locations and camera work from Hooper the director. This was one of the early Video nasties that started the trend for brutal horror and paved the way for many great films, great cast of characters even if they don't last long, good music and sound effect score, great locations and set design and most of all the creation of Leatherface in that iconic skin mask. A must for fans of the genre. The 4K Picture on the limited edition is great. Features include multiple commentaries and interviews, long featurettes (376mins worth approx over 6hrs) plus trailers, Deleted scenes, TV spots, Gallery, worthy of the price, some of these features are new and are not on the 2-Disc version. Region FREE ABC 4K Disc. Region B Blu-ray's. Running time 84mins. 1974. Limited edition box is rigid and great quality, amazing 190page hardback book and art-cards. English language movie. English subtitles. The Earlier Blu-ray pictured in images has a good HD picture. Features are plentiful with many featurettes, interviews, outtakes, bloopers, deleted scenes (approx 301mins) plus 4 commentaries, gallery, trailers, TV and radio spots. Region B UK. Running time 84mins. 1974. English language movie. Subtitles English HOH. Reversible sleeve. 2-Discs.
W**S
One of the Greatest Horrorfilm Ever !
Since the dawn of time, man has entertained one another by telling chilling tales of the mad and macabre. In the beginning merely illuminated by the flickering lights of a campfire, later the stories of horror was put on to paper and the theater stage as the institution of man grew more sophisticated, through the annals of time. When the magic of motion pictures first dawned upon us in the early 20th century, that grand tradition naturally continued in this new medium and now, almost a hundred years later, an extensive catalogue of titles have been responsible for generations upon generations of nightmares, chronicled and passed down through the ages to invoke joy and wonderment in the hungry masses of scare crazed fans. In the 21st century however, one of the ultimate truths in the way of fright flicks is that something changed back in the smoldering summer heat of 1974 (just as it did when George A. Romero created the modernized version of the zombie in 1968). The change? From them on out, all roads traveled in the ways of horror would inevitably lead to Texas. After hearing rumors about grave robbing and ritualistic desecration of the corpses at various rural graveyards in and around Texas, five youths, consisting of Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) and her invalided brother Franklin (Paul A. Partain) accompanied by three of their friends are subsequently en route to examine the condition of their grandfather's resting place and afterwards spend a few days crashing at an old family heirloom - an abandoned farmhouse, that's as desolated as it is sheltered - for a bit of relaxation under the blistering hot summer sun. As the group ventures though the bucolic landscape, they pass a depleted and crumbling old slaughterhouse, where they decide pick up a dense looking hitch-hiker (Edwin Neal) standing at the side of the road, but this benevolent act backfires horribly as the mood turns increasingly sinister, culminating in the ominous stranger attacking the wheelchair bound Franklin and cutting his arm with a filthy straight razor before the group can managed to push him out of the van. As the party reaches the confides of the old family home, the mood is understandably a bit tense, with Franklin in particular, distressed by the preceding events, getting on everyone's nerves with his excessive whining about the matter. As the mood starts to settle and the group begins to unwind, the faction soon separate and while some stay at the house to get settled, others turns to exploring the area - an initiative that will prove highly ill-advised as a certain part of the region's residents doesn't take too kindly to strangers. Soon the kids plunge into a seemingly never-ending nightmare as they are attacked by the monstrous Leatherface (Gunner Hansen) and his nefarious family of cannibals who proves that you don't need much in the way of etiquettes or social skills, when equipped with a bloody big chainsaw and a full-size supply of meat hooks. You might wonder why I chose to incorporate the little intro on the history of horror, preceding the synopsis. Well, you see, I was going for that epic feel - a touch of grandeur, if you will, as I not only regard The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as the greatest horror film of all time but quite possibly the greatest motion picture ever produced, period! Just like it pertains to most examples of great filmmaking, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is utterly unique - a movie that completely obliterates genre conventions and transcends the boundaries of its form. I cited Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968) earlier, which is the film that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre undoubtedly shears most of its attributes. Both were conjured up during times of great turmoil, globally as well as within the United States. Both movies also reflects an alarming distrust in authorities and societies' appointed leaders and their escalating lies and deception, while simultaneously operating as a stake through the heart of the American myth concerning the altruistic good guys sporting white hats while forever prevailing against the deficient elements. In these films man as a whole, was the deficient element. Another funny coincidence is that both films have also been added to the permanent collection of New York City's Museum of Modern Art, thus validating their claim as legitimate, unconventional art. Not bad for a film originally entitled Headcheese. Co-written by Kim Henkel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is, just as Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) and Deranged (Alan Ormsby, Jeff Gillen, 1974), inspired by the heinous crimes of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein, and introduces gritty Texas-atmosphere in a sizzling heat with discomfort, disgust and death along with the now almost mythical chainsaw and one of the most iconic masks in horror cinema history. But the film is not just cruel and horrifying. It's also a kind of social satire (without being funny), which turns and twists 'the American dream' and the gloss image of the perfect American family. Daniel Pearl's secure sense of eerie cinematography is one of this film's many strengths. Shot on 16mm using a Bolex and Eclair NPR camera, the visuals and the compositions are a work of pure incontrovertible art (you could hang any frame on the wall) and Pearl's handheld, free-wheeling, pseudo-documentary cinema-vérité style with almost panic-like zooms on skulls, bones, rusty birdcages and dilated eyes, is an ideal fit for the frantic and unsettling narrative, palpable throughout the piece. But that doesn't mean that there isn't room for some sly and rather sophisticated set-ups along the way. Check out the scene where Teri McInnis' Pam walks from her previous position by a swing set, towards the ominous looking farmhouse, for further proof of this. A grainy and nicotine yellow color pattern seems to be all pervading in the scenes depicting daytime activities, capturing the desolated landscape of the lone star state flawlessly, with its desiccated dirt roads and untamed vegetation, whereas nighttime as a fusion of shadowy black and steely blues invokes similar awe and astonishment at the capacity of the film and the people behind it. The score by Wayne Bell and Hooper himself is another triumph. This experimental soundtrack is reminiscent of twisted uncontrolled metal sounds and squeals, and is highly unorthodox in its chaotic sound design, tailor-made for evoking anguish and discomfort. Last I want to mention the film's brilliant set-design courtesy of art director Robert A. Burns, which truly act as a benchmark for the genre and has acted as inspiration for every "Hillbilly Horror" following. The acting performances are also incredibly effective. Especially Marilyn Burns and Paul A. Partain are extremely valuable in bestowing the film with an almost impenetrable sense of tension and despair, throughout its 90 minute of run time. The rest of the fresh faced cast seems to act primarily as fodder, but personally I enjoyed the fact that they are portrayed with an air of naive innocence about them. But let's face it, you came here for the family and boy do they deliver, as this is quite possible the baddest bunch of hombres ever depicted on film. Edwin Neal is absolutely radiant as the psychotic Hitch-Hiker, attacking each scene with a manic energy befitting a true berserker; he doesn't so much draw you in as pull you violently face to face with his epic performance. Equally impressive is the character of the cook, the irascibly family patriarch, who is brilliantly brought to life by veteran character actor Jim Siedow. Sadly he passed away in 2003 but left us this immaculate part to enjoy. Leatherface meanwhile is a full-fletched horror-icon, celebrated by all as the true face of the franchise and it's not difficult to see why. Gunner Hansen embodies this monstrosity with all his might and he truly is Leatherface, reducing all others who have subsequently donned the human skin mask to a mere afterthought. Tobe Hooper's almost apocalyptic landscape is a deserted wasteland of dissolution where vibrant colors and hope for a future is all but desiccated. The lone star state has metamorphosized into a hellish bone yard of dying cattle, rusted gas stations and desecrated cadavers, and now functions as home base for a pack of psychotic killers whose hunt for rations is the standard when it comes to challenging the established American experience in movie terminology. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is without a doubt Tobe Hooper's masterpiece and an utterly flawless motion picture experience and its impact on the unsuspecting viewer, neither can nor will be replicated, ever again. Hooper has never since managed, or even gotten close, to reaching the majestic heights of his debut feature. Much like a young Orson Wells, Hooper hit the ground running, only to gradually run out of steam throughout his subsequent career. Never the less, I have lived this film like few others, through the times of VHS and Laserdiscs up until DVDs and Blu-ray and a viewing of this magnum opus have come to constitute a homecoming. To me, the saw is family! The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has more releases then there exists jokes about pedophilia in the Catholic Church, but for true TCM aficionados there is only one real choice, that being the pricey yet absolutely beautiful Japanese 5-disc box set from DEX Entertainment. Not only do you get the discs housed in a fantastic digi-pack confined in a sturdy hard cover box but the film's iconographic artwork is gorgeously recreated on the package for maximum effect. Furthermore you get the film's Japanese lobby cards, two booklets (one of which has a hardback spine) with lots of great pictures, the Japanese movie poster and some sort of certificate. Disc one is home to the main feature presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 and the picture quality is absolutely flawless, the same goes for the audio track available in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, and mono for purists. Extras on this disc consist of various trailers, TV and radio spots for the film. There are also two audio commentaries available. One features director Tobe Hooper, cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and star Gunnar Hansen and it's an essential listen filled with tons of making-of info about the development of the script, shooting in crazy, harsh conditions and the success of the film. The second track features art director Robert A. Burns intercut with cast members Marilyn Burns, Paul Partain and Allen Danziger and it's a fun albeit fluffy listen. Disc two presents a wide variety of extras, starting off with the hour long documentary `Flesh Wounds' and two featurettes entitled `Chainsaw House Tour' lasting 20 minutes where Gunnar Hansen gives us a walking tour of the infamous halls of horrors and `Off the Hook' which lasts 10 minutes. Last you get deleted scenes and outtakes, blooper reel, still gallery and various promotional materials to round off the disc. Disc three is somewhat exclusive as it presents the Japanese TV version with a plethora of Japanese promo material like trailers and poster art. Disc four and five houses the two excellent feature length documenters entitled `A Family Portrait' and `The Shocking Truth', and there's a wide selection of extras, but these consist of Japanese filmmakers in interviews talking about the impact the film has had on their lives and doesn't have any subtitles so unless you speak the language it's filler, I'm afraid. Most of this material is already available on other releases but there is absolutely no way you'd be able to refute the awesome presence that this stunning release will instill on your DVD/Blu-ray collection. Enjoy!
F**S
Blu-ray release not as complete as the DVD release
First of all - the film looks great. Grainy compared to modern films shot on digital , but basically the best the film is ever going to look. Secondly, the blu-ray release does not feature all the content that it has listed on the box. I also own the 3 disc DVD release (which does feature all the content.) So whats missing? There are no lobby cards / posters or any photos of any kind (the catagory does not even appear on the menu), more annoyingly, all of the alternate / deleted footage is missing (about 25 minutes of it) with only 2 and a half minutes of 'bloopers' included when you select the catogory in the menu. The DVD also includes a photo feature on the make-up stages for the Grandpa character (not credited on the sleeve on any release) but that is also not carried over to the blu-ray version. This is my favourite film and i do feel somewhat shortchanged by the non-inclusion of these bonus features. In short, not a 'seriously ultimate' edition as stated on the cover, but rather a 'somewhat incomplete' version and a botched opportunity for what should have been a really great blu-ray release.
F**K
De film DVD heeft alleen Duitse audio, de DVD met extras heeft ook de originele Engelse audio
De beschrijving van de verkoper vermelde dit niet, waardoor ik nu met een onbruikbare video zit. Retourneren heeft geen zin omdat ik zelf de kosten moet betalen en een brievenbuspakje via DHL kost €3,70 terwijl de DVD maar € 3 kostte.
S**S
2. bester Horrorfilm
Klassiker
大**子
早く届きました。
綺麗な状態でした。
J**K
Ogólnie wszystko ok, ale...
Ogólnie wszystko ok, ale przy odbiorze należy zapłacić opłatę celną, więc dochodzi to do kosztów zamówienia. Także lepiej jednak zamówić na Amazonie uk, gdyż oni opłacają z góry wszelkie opłaty celne.
D**O
Opinión blu-ray ed. limitada 2015 de Turbine con figura + camiseta + posters + postales
Seguramente la mejor edición jamás publicada de la película ¡y en edición limitada de 1100 unidades! Los discos sólo tienen la opción de audio y subtítulos en inglés y alemán, pero si te defiendes en cualquiera de los dos idiomas y estás dispuesto a hacer un esfuerzo, esta pedazo edición merece la pena. Si el dinero es un problema, aún quedan algunas copias circulando por ahí de la edición estándar limitada a 5000 unidades (aunque las primeras 1100 son las que vienen incluidas en esta caja) o la metálica, tambien de Turbine, ambas con la misma particularidad de contener la versión remasterizada en 2K. La calidad de imagen del blu-ray sí supone una mejora con respecto a cualquier edición previa (incluyendo la "Seriously ultimate edition" de 2009) ya que el film presenta un granulado aún perceptible, pero sensiblemente inferior a anteriores ediciones blu-ray. Los contenidos extra son los mismos de otros blu-ray pero con la adición de 2 nuevos audiocomentarios y algunos otros pequeños documentales y entrevistas. Por último, y lo que hace fantástica esta edición es la inclusión de la figura de Leatherface de NECA (precio de mercado 30-40 euros), la camiseta talla XL, las postales, dos superposters de 83x59 cm y la impresionante ilustración de la caja (la misma que figura en la portada del blu-ray y en uno de los posters).
Trustpilot
1 month ago
3 weeks ago