My understanding
of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a tad different from what I actually saw
last weekend. I had always thought that
TCM was a random blood and gore movie with little or no story attached to it with
a psychopathic killer at the centre of it all and of course a chain saw.
The story that has been shown in TCS3D starts some 20 odd years back with the original TCS story. The one that created waves with its supposed true story background that was nothing but a marketing gimmick (did you know that?). The one that has Gunnar Hansen as the dreaded Leatherface.
The story that has been shown in TCS3D starts some 20 odd years back with the original TCS story. The one that created waves with its supposed true story background that was nothing but a marketing gimmick (did you know that?). The one that has Gunnar Hansen as the dreaded Leatherface.
It would seem
that Leatherface was actually one of the youngest of a family of Sawyers. His Christian name was Jedidiah aka Jed
Sawyer. And he has a psychological
disorder. One that compels him to kill
people who enter his territory because he is afraid that they may cause his
family harm. Hence the chainsaw.
The Sawyers do
their best to keep him under wraps but the people of Newt (the village where
this is set) eventually catch up with the killings and now want his blood. Despite Sheriff Hooper’s (Thom Barry) best
efforts, they surround the Sawyer house and burn the place to the ground.
The only person
who survives is a small child Heather who is picked up one of the families in
the riot – The Millers. As on date,
Heather receives word that her grandmother (Sawyer) has passed away and left
her with a huge property in the same village.
Heather sets off with her friends to claim what is rightfully hers.
The human angle
of a psychological disorder kind of put me off guard. So much that I must admit to have felt some
sympathy for Jed aka Leatherface. I am
quite certain that most of you will feel the same based on how the story has
been handled and unravels itself over 90 minutes.
But for you gore
fans, there is enough and more of the colour red and if you get the unedited
version then there is lots of skin on display as well. Definitely not the kind of movie that you
will expect some great performances or direction but surprisingly both make the
cut. Watch it like a psycho thriller and
you may like it. 6 on 10.
Watch the
trailer on http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi937141273/?ref_=tt_ov_vi
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