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http://www.apple.com/trailers /newline/thetexaschainsawmassacre/
I haven't even seen the original and they go and do a remake!
I haven't even seen the original and they go and do a remake!
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TCM = rubbish.
Get yourself some Romero/Jackson movies.
Get yourself some Romero/Jackson movies.
The original TCM was crap. What's been comming out of my @$$ recently is far more scary.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Ah, you know what I mean. It's one of those films thats sole purpose
> is to grate the nerves of the viewer.
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That's not a no then....
:p
> Ah, you know what I mean. It's one of those films thats sole purpose
> is to grate the nerves of the viewer.
*****
That's not a no then....
:p
I saw the trailer for the new remake of TCM the other day, and wasn’t particularly impressed with it. It’s your typical crappy looking needless Hollywood remake, relying on the reputation of the old film but flashing it up for the new mindless generation who want more action.
The reason the first film worked so well was that it was low budget, used Blair Witch style nobody actors for more realism, had an eerie, hot and unsettling atmosphere, and full of implied nastiness. It wasn’t action packed and full of well-endowed eye-candy, it was simple, eerie, unsettling, realistic horror.
I like the bit in the van near the beginning with the crazy guy who talks about “head cheese” and then cuts himself, that crazy guy.
What actually freaked me out more than the film though was part of the extras on the dvd (the US version, I don’t know if it’s on the UK one), it was about an hours worth of set footage, focusing on all the freaky items and furniture that filled the mad family’s house, and it had odd music accompanying it. It was a rather weird experience, as you had all these grotesque twisted items and this odd music.
All in all I'd say watch the original, don’t bother with the sequel.
The reason the first film worked so well was that it was low budget, used Blair Witch style nobody actors for more realism, had an eerie, hot and unsettling atmosphere, and full of implied nastiness. It wasn’t action packed and full of well-endowed eye-candy, it was simple, eerie, unsettling, realistic horror.
I like the bit in the van near the beginning with the crazy guy who talks about “head cheese” and then cuts himself, that crazy guy.
What actually freaked me out more than the film though was part of the extras on the dvd (the US version, I don’t know if it’s on the UK one), it was about an hours worth of set footage, focusing on all the freaky items and furniture that filled the mad family’s house, and it had odd music accompanying it. It was a rather weird experience, as you had all these grotesque twisted items and this odd music.
All in all I'd say watch the original, don’t bother with the sequel.
Ah, you know what I mean. It's one of those films thats sole purpose is to grate the nerves of the viewer.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
Like watching a snuff movie or something, really quite
> difficult to enjoy but I did.
>
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You've seen a snuff movie?
Like watching a snuff movie or something, really quite
> difficult to enjoy but I did.
>
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You've seen a snuff movie?
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Although it does have R. Lee Ermey in it. Still...
"you ARE dumb, pyle, but do you expect me to believe you don't know left from right?"
> Although it does have R. Lee Ermey in it. Still...
"you ARE dumb, pyle, but do you expect me to believe you don't know left from right?"
No no no no no
Just seen the trailer.
"From producer Michael Bay"
No no no no no
Looks absolutely awful, remade into a standard teen slasher movie with lots of pretty people running around screaming and showing off cleavage. This is not a film that needs to be remade. When will you Hollywood fat cats learn?
*shakes fist in general direction of America*
Although it does have R. Lee Ermey in it. Still...
No no no no no
Just seen the trailer.
"From producer Michael Bay"
No no no no no
Looks absolutely awful, remade into a standard teen slasher movie with lots of pretty people running around screaming and showing off cleavage. This is not a film that needs to be remade. When will you Hollywood fat cats learn?
*shakes fist in general direction of America*
Although it does have R. Lee Ermey in it. Still...
No no no no no
The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a horrible, soulless despicable little film, although that's not to say I didn't enjoy it. Having a woman screaming at the top of her lungs for half the movie really grates on your nerves after a little while, I was twitching by the end of it. Like watching a snuff movie or something, really quite difficult to enjoy but I did.
It's a bit like Blair Witch in that respect - I saw Blair Witch way before all the hype started (before people even knew if it was fake or not) and it scared the absolute [expletive deleted] out of me. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, but was compelled to finish watching it. It's a nasty, depraved picture.
A TCM remake? Pfft. What's the point?
It's a bit like Blair Witch in that respect - I saw Blair Witch way before all the hype started (before people even knew if it was fake or not) and it scared the absolute [expletive deleted] out of me. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, but was compelled to finish watching it. It's a nasty, depraved picture.
A TCM remake? Pfft. What's the point?
TCM is crap. saw t a few years ago. It didn't even scare a fat 12 year old. trhat's how crap it was.
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