Movie Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Synopsis: After hearing reports of grave robbing and vandalism, a pair of siblings check on their grandfather's grave and, with a group of their friends, visit the now-abandoned family homestead. While their, they meet a psychotic hitchhiker and are chased by someone wearing a leather mask and carrying a chainsaw. Who's in it? The movie stars Marilyn Burns , Allen Danziger , Edwin Neal , Gunnar Hansen and William Vail . Review: It had been a while since I took the time to watch the original version of this movie (I've only seen the remakes and sequels recently). So, when I had an opportunity to do so this weekend, I took the time to sit down with my wife and do just that. After seeing this film again, I must admit my opinion of it is a bit mixed. Of all the movies with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre name attached to them, I think this one is the best of them. Part of the reason for that is I like how the movie maintains a reasonably fast pace. The killing (or at l...