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(*) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre *****
USA: Tobe Hooper, 1974 What's interesting about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is that, despite being the subject of vast amounts of media attention and exaggerated controversy, and despite some questionable acting, this remains a damn disturbing piece of work. It doesn't really get going until around half-way through, but looking back I don't think I would have cut anything from the lead-up to the massacre. Although none of her co-stars are really anything to write home about, Marilyn Burns' performance is quite incredible, and seems disturbingly real at times (you can genuinely see the terror in her eyes during the infamous dinner-table scene). The cheap film stock, missing frames and jarring audio cuts just add to the atmosphere, giving the disturbing impression that what we're watching is a piece of documentary footage rather than a piece of fiction. Well worth seeing, although I suspect that its infamous reputation may make it at least partially disappointing for some viewers. IMDB reference
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Welcome to the movie checklist!
This section is an archive listing every movie I've seen from January 1 2005 onwards. Films I have already seen are included and will be marked with a (*), but probably won't be reviewed except under special circumstances. I will be including a rating for each film (in stars, out of 5), and hope to be able to include a brief 1-2 paragraph review of each film, although due to time constraints that won't always be possible.
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