did teenagers really wear hip hugger jeans and tight tanks in '73?

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Official MovieGuy Review

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After hearing nothing but good things about this recent remake, MovieGuy decided to finally go out and rent the damn thing. I've seen the original Chainsaw Massacre, years ago, and remember being scared from it. It was sheer fright. It was going back to my eternal debate for horror films of horror versus gore. The original was horrifying. This remake is gorifying.

Here's the rundown: teenagers in '73 headed to a Skynard concert. Along the way, there's a girl hitchiking (sort of) so they pick her up. She kills herself... and the kids go into a town to call for help. But this town isnt normal. Its run by some crazed family. They go back to the family's house to use a phone... Leatherface is there. Mayhem ensues. Jessica Biel runs quickly with a tight bra and white tank top, of course. There's chasing. Fighting. Sawing. You know the drill... or chainsaw... whatever...

I liked this movie. I laugh when I say it, but I enjoyed it. There was a bit of tension, and gore. It wasnt as scary as I thought (or heard) it was, but it was still an enjoyable bit of moviemaking.

There have been a lot of remake movies out recent. Most bad. Some good. (I really liked the remake of The Hills Have Eyes). But I'm finding there is a lot of movies these days going for gore value over horror value. Nothing seems to be scary anymore. The Saw sequals were gory, but not scary. This remake of Chainsaw Massacre falls into the gory catagory. Its not sick gory. But it is not scary. MovieGuy is planning a mini-essay about horror versus gore in movies. This movie will be mentioned.

Overall, the movie was good. Gore doesn't bother me. But lack of good quality horror is bothering me. So, while the kids are enjoying the gory movies and calling them 'scary' MovieGuy wants to know, why doesn't anyone make movies as good as Psycho, Halloween, The Thing, Jaws, The Shining or The Blair Witch Project? (Yeah, I said it... Blair Witch was scary as hell)