The Blu Ray It is also packed full of extras including new audio commentaries, documentaries and interviews. The Blu Ray picture quality is a nice improvement to the DVD while still remaining faithful to the original look of the film, it's not too shinny or digital and keeps that gritty grainy texture the picture always had. The landscape is empty and barren and nicely captures the sense of isolation our characters find themselves in.Īnother element I liked was that the film avoided gratuitous nudity which is often a sleazy element found in horror/slasher films like the Halloween and Friday the 13th franchises. I liked some of the cinematography, the low shots of the girl in the red shorts in the strong sunlight. In fact there is no monster or supernatural elements at all, just a mad family out to kill. The film has a strong element of realism to it, helped by the realistic sets and locations, the 16mm film it was filmed on giving it a slightly unpolished look and also by the lack of any strong hero type who steps up at the end to fight the monster. Though made on a small budget the film feels very inventive, using subtle ways to build the tension and not giving away too much too early. Killing a disabled person is not usually done in cinema, this film breaks that taboo with no apologies. The film's direction feels gritty and uncompromising.
The picture aspect ratio is full screen and the audio is 7.1. I bought the 40th anniversary version which has been remastered in 4k. The Blu Ray features some nice enhanced colours and very well captures the sound mix of the film. One of the top ten films of my life - has rooted in our everyday life hopes and dreams and eventual trauma and hell and resilience and escape and very real in its depiction of an actual horrific scene which makes it standout from the rest of the genre.Ī very memorable horror film done on a tight budget which delivers a great result. The escape at the end is brilliant and for me a cinematic highlight of my life. The film plays out its initial beginning in the daylight and the violence only hinted at and swift and brutal but never over-gory or gratuitous instead relying on atmosphere dread and fear especially at the hands of Sally Hardesty with its wonderfully filmed close-ups of her face and eyes whilst being essentially tortured by Leatherface and the depraved family.
Very different from the rest of the unpleasant horror genre rooted in misogyny. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Īn exhilarating thrilling and heartbreaking film - wonderfully directed in what was Tobe Hooper's standout film and great acting by Marilyn Burns has the final girl who has witnessed the traumatic death of her disabled brother. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.
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