Movie Review on Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

The original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was released in 1974. Produced for less than $150,000 it has now grossed more than $100 million worldwide. The film was the ultimate visceral thrill. There was hardly any story, character development, or any other characteristics of a "quality" film - but "Massacre" didn't really need it. Why? Because it was scary as hell. Banned in several countries, it is still often heralded as one of the greatest horror films of al

l time and the daddy of all modern slashers.

The surprising news is that the remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is just as scary, sometimes scarier, than the original. The film doesn't try to re-invent the story, or complicate it with extraneous details. There are no expansive, soft-focus flashbacks or long, introspective explorations into Leatherface's childhood, or any other attempts to explain his motivation. It simply remains a movie about a group of kids in a van who pick up a mysterious hitchhiker and end up in the backwoods of Texas trying to escape a psychotic family and a crazy hulk wielding a chainsaw. It's simple, it's short, and it's amazingly effective.

The producers of the remade "Chainsaw" brought back the original film's cinematographer, Daniel Pearl, and teamed him up with first-time feature film director Marcus Nispel, who has a strong background in music videos. The resu

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