Leatherface is so creepy and scary. The sound of a chainsaw chasing you has to be one of the scariest sounds ever.

>"That's the last goddamn hitchhiker I ever pick up."

This is one of the creepiest horror movies I have seen. You'd think after watching so many I would get used to gore but the way they film this really gives me the chills. It's pretty messed up and I think the low budget makes it feel even more real. I wish they had never made any sequels to keep it as a vintage horror phenomenon.

Plays extremely well on your imagination, one perceives that the film is MUCH more grisly than it really is. That's but one of the many reasons that this masterpiece sets itself apart from the pretenders to the throne that came after. However I love part 2 as well albeit for vastly different reasons.

[Filmin] America assumes its own violence. Consequences of Vietnam. The radio talks about macabre and absurd crimes. Soundtrack of squeaks, screams and chainsaws. Rot and decay. Sally in the slaughterhouse. Flesh, bones and blood. An unbreathable atmosphere like few times. The horoscope already announced it: "Upsetting persons around you, could make this a disturbing and unpredictable day". Welcome to psycho America.

Need to remind myself :
- How great this film is before seeing Netflix's TCM next month.
- That I've finished only 5 horror series in my entire life and need to get this one done!

Remember watching this when I was waaay too young and it still haunts me when I hear or see a chainsaw

A frightful tale of the macabre, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a classic horror film. The story follows a group of college students who are abducted and tortured by a family of cannibals. The acting is really bad and is a little hard to get passed. And, Tobe Hooper’s directing is extremely raw; which can be distracting. Still, Hooper brings an impressive level intensity and suspense to the action scenes. Though it’s a bit rough and slow paced, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre delivers some chilling scares.

This is one of those films that is interesting from the beginning until the end. I didn't get bored once while watching thid film. The film is scary, gory and a true classic in the horror genre. The sounds used in this film (especially the chainsaw) were great. This is definitely one of the greatest horror films of all time and definitely a film I would recommend.

i think i just lost my hearing with all that screaming

Started off a template that many copied. I like how this movie ramps up in craziness. By the end it's creepy inbred taunting and horror.

VERY (!) brutal and gory old school horror flick that doesn't let you get your breath. As opposed to the rumors, this is NOT based on a true story...

I kind of want to give it an extra star just for having the final girl jump straight through not one but TWO windows. Badass. However I won't give it an extra star because by the end I wanted her to die because I was so sick of her screaming.

Not to be confused with all its wacky sequels, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is one of the subtlest exploitation films I had the pleasure to watch so far. I expected it to be one of those classic splatter films with guts flying everywhere, but was surprised to find out that all the violence is only suggested and left to the viewer's imagination. All we get to see is the characters' reactions with hysterical closeups, disturbing sound effects, and confused camerawork. Even though the illusion sometimes gets spoiled by the unnatural acting and dialogues, the rough and gritty cinematography conveys a sense of rawness and reality that almost made everything look like a documentary. Even though I have a feeling that most of the film's beauty came out unintentionally, probably as a lucky consequence of its budget limitations, it aged reasonably well and still hasn't lost its unique atmosphere. It might not be enough for new viewers, but its impact on the slasher genre is undeniable.

Satisfying like an evening when the family sits around peeling off each other's scabs.

There is a before Texas Chain Saw Massacre and an after. Before there were the Vincent Price camp vampire flicks and then along came TCM and changed the face horror (with a blade) forever...

The best thing about seeing this for the first time (on a restored, 4K version in a cinema!) was that it lives up to the hype, and does so because it is a beautifully made film.

The action, the pacing, the lighting (Hooper films in full daylight, dusk sunset, dead of night, day break and dawn) and the soundtrack, my God, the soundtrack (co-written by Hooper) all come together in a graphic ballet as poignant and disturbing as Leatherface's dance of death at the denouement.

The climax of this movie is nothing but chaotic screaming and noise, but man when it cuts to the credits without any music, the silence hits so damn hard.

An iconic, highly disturbing film that walks a fine line between parody and masterpiece

This is classic horror. I have seen Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2006 but the original is scary. Although not gory or slick as the 2006 version is this version is raw and realistic in a sense….. very scary…. Great watch

One of, if not the most iconic horror films ever. Everything you want from a horror is here, and to think it’s based on a true story, just makes this even more terrifying. The low budget feel to it adds to the effect. The scene around the dinner table is truly iconic.