After being such a big fan of the remake from 2003 (featuring Jessica Biel), I was anxious to finally see the movie that it was based on. I was surprised though with the lack of actual story in the original. I understand the shock value of it probably in 1974 so I give it props for that, but there simply wasn't much actually explained. It actually made me appreciate the remake even more because of what story it added to it and developed further. In the original,the kids travel, the kids die; and what was with that grandpa?! I give it five starts mainly because of the inspiration it gave to the remake, which despite others opinions of it, remains one of my favorite horror films of all time.
Review of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
