It's a pretty medicocre documentary about the alleged real story behind the movie.... Or should I say two elements the movie took from the real story. In fact the only connections this story has with the movie is that it happened in Texas and that the killer supposedly get rid of two corpses as he did get rid of his animal rests after they being hunt down, that was not proven tho. But the documentary does not talk about the movie and doesn't even mention Ed Gein, instead focuses on the life of the killer after he went to live in the UK. This documentary feels half-assed and pompous, just by its title alone.
4 Reviews
Medicocre documentary about the alleged real story behind the movie
rageinblack28 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Dull Documentary
Calicodreamin17 July 2019
I found this documentary to be quite boring, took me a couple times to even finish it. The story follows "the real Texas chainsaw massacre" Robert Elmer Kleasen and his notoriety involving guns, missing Mormons, and a secret life in England. The story is quite subjective and doesn't seem to confer with many sources for hard evidence. While the narrative is an interesting topic, it's not handled properly. Poor filmography, vague narration, and a definite lack of depth on eyewitness accounts.
The title is also a bit misleading, in that it seems Kleasen was arbitrarily titled the real Texas chainsaw massacre for the sake of the documentary.
The Real Chainsaw Massacre: Decent enough little documentary
Platypuschow9 November 2017
Truth be told I was not familiar with the case of Robert Elmer Kleasen but this 45 minute documentary left no doubt in my mind what kind of human being he was.
The prime suspect in a double murder, serial liar, wife beater, gun obsessive and all round lunatic.
This short (45 minutes) documentary is more like an episode of one of those crime history reality shows is well made and unbias. Even until the end referring to him as a suspect and not simply a killer (Despite the clear overwhelming evidence)
The thing I took away from it was the incompetence of the American legal system and the UK government. From avoiding crimes through technicalities to getting into the UK and acquiring guns legally without background checks being done.
I still can't figure out why this guy got connected to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre though.
The Good:
Well made
The Bad:
Nothing noteworthy
Things I Learnt From This Documentary:
Technicalities make a mockery of the law
This didn't do anything to quell my hatred of gun ownership
People need teaching how to use google!
The prime suspect in a double murder, serial liar, wife beater, gun obsessive and all round lunatic.
This short (45 minutes) documentary is more like an episode of one of those crime history reality shows is well made and unbias. Even until the end referring to him as a suspect and not simply a killer (Despite the clear overwhelming evidence)
The thing I took away from it was the incompetence of the American legal system and the UK government. From avoiding crimes through technicalities to getting into the UK and acquiring guns legally without background checks being done.
I still can't figure out why this guy got connected to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre though.
The Good:
Well made
The Bad:
Nothing noteworthy
Things I Learnt From This Documentary:
Technicalities make a mockery of the law
This didn't do anything to quell my hatred of gun ownership
People need teaching how to use google!
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