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| Kikkoken 594th Post
 
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|  "The Chainsaw Massacre (the remake) thread"
, posted Mon 26 Jan 12:43
I don't think I've missed a prior discussion thread about this year's remake of the Chainsaw Massacre. I saw it last Saturday, and really enjoyed it. The original was in my opinion a masterpiece in the horror genre. Only few movies have had such impact on me, so I was really looking forward to watching this more gory remake:
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Well, I was really pleased. The gory parts are not gratuitous, and it's not a complete bloodshed a la Brain Dead. I also loved the way they (almost) resisted the current tendency to inject comic relief here and there. I like horror films to be serious and dark. Now a few things were tweaked in the storyline, which surprised me. But I bought it still. My main gripe is all about the final part. The end looks like a duel between Leatherface and Supergirl. A bit silly... the chase is too long. She gets the upper hand at some stages, which deflates the horror. Worse still, the "loop is looped" sort of ending is plain stupid and expectable (when she utters the same bullshit as the hitch hicker). Plus the Blair Witch fiction within the fiction mechanism is no more new. But after all, it really entertained me, and some scenes left a strong impression on me. After all, I've decided I wouldn't be too fastidious with the genre as so few dark horror movies are shot anymore these days.
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| Undead Fred 1246th Post
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| "Re(1):The Chainsaw Massacre (the remake) thre" , posted Mon 26 Jan 13:01
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I don't think I've missed a prior discussion thread about this year's remake of the Chainsaw Massacre. I saw it last Saturday, and really enjoyed it. The original was in my opinion a masterpiece in the horror genre. Only few movies have had such impact on me, so I was really looking forward to watching this more gory remake:
Yeah, I liked it a lot, too. Unfortunately, it looks like I've got to wait until March to get it on DVD. I agree- I was happy that they treated the movie more seriously (without the comic relief crap). Actually, I was expecting the original to be more like the remake when I first saw it... so I kind of like both equally (basically, I was able to see the original for the first time about a week or so before the remake came out). The meat hook was a LOT more painful-looking in this one, though. And yes, I saw the ending coming, too.
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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