| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a classic | | | | to stand on its own two feet. The characters |
| horror movie which has been replicated in | | | | all have a dynamic that we can relate to, the |
| every shape and form over the years by a host | | | | visual presence of the desert is |
| of movies. Wes Craven paid homage to the | | | | overwhelming, and there is more intense |
| storyline in the 1980s when he released the | | | | violence then you will find in the most |
| original "The Hills Have Eyes". As is the | | | | gruesome of horror flicks. Be warned - if you |
| common trend in modern horror movies, a | | | | are planning to see this film, be fully aware |
| different director has stepped up to give his | | | | of the fact that the film leaves no aspect of |
| interpretation of Craven's idea. The Hills | | | | terror behind. While the violence and |
| Have Eyes has just been recently released on | | | | emotional trauma of the movie are very |
| DVD, and it can prove to be almost too much | | | | intense, they help to add to the helplessness |
| of a scare to even the most hardened horror | | | | of the situation being faced by the family. |
| movie buffs. | | | | |
| | | | The film does have its down points; some |
| The film's plot goes as follows: a family, | | | | dialogue is a little shoddy and certain |
| heading on a trip to California, decides to | | | | mutants just seemed all-out too unrealistic. |
| take a desert route to get to their | | | | However, if you're a person that enjoys a |
| destination. Midway through the trip, they | | | | good scare, this might be a good movie for |
| take a rest at a gas station located deep in | | | | you. While at points the film can be |
| the desert. The owner of the store lets the | | | | unbelievable, you inevitably feel for the |
| father in on a secretive short-cut that would | | | | family, with the film playing on our great |
| save them a bunch of time. However, the owner | | | | fear of solitude in an unwelcome place. One |
| has a dark secret; he's leading them straight | | | | aspect of the film that may cause it to |
| into the territory of a gang of deformed | | | | attract the attention of the viewer is the |
| people who were abandoned by society due to | | | | sudden changes of pace. At one second, you |
| their horrid deformations caused by United | | | | believe everything could be OK, but a tipping |
| States nuclear bomb tests. The film follows | | | | point is reached and suddenly you are filled |
| the predicament of the family as they try to | | | | with despair for the characters. All in all, |
| find a way out of the trap they so easily | | | | I would call the film an above-average watch. |
| fell into. While this movie follows the basic | | | | It doesn't break new ground in the genre of |
| idea of Texas Chainsaw Massacre nearly | | | | horror films, but it does a good job of |
| exactly, there are some aspects that help it | | | | improving on a tried-and-true formula. |