The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Special Edition Dvd review(1974)
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Title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003 Special Edition) Region 2
Genre: Horror Year released: 1974 Dvd released: 2003 Rating: UK 18 Length: 80 Minutes
For five young friends, a typical summer afternoon drive becomes a terrifying nightmare.
Picture: Universal offers a Widescreen 1.78:1 transfer. The picture isnt brilliant and falls short of the mark, but i didnt mind one bit because it adds to the effect of a low budget movie. So not the best picture but i dont think it matters all that much.
Sound: There is no mono track which some people may be annoyed with. There is a Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo track which i prefer anyways. Overall the sound quality is good considering the movies age but dont expect too much.
Menu Features: Nothing Special here. Just shows a background of all the nasty things hanging in the house. Some creepy music played but thats about it really.
Extras: The extras's alone are worthy of purchasing this Dvd, especially the 'Shocking Truth Documentary' which is 74 minutes long!
Also you get to see some more interviews,deleted scenes, outtakes, trailers, TV ads and some stills and posters. There is also Audio commentary with Tobe hooper, Gunnar Hansen and director of photography Daniel Pearl. With the Dvd you get the original theatrical poster of TCM and you get a 16 page collectors booklet. So overall you have some great extra's to look forward to. The documentary is a MUST see! Here are the extras below.
Audio Commentary - featuring the Director, Tobe Hooper plus the director of photography Daniel Pearl and Gunnar Hansen - Leatherface himself!
The Shocking Truth' 72 minutes long
Interviews with Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel
Deleted Scenes and Alternative Footage
Blooper Reel
Trailers and Sequel Trailers
Original TV Ads - Original promo ads from '74.
A Study in Filming - A 2-minute look at the film-making process
Stills Photos
Props and Set Footage
posters and Lobby Cards
16-Page Collectable Booklet
DVD-ROM - Weblink.
Overall: Movies gets 8/10 Dvd presentation such as Menu features,sound and picture 6/10 Extras get 9/10
Overall 8/10
Worthy in anyones collection. Its a couple of years old so you should be able to get it quite cheap
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"How about this? Shut your mouth...Or I'll kick your teeth down your throat and shut it for you."
Awww..bullshit. The 30th Ann. Pioneer "TCM" blows this disc away, cover and all. The only thing this version, apparently an R2, has on Pioneer is the documentary. Otherwise they are virtually identical, and the Pioneer edition, while 2.0 stereo, is still remastered as is the picture.
Pioneer issued "TCM" with 3 different covers over 2 years.
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Second Edition: (please log in to view the image)
Then there's this little gem, which I could have purchased tonight at FYE for $11, had I not already owned the version pictured above. Same movie, just way better cover art.
that is the link to the australian version of this special edition dvd.
im gonna ask for it for my birthday. Im also trying to find a box set of all the Nightmare films, or all the Friday films. Does anybody know if such a box set exists cause i cant find one.
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