Réalisation:
Tobe HooperPhotographie:
Daniel PearlActeurs·trices:
Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen, John Dugan, Robert Courtin (plus)Résumés(1)
Au fin fond du Texas, des habitants font une découverte macabre : leur cimetière vient d'être profané et les cadavres exposés sous forme de trophées. Pendant ce temps, cinq amis traversent la région à bord d'un minibus. Ils croisent en chemin la route d'un auto-stoppeur et décident de le prendre à bord. Mais lorsque les jeunes gens s'aperçoivent que l'individu a un comportement inquiétant et menaçant, ils finissent par s'en débarrasser. Bientôt à court d'essence, le groupe décide d'aller visiter une vieille maison abandonnée, appartenant aux grands-parents de deux d'entre eux. Chacun leur tour, les cinq amis vont être attirés par la maison voisine. La rencontre avec ses étranges habitants va leur être fatale... (Carlotta Films)
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Critiques (9)
Trôp bien! Après quarante ans, le Massacre à la tronçonneuse original n'a rien perdu de son impact, il est captivant du début à la fin. Un spectacle brutalement direct, percutant comme il faut et parfaitement intense. J'ai été surpris que cela se termine si rapidement.
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A very intense film full of violence and filth in the distinctive style of Tob Hooper. I was very surprised that when compared with the remake, this one is a completely different film, one that relies on the atmosphere generated by the violent behaviour of the cannibal family, but without being as graphic (the remake had blood and innards hanging everywhere), here the brutality is only hinted at. Since the viewer doesn’t see anything clearly, their fantasy can start working at full steam, which is a lot worse than when they show intestines and blood.
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It's strange, but much more of the tension and eerie atmosphere happen in the daytime. With the onset of night comes a psychotic sequence of scenes that jolt the brain and common sense rather than the nerves. The confused running through the forest accompanied by the roaring of the "chainsaw" may not be as strange, but the dinner scene at the family table is among the weirdest things one can witness in cinema. The editing of both the visuals and sound, along with detailed close-ups of the protagonist's eye, create an almost hallucinogenic impression. The resulting effect, presumably intended to disgust the viewer, is achieved fully. All in all, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre feels like two disjointed episodes that don't quite fit together, and the connection between them, represented by the shared title, seems somewhat forced. The feeling of mutual incoherence lingers in the mind and cannot be easily dismissed.
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Despite the lack of bloody naturalistic details, it is an absolutely brutal piece that I don't recommend to weaker characters. The last quarter of an hour is probably the scariest passage I've seen in the horror genre. No macabre orgy, no flying limbs, but something much worse, a concentrated mixture of terror, dismay and a certain sense of disgust at seeing human perversion in its most horrible form. The last time I had a similarly intense experience was watching the famous violent scene in Boorman's Deliverance.
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