31 days of horror Year 2 day 27

Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Ahh this is not only my favorite horror film ever,but in my top 5 favorite films ever. I first saw this film at the drive-in with my dad and my cousin. I was 3 years old and Dad figured I would fall asleep before the film started. But it turned out I stood up on the backseat and watched the entire film. Turns out this was the first movie I ever saw. The film starts out with 5 hippies in a van heading to a remote location in rural Texas. They are heading to one of their grandfather's old houses. On the way they pick up a hitchhiker that after being just plain strange attacks the one hippie that is in a wheelchair. They throw the hitchhiker out and he marks the side of the van with blood. After finding the old house,two of the hippies go off to what they are told is an old swimming hole. Well it is dried up and they see a house off in the distance. So they go to see if they might be able to get some gas. Big mistake,cause this is the Sawyer family house and they both run into Leatherface. This is a film that once it starts the intensity level never backs down. From the first kill to the final "dinner" scene it is a full throttle attack on your senses. The grain of the film stock and the various strange sounds add to the realism of the film and help make the viewers uneasy. One thing that stands out is how most people act like this is one of the goriest films ever,but really besides the scene in the van ,there is very very very little blood on screen. Most of the violence is implied and left off screen. Another thing most people miss on first viewing is that Leatherface has more than one mask. During the dinner scene he is wearing a mask that has a more womanly look to it. Texas Chain Saw Massacre gets a perfect A+.

31 days of horror Year 2 day 26

Friday the 13th part 5

The much shit upon entry in this long running horror series. It is also the one with the most kills. Tommy from part 4 is now outta the nuthouse and living at a group home. But it seems Jason is back and is killing all the residents of the home. I have always loved this film,and have defended it for years. The kills are interesting,like the one were someone is killed by having a road flare shoved into their mouth. This time while watching it I listened to the fan commentary by the guys from Deadpit Radio. And Uncle Bill And CK helped make a entertaining film even better. I had actually forgotten that Dudley from Different Strokes has a kinda major part in this film. And the scene were his brother is in the outhouse singing along with his girl is so bad it is great. One thing that I had never noticed till I listened to the commentary is how when Tommy is seeing the imaginary Jason the mask has the normal red stripes but when it is the fake Jason it has blue stripes. Thanks to some good kills and a general fun atmosphere Friday 5 gets a B-.