The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Viewed – 04 November 2008 DVD After getting a kick out of the recent big-budget remakes of this once forgotten horror franchise, it was well overdue for me to sit down and check out the one that...
View ArticleThe Ordeal
Viewed – 09 April 2010 DVD Very strange. This urban chiller starts off like a cross between Texas Chainsaw Massacre and BBC TV show The League Of Gentlemen, with a cabaret singer travelling through...
View ArticleThe problem with remakes
Not all horror remakes are bad, and some can bring a lot to an old concept, ultimately improving upon it … yet last night I sat down and watched on television the remake of Japanese cult horror The...
View ArticleGood Movie Remakes
Generally movie remakes have a bad name despite Hollywood’s insistence on making them. However in my experience there are a few that while not always improving on the original, at least do a good...
View ArticleThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Viewed – 13 January 2018 Blu-ray I’ve always been a casual fan of director Tobe Hooper’s notorious 1974 vision of terror… it’s a very raw and unrelenting experience that certainly leaves a mark. This...
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