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"TEXAS" tests your TICKER
by Louis (movies profile)
Mar 22, 2008
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Enjoying this remake to the cult shock flick "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" all depends on your threshold for intensity. I would consider myself to be someone who has a stronger stomach than most when it comes to this excitement level. My blood pressure elevated and my arms tensed. It got to the point that I could barely take it. You see, this remake does something the overrated original couldn't; it really got me involved. The one major fault the update has is once the intensity level is up it never levels off. No rests, no breathers; once the chainsaw cord is pulled, there is no letting up. This is both director Marcus Nispel's gift and curse, he's certainly good at what he does but sometimes MUCH is too much. Thankfully Nispel also really knows how to hook an audience in. It begins with the look of the film. From the opening archival footage to the saturated colors to the blend of shadows of the lighting scheme, the film is eye candy. Even with a couple "HEY MA, LOOK WHAT I CAN DO WITH A CAMERA!" moments, the overall effect is amazing. The story never really gets into any back story about our protagonist, so it's up to the actors to set up believable characters. The actors are successful at this but they never really try to capture the film's seventies time period and since this is set up in the opening moment, it almost became a distraction. On the other hand, we have an inbred family that makes the backyard bumpkins from "Deliverance" seem like playful puppy dogs by comparison. They are a twisted bunch but they never seem to be camping it up, which gives there actions credibility when the blood begins to splatter. Like I said at the top, strong stomachs will enjoy this and mine was just strong enough. "The Texas Chainsaw Massarce" had the vomit tumbling in the back of my throat but I was able to swallow it back. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go gargle. |
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