This should be labeled as a comedy. For as this movie is the "foundation of all horror" yet was not very scary. The only part we found scary about it was in the beginning. And then an hour of low budget bs. The premise of the movie doesn't sound as bad as expected, however it was more unnerving and gross than scary. To call this a horror film is to call nursery rhymes heavy metal. The only redeeming quality of this movie is how absolutely fine the grandpa was. - Evan & Aihdyen Movie Critics & Best Friends

Next level horror and iconic film

You can almost taste and smell the filth. Brutal, loud and insane. Not bad for a film with actual very little blood.

a chic family, an innocent cook, a psychopath hitchhiker, a psychopath with a chainsaw and a hundred-year-old man who can barely sit on his chair and is already on the verge of falling

An absolutely amazing slasher film especially the time it was made in, the way this movie is shot feels like a documentary, it feels very authentic and real which adds to the horror a lot more, however some of the scare does get taken away from the movie because of how goofy the sawyer family is, which adds for a little bit of comedy but there's nothing wrong with that for me, really good movie. 10/10

Leatherface is the most underrated slasher

So much running and screaming leave Blobbo feel unwell. Cheaply made with real un-actors following un-script, mostly.

Best classic horror movie ever this is most watch

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a gripping, visceral experience that captures the raw realism of arthouse cinema. It's terrifying in its authenticity, drawing unsettling parallels between the treatment of animals and the victims in the film

A nightmarish experience from start till end, this horror classic isn't airtight all the way through, but it truly has an impeccable athmosphere and terrific camerawork. That scene around the kitchen table is probably some of the most frightening sequences i have ever seen in my life.

the best of the best and. the one that started it all

In my mind this is one of the most interesting slasher movies. It’s not as straight forward as for example halloween which even though it’s a great movie it’s one of the ones that I feel is more basic. Don’t get me wrong. I still like it but the first time I the original Texas chainsaw it felt like I was being brought in to another almost world. Still have a lot more of Tobe hooper’s works that I have to explore be so far it’s looking good!

I liked the more realistic portrayals of people they seemed to do in the 70's.

The Texas chain saw massacre is a low budget masterpiece with iconic scenes and terrifying scares that really push the boundaries of horror.

Congratulations on the 50 year anniversary of the scariest horror movie since the exorcist 1973 and jeepers creepers 2001 and many of your favorite scary movies past and present Texas chainsaw massacre 1974 is so scary like it is a nightmare from beginning to end 10/10

A horror classic that dont age, as is one of the most scary films I have ever seen. I have to highlight its amazing cinematography.

This movie is great!/gorey It’s 100% for u if u love slasher/gorey movies. its kinda sad too. I don’t feel like typing a whole essay because im playing Fortnite rn so lololol

Wow. This is one of the few horror movies to actually unsettle me. It's just well-written, well-acted and feels murky. I just finished watching about ten minutes ago (as of when I'm writing this, it's Friday right now and this review is being posted on Sunday), and I need to take a shower. It's got quite a simple plot: a guy and his family kidnap people and make them into furniture, also torturing them. It feels like something that could actually happen and the film has a sense of gritty realism to it. The characters also feel like real people, which makes it feel more real. But the main reason I like this movie is Leatherface and his family. Wow. They're brutal and feel like real serial killers. The best scene in the movie shows this: the dinner table scene. They act crazy and you can barely tell what they're talking about or saying. You can tell how much Sally is panicking. It's just brilliant. Overall, a spectacular, downright disturbing and influential horror movie.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre truly established itself as a name in the realm of terror. For early 1970s films, this movie gave a whole new meaning to shocking, gruesome, and terrifying as I can only imagine the audience back then, when horror movies were primarily about werewolves, vampires, aliens and other monsters. Leatherface, however, was a whole new monster of that era that would slash you some traumatic scars, especially drawing inspiration from the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. Grading: A-

A harrowing pioneer of the slasher genre with some disturbing camera work, Ed Gein-inspired grimy sets, and a chilling impression from the iconic Leatherface and his equally deranged cannibalistic family. Most of the teen characters are admittedly shallow (and there’s definitely something to be said about the role of young women in horror movies & the weird relationship with violence & the male gaze), but the paraplegic brother made a good impression and reminded me of a southern John Belushi (A refreshingly different portrayal of someone with a disability, one that made him feel like a real person with his own quirks rather than some bland meaningless token character on a unrelatable perfect pedestal). The final half hour is chilling to the bone with tension and feels like a horrible sleep paralysis nightmare that you just won’t wake up from. The final shot of Leatherface charging with his chainsaw in the twilight of morning is haunting and sticks with you.