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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Best Buy Exclusive) [USA]
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amen to these statements, and @Hereticz, brothers!
the overarching feeling of dread and unease; i get more out of that than 100 things to do with prosthetics (although i have seen more than my fair share of gore over the years) - i usually end up owning the 'unsettling' horror films, rather than the gore ones.2 scenes in particular really stand out for me (major spoilers follow):
- the scene where Sally escapes to the gas station, and you think Leatherface is right behind her, and the gas station owner says he'll get help, and leaves the door wide open for what seems like an age - then comes back in with a rope...
- the never ending dinner scene, when half way through grandpa reveals he is not dead after all. man that got me the first time.
Damn, why do we never get the 2003 version as a steelbook
Luckily the 2003 remake has some pretty decent designs out there any two of which would do well on a steelbook front and back.
These courtesy Birnenblatt:-
OK, futurepak not steelbook ... DVD not Blu-ray ... but anyway:-
Can’t believe there are folk here who haven’t seen this! The remake (which is pretty decent in all honesty) doesn’t even touch the original!
I better shamelessly plug the review I did for the UK release for people to read
https://www.hidefninja.com/2014/11/...saw-massacre-40th-anniversary-blu-ray-review/
I better shamelessly plug the review I did for the UK release for people to read
https://www.hidefninja.com/2014/11/...saw-massacre-40th-anniversary-blu-ray-review/
all true, but you couldn't even give away a horror film to me which is prefixed "Michael Bay's..." - Platinum Dunes have a lot to answer for with their endless stream of crap remakes.Luckily the 2003 remake has some pretty decent designs out there any two of which would do well on a steelbook front and back.
These courtesy Birnenblatt:-
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OK, futurepak not steelbook ... DVD not Blu-ray ... but anyway:-
all true, but you couldn't even give away a horror film to me which is prefixed "Michael Bay's..." - Platinum Dunes have a lot to answer for with their endless stream of crap remakes.
Maybe not completely fair to Platinum Dunes with decent box office results for most of their handful of horror film remakes and wouldn't be fair to remakes in general as many are as good as if not better than the originals - better effects, better acting, better clothes, sexier girls etc.
I'm betting you would rate most of these remakes as highly as the originals:-
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978), THE RING (2002), DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004), THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006), FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009), THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (2009), THE CRAZIES (2010), PIRANHA 3D (2010) ... and last but certainly not least, THE THING (1982)
Not a fan of Michael Bay / Platinum Dunes?
You can breathe a sigh of relief as they won't be remaking any more older horror films...
Quote,
"In an interview on the 7th April, 2018 with CinePOP Platinum Dunes co-founder Brad Fuller, who produced A Quiet Place, stated that “We’ve rebooted enough. We’ve done all of our [rebooted] horror movies. We’re not going to be doing that anymore.”
No denying. however, that the ones they have remade have not been unsuccessful:-
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) - Budget $9.5M / Box office $107M
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005) - Budget $19M / Box office $108M
FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009) - Budget $19M / Box office $92.7M
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010) - Budget $35M / Box office $115.6M
As we all know, big successes for Platinum Dunes with original horror including, THE PURGE ($3M / $89.3M), OUIJA ($5M / $103.6M) and A QUIET PLACE ($17M / $125M projected) as a few examples.
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bit of a mixed bag, that list, but i don't rate the majority of remakes higher. i own a lovely lenti dvd pack of the original Ringu trilogy 
, but won't touch the remakes with a barge pole, and i thought The Hills Have Eyes and particularly the Dawn of the Dead remakes were one-watch films only. 
never cared about box office
, better fx or other watch-bait, never have. i don't mind a remake, but it has to add something new and interesting and engaging to the characters and the story, which is a skill many directors don't have. anyone can do more up to date fx or prosthetics. Body Snatchers '78 is great, as is Carpenter's The Thing 
, but they're not Platinum Dunes, and had good directors. 
Great art, although the mediabook is still my favourite.
The lack of gore is totally irrelevant. It's one of its strengths if anything.Oh yeah, forgot about that!
This is one of the rare situations where the remake is better than the original.
It doesn't really date well and despite all the controversy on its release, I find it boring. Nothing really happens in it. Just a lot of chasing, screaming and crying!
I can't even recall any real gore scenes in it.
OK, futurepak not steelbook ... DVD not Blu-ray ... but anyway:-
i can only dream really wish they would bring out a steelbook release for 2003 version they are unbelievably cool buddy
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Great art, although the mediabook is still my favourite.
Jason Edmiston's art might be a tad bit harder to get licensed in the USA, maybe a reason why it wasn't used here...
Great art, although the mediabook is still my favourite.
The lack of gore is totally irrelevant. It's one of its strengths if anything.
I too have a German edition (turbine steel, the one with armadillo) and, like here, the spelling bothers me a bit: “CHAINSAW” instead of “CHAIN SAW.” Wonder if people even notice that.
Release date has been changed to June 08, 2018.
Orders should start shipping soon for those waiting
Orders should start shipping soon for those waiting
Often when it gets close to a release date, they'll shut off pre-orders until day of if stock is getting low.
It always comes back for at least in store pickup the day of release.
Mine just says find in store, so looks like it did in fact come out today, but surprisingly not available at any stores within a 9 mile radius. I'll keep checking I guess.
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