@@JeffRauseoyes you should do more videos like this on a bunch of series like Friday the 13th Nightmare on Elm Street and talk about the VHS and DVD and Blu-ray releases over the years it's a fun watch and listen for horror Fanatics like myself
RIP Gunnar Hansen, you were a part of history. Interesting that he was from Norway. For years I thought he was an overgrown scary hillbilly that they found here in the states.
Loved the video! I, as a German, know a bit about the home video history over here, which is truly one of the weirdest I've ever heard of. I don't remember everything though, so forgive me, if I say something wrong or leave it out. When the film was brought to the censors, the FSK/bpjm for an official rating it was banned and received heavy controversy. What's weird about this though is, that in the report of the censors, they wrote things, that weren't even in the movie, most notably "extreme scenes of t0rture". What is also important to know is, that ALLEGEDLY the air condition was broken that very hot day and some of the censors didn't even bother showing up. After then it was released radically cut on VHS (to about 70 min) as "Kettensägenmassaker", which is the word for word translation of "Chainsaw massacre". Yet, it still didn't even receive an actual rating, just a "juristisch geprüft: strafrechtlich unbedenklich", which meant, that it wasn't allowed to be sold in stores, you could only order it per mail basically. After that, it was even ceized by the court, which meant, that you were neither allowed to distribute nor show the uncut version in cinemas, or you'd be fined or put into prison. Then through the course of the years the uncut version was banned again and again, the latest being 2010. But 2010, they had already allowed much worse movies to release uncut, the perfect example would be the arguably more violent Marcus Nispel 2003 remake, produced by Michael Bay. This begs the question: What's the German censors beef with TCM? But luckily now the rights are with turbine, who have released around 20 variants of the film on various formats. Bless 'em for that. I myself only own the HDR-less 4k steelbook, which I do think has the grindhousiest look out of all the 4ks still. Keep up the great work man, love these types of vids! 🤘
I'm a VHS collector, and these kinds of videos help out a lot with learning about what kind of tape releases to be on the lookout for. Very informative.
To think that Tobe Hooper tried to submit this film multiple times to the MPAA for a PG rating is absolutely wild to me. The tone of the movie alone does not constitute a PG rating I don't care if your name is Stephen Spielberg.
@@konigeurichderwestgoten4460 I don't think any parent was hopefully trying to drag their "kids" along to see Texas Chainsaw Massacre in hopes that it would get more money. The distributors were mafia owned and to this day nobody knows how much the film actually made in its theatrical run.
@@Bigdogeatkid you're right but this usually only applies to cinephile directors like Stephen Spielberg who had carte blanche early in their career to have a shark eat a young boy and in a completely different movie have people's heads explode and melt off their skull in graphic fashion only to be gifted with a PG rating. The PG rating itself smacks of wildly inconsistent standards back then.
@@noahalliston3838 The good ol' days. Take The Land Before Time series by Don Bluth. The first five movies' artwork really captured the primeval atmosphere and savagery of The Dinosaur Age and it didn't shy away from mature subjects, such as the death of a parent and having to fend for yourself without adult help. Then the suspense and danger got toned down and the art is less detailed and more bright and bubble-gummed than My Little Pony.
Damn, Jeff, I can't even imagine the amount of research that goes into one of these videos. Great job, man. Texas Chainsaw is still disturbing nearly 50 years later. That scene where the guy gets clubbed right outside the metal door freaks me out to this day. BANG SLAM GONE
duuude this was so amazing, lots of great info! i'm shocked the film hadn't been properly released for 8 years after its debut! i'd love to know more about the "abridged" version
Regarding Germany: Yes, the movie first got a „proper“ rating (FSK18) for home media in 2011 (comparable to an R rating in the US or BBFC18 in the UK) the movie was always available before 2011 in Austria in stores or via mail order. So as a German you could always order the movie in an Austrian online shop and let it deliver to your German address - which shows that the German law (for „protecting“ the youth) is outdated since the early 2000s. (Of course there were also bootlegs floating around on flea markets e.g. with alternative titles like „The beast with the leatherface“ such that the police (which just used a list with the titles of „forbidden media“ would not identify the movie „easily“) The problem with this movie was a little bit that it was a reference title for the German index of „forbidden media“. It was one of the first titles which was added to this „index“. So some people feared that it could have a domino effect for freeing other movies from this index (which it had). In 2011, it was the first movie which got removed for the index (I think Turbine media started in 2007/2008 to get the movie off the index) and the biggest problem is that the German law does not clearly specify the process of getting media off the „index“, so it was a little bit of trial and error which people/federal departments/courts they had to involve. (Also one reason why turbine media has released an edition/repack of the movie nearly every year since 2011 - because they need to get back the court fees to „free“ the movie in Germany 😂😂)
Since then nearly all the other horror classics (Evil Dead, All of the Friday the 13th movies, Nightmare on Elm Street movies, Chucky, Dawn of the Dead (Day is still on the index)) were removed from the index - the others are still available via Austria. Some people claim that it is due to the fact that the youth will not watch „old“ movies (from the 70s and 80s „old“ is not my term) such that the movies are no „threat“ for the youth anymore.
The 1998 dvd release is my first introduction to the film. My dad was a media hound and had tons of laserdisc. His collection growing up was super important to my movie viewing.
The first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), was considerably more graphic and violent than the original and was banned in Australia for 20 years before it was released on DVD in a revised special edition in October 2006.
I wish there was an "unmastered" edition, the old VHS I used to rent had a grainier print with scratches and its just how the fucking movie looked for decades before being grossly cleaned up over and over again.
I’m stunned there isn’t a bigger demand for the Leatherface TCM3 blu ray with Director’s Cut plus alternate ending. It’s not even on any future releases.
I have that Iver Film Services UK release you featured, it's a thing of beauty it was the first VHS I ever brought as we were Beta before that. I still have it now proudly displayed amongst my other film memorabilia.
I saw the original film in the theatre as a kid, and because of it's nature, and being the first of its kind, it left an impression, but Last House on the Left, the original, scared me more..
Another fantastic vid! Media Home video was another Charles Band video arm. Growing up in the 80’s all the greats were released through Media. And Elite Laserdisc was THE distributor of quality horror restorations. I’d love you to do a deep dive on them.
jeff, you should do a Home video history of the classic Star wars movies But i also have another suggestion too: a home video history of superhero movies like the classic christopher reeve superman movies from the 70s and 80s and the batman movies (batman 89 and batman returns with keaton, and batman forever with kilmer, and batman and robin with george clooney) you should also do a home video history of a cop film that was directed by friedkin, the French connection
Ha ha... that's an unfair illustration of speeding up to 25fps for PAL video. Some people from the US may actually now believe that's how we watched it in the UK! haha
Can you do the home video history video of Bruce Lee films sometime in the future? I love watching these kinds of contents that can explain the home video formats in detail (not just in the US but elsewhere).
In the UK, before Second Sight released their 4k edition, they released a standard blu ray version with a lot of the same perks. I dont see myself much of a difference between blu ray and 4k. Not like with blu ray and dvd anyway. This is why i purchased this option and its excellent. The cover is also reversible featuring new artwork of leatherface's silhouette in the texas sun, and the original poster.
I know this is probably something you aren't quite interested in on this channel. But I was wondering if there is any chance you will be reviewing the upcoming Series 1-4 Blu Rays of Doctor Who? They are doing a new Remaster/upscale of the series and I wanted to know what the difference will be between the old Blu Ray release and the one coming this November. 100% fine if you aren't interested in it. Was just hoping someone would do a comparison video, someone who actually knows what they are one about, like yourself. 🙂
Texas Chainsaw Massacre was never specially "banned" as a video nasty in the UK it was never singled out at all given its reputation.Just became one of the movies that might be "problematic" when being re classified with a certificate along with The Exorcist or Straw Dogs.
Yet I still sit here and wait for final destination to get a 4K rehaul of the whole series 😂. Yet TCM and the other big horror franchise get constant upgrades and reprints every few years
My favorite movie series lets go.. I'll say this from the beginning.. the remake in 2003 was the best. Dirty, infection ridden, painful and best jump scares.. then tcm 2.. sick, the story, and also dirty... Then would be original... hust the story, but not so gross.. everything after that is trash..
This movie shocked people back then, but it's not as bad as the sick s**t they make today. These writers and directors that make all these torture and torture trap movies now really need professional help.
Growing up in the 80s, my uncle had a little shop next to his house selling knickknacks and gemstones and whatnot, and like every other store, rented VHS tapes, and my cousin and I had access to this, among all kinds of other classic horror flicks, at a very young age. This one, especially, holds a very special place in my memories, sneaking it out of the shop to watch it on a tiny TV in an old camper in back of the shop. It doesn't hold up that great, but at the time it was radical. 😂
Good times, Bruder. I'm 26 years old myself, a millennial, but growing up home-schooled in a small summer town, I have a lot of memories like that. Most of my social circle is made up of men and women ten or twenty years older. My generation just gives me a blank look when I talk about old actors or bands. Steve Lynch of Autograph is my guitar hero, and even only a handful of old punks and metalheads know him. His solo in the song 'Built for Speed' and his solo piece 'Hammerhead' touched the core of my soul. Ethereally cosmic. Outdoes Van Halen's 'Eruption' and I will die on that hill.
Other than Halloween, TCM, is the first movie that literally left me scared out of my wits as a kid! I can still remember where I was the first time I saw it. And how terrifying it was. The fact that the idea of this movie came from a true story (although greatly changed), made it even more terrifying. It was the closest movie in non true horror film to remind me of the Faces Of Death films… Side fun fact, I have worked with and met Charles Band on multiple Full Moon films. Did some acting and was a producer on a couple of his films. Met him in Hollywood, California at his studios in 2015. Working on the film we did was a blast! This movie costing so little means it has continued to just make massive profit, every time they put out a new release of it. Hollywood could learn a thing or two, by going back and looking at these small budget movies. Figure out what worked so well. And try to duplicate it. Instead of these ballooning budgets approaching $300 million dollars regularly on tentpole films now. We have watched a bunch of major IP’s this year, end up in the red. Even after hundreds of millions in theatre ticket sales. If I worked at the studios, I would be looking to get back to the basics of film making and do what Blumhouse has managed to do. Small budgets. Good, mid sized returns. All profitable in the end. 🤷♂️
@@cameron3578 sometimes yes, a perfect storm of events can make or break a film. Just like anything else. However, you greatly improve your chances of success when you keep modest budgets. And make a good film on a known IP. All of those things help to give a film the best chance to succeed. Sometimes things like Covid or the current strike derail even the best of ideas for films. But generally, studios win more than they lose, by putting the odds in their favor to succeed.
Thank you so much for this Jeff. 🙏🏻 I’m half way through watching the new Second Sight 4K release six times and listening to each of the audio commentaries.
The first time I watched this as a child was on my dad's old VHS. It was a very worn old ex video store copy. The colors were washed out and it was almost black & white. I had to sneak it out when he was at work to watch it alone, and it absolutely terrified me. It felt like I'd found a snuff movie, and because I wasn't allowed to watch it I had to keep the trauma to myself. The hook scene disturbed me for days after. Good times.
Thank you for making this video I've always been a fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and wondered how many different cuts and home releases they made.
@@mkproductions2.042 it really does, i usually pay for Netflix once or twice a year because I buy my movies physically and I would really like to rewatch it. It’s amazing That these companies do not want our money.
Great video Jeff. To add to your comments. The first release in the late 1970s was in fact the full film on Super 8mm (on five 400 ft reels) by Iver Films UK which was initially sold directly to customers but quickly withdrawn and issued as a rental - this, I believe, was the first home release of the film anywhere in the world. (Since Chainsaw was banned in the UK and was only granted a limited regional release with an 'X' certificate, for many years this Super 8 version was the way many were first to view the film). Iver then released a slightly edited version on four reels along with the 17 minute abridged version you mentioned. An alternate abridged version on Super 8 was also released by Derann Films. A few years later with the advent of home video Iver then issued the pre-cert VHS / Beta versions. To my mind the Super 8mm releases - particularly the five reeler which is an extreme rarity - are the holy grail of home media releases of Chainsaw since they appeared before 'home media' was even a thing. Furthermore the grindhouse aesthetic of the film is heightened on 8mm. Now here we are in 2023 and the blu-ray and 4K discs by Second Sight bring the UK releases full circle with use of the original artwork.
That's correct! I had the 4-reel, slightly edited feature from Iver Films. One very unique thing about the super 8 versions is that it contains the original "BRYAN STONE PICTURES" logo, which was super cool & creepy, and is how the movie started in the theaters back in 1974. Also on super 8 was the original trailer (available from Canterbury Films in the U.S.)
i saw tcm2 first, as my neighbour had it and i borrowed it (1991) and it wasn’t u till like 1999 that i watched part 1 as was hard to find in eastern canada
I have the special ground beef packaging and its not a metal case. There is a slip cover with the meat and the case underneath is very slim plastic with the meat printed on the back of that as well. There was a line of these slim case releases for a short period. I also own sonny chiba street fighter movies with these slim cases.
I have that Dark Sky steelbook Blu-ray and the 40th anniversary collector's edition with the slipcover. Once I can get a 4K player I love to get the Second Sight release.
Yes I heard original theatrical version in the theater was a lot scarier, then they edited the film and sold it in VHS after it's edit. Sucks, I wonder how scary it really was
This was the first horror movie I watched on VHS in the UK. I was only young, what a difference, to what I had seen on TV. I never understood the Full and Uncut versions (unedited etc). Maybe I will also now understand UK versions of 'Driller Killer' and 'Zombie Flesh Eaters'
Here’s another video from Born 2 Be Rad if you want to go deeper! ua-cam.com/users/liveBp9ySd676nw?feature=share
@@mrhomerhammerthat’s the reason I’m here and now a fan 😂
Thanks dude. Nice work on this.
I would love to see more content like this in the future. This is a pretty cool concept for a series. Well done!
I’ve got a few others in the series. Will definitely be doing more!
Please do a video on the Umbrella Entertainment release of KIDS
@@JeffRauseoyes you should do more videos like this on a bunch of series like Friday the 13th Nightmare on Elm Street and talk about the VHS and DVD and Blu-ray releases over the years it's a fun watch and listen for horror Fanatics like myself
@@JeffRauseoWould you ever do Scream or A Nightmare on Elm Street? They’ve got super interesting home media releases
RIP Gunnar Hansen, you were a part of history. Interesting that he was from Norway. For years I thought he was an overgrown scary hillbilly that they found here in the states.
He was born in Iceland, but moved to America when he was 5
The amount of effort these videos must take does not go unnoticed. Thank you for entertaining us.
Loved the video! I, as a German, know a bit about the home video history over here, which is truly one of the weirdest I've ever heard of. I don't remember everything though, so forgive me, if I say something wrong or leave it out. When the film was brought to the censors, the FSK/bpjm for an official rating it was banned and received heavy controversy. What's weird about this though is, that in the report of the censors, they wrote things, that weren't even in the movie, most notably "extreme scenes of t0rture". What is also important to know is, that ALLEGEDLY the air condition was broken that very hot day and some of the censors didn't even bother showing up. After then it was released radically cut on VHS (to about 70 min) as "Kettensägenmassaker", which is the word for word translation of "Chainsaw massacre". Yet, it still didn't even receive an actual rating, just a "juristisch geprüft: strafrechtlich unbedenklich", which meant, that it wasn't allowed to be sold in stores, you could only order it per mail basically. After that, it was even ceized by the court, which meant, that you were neither allowed to distribute nor show the uncut version in cinemas, or you'd be fined or put into prison. Then through the course of the years the uncut version was banned again and again, the latest being 2010. But 2010, they had already allowed much worse movies to release uncut, the perfect example would be the arguably more violent Marcus Nispel 2003 remake, produced by Michael Bay. This begs the question: What's the German censors beef with TCM? But luckily now the rights are with turbine, who have released around 20 variants of the film on various formats. Bless 'em for that. I myself only own the HDR-less 4k steelbook, which I do think has the grindhousiest look out of all the 4ks still. Keep up the great work man, love these types of vids! 🤘
Loved this Geoff, really missing the podcasts and great guests, hope it's back soon.
Great video!! :D
I'm a VHS collector, and these kinds of videos help out a lot with learning about what kind of tape releases to be on the lookout for. Very informative.
To think that Tobe Hooper tried to submit this film multiple times to the MPAA for a PG rating is absolutely wild to me. The tone of the movie alone does not constitute a PG rating I don't care if your name is Stephen Spielberg.
Adults + Kids = More Money.
Pg was different back then, jaws is rated pg
@@konigeurichderwestgoten4460 I don't think any parent was hopefully trying to drag their "kids" along to see Texas Chainsaw Massacre in hopes that it would get more money. The distributors were mafia owned and to this day nobody knows how much the film actually made in its theatrical run.
@@Bigdogeatkid you're right but this usually only applies to cinephile directors like Stephen Spielberg who had carte blanche early in their career to have a shark eat a young boy and in a completely different movie have people's heads explode and melt off their skull in graphic fashion only to be gifted with a PG rating. The PG rating itself smacks of wildly inconsistent standards back then.
@@noahalliston3838 The good ol' days. Take The Land Before Time series by Don Bluth. The first five movies' artwork really captured the primeval atmosphere and savagery of The Dinosaur Age and it didn't shy away from mature subjects, such as the death of a parent and having to fend for yourself without adult help. Then the suspense and danger got toned down and the art is less detailed and more bright and bubble-gummed than My Little Pony.
Awesome video. Best yet!
I remember renting Texas back in 82-83, and making a copy, then giving said copy to my substitute sci fi teacher. He was so happy!
I've always respected your channel. But this takes you to whole new level. Don't stop doing these. I live for this. 🦊
Man, this is a GREAT retrospective! Love all the edits and inserts of audio clips. Awesome job.
Great video Jeff!!
Excellent video!!!
Damn, Jeff, I can't even imagine the amount of research that goes into one of these videos. Great job, man.
Texas Chainsaw is still disturbing nearly 50 years later. That scene where the guy gets clubbed right outside the metal door freaks me out to this day.
BANG
SLAM
GONE
Me too!
duuude this was so amazing, lots of great info! i'm shocked the film hadn't been properly released for 8 years after its debut! i'd love to know more about the "abridged" version
Regarding Germany: Yes, the movie first got a „proper“ rating (FSK18) for home media in 2011 (comparable to an R rating in the US or BBFC18 in the UK) the movie was always available before 2011 in Austria in stores or via mail order. So as a German you could always order the movie in an Austrian online shop and let it deliver to your German address - which shows that the German law (for „protecting“ the youth) is outdated since the early 2000s.
(Of course there were also bootlegs floating around on flea markets e.g. with alternative titles like „The beast with the leatherface“ such that the police (which just used a list with the titles of „forbidden media“ would not identify the movie „easily“)
The problem with this movie was a little bit that it was a reference title for the German index of „forbidden media“. It was one of the first titles which was added to this „index“. So some people feared that it could have a domino effect for freeing other movies from this index (which it had). In 2011, it was the first movie which got removed for the index (I think Turbine media started in 2007/2008 to get the movie off the index) and the biggest problem is that the German law does not clearly specify the process of getting media off the „index“, so it was a little bit of trial and error which people/federal departments/courts they had to involve.
(Also one reason why turbine media has released an edition/repack of the movie nearly every year since 2011 - because they need to get back the court fees to „free“ the movie in Germany 😂😂)
Since then nearly all the other horror classics (Evil Dead, All of the Friday the 13th movies, Nightmare on Elm Street movies, Chucky, Dawn of the Dead (Day is still on the index)) were removed from the index - the others are still available via Austria.
Some people claim that it is due to the fact that the youth will not watch „old“ movies (from the 70s and 80s „old“ is not my term) such that the movies are no „threat“ for the youth anymore.
Nice - thanks for the retrospective!
The 1998 dvd release is my first introduction to the film. My dad was a media hound and had tons of laserdisc. His collection growing up was super important to my movie viewing.
Thank you so much for the treatment you gave my all time #1 most favite movie! Not just horror movie but movie in general.
I always enjoy when you do retrospective videos like these. Keep up the good work.
The first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), was considerably more graphic and violent than the original and was banned in Australia for 20 years before it was released on DVD in a revised special edition in October 2006.
So glad you are still doing this series. Love you work, man. Keep it up!!
Crazy to think that it wasnt so long ago that we from actual vhs tapes to dvd rental stores to online streaming!
I wish there was an "unmastered" edition, the old VHS I used to rent had a grainier print with scratches and its just how the fucking movie looked for decades before being grossly cleaned up over and over again.
I can't believe that the original TCM was banned in those countries. It's such a classic good movie
The best
I’m stunned there isn’t a bigger demand for the Leatherface TCM3 blu ray with Director’s Cut plus alternate ending. It’s not even on any future releases.
I have that Iver Film Services UK release you featured, it's a thing of beauty it was the first VHS I ever brought as we were Beta before that. I still have it now proudly displayed amongst my other film memorabilia.
I saw the original film in the theatre as a kid, and because of it's nature, and being the first of its kind, it left an impression, but Last House on the Left, the original, scared me more..
Love this series please keep doing more! Thank you for the video!
Great video and got me to order another copy!
This video is suggested by 'blood disgusting' and I'm thankful to the article
Another fantastic vid! Media Home video was another Charles Band video arm. Growing up in the 80’s all the greats were released through Media. And Elite Laserdisc was THE distributor of quality horror restorations. I’d love you to do a deep dive on them.
Great video! Would love to see one on the original Halloween, unless you’ve already done it! I haven’t searched all the videos yet
Great video and well done, want more off this type videos movie history😀🍿🇳🇴
jeff, you should do a Home video history of the classic Star wars movies
But i also have another suggestion too: a home video history of superhero movies like the classic christopher reeve superman movies from the 70s and 80s
and the batman movies (batman 89 and batman returns with keaton, and batman forever with kilmer, and batman and robin with george clooney)
you should also do a home video history of a cop film that was directed by friedkin, the French connection
Don’t forget the German Turbine versing features a 13.1 Auro-3D audio track.
Great video!
I was just watching the Friday the 13th one and was going to comment that I’d love to see more of these videos!
Love this series, especially the inclusion of Super 8 versions and foreign releases! Please do more of them. Great video!
Ha ha... that's an unfair illustration of speeding up to 25fps for PAL video. Some people from the US may actually now believe that's how we watched it in the UK! haha
Can you do the home video history video of Bruce Lee films sometime in the future? I love watching these kinds of contents that can explain the home video formats in detail (not just in the US but elsewhere).
Saw this movie when I was 7 or 8 years old. Couldn't sleep without a light on for months 💀
I have the ground beef DVD edition and the 2018 Blu-ray steelbook!
Gosh and I thought Halloween and Army Of Darkness had a lot of versions but TCM can hang on with them. Good discussion and cool video bro!👉😃👈
That's messed up that Gunnar Hansen's native country of Iceland also banned the film.
In the UK, before Second Sight released their 4k edition, they released a standard blu ray version with a lot of the same perks. I dont see myself much of a difference between blu ray and 4k. Not like with blu ray and dvd anyway. This is why i purchased this option and its excellent. The cover is also reversible featuring new artwork of leatherface's silhouette in the texas sun, and the original poster.
I know this is probably something you aren't quite interested in on this channel.
But I was wondering if there is any chance you will be reviewing the upcoming Series 1-4 Blu Rays of Doctor Who?
They are doing a new Remaster/upscale of the series and I wanted to know what the difference will be between the old Blu Ray release and the one coming this November.
100% fine if you aren't interested in it. Was just hoping someone would do a comparison video, someone who actually knows what they are one about, like yourself. 🙂
It’s out of my wheelhouse, I don’t know much about Dr. Who - but I feel like there are channels who would cover that right?
@FilmsAtHome I think Doctor Who UA-cam Channels will. But I don't think they know much about Physical Media. 😅😅
one of my favorites
Suggestion: history of godzilla (the original)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre was never specially "banned" as a video nasty in the UK it was never singled out at all given its reputation.Just became one of the movies that might be "problematic" when being re classified with a certificate along with The Exorcist or Straw Dogs.
Also have truck disc. Lol
banned also in Australia until 1984
Yet I still sit here and wait for final destination to get a 4K rehaul of the whole series 😂. Yet TCM and the other big horror franchise get constant upgrades and reprints every few years
Can you please do the godfather home video history
This is a game now BTW
You know how this video is good with out watching?
The time of the video is 1337
Too bad this is only happening after they pulled out of the Aussie market. I would've definitely bought them to 'vote with my wallet
My favorite movie series lets go.. I'll say this from the beginning.. the remake in 2003 was the best. Dirty, infection ridden, painful and best jump scares.. then tcm 2.. sick, the story, and also dirty... Then would be original... hust the story, but not so gross.. everything after that is trash..
Its a boring overrated movie. I actually enjoy the remake with jessica alba a lot more and found it to have more gore and suspense.
Sorry but the 2003 remake was the best..
This movie shocked people back then, but it's not as bad as the sick s**t they make today. These writers and directors that make all these torture and torture trap movies now really need professional help.
I know these usually don't get quite as many views but I love when you do these Jeff! For physical media nerds these are an absolute treat!
Please make more videos like this! Feels like they would be a massive hit with a lot of people!!
I hope so! I’ve done a few and they do okay numbers, but I love making them
Growing up in the 80s, my uncle had a little shop next to his house selling knickknacks and gemstones and whatnot, and like every other store, rented VHS tapes, and my cousin and I had access to this, among all kinds of other classic horror flicks, at a very young age. This one, especially, holds a very special place in my memories, sneaking it out of the shop to watch it on a tiny TV in an old camper in back of the shop. It doesn't hold up that great, but at the time it was radical. 😂
Good times, Bruder. I'm 26 years old myself, a millennial, but growing up home-schooled in a small summer town, I have a lot of memories like that. Most of my social circle is made up of men and women ten or twenty years older. My generation just gives me a blank look when I talk about old actors or bands. Steve Lynch of Autograph is my guitar hero, and even only a handful of old punks and metalheads know him. His solo in the song 'Built for Speed' and his solo piece 'Hammerhead' touched the core of my soul. Ethereally cosmic. Outdoes Van Halen's 'Eruption' and I will die on that hill.
Other than Halloween, TCM, is the first movie that literally left me scared out of my wits as a kid! I can still remember where I was the first time I saw it. And how terrifying it was. The fact that the idea of this movie came from a true story (although greatly changed), made it even more terrifying.
It was the closest movie in non true horror film to remind me of the Faces Of Death films…
Side fun fact, I have worked with and met Charles Band on multiple Full Moon films. Did some acting and was a producer on a couple of his films. Met him in Hollywood, California at his studios in 2015. Working on the film we did was a blast!
This movie costing so little means it has continued to just make massive profit, every time they put out a new release of it. Hollywood could learn a thing or two, by going back and looking at these small budget movies. Figure out what worked so well. And try to duplicate it. Instead of these ballooning budgets approaching $300 million dollars regularly on tentpole films now. We have watched a bunch of major IP’s this year, end up in the red. Even after hundreds of millions in theatre ticket sales. If I worked at the studios, I would be looking to get back to the basics of film making and do what Blumhouse has managed to do. Small budgets. Good, mid sized returns. All profitable in the end. 🤷♂️
The thing is, you can produce what the things that makes a small budget movie work. It's just a perfect storm of events that leads to it working.
@@cameron3578 sometimes yes, a perfect storm of events can make or break a film. Just like anything else. However, you greatly improve your chances of success when you keep modest budgets. And make a good film on a known IP. All of those things help to give a film the best chance to succeed. Sometimes things like Covid or the current strike derail even the best of ideas for films. But generally, studios win more than they lose, by putting the odds in their favor to succeed.
Cant wait for the video game to come out!
Yeah me to it looks really 🆒
Thank you so much for this Jeff. 🙏🏻
I’m half way through watching the new Second Sight 4K release six times and listening to each of the audio commentaries.
The first time I watched this as a child was on my dad's old VHS. It was a very worn old ex video store copy. The colors were washed out and it was almost black & white. I had to sneak it out when he was at work to watch it alone, and it absolutely terrified me. It felt like I'd found a snuff movie, and because I wasn't allowed to watch it I had to keep the trauma to myself. The hook scene disturbed me for days after. Good times.
Perfect timing for a video like this! I just picked up TCM2 from Vinegar Syndrome on 4K.
That’s an amazing release.
Great job Jeff! Would love to see more content like this from you on other movies.
Yeah man it's been awhile since you made one of these great video
I second this!
Absolutely love this series!!! :) Keep it up Jeff :) Much love from Australia
Okay, let’s go and start laserdisc collecting! :D Great video!
Thank you for making this video I've always been a fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and wondered how many different cuts and home releases they made.
There was a Texas chainsaw massacre released on Netflix, I would love to see that get a Blu-ray release, as far as I know it doesn’t have one.
I would call it Texas chainsaw massacre 6 but It needs both DVD & blu-ray release really.
@@mkproductions2.042 it really does, i usually pay for Netflix once or twice a year because I buy my movies physically and I would really like to rewatch it. It’s amazing That these companies do not want our money.
Great video Jeff. To add to your comments. The first release in the late 1970s was in fact the full film on Super 8mm (on five 400 ft reels) by Iver Films UK which was initially sold directly to customers but quickly withdrawn and issued as a rental - this, I believe, was the first home release of the film anywhere in the world. (Since Chainsaw was banned in the UK and was only granted a limited regional release with an 'X' certificate, for many years this Super 8 version was the way many were first to view the film). Iver then released a slightly edited version on four reels along with the 17 minute abridged version you mentioned. An alternate abridged version on Super 8 was also released by Derann Films. A few years later with the advent of home video Iver then issued the pre-cert VHS / Beta versions. To my mind the Super 8mm releases - particularly the five reeler which is an extreme rarity - are the holy grail of home media releases of Chainsaw since they appeared before 'home media' was even a thing. Furthermore the grindhouse aesthetic of the film is heightened on 8mm. Now here we are in 2023 and the blu-ray and 4K discs by Second Sight bring the UK releases full circle with use of the original artwork.
That's correct! I had the 4-reel, slightly edited feature from Iver Films. One very unique thing about the super 8 versions is that it contains the original "BRYAN STONE PICTURES" logo, which was super cool & creepy, and is how the movie started in the theaters back in 1974.
Also on super 8 was the original trailer (available from Canterbury Films in the U.S.)
I need to get that Second Sight 4K set
Yeah you do!
i saw tcm2 first, as my neighbour had it and i borrowed it (1991) and it wasn’t u till like 1999 that i watched part 1 as was hard to find in eastern canada
I believe it should be the chainsaw massacre, or midnight chain massacre, or day chainsaw massacre, or night of the chainsaw massacre😅..😂..🤣
Love this video! Was going to watch Apocalypse Now tonight, now I might watch this instead
I have the special ground beef packaging and its not a metal case. There is a slip cover with the meat and the case underneath is very slim plastic with the meat printed on the back of that as well. There was a line of these slim case releases for a short period. I also own sonny chiba street fighter movies with these slim cases.
Me too, it's a Pioneer release.
The Sawyer Family are nice people! 😊
3:25 comedic as it is frightful, first time ever seeing that art work
Love these ! Keep’em coming, awesome work 🤘🏻
You should do a home video history on the releases of lucio fulchi's zombi 2 or zombie or whatever titles it goes by. That has a fascinating history.
This is a great series! Great job!
I love this series
Amazing Video! One of my all time favorite horror films.
this is what we need to see more of
I have that Dark Sky steelbook Blu-ray and the 40th anniversary collector's edition with the slipcover. Once I can get a 4K player I love to get the Second Sight release.
4:3 is full frame, you are actually getting more picture information at top or bottom, however the framing is not as intended
Imagine a P13 TEXAS CHAINSAW, heyyy class we are gonna watch TCMS today! 🤣🤣🤣
So is the late 80s Video Treasures version the same as previous vhs versions? I'm talking visually. Same transfer? I'm looking for something gritty.
The fact that Tobe Hooper genuinely expected the movie to be rated PG is hilarious to me
Yes I heard original theatrical version in the theater was a lot scarier, then they edited the film and sold it in VHS after it's edit. Sucks, I wonder how scary it really was
This was the first horror movie I watched on VHS in the UK. I was only young, what a difference, to what I had seen on TV.
I never understood the Full and Uncut versions (unedited etc). Maybe I will also now understand UK versions of 'Driller Killer' and 'Zombie Flesh Eaters'
TCM was not a horror movie. But a Urban Legend. For no one saw it but heard about it. And thought it was real. Classic.
Finland mentioned 🇫🇮 \o/
Also the TCM game just came out today too
Great video Jeff! TCM is one of my favorite films and I love to hear it being discussed.