A bit off topic and made in the 70s but all this Halloween and Friday 13th talk has me thinking about Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Does the original still hold up?
		
		
	 
yes, and remarkably well, at that.
can still get that visceral gut punch every time Pam is dropped on that meat hook, e.g.
it'll never lose that appeal - and the further away we get from '74, the more appreciation i have for Tobe's cutting vision at that time.
		
 
		
	 
I’ll have to do a rewatch. It’s funny how some of these movies you thought were scary growing up are downright comedic as an adult. Have a feeling that’s not the case here.  Just watched the trailer and it’s just as creepy and low budget (in a good way) as I remember it. 
How was TCM 2 and 3?  Assume just cheap sequels cashing in on the name?
		
 
		
	 
Hooper envisioned the OG as a black comedy ... there were so many messages intertwined in it, tho ... i kinda see it in spots, but it's reserved. 
so he went full on feel for TCMII ... it's worth the watch just for the hideously bizarre Chop Top, one of the genre's great underrated mooks - Bill Mosely killed it. 
Stretch is pretty awesome, too ... not the most revered final girl, but she had her moments ... and, of course, Dennis Hopper with dual barreled chainsaws, 'cuz why the eff not? 
 
  
much more blood and guts and gore - right off the top, so to speak ... it's a fun watch - hell, even Cook (Jim Siedow) brings the funny.  
as far as the rest, seek out any iteration with R. Lee Ermey ... he just chews it the eff up, making the D.I. from "FMJ" look like Kermit in comparision - one of those features Biel as fg, pretty good effort all around.  
would be remiss not to mention "TCM - Next Generation", most notable for a very wide caboosed Zelwegger whining and moaning her way thru, and for McConaughey's ridiculous performance - it's so cotdamn awful, but ya gotta see it once strictly for the cheezy artifact angle. 
- they both tried to block the re-release once they both hit it bigger in the biz.