"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

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The paper provides a general review of all critical reviews of the film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and shows how the vast majority of critics were positive about the film. The paper explains that "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is remarkable in its groundbreaking cinematography and the founding of the modern-day horror genre while providing an entertaining and subtle social critic of the haves and have-nots. The paper further explains that all of this is done with little to no actual graphic horror genre.

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"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is considered by many as being a groundbreaking film in the genre of American horror, being considered by some as one of the most influential films in the industry. The film was released on October 1, 1974 in Austin, Texas, near the location it was filmed. It went national as a Saturday matinee and was attended mostly by pre-teens and teenagers. However, this rather limited audience rapidly expanded into a broader audience due to a marketing scheme that involved marketing the film as being based on a true story. The audience further grew as the film took on an underground, cult-classic reputation based on word of mouth promotion."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chow, Walter. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Film Freak Central. 2007.
• Crum, Steve. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers. January 4, 1974.
• Ebert, Roger. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Chicago Sun-Times. January 1, 1974.
• MetaCritic.com. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. www.metacritic.com. 2007.

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