Downsized abbatoir workers, weird hitch-hikers, vandalised graveyards, abandoned cars, a macabre house, a hapless quintet of young lambs for the slaughter, and the gentle hum of a chainsaw. With these basic elements and next to no money, Tobe Hooper has spun an unapologetically mean-spirited tale of skewed family values and Southern discomfort, where all sanity is finished off with a skull-crushing hammer-blow. An absolute classic of horror, with many imitators but few rivals.
Allen Danziger
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Roger Dodger
Roger's long dark night of the soul reveals a character whose deep flaws prove that those who can't, teach, making him compulsively watchable and excruciatingly entertaining. Highly recommended, except to any male having a midlife crisis.
A Life Less Ordinary
A reasonably entertaining romp that, despite the title, is pretty well ordinary.
The Little Mermaid
Watery good fun.