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Post by lowtacks86 on Nov 1, 2020 0:06:49 GMT
Tobe Hooper's most two well known films, which do you prefer? TCM for me.
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Post by Marv on Nov 1, 2020 0:33:50 GMT
Poltergeist.
Ive always loved it. One of the first flicks to give me nightmares, that i remember.
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Post by jcush on Nov 1, 2020 0:41:18 GMT
I like them pretty much equally. Probably give Texas Chain Saw Massacre the edge.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 1, 2020 0:46:17 GMT
TCSM. Especially as a Tobe Hooper film, given it is an actual Tobe Hooper film.
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Post by James on Nov 1, 2020 1:01:15 GMT
TCSM
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 1, 2020 1:07:07 GMT
The Texas Chainsaw Poltergeist
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Post by kolchak92 on Nov 1, 2020 1:08:00 GMT
I don't think it's a fair comparison given Spielberg's involvement with Poltergeist.
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Post by slimeysteve on Nov 1, 2020 1:12:28 GMT
Poltergeist, I'd say, but Tobe Hooper did a good job on both.
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Post by drystyx on Nov 1, 2020 1:20:43 GMT
POLTERGEIST. It's just a little less Hollywood than Chainsaw Massacre, and it's much more original and not nearly as predictable. Sure, it's got predictable traits, but it isn't the "safe formula of depress as many viewers into suicidal tendencies" that we usually get.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Nov 1, 2020 5:34:58 GMT
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the most frightening movie I've ever watched. It's a master class in eliciting absolute terror without relying on graphic gore or supernatural elements.
Poltergeist is pretty good, but it comes across as more of a teen horror to me, isn't remotely scary and, frankly, feels much more like a Spielberg flick than a Hooper one.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Nov 1, 2020 10:57:46 GMT
Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Never was a big Poltergeist fan.
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Post by johnspartan on Nov 1, 2020 13:37:20 GMT
Steven Spielberg directed Poltergeist but put Toby Hooper's name on it to get around a SAG rule that a director couldn't have 2 films in production at the same time. A writer's strike was looming so Spielberg had to start Poltergeist during the production of ET. That's showbiz, folks.
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Post by Ransom on Nov 1, 2020 13:53:57 GMT
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the most frightening movie I've ever watched. It's a master class in eliciting absolute terror without relying on graphic gore or supernatural elements. Poltergeist is pretty good, but it comes across as more of a teen horror to me, isn't remotely scary and, frankly, feels much more like a Spielberg flick than a Hooper one. Teen horror? Isn't that the Texas chainsaw killer that hunts teenagers who go near his house in the middle of nowhere dissecting them in his cellar while the poltergeist is about supernatural entities reaching through TVs from another world to anyone on earth with basic electricity? Regardless of age? |
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Post by Archelaus on Nov 1, 2020 19:11:11 GMT
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was more terrifying, but I mostly prefer Poltergeist.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 1, 2020 19:18:11 GMT
Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Nov 2, 2020 5:17:01 GMT
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the most frightening movie I've ever watched. It's a master class in eliciting absolute terror without relying on graphic gore or supernatural elements. Poltergeist is pretty good, but it comes across as more of a teen horror to me, isn't remotely scary and, frankly, feels much more like a Spielberg flick than a Hooper one. Teen horror? Isn't that the Texas chainsaw killer that hunts teenagers who go near his house in the middle of nowhere dissecting them in his cellar while the poltergeist is about supernatural entities reaching through TVs from another world to anyone on earth with basic electricity? Regardless of age? By teen horror, I meant that I feel Poltergeist is a horror film more oriented towards a younger, teen audience. It's a movie that would have worked very well for me at, say, 15 as opposed to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which poses a much more brutal viewing experiences and which can be daunting to watch even in mature years. Definitely not for the kiddies.
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Post by Ransom on Nov 2, 2020 9:40:42 GMT
Teen horror? Isn't that the Texas chainsaw killer that hunts teenagers who go near his house in the middle of nowhere dissecting them in his cellar while the poltergeist is about supernatural entities reaching through TVs from another world to anyone on earth with basic electricity? Regardless of age? By teen horror, I meant that I feel Poltergeist is a horror film more oriented towards a younger, teen audience. It's a movie that would have worked very well for me at, say, 15 as opposed to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which poses a much more brutal viewing experiences and which can be daunting to watch even in mature years. Definitely not for the kiddies. Wasn't there a scene in poltergeist where a man clawed his whole face off? |
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Post by Panther on Nov 2, 2020 15:07:12 GMT
Poltergeist by a mile.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Nov 2, 2020 17:37:49 GMT
It's hard to compare the two because they're so different. TCM is a visceral, relentless, brutal movie with an intensity that never lets up. Poltergeist is more of a "haunted house" horror movie that's fun while giving you some spooks and jump scares. Much easier to re-watch than the former, but both are very good movies and succeed at what they're each trying to be.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Nov 3, 2020 7:38:54 GMT
By teen horror, I meant that I feel Poltergeist is a horror film more oriented towards a younger, teen audience. It's a movie that would have worked very well for me at, say, 15 as opposed to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which poses a much more brutal viewing experiences and which can be daunting to watch even in mature years. Definitely not for the kiddies. Wasn't there a scene in poltergeist where a man clawed his whole face off? It doesn't ring a bell. Been a few years since I watched the film.
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