I have watched a lot of horror movies in my life and I would say that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorcist are the two greatest horror movies ever made. They are both great in very different ways. The Exorcist is more philosophical. A spiritual battle between good and evil, and that is great if you want something scary and deep to think about. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a different beast entirely, and I think it is even more frightening. It is unsettling right from the start. Within the first few minutes it is clear that things are not right, and something very bad is about to happen. Then it slowly builds.from there into the most terrifying sequence of events. The plot is so simple and the film making is so minimalist, that it kidnaps your full attention, and taps into a primal fear like nothing else I have ever seen. There is no complex metaphors or well crafted plot twists, it is just a heavy dose of fear directly injected into your a blood stream. You are lost in the wilderness getting chased by a large predator, in this case a large psychopath holding a chainsaw. There is no time to think about who he is, or why he is doing it, you just need to run away as fast as you can, and hope to God that he doesn't catch you. It is the perfect horror movie. I have seen it many times, and still by the end my heart is racing, and I need to cool down after. I don't get that kind of rush from any other movie. It is not perfect, because nothing is, but, if you want to.give yourself a deep scare, then this is as good as it gets.
