hey I didn't know this movie was based on a true story :Sad2: can somebody please fill me in on more info... I just always thought Texas Chainsaw was just a classic horror flick, nothing to do with real life... now that is scary

DigitalLisa said:

No, no, no, no, no...TCM is like "Fargo." It SAYS it's based on a true story, but it's not really.

TCM was inspired by the Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein--who also inspired Norman Bates and Buffalo Bill from "Silence of the Lambs."

Tobe Hooper--director of the first TCM--loved the Gein story and simply transposed it to Texas.

But NO...there was NO family of murderous Texans and Leatherface was only inspired by Gein--he didn't REALLY exist. Gein didn't use a chainsaw to kill people.

DudeDrops said:

I'm probably not going to sleep after hearing the answer but I have to ask, what did Ed Gein do exactly?

I saw the movie Ed Gein (why, I don't know) and from what I remember, he would kill people and then sew their skin together and wear it. Ick.

what's the matter with these peoples... shit Charles Mason was a compared to him :Sad2:

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DigitalLisa said:

dahmer was still the worst in my eyes... scary muppetfucker. great psychological profile though

cborgman said:

Dahmer freaks me out too. Not only did he grow up about 40 minutes south of me, but he was into young gay men of color!

so has the remake gotten good reviews? why are they messing with a classic??? the original scared the living shit out of me.

Lammastide said:

dahmer pretty much strikes fear in the hearts of most gay men.

there are some really tremendos books out there that are deep psychological studies of him, worth reading. the movie "dahmer" was quite good too. not a hack and slash movie at all, but rather a glimpse into his mind. focuses on the last few victims

purplegypsy said:

the original really did not bother me much. but i saw it as an adult during the day on video, so...

same thing with exprcist. the only thing that bothered me about that movie was seeing the needle going in to her skin really early in the movie.

News of a remake disappoints me. It's like a snappy MTV-era rewrite of The Bible.

But I guess I should see it before I really get all bitchy.

cborgman said:

I saw the original as an adult, too. By then I was pretty desensitized to any blood and gore (which was suprisingly all but absent from the film), but I recall being psychologically disoriented for about 30 minutes after the end by all the screaming and zooming cinematography that filled the last 20 minutes or so.

What kind of car race is this? I have never heard of major auto race coming out of texas

Lammastide said:

Well, the original did very little to me. All I can say though is that I saw a TRAILER to the remake, and the trailer scared the living bejeezus outta me. No small feat, considering I've never found a movie to be frightening, with the exception of the Exorcist.

I will be seeing it.

Lammastide said:

actually, that would be kind of interesting... madonna could play her namesake, beyonce could be mary magdalene...

cborgman said:

Who would Jesus and the 12 apostles be?
(Oops.. I think we're jacking the thread!)

Lammastide said:

Jesus: Rufus Wainwright
Judas: David Bowie
Thomas: Lil' Kim
Paul: Puff Daddy
John: Justin Timberlake
George: Robbie Williams
Ringo: Perry Farrell
Apostle on the couch: 50 Cent
Apostle who has a funny beard: Beck
Apostle #9: Carson Daly
Juror #10: Fred Durst
Joan of Ark: Macy Gray
Sneezy: Christina Aguilara

special appearance by Elton John as "God"


(oh, alright... so i can't remember all twelve apostles...)

NovaAngel said:

Ed Gein would kill people, make outfits and masks from their skin, and make furnature and decorative things from their bones.