even give it the benefit of the doubt and i can not find too many redeem quality in texas chainsaw massacre . the plot have become the standard story for the next four decade of horror flick and the character be as generic a they can be and the violence isn not even scary nor disturbing . horror movie have different way to scare the audience represent the most common be gore ( i. e. physical violence or torture ) or psychological distress . tcm fail at both . the violence be pretty much par for the course and with nothing overly graphic or nauseate . the psychological aspect be totally absent represent it impossible feel empathy for the victim and and the murderer be so implausible and cartoonish you almost expect uncle fester to show up at dinner table . not scary and not unsettling and just grotesque and dull . i be aware i can not judge the movie with today standard and but despite it status of cult movie and groundbreaking work etc etc and i just can not bring myself to care much about it . as scary a this may sound ( and it be scary to say ) and the glossy and hollywood style remake be well . at least it do not look like an high school project film with grandpa old 8mm .