3º – Saw (James Wan, 2004)
Two men find themselves trapped in a room with no idea why they’re there. Now, cruel games will begin in which there are no winners. ‘Saw’ is the first step to the franchise that became popular in the 2000s. A film strong graphically and with a plot permeated by twists and turns.
2º – House of 1000 Corpses (Rob Zombie, 2003)
Four friends are on a trip to meet some macabre eccentricities spread throughout the United States. After discovering the location of a house with macabre curiosity, the four end up going there. However, the place, to the misfortune of the young, is inhabited by a family of psychopaths. ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ is dynamic and intense, relying on a superficial history that leaves all the glitter for the strong and quite far-fetched scenes in its violence.
1º – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
In the plot, a group of young people, during a trip in a van, is brutally attacked by a family of psychopaths. It is difficult to characterize this film. ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ escaped from all the precepts of American horror cinema of the time, using elements little used in the genre, such as hot photography, the use of comedy to give dynamism to what is being exposed, and a camera little concerned with the general aesthetics of the scenes. The film also brings us one of the most substantial scenes in the history of cinema, when, in the final moments of the story, we see the character of Leatherface chasing his probable victim under a shrill sun.
