Watch The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Restoration Trailer

Watch The ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Restoration Trailer

By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2014 2:45 pm EST

I’m with Nicolas Winding Refn on the subject of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre —  it is among the very best horror films, and a unique film achievement regardless of genre. There’s simply nothing else like it, sequels, remakes and imitators be damned. If you’ve never seen the film on the big screen, it’s an experience that can’t be recommended highly enough. This summer you might have a chance to catch it in cinemas, thanks to a new re-release. Check out a trailer for the Texas Chain Saw Massacre restoration below, and prepare yourself.

This is a good trailer. I appreciate that while the image has been restored, there does not seem to have been effort made to disguise the fact that this film was shot on 16mm and blown up to 35mm. It is a grainy, grimy movie, and that is part of why it works so well. And while the film does not show nearly as much gore as people tend to assume, there are still some pretty disturbing images in there, and a few of them ended up in this trailer. So it might not be safe for work. Here’s the tour schedule, which like the trailer, comes from EW. Let’s hope more dates are added. June 21 New York, Film Society of Lincoln Center New York, IFC Center June 27 Boston, Coolidge Corner July 4 Richardson, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

July 11 Portland, Hollywood Theatre Houston, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Kalamazoo, MI, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester, VA, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Washington, DC, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema July 18 Austin, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Slaughter Lane) Littleton, CO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winston-Salem, NC, a/perture Eugene, OR, Bijou Metro Tulsa, OK, Circle Cinema July 19 Yonkers, NY, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema July 25 Kansas City, MO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema July 25 Lubbock, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Braunfels, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema San Antonio, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Westlakes) Nashville, TN, Belcourt August 1 Seattle, WA, SIFF Cinema

Watch The ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Restoration Trailer

By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2014 2:45 pm EST

I’m with Nicolas Winding Refn on the subject of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre —  it is among the very best horror films, and a unique film achievement regardless of genre. There’s simply nothing else like it, sequels, remakes and imitators be damned. If you’ve never seen the film on the big screen, it’s an experience that can’t be recommended highly enough. This summer you might have a chance to catch it in cinemas, thanks to a new re-release. Check out a trailer for the Texas Chain Saw Massacre restoration below, and prepare yourself.

This is a good trailer. I appreciate that while the image has been restored, there does not seem to have been effort made to disguise the fact that this film was shot on 16mm and blown up to 35mm. It is a grainy, grimy movie, and that is part of why it works so well. And while the film does not show nearly as much gore as people tend to assume, there are still some pretty disturbing images in there, and a few of them ended up in this trailer. So it might not be safe for work. Here’s the tour schedule, which like the trailer, comes from EW. Let’s hope more dates are added. June 21 New York, Film Society of Lincoln Center New York, IFC Center June 27 Boston, Coolidge Corner July 4 Richardson, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

July 11 Portland, Hollywood Theatre Houston, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Kalamazoo, MI, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester, VA, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Washington, DC, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema July 18 Austin, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Slaughter Lane) Littleton, CO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winston-Salem, NC, a/perture Eugene, OR, Bijou Metro Tulsa, OK, Circle Cinema July 19 Yonkers, NY, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema July 25 Kansas City, MO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema July 25 Lubbock, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema New Braunfels, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema San Antonio, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Westlakes) Nashville, TN, Belcourt August 1 Seattle, WA, SIFF Cinema

This is a good trailer. I appreciate that while the image has been restored, there does not seem to have been effort made to disguise the fact that this film was shot on 16mm and blown up to 35mm. It is a grainy, grimy movie, and that is part of why it works so well.

And while the film does not show nearly as much gore as people tend to assume, there are still some pretty disturbing images in there, and a few of them ended up in this trailer. So it might not be safe for work.

Here’s the tour schedule, which like the trailer, comes from EW. Let’s hope more dates are added.

June 21

New York, Film Society of Lincoln Center

New York, IFC Center

June 27

Boston, Coolidge Corner

July 4

Richardson, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

July 11

Portland, Hollywood Theatre

Houston, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Kalamazoo, MI, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Winchester, VA, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Washington, DC, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

July 18

Austin, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Slaughter Lane)

Littleton, CO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Winston-Salem, NC, a/perture

Eugene, OR, Bijou Metro

Tulsa, OK, Circle Cinema

July 19

Yonkers, NY, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

July 25

Kansas City, MO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Lubbock, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

New Braunfels, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

San Antonio, TX, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Westlakes)

Nashville, TN, Belcourt

August 1

Seattle, WA, SIFF Cinema