Guerrilla House #10 - Don't Stray from the Path edition

Don't venture off the beaten path.  Fall in line.  Obey.  The consequences could be dire.

That brings us to our first flick of Guerrilla House #10: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

On a lighter note, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a film about quite simply one thing: manners.  Several "kids these days" types decide to revisit their hillbilly roots and make themselves right at home.  One by one, they trespass and meet their surly host: Leatherface.

Bottom line: don't tresspass. Toe the line.  Life will be good.  The ugly truth might wipe its ass with your hippy brigade.

On a darker note, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre  is a metaphor for the turbulent times of the early 1970's.  The United States still waged war in Southeast Asia and the peace and love tinted Sixties proved nothing more than an illusion.  At the film's conclusion, Leatherface stands in broad daylight - the ugliness once hidden, now exposed.  He flails about, chainsaw in hand, symbolizing the madness of the era.  There are no answers.

The incredible accomplishment about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is how it still stands up today.  The film reveals the importance of independent cinema.  May it live forever.

Next film: Tourist Crap, I mean, Trap.  Crazy old Chuck Conners finally lost his shit.  One toke over the line.  I would like to see him take his super crazy, highway ranting act to the Love Boat.  Now that's a movie!