The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Family Portrait Revisited
by Brad Shellady
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Actor: Edwin Neal, Forrest J Ackerman, Gunnar Hansen (II), Jim Siedow, John DuganDirector: Brad Shellady
Brand: MTI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 64 minutes
Published: 2000-12-01
DVD Release Date: 2000-12-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Mti Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Family Portrait Revisited
DVD Review: A nice documentary for fans, but even then...
Summary: 3 Stars
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my all-time favorite horror movie, and I'll even say that it's one of my top 25 favorite movies of all time too. It was the first dvd I ever bought too back in 1999, and I went through all the special features on that sucker the same weekend I got it. Needless to say, I got tons of info out of that thing, what with the deleted scenes, notes and great commentary. So for anyone who did the same thing as I did, or bought the recent Ultimate Edition dvd/blu-ray, is this Family Portrait Revisited documentary worth checking out? Yes and no.
Family Portrait Revisited is a documentary consisting of interviews with the beloved family from TCM and behind the scenes footage from the set while filming. The guys reveal a lot of cool stories from the set, how some scenes were done, and some personal stories that are worth listening to more than once, especially those from Gunnar. However, A LOT of what's said on here was brought up on the commentary track for the TCM dvds, almost to the point where you wonder why they didn't just include what wasn't mentioned as a special feature on that same dvd. Either way, considering the cheap price for this, it's worth picking up if only to have another piece for your collection.
The picture and audio quality is pretty shoddy since this was filmed using average cameras back in the day, and no restoration appears to have been done at all, despite the 'Digitally re-mastered' listed on the back of the box. I actually laughed to myself when I read that after watching the documentary. The audio remained fairly steady, but some interview segments were either very loud or quiet after a scene with regular volume. 'not that big of a deal, but just keep the remote nearby for when it happens.
There aren't any real special features for this dvd. I don't think there's a whole lot that could've been added at the time considering how much was on the first TCM disc, so I can't really hold that against it.
Unless you absolutely need to know everything about the first TCM, and don't already know these stories from reading about them on some of the great sites dedicated to the movie out there, only then can I recommend buying Family Portrait Revisited. It's not that it's bad, just redundant. But still, getting a chance to see Edwin and John not playing their characters is pretty cool, and yes, Edwin is a bit weirder in real life than he was as the Hitchhiker.
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