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Chainsaws in popular culture -- Films Ⅰ

Post Time: 2016-07-07

Chain saws have emerged countless action films are used for their intended purpose, but this is rarely, if ever, been given a significant episode in. But more prominent is the chainsaw weapons or instruments of torture itself.



Despite being a chainsaw around, they have not seen a movie since 1930, used a weapon until the 1960s, probably due to restrictions on the depiction of graphic violence Hays Code censorship.



One of the earliest films portrayed as a weapon is a chainsaw Dark Sun (1968) and Al Gore's Guide (1970).Wes Craven's 1972 film The Last House on the Left, will be called "primitive Chainsaw Massacre" After re-released during the campaign.



In 1974, when Toby Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is released can be said to be in a movie the most famous and influential chainsaw use is considered. The film based on the famous killer Ed Gein (although, unlike a movie Gein did not use chainsaw killer), etching a chainsaw into the public mind the terrible terrorist target, even if the contact is only found in the actual physical chainsaw once in the whole film. After that will direct the sequel, two independent sequel in 2003, which will receive its prequel remake. Following the release, many horror films, especially low budget who began the bloody chainsaw scene, this trend continues to this day.





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