The first half of the film is deliberately jumpy and covered in scratches and noise. "Death Proof" really does look like part of an old grindhouse double-bill but there are nods to the present day (i.e. the use of a mobile 'phone to text a boyfriend). It's great stuff - authentic and strangely absorbing.

Following a dramatic set-piece that will stay with the viewer forever, we meet the second gang of chicks with attitude. This second-half is a more polished affair as we see Rosario Dawson and her friends enjoying life. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is great as the beautiful young model and Tracie Thoms is spot-on as the strong-willed Kim. However, it's Zoe Bell who will really be remembered. In her role of stunt-girl Zoe, she performs in truly edge-of-seat action scenes aboard a charging car.

A great film and one that really starts to gel as it progresses. The soundtrack is fantastic and the actors are all thoroughly watchable. I was left feeling very impressed with "Death Proof" (and more than a little smitten by Ms. Dawson).

Kurt Russell is as good as ever as Stuntman Mike. He really is bad, mad and dangerous-to-know and his presence in the early scenes is remarkably unsettling yet darkly humorous.

4.5 stars. I'm really looking forward to watching this film again...

From the very start, this little gem sparkled with a seedy charm that I took to my heart. If Tarantino had been born a decade earlier in Sweden, this would be the kind of film you'd expect him to be making. (Interestingly, this film was actually banned in its home country and was heavily cut on its release in most overseas territories.) As a revenge film, "Thriller" sizzles with energy. It has a great pace and the only time the film stumbles is during the short porn edits (so obviously filmed with different actors that the viewer's attention is displaced). These somehow made me feel like a naughty schoolboy watching an illicit dodgy video! Now, don't get me wrong. I don't have any objections to porn (my handle should perhaps be "Porn Connoisseur"), but somebody taking their Captain Picard up to warp speed and shoving it into a normal movie just doesn't work. Still, it added to that "I ain't going to find this on the shelf in my UK HMV"-feeling which always gives me a warm, perverse buzz.

I digress. The movie is beautifully shot, the delightful Christina Lindberg is splendid, the cast is suitably sordid and the music has to be heard to be believed. It ain't magical but it's memorable.

There are some great set pieces and one of the most unexpected car treats I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

A superb exploitation movie and well worth tracking down.

Tobe Hooper's opening to the movie is powerful stuff. The flash-bulbs of a camera illuminating the hellish scenes of decomposing bodies, accompanied by a wicked soundtrack, ranks amongst the best beginnings of any horror movie I've seen.

The film has great atmosphere, realistic performances, and a genuine "roller-coaster" feel. While later films such as "Wolf Creek" are arguably more effective, "Texas Chain Saw" set the stall out for its successors.

The raw energy of the performers is electrifying. Marilyn Burns' performance of the victim frightened to the edge of insanity is simply brilliant. Gunnar Hansen's lumbering, grunting Leatherface is one of the most frightening screen maniacs. There's nothing supernatural or super-human about his character. He's just a very disturbed individual who's very handy with a mallet or chainsaw! A genuine classic that has matured like a fine vintage, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is a superb example of low-budget film-making delivering believable and effective results.

It's difficult to believe that "The Gore Gore Girls" was passed uncut in the UK when "Blood Feast" had 23 seconds cut for "sexual violence". "The Gore Gore Girls" is probably Lewis' hardest offering in terms of on-screen violence. The gore is particularly over-the-top in this offering and it comes as no surprise that the censors came down hard on this film.

As a no-budget gem from the early '70s, I give this 3.5 stars. Viewers may be surprised to see Henny Youngman make an appearance as the strip club's Marzdone Mobilie.