The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a boring, padded out film with a few good moments sprinkled throughout that are worthy of the "inspirational" title the movie gets. The characters are annoying, unlikeable and underdeveloped, and their deaths aren't all that satisfying either (apart from one or two...one reallllllllly isn't bad at all and is one of the best kills in slasher films). The villains are a cool concept but in the end I couldn't tell you how many they are, what their names are (apart from the obvious leatherface) or what made them different. Sequences are often drawn out and repetitive (seriously, there's a moment where someone escapes by throwing themselves out a window TWICE), and overall I wouldn't say this film is worth its classic status. By far not the worst horror film I've ever seen, but definitely not one of the best. Watch it with a group of friends and that's the most enjoyment you'll get out of it.
Review of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
