The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974USA★ 7.35 pt match
Both films sit with feeling powerless and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, bleak, brutal, slow burn, and escalating.
Amityville II: The Possession
1982MexicoLanguage: EnglishDirected by Damiano Damiani★ 5.8
Available in English: subtitled
Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on their children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakhauntingbrutaltense
Pacing
slow burnescalating
Story
survivalunravelingsiege
Emotion
feeling powerlessguiltloss of innocenceshamegrief
Themes
family dutyreligion and faithmen and women navigating expectationsfamily wounds passed down
Feel
exhaustingquietly hauntinggut punchdiscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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2022USA★ 6.74 pt match
Both films sit with loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down, men and women navigating expectations, and religion and faith. Both move the same way too, bleak, brutal, slow burn, and escalating.