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This is my Favorite Remake ever, alot of the times with remakes, you always have a hard time getting over the originals, but with this one I thought WOW what a movie. They had everything in it the scenes where frightening and the actors where great. Now to cut it up well the only thing i found was there could of been more scary chasing and killing and meat eating, they were cannibals afterall. Overall the best remake ive ever seen so far.
i only just looked at the original review on this site, and i can honestly say that although i find the original to be better, this movie had its moments.
in fact, i think this was more of an action film than it was a horror, everything happens so fast, and i don't like the new Leatherface, mainly because he reveals his face and he kills people for their looks rather than their meat, like he did in the original.
a pretty damn good remake, I must say I did'nt like the ending, its hard to take your eyes off Jessica Beil when she's on screen, and Leatherface is badass, though I kinda disagreed with how they tried to make him more of a monster that a crazy hick.and they should have never revealed his true face.Beautifully shot and very atmospheric, but in the end, I must take Bubba Sawyer over Thomas Hewitt, but I definetly got my moneys worth at the theater, its just hard to favor a remake over a movie that was made perfect the 1st time around, definetly worth watching though.
Posted By: bloodnguts313 at 7:46pm, October 16, 2009
very scary! The origanal and the second remake was scarier but still great job!
People give this movie alot of shit, but I LOVED this movie. I went to the movies when it first came out and had a ball in the theater. Leatherface is amazing, hes such a beast. Andrew is the best Leatherface since Gunnar imo and he sometimes surpasses Gunnar in alot of aspects. Definetly one of he best remakes to date. P.S. Jessica Biel is sexy as hell in it too.
Posted By: Bostic101 at 3:29am, September 13, 2009
Great Remake. It was a nice suspenseful film. I recommend a movie rental for those who haven't seen it, also if you collect horror films this should be added.
Leatherface looked great in here and it's always a pleasure to see R. Lee Ermey. Nevertheless: overall an unspectacular, boring and unscary remake.
Posted By: truchainsaw28 at 11:54am, September 6, 2009
This really is the perfect slasher film. Sure it's nothing like the magnificent original. But it's as great in a completely different way. It's perfected pop horror. A culmination of years of trying to get the right mix of brutality, terror and gore and not cross over the line but ride it. the performances are strong, the cinematography is beautiful and grotesque. And the film has a surprising amount of emotional depth. And like any great remake of which there are few it takes the source material and does something fresh with it making for one hell of an unrelening nightmarish thrill ride.
Love this movie. Truely terrifying and extremely satisfying. I just love this movie. The story, the mood, the characters, the suspense...
Posted By: ActionJackson at 12:55am, August 26, 2009
Ok, as far as Remakes go, this ones Pretty good..Actually, take out the Character of Leatherface, and you don't really have much connection to the Original! Once again though, this Movie does start out in 1973 and a Van Load of 5 Young People "Hippies" find themselves sidetracked by a Family of Crazies! From there though, this Movie tends to stand on its own. Unlike the Original, these Characters get "Toyed" with by the Family instead of just Immediately Killing them. From there it becomes a battle for Survival and outwitting the "Family". The Characters of the "Kids" are Drawn out and the Acting Unusually Good for this kind of Movie and you care about what happens to them, and yes, Jessica Biel makes looking "Hot" seem easy. You even find yourself HATING on that "Sheriff Hoyt" Played Brilliantly by R L Ermey!! This Movie was enjoyable to the very end and after seeing it, I actually left the Theater "Hoping" for another Sequel or the very least a Resurrection of this Series cause after TCM "The Next Generation" all hope seemed lost! Although not in my opinion as 'terrifying" as the original or as "RAW", This Remake still is worth a Look. Long Live The Saw!!
great movie! Jessica Biel's a fine piece too so that helps.
Posted By: groundgamer at 12:36pm, August 22, 2009
This was actually a great remake. There, I said it. I loved this movie. Not as good as the original of course, but one hell of a remake. The acting was terrible though, but the overall look, feel and sheer horror of this movie was brutal and imense!
8/10
Posted By: horrorbuff28 at 2:04pm, August 17, 2009
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was actually a surprise to me because i was thinking it was just gonna be some shitty remake but i must admit, it was really good. Its not even considered a remake, its more considered a sequel than a remake. Leatherface looks so creepy in this movie. He looks the coolest in this movie than any other texas chainsaw film.
Marcus Nispel knows how to make a horror movie.
i recommend seeing this movie.
Not the best horror remake. I'm really sad that they tried to tone down the gore, that would've made it that much better. Still a pretty solid movie. Jessica Biel is a (smart) babe, and this is one of the scariest looking Leatherfaces you'll ever see.
I liked this movie. it's a remake that is worth watching i'll say that. I liked alot of things about this movie. The special effects were good, the gore was good. The acting was pretty good. I think the writers and director did a great job on this movie!
I hate to admit it, but this movie just rocks more than the original. Plus, it brought back brutal, violent horror films (whether or not you ascertain that as good or bad); no more of the crappy PG-13 half assed Scream wannabes. Mad props.
Plus Erica Leehrsen and Jessica Beil are easy on the eyes.
This is the only movie in my life to give me nightmares. And they have been on and off recurring ever since. IMO this is the single scariest film ever made. Blowing the original out of the water (though I do also love the original). This is an example of a remake that did what remakes set out to do. Take the source material, use modern film making effects and techniques to make it even better. Bravo PD bravo.
I thought this movie rocked and I am HUGE fan of the original. This movie was creepy as the first but in a different way. Loved it! Check out The Beginning. It's almost as good!
I just watched it for the first time today( I know im a little late to tthe game), and i must say i wish i hadn't waited so long. This movie rocked.It had a great feel to it and it showed you what you wanted to see( Maybe not enough gore for some though). Scary and a good cast. I personally enjoyed it more then the original.
this is the second remake next to the shitty psycho one. this remake is good for 6 resons
1. leatherface looks scarier
2. leatherface IS scarier
3. theres blood,gore,and missing limbs
4. the house is scarier, inside and outside
5. leatherface's torcher room is scarier
6. they stuck with the story
As soon as I found out there was a remake of The Texas chain saw massacre I immediately thought "Oh, here we go again. Hollywood has no fresh or inventive ideas anymore". While that statement still stands correctly, The Texas chain saw massacre is probably one of the best remakes I've seen in along time.
The new Texas chain saw massacre, while shares the same character Leatherface, has a completely different back story. About a group of teenagers traveling to, supposedly buy more pot. They stumble along a hitchhiker who they pick up in their van. The hitchhiker (Minor spoilers) takes a gun to her mouth and shoots herself. (End of minor spoiler) Then the teenagers also stumble on the infamous Leatherface and his psycho family.
The newest upgrade of Texas is surprisingly, well-made. I could now see why people say the remake is better than the original. It's more enticing, suspenseful, and doesn't fail to let the blood splatter here and then. The acting is dare I say, actually recommendable. Sure, the teenagers can play annoying roles and yet at the same time they can play terrified or appealing characters.
The best part of Texas is it doesn't spend too much time creating dialogue or focusing on the teenager's activities. It goes straight to the point. It builds fear, a phenomenal climax, and some gruesome, bloody kills here and there. Marcus Nipel sure did know what he was doing. While Jessica Biel is hot, she is also fantastic at playing the lead character. And that's not a sarcastic comment.
The Texas Chain saw massacre remake is highly recommended. This was a fresh entry in the Chain saw franchise. Both the original and remake are both outstanding and both suspenseful. If you liked this outing try other phenomenal modern remakes such as My bloody valentine 3-D. The new Texas will not leave fans of the original or new beginners of the Chain saw franchise stranded.
This new turn on the original screenplay is just fantastic. I could have never thought I would enjoy it so much. This is probably the best modern remake ever made in my opinion, as the original wasn’t made in the 30’s. Talking about storytelling, this is clearly the work of someone concern about the hardcore audience, but yet willing to make a movie accessible to all. Making a movie that has great cinematography and yet still has that “in your face” feel to it when needed. Casting R. Lee Ermey as sheriff Hoyt was not an easy move from Nispel as many expectations would have to be fulfilled. Mission accomplished. Ermey ripped the part and delivered one of his best performances ever. Another thing that made this movie a great film is that the protagonists are not as annoying as in other movies of that genre. Trying to smuggle weed in a Volkswagen kombi actually sounds like a pretty nice bunch of people. Off course we had Jessica Biel running around in a tight, wet shirt, but that’s still miles away from a lame-ass scene out of ANY teen slasher movie with naked cheerleaders giving head in a dark boilier room. If I had to show a TCM flick to anyone under 20, that’s the one I’ll go for…
good remake they stuck with the main story but added new tones,charecters(yay uncle monte!)and r lee ermy as sherrif hoyt great casting decision!!! I realy enjoyed this it will never be the origional but what a great rehash!
Leatherface in the remake was scarier than the original IMO, but the movie was so much less scary than the original.
Posted By: Necronatalusz at 9:11pm, February 23, 2009
Good movie.
Posted By: nitewise84 at 2:34pm, February 14, 2009
To be honest I have to say this movie was not as good as the original. I didn't feel anything that I felt when I watched the original. As a movie it was good, as a Horror movie it was lacking.
Posted By: TheBurning at 12:28pm, February 14, 2009
This is a good director. He should've remade Halloween. He should also direct A nightmare on elm street, Child's play, and Hellraiser. And you also need the same writers from Friday the 13th remake. This movie was intense. Leatherface getting his arm chopped off though kinda pissed me off. Now if they make a sequal he's only gonna have one arm.
Posted By: GRUDGE4life at 9:46am, February 7, 2009
this movie was amazing, but the only thing that i wish was changed was that the main character lived in the end...
Posted By: cjhorrorfan13 at 9:55pm, February 5, 2009
this is a GREAT remake!
its so suspenseful keeps you at the edge of your seat! you will be finding yourself biting your nails for the survival of the cast!
Posted By: Fridaythe13th at 12:40am, January 19, 2009
Great movie! All the actors and actresses are absolutely brilliant and the feel of the movie is definitely true to the original TCM feel. An amazing "remake", even though I feel like it is very original. Great job! Hopefully Platinum Dunes and Nispel can make another great one with F13!
Pretty much removed everything I liked about the original, leaving me with just another annoying 00's decade horror movie I didn't care for. Not bad if you like this style of horror movie, but not my personal cup of tea.
Posted By: MikeIsEvil at 11:30pm, January 15, 2009
The fanboys of the dreadful original will surely hate this, anyway! I thought it was a very solid movie. Was kind of low of the gore(which wa fine because we all know gore doesnt equal scary). Its wonderfully shot, the acting is great, the setting and the look of everything is nice and gritty, just over all a good movie. Isnt as disturbing as I would have liked it, but overall very good.
This film bored me. I must admit that i went into the theater not at all excited to see this.I was expecting a polished, watered down, Hollywood re-make aimed at people in their early teens. And i got exactly that. Damn shame too, because this film contains some of the finest set decoration in recent years.
This is a great movie. I love Platinum Dunes. I love the casting of this movie. I love Jessica Biel in her low cut tight jeans. Very well done movie.
Posted By: horrorking95 at 5:20am, December 26, 2008
This is one of the most over rated film i've seen, I don't understand whats so good about it! A bunch of kids pick up a hitch hiker (which you must'nt do my dear children) she blows her head off and the kids get strandered in a part of texas with a crazy policemen! This film is quite boring actually there isn't enough chainsaw action for a film titled "The Texas CHAINSAW Massacre" the only good bits were when leatherface chased the kids with a chainsaw (which face it wasn't that many times!) and the ending where the suspense kicks in big time! The movie was way too hyped and I had hoped for more the film is mostly about the crazy policemen than leatherface which pissed me off to be honest
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Posted By: AshWilliams95 at 4:51am, December 24, 2008
I thought that the remake of the original tcm was just awesome.
Storyline: A group of friends travel through town only to be hunted down and murdered by leatherface and his psycho cannibalistic family. The group is split up and filled with terror as they are slaughtered down one by one. 10/10
Acting: Perfect, the actors really did an amazing job on this film. Some of the scenes I felt the fear that the actors displayed, really good job. 10/10
Special Effects: Pretty damn realistic! If you wanted it any more real you would have to do it in real life. 10/10
Best Scene: When the girl gets chased by leaterface at the end. 10/10
Ending: Poor leatherface gets his arm cut off :( and the girl gets away >:( (leatherface didn't deserve that!) 8/10
Overall the movie was one of the most adrenalne fueled thrill ride horror flicks I have seen in a long time, I give the remake of tcm a 10/10
This is a great remake and a good improvement on the original . Even though the original is the best this one had so many good things going for it. The first was bringing back the original DOP Daniel Pearl. He lenses this film and gave it a gritty nasty feel which tied in well with the overall feeling of the movie which was dirty and disgusting. I felt like taking a shower after it. More blood , more gore and a killer final act/ chase scene that really gets the adrenaline pumping, this film is a winner!!! Hopefully Marcus Nispel can do the same with the upcoming Friday the 13th.
Out of any of the remakes the texas chainsaw massacre is the best. The story is almost exactly like the original in 74, a few scenes were different but much of the movie is like the original. Any R.Lee Emery fan would have to check out this film. The cast was well done, jessica biel and jonathon tucker were standout characters. Texas chainsaw massacre the begining was just as good as this remake and all horror fans should check that out as well, its has the back story of how it all began, a few things i wasnt even aware of untill i saw that movie and was SHOCKED!
Posted By: BRLAXATTACK22 at 10:39am, November 14, 2008
This Movie is truely deranged, demented, evil, scary, intense and extremely entertaining. From beginning to end the suspense never stops, there is not one dull moment. The acting is well done, especially by the crazy sheriff and anyone in the Hewitt residence. This movie got to me in ways others dont. It is a believable story in which i can place myself and become truly terrified. From the Van to the basement, every environment the characters come upon are intriguing. This is definitely my favorite horror movie i have ever seen. Not to mention Jessica Biel in her tight jeans and tiny tank top tied up around her stomach makes her one of the hottest women i have ever seen in any movie, or horror movie for that matter
I loved the original and I loved the remake. Obviously the opinion can be very polarizing when you have people who hold the original on such a high pedestal that nothing will ever compare. But for the first time in a LONG time I was truly feeling the tension and dread that this film presented. Leatherface was more of a sawed off monster instead of a subservient cross-dresser and Andrew Bryniarski played him perfectly. Along with the remade Hills Have Eyes, this was a remake that stands shoulder to shoulder with it's sire. I may even say it's better...but I might get dismembered around these parts.
Posted By: Protecious at 5:04pm, September 30, 2008
I liked this much better than the original, but my favorite leatherface film is still part 2 , nothing beats chop top and leatherface in that one. but speaking on this remake, it has great acting with a wonderful cast of villians as the family of course led by r. lee ermy.
brutal, intense.
You have to give this film a lot of credit; they actually tried (and succeeded) in making a very scary and creepy movie. Die hard horror fans know that gore and things that make you jump make a pretty good horror movie, but what makes a great one is dread - the fear of what is going to happen. There is a lot of great tension and creepy atmosphere before the kill scenes. Gotta love it - I did!
Posted By: PromNight2008 at 11:54pm, September 8, 2008
One of the best remakes out there. It's thrilling, it's atmospheric and at times, genuinely scary. I really enjoyed this.
Well I'm not a fan of remakes but this franchise definitely needed one for 3 times in a row they gave us Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 A complete horrible horror-comedy type. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III A horrible film not as bad as part 2 and of course the second worst sequel in existence The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. This was a decent film a decent remake Thomas Hewirt is no Bubba Sawyer but this was a good film very gory chainsaw scenes were scary and Jessica Beil is hot as hell. I didn't like some parts of the film some parts were kinda boring but still a good remake.
Posted By: screamzFIRE29 at 10:28pm, August 10, 2008
The lack of a thousand characters was a plus. When people get killed in movies where you don't even know the person's name I just don't give a shit. In this movie, the people who are just in the way get conveniatly killed off first then once the dust settles you follow the movie into a whirlpool of personal reality breaking decisions that the characters have to go through. I don't know about you but this made me care for them and hate the killer(s). This is why movies like Wolf Creek, Vancancy and Identity worked so well. It didn't just bring on the fear, it brought on the tugging of my heartstrings and the deppression over a death.
"To many critics and fans across the world, Tobe Hooper's legendary debut film, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", is one of the most influential and powerful horror films ever made. Based on the real case of Ed Gein, Hooper's film quickly gained its legendary status due to its original mix of gritty realism and nightmarish imagery that (intentionaly or not, it's up to debate) reinvented horror films and set the basis for the 70s new breed of independent horror filmmakers. Now, almost 30 years after the release of Hooper's film, producer Michael Bay and director Marcus Nispel attempt to bring the story to a new generation by giving new flesh to the classic story of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The story, written by Scott Kosar, follows closely the original's basic plot, although of course, it adds it's own brand new touches in order to make it fresh and different. Set in the 70s, the plot follows a group of 5 friends in their travel across Texas on their way to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, as their last adventure before entering college. As the gang travel across the country, they notice a strange young woman walking down the road. Thinking she is a drugged hitchhiker, they pick her up and try to discover what is happening to her, but the effort proves to be futile as the woman kills herself with a gun she was carrying. In the middle of nowhere and without knowing what to do with the corpse, they try to find the county's sheriff, but soon they'll discover that in this rural Texan area, law is very different, and that the Saw is the family.
The first noticeable characteristic of this remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", is the very different visual approach that director Marcus Nispel gives to the story. While Hooper's classic had a raw, gritty, and documentary-like look (most definitely due to low-budget); Nispel's film takes full advantage of its considerable bigger budget and delivers a visually arresting film with wonderful special effects and a brilliant work of the make-up department that really give new flesh to the legendary "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". This is not really a surprise, as Nispel's previous career consisted of excellent music videos, what is truly a surprise is the fact that this graphic approach to the story works remarkably well, and in fact gives the movie an identity of its own.
While Nispel's direction of the film is very good, one can't say the same about Scott Kosar's modernization of Henkel and Hooper's original screenplay. Kosar's take on the story is appropriate, keeping faithful to the original's core plot while adding enough changes to make it fresh and different. While this is not really wrong in a remake (it's in fact, the proper way to remake a film), the problem is that Kosar's changes doesn't really work under the concept of what "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is, I mean, Kosar fails to capture the essence of the original and delivers simply another typical and clichéd story about teenagers getting slaughtered. To be fair, the story is suspenseful and intense, but looks boring and average when it gets the unavoidable comparison to the original.
The cast is another of the film's traits that compares unfavorably to the original. While in the 1974 version the group of friends showed a naiveness and innocence that made them real and sympathetic, in the remake we get exactly the series of stereotypes that ironically have populated the horror genre after the original's success. The fact that the actors seem to be chosen based more on their looks than on their acting skills increases this notion of falseness that sadly makes the film less real. However, not everything is wrong in the film's cast, as the group of "villians" (led by a magnificent R. Lee Ermey) offer an arrange of excellent performances and wonderful scenes. Along with Ermey, Terrence Evans and Scott Martin Gershin deliver frightening and worthy displays of talent.
As written above, the film's main problem is how it constantly compares unfavorably to the original. While Nispel does his best job as first time director, in the end, it's Koser's screenplay what ultimately brings the film down with its clichés and doses of political correctness (while far gorier, the movie feels oddly tamer than Hooper's). Still, I don't really think this is a completely bad horror movie, it's in fact better than most of the recent remakes; the problem I find is that by having the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" name, it forces an unnecessary and unfavorable comparison that takes down a film that probably would had been better without the relation to Hooper's classic.
When watched as a remake, this new version of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" can feel like an insult to a classic film, but if one forgets for a second that this is a remake, there is good entertainment to get from it." --José Luis Rivera Mendoza (jluis1984), imdb.com
I don’t know if I liked this or not. Maybe this is too early to write a review without really digesting it, but, oh well.
First and foremost, do not let the title trick you into thinking you’re about to experience extreme gore. Minus the suicide scene, the rest of the movie could have easily gotten a PG-13 rating. After that point all the kills are cut-off scenes. There is less blood than in the original (PG rated) Star Wars and way less gore than the (also PG rated) Indiana Jones flicks. I cannot really describe how pansy-like the kills were done. Yes, a guy gets his balls cut in half—no, they don’t even come close to showing even the after carnage, much less the actual event. They couldn’t even show a chick get mangled by the chainsaw—you just see feathers flying from her coat, not even blood. The back cover says, “The most hardcore film of the year!” but it seems to forget that Saw also came out in 2004. Though the original Saw was far from a bloodbath, and by far the least gory in the series, it makes this movie look like a children’s cartoon.
Besides that insanely disappointing fact, the movie itself was well done . . . for about the first hour. The old man in the wheelchair, the sheriff, the calm-speaking old ladies: all that was gold. The first chainsaw attack was very suspenseful. The jump scenes were actually slightly creative. The horror staple, the slow opening that is meant to make you care about the characters, is well done.
The main problem comes when you first see Leatherface. I wish they would have just left out the cheesy bits about him cutting off faces and sewing them up to his own. They could have just shown him have different severed faces, but no, they had to SHOW the lame cliché of him sewing them and such. I think that was when I lost all hope I could take this movie seriously. That cliché is used so many times it’s no longer disturbing as much as cheesy. Yes, I know the original TCM was the movie that started the cliché, but they could have just cut around it for the sake of modern audiences. I would have taken the movie SO much more seriously if I didn’t have to keep myself from laughing at that scene. It gave me flashbacks to the cheesiest movie ever made: The Phantom of the Opera. Leatherface himself was slightly cheesy as well. Nowhere near as cool as he used to be, but they could have been lamer.
Though it seems like I’m being negative, I actually did like this movie. I’m just writing this to people don’t get the wrong impression. (1)Do not expect a gory movie. (2)Do not expect an amazing well-done last 50 minutes. (3)You may find it quite cheesy at points because the directors were too stupid to leave out the clichés.
The idea of remaking The Texas Chain Saw Massacre isn't really a new one - two of the sequels to the original practically did just that, reworking rather than continuing the storyline.
Speaking of sequels, then this remake is preferable to at least two of them, but somehow doesn't quite come off. It's very much a contemporary update, the decision to go for a bookending "documentary realism" style completely undermined by the usage of non-diagegic music throughout.
There's too much added, too much muddying what is a very simple story: interbred madman kills people with a chain saw. Here we get a legion of contrivances keeping the photogenic leads from getting away, while the token disabled character has changed from being one of the good guys to one of the villains.
Plot isn't necessary in a horror film that relies on visceral thrills, but plot is what we get, as well as an overlong coda and extraneous characters. More to the point, it just isn't scary. Leatherface comes and goes as the script dictates, while gore and sexual titillation take over.
Certainly not an awful film or an awful remake, this is nevertheless an inessential piece of cinema.
Im a big fan of leatherface and the texas chainsaw massacre movies. this remake is bullcrap and I hate it.
its not scary and the storyline sucks
leatherface looks like a wuzz.
i vote for a new remake.
let me say that the original TCM was slasher personified and when i heard about the remake i was sceptical but now ive seen the new version i was blown away.the way that Micheal Bay captured the sheriff as a awful human being was disgustingly brilliant. The kills were awesome and of course Leatherface kicked ass !!!! All in all a awesome movie to go rent out with freinds or your date AWESOME !!!!
Im a big Fan of the original....and was hoping and waiting for the remake to get the expirience on the big screen.... went in , saw , went out drepressed i wasnt expecting something as good as the original but this one was plain bad
The first and scariest slasher movie i saw was perfect in any way good chasing scene,the hot jessica biel,good acting,scary and of course tons of blood.
I first viewed this film when I was 10 and I can honestly say that I didn't want to go to sleep that night. This film is nothing but relentless the whole film from begining to end. What helped this film embrace its horror was the tagline. Inspired by a true story. When youre 10 those words are the scariest shit you will ever hear while viewing a horror film. This film isn't for the faint of heart.
one of the best remakes made! Leatherface was terrifying, the movie had blood and, gore, a good story, a good ending this movie has everything. I wish there was an unrated version.
A pretty depressing film,the gun suicide of the girl in the van was terrible & unrealistic,the prolonged suspension of the guy on the meathook was too far out. While Leatherface looked good here-he is so brutal & cold. As usual R L Ermey was the only real star here as Hoyt.
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