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The only reason I can’t agree with Mr. Disgusting’s review is because I had to stop and reassure myself this movie wasn’t cheesy several times. I mean, Leatherface is . . . well, too retarded and slow and moderately laughable. Have you seen the chainsaw guy in Resident Evil 4 (the game)? Now that is a scary guy with a chainsaw, because he’s not a dumb animal that looks like he’s about to have an emotional breakdown. The cannibalism and face cutting was just cheesy as well. It really shouldn’t be, but it’s used in so many cheesy movies (al a Hannibal) I really have to keep myself from smiling. I *HATE* it when people say “I don’t like gore because it makes me laugh” but when you show them Saw III they throw up. It’s a way to make themselves think they’re stronger than they really are—I’m not doing that. I honest to God just found some scenes in this movie laughable and it took away from the overall effect.
Also, unlike Mr. Disgusting, I didn’t care about the characters. They’re not as flat and cliché as most movies, but they certainly were nothing to brag about the characterization about. Unlike the Saw movies, when they died I really didn’t care a whole lot. That said, this movie had some of the most intense death sequences in American cinema.
That brings me to the gore. (I was watching the unrated cut.) It was quite a nifty little bloodbath but it was certainly nothing to phone home about. Compared to video games like No More Heroes, the amount of brutal bloodshed was rather low. They easily could have been more Saw-like graphic, but they stuck to the minimum. But don’t get me wrong—the minimum for this movie is pretty violent. It’s more than you’ll see in almost any R-rated movie out there, but in the unrated/NC-17/X realm, it really doesn’t hold any water.
The main thing horror movies lack is ORGINAL gore. Films like this think because they saw off a dude’s legs we’re going to be shocked, but they fail to realize we’ve seen that a hundred times in other movies. *Spoilers* In one scene Leatherface stabs a guy through the chest with the chainsaw and picks him up with it, but it stops there. They could have easily shown him cut in half vertically No More Heroes style, but they went for the minimum. In another scene a girl is stabbed through the heart with a chainsaw, but it stops there. It could have gone into much more disturbing territory if they showed her boobs fall off, but once again, they went for the minimum. *End spoilers* If you’re interested in gory filmmaking, please read: do not go for the minimum—the audience can handle it.
Those are the negatives. Still, my overall reaction is positive. It was well-made and the story tried hard to avoid clichés, though that was pretty much inevitable since the original TCM made those clichés for the first time. If you’re looking for a gritty (but not very gory) movie with some artistic (but cheesy) merit, this will be a fun thing for you to watch. True terror? Hardly. But, it’s a whole lot of fun.
Leatherface looks stupid in this movie,I'm a big texas chainsaw massacre fan but i don't like this movie because it's stupid, the story sucks. this is not the beginning I hoped for.
my rating:1 because I feel sorry for leatherface.
Not very original, its kind of the same as all the previous movies, but I guess you don't have to fix something that isn't broken. Good plot, good acting, good suspense ... It did have a little too much of those "someone jumped in front of the window" scare moments, but to my opinion that only added to the charm of the movie. I recommend it as an entertaining movie!
I was actually suprised that this movie wasnt absolutely horrible. I found it very fun and better than the remake. Sure, the acting was bad and it was over-the-top, but you kinda want to see what happens next. I would have liked to see more of Leatherface's childhood (which I was expecting a lot of).
this movie was AMAZING!!!!!! Abso;utely a MASTERPIECE!!! The Story was brilliant, had real emotion and, power and was terrifying!!!!! the best Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie ever!!!
Generally an ok film but didn't leave a big impact on me-Only R L Ermey had the real power here-fantastic portrayal of the seedy evil 'hoyt' Leatherface is cold &emotionless.
When I went to see this movie I thought, well another TCM flick with the same old same old. This one was pleasantly a bit more creative and not so stale as plot is concerned. ( nobody loves a child being born on a slaughterhouse floor.)They tried to keep the gore fresh and it did for a while and that was it. It really had nothing more to offer other than that it it's just another prequal.
i was actually impressed by this movie. i was expecting your usual "prequil" movie..cheezy. but it was actually pretty good. i didnt go buy it but i did see it a few times and could watch it again.
