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Texas Chainsaw

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Decades ago, residents of Newt, Texas, long suspected that the Sawyer family was responsible for the disappearances of many people. When their suspicions finally were confirmed, vigilantes torched the Sawyer compound and killed every member of the family -- or so they thought. Much later, a young woman named Heather (Alexandra Daddario) learns that she has inherited Texas property from an unknown relative, and she is unaware of horrors that await in the mansion's dank cellar.
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As an ugly and cynical attempt to rebrand Leatherface as horror anti-hero, Texas Chainsaw 3D is a bold move for the franchise.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Every horror clich in the book is unleashed. Rated: 1/4 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com The trend lately in Hollywood is that the first weekend in January belongs to horror. Unfortunately for us, it's subpar horror. Rated: F Apr 23, 2015 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle This new film survives on its formulaic horror mechanics and the powerful image of a chain saw wielded in 3-D. Rated: 2/5 Jan 11, 2013 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens This is what good horror film moviemaking is all about - story, characters, visual appeal and genuine jump out of your seat terror! Nov 27, 2019 Full Review Cleaver Patterson CineVue Starts promisingly but soon becomes yet another sub-standard American gorefest, with little or no real body. Rated: 2/5 Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Jennifer Heaton Alternative Lens ...Continuing where the first left off? Good idea. Filling the movie with unlikable characters, stupid plot twists and broken continuity? Terrible idea. Rated: 2/10 Nov 1, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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James B While It is let down by pore CGI effects it does have a good story and making leatherface a hero ish which is a bold move. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Carlos S The film is great but still has huge plot holes because doesn't show how Leatherface escaped the fire, doesn't show how the Sawyer family became millionaires. This film is a direct sequel to the original film but Sally Hardesty doesn't appear in it, but the actress that played Sally in the original appears in this one, but with another character appears as one of the Sawyers, she should have had appeared as Sally Hardesty. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Yuri M I love this one lowkey a classic for me Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Michael P I can settle for the ending, but the real massacre here was the terrible cliches and plotline. Chainsaw your way to another movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Tim R What a weird take on a continued story from the original Texas chainsaw massacre movie and making a crazy movie with it and making it a crazy amusing horror movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Horror fan 4 This one and Tcm 2 are terrible. I hate these characters as much as part 2. Tim Treakle Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Decades ago, residents of Newt, Texas, long suspected that the Sawyer family was responsible for the disappearances of many people. When their suspicions finally were confirmed, vigilantes torched the Sawyer compound and killed every member of the family -- or so they thought. Much later, a young woman named Heather (Alexandra Daddario) learns that she has inherited Texas property from an unknown relative, and she is unaware of horrors that await in the mansion's dank cellar.
Director
John Luessenhop
Producer
Carl Mazzocone
Screenwriter
Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, Kirsten Elms
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lionsgate, Millennium Films, E1 Entertainment, Mainline Pictures Inc.
Rating
R (Strong Grisly Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 4, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 17, 2014
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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