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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Play trailer Poster for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre R Released Oct 17, 2003 1h 35m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this remake of the horror classic, a group of young travelers -- including Erin (Jessica Biel), Andy (Mike Vogel) and Morgan (Jonathan Tucker) -- comes across an isolated rural home while driving through Texas. Unfortunately for them, the decrepit house is the residence of a family of deranged backwoods killers, most notably a hulking masked brute known as Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), who begins to hunt the stranded youths down. Will any of the friends survive the nightmarish ordeal?
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An unnecessary remake that's more gory and less scary than the original.

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Scott Foundas Variety An initially promising, but quickly disappointing retread of Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel's hugely influential horror classic. Apr 16, 2008 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 'Inspired by a true story' presumably adds to the sordid thrills; maybe we should look forward to entertainments about Nazis torturing children. Apr 16, 2008 Full Review Empire Magazine You'll have to overcome resentment towards this unnecessary remake before you can be properly terrorised but, on its own terms, it plays well. Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh A handful of inspired moments aside, it lacks everything that made the original so horrifying. Rated: 2/5 Sep 22, 2023 Full Review Matthew Rozsa matthewrozsa.com It feels like a fable. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 22, 2022 Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast This stylish remake is as unfairly maligned as the original, especially when it comes to complaints of gore and torture. This take on Leatherface is filled with dread and several sequences are horrific, particularly Vogel's updated meat hook scene Apr 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marsh X This movie is definitely better than the third installment but probably about on the same level as the 2022 version or slightly better, again it seems like they've really took a serious direction on this series after the 2nd one, pretty much no funny moments and just a mediocre at best slasher film. The ending was also pretty abrupt, can't recommend this one unfortunately. 6/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review Jonathan O This remake is fine but the picture looks bad especially shooting in night scenes which is hard to see what's happening and leatherface doesn't look scary, but R. Lee Ermey (RIP) performance is really terrified as Sheriff Hoyt. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Joe L Love it, best horror remake of the 2000's, bias critics will always downplay this gem but they ain't true fans. Gritty, disturbing and macabre as the OG, Leatherface is terrifying on screen. Great cast of actors! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Carter F Hands down one of the best horror remakes ever. Either the first or second best. The storyline was amazing as well as acting, horror, and aesthetic. It does the original a good justice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/11/25 Full Review Daniel C This movie is much better than the original better cast better storyline. One of the greatest remakes ever made without question Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Josh A This is an absolutely fantastic movie. It's a remake of the original, for sure, but it's done in a creative way so that it feels unique and different. And I liked that. It's basically an alternate version of the first film's events, or maybe the first film's opening scroll was talking about this movie's events and this is what really happened? We'll never know. The story is basically the same as the original, so I can't talk much about it, but it's an interesting take that makes Sally, or Erin as she's called in this movie, more independent. In the original, she gets saved by a truck driver and rides off into the sunlight, saved. She steals a car, runs over the sheriff and rides away in this one, which was satisfying because the sheriff sucked. He was so hateable in the best way possible. He was enjoyably evil, basically. Leatherface and his family were also great in this one. It's a much bigger family and feels like the whole town is against the main protagonists, which is a great concept that was executed well. The ending was also great and felt very Blair Witch esque with how the found footage aspect was used. This movie has no sequels but a sequel could be good and work well with how ambiguous the ending is. Maybe a fully found footage sequel? That could work well even if it sounds weird. Overall, a great remake of the original movie and a great movie on its own. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this remake of the horror classic, a group of young travelers -- including Erin (Jessica Biel), Andy (Mike Vogel) and Morgan (Jonathan Tucker) -- comes across an isolated rural home while driving through Texas. Unfortunately for them, the decrepit house is the residence of a family of deranged backwoods killers, most notably a hulking masked brute known as Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), who begins to hunt the stranded youths down. Will any of the friends survive the nightmarish ordeal?
Director
Marcus Nispel
Producer
Michael Bay, Mike Fleiss
Screenwriter
Scott Kosar
Distributor
Focus Features, New Line Cinema
Production Co
Radar Pictures, New Line Cinema, Platinum Dunes, Focus Features, Next Entertainment Inc.
Rating
R (Language|Drug Content|Strong Horror Gore|Strong Horror Violence)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.1M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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