The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

1986

1h 40m

Horror

Comedy

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Chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface (Bill Johnson) is up to his cannibalistic ways once again, along with the rest of his twisted clan, including the equally disturbed Chop-Top (Bill Moseley). This time, the masked killer has set his sights on pretty disc jockey Vanita Stretch Brock (Caroline Williams), who teams up with Texas lawman Lefty Enright (Dennis Hopper) to battle the psychopath and his family deep within their lair, a macabre abandoned amusement park.

Critics Consensus

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 shocks with a gonzo blend of over-the-top humor and gore, but without the tense atmosphere of its predecessor, the stakes feel lower.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Irresistibly demented.

Rated: B+

Jun 30, 2005

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

No matter how adeptly Chainsaw 2 was put together, it would remain just another exploitation flick for fans who get a tingle from watching blades slash into flesh and innards peep out.

Rated: 2/5

May 21, 2003

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Lindsay Costello

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

If you're keen to check in on Leatherface without quite the isolated brutality of the original, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a prime cut.

Oct 21, 2024

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

If you don’t want your Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies to end with a chainsaw fight, you should get checked out.

Rated: 6.5/10

Sep 23, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The chainsaw brood has become bumbling, incompetent, and laughable, focused intently on sudden scenes of intense brutality rather than the careful building of dread.

Rated: 2/10

Sep 8, 2020

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Josh A

Going from a realistic slasher film about a cannibalistic family to what's basically the horror equivalent of Batman Forever is an insane tonal shift, but you get used to it as you keep going through the movie. And when you do, you appreciate it quite a lot. The story is interesting in this one. After Sally gets taken away and survives the first film, she enters a catatonic state and she's out of it. Then we shift to Leatherface killing two frat bros and targeting a radio host named Stretch. Then we follow Stretch and Leatherface falls for her. Wow. It's an interesting plot and it's very unique, albeit weird. Very weird. But it's entertaining enough to be good. The family were also in this. They were nowhere near as scary or gritty as the original film's rendition, but they were good for what they were. It was a much bigger family in this one, not as big as the remake but still quite big, and the red aesthetic of the house was quite good. They were just quite fun presences that improved the movie a lot. Overall, it's a weird sequel to the first film but it's quite good.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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sahel b

It was a great horror comedy and I recommend it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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Melanie P

Worst movie I’ve ever seen. Bad plot, acting, staging, you name it. It was beyond campy. I’m embarrassed for Dennis Hopper. 0/10.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Emil P

It was just bad. Can't recommend it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Jonathan O

This sequel is quite different than original chainsaw massacre but with dark humor and unbelievable gore effects by Tom Savini and audiences may not enjoy it but is way better than the following sequels including the horrible Netflix sequel and to all chainsaw man fan out there there's a lot of chainsaw actions.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Rober C

Sinceramente, es horrible; la trama es mala, los actores son malisimos, Leatherface se enamora de una superviviente (WTF), intentaron revivir escenas, pero no les salió muy bien (en especial la del final cuando la chica coje la motosierra para hacer como Leatherface, eso me dio mucho cringe), etc. Le doy 1.5 estrellas y no 1 porque me gusta como se ve físicamente Leatherface y creo que el abulo está mejor conseguido, por todo lo demás es horrible.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Synopsis

Chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface (Bill Johnson) is up to his cannibalistic ways once again, along with the rest of his twisted clan, including the equally disturbed Chop-Top (Bill Moseley). This time, the masked killer has set his sights on pretty disc jockey Vanita Stretch Brock (Caroline Williams), who teams up with Texas lawman Lefty Enright (Dennis Hopper) to battle the psychopath and his family deep within their lair, a macabre abandoned amusement park.

Director: Tobe Hooper
Producer: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter: L.M. Kit Carson
Production Co: Cannon Films
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround

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