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Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), head to the remote town of Harlow, Texas to start an idealistic new business venture. But their dream soon turns into a waking nightmare when they accidentally disrupt the home of Leatherface, the deranged serial killer whose blood-soaked legacy continues to haunt the area's residents -- including Sally Hardesty (Olwen Fouéré), the sole survivor of his infamous 1973 massacre who's hell-bent on seeking revenge.
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre doesn't skimp on the gore, but Leatherface may have irrevocably lost his ability to terrify.

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre is gory, but it isn't very scary -- and it definitely doesn't help that the story hardly makes any sense.

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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's very, very, very gory, and only 81 minutes long but feels much longer. Mar 11, 2022 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review Hey, less annoying than Halloween Kills...but it doesn't need to exist. Mar 9, 2022 Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News The original film inspired nightmares; this one makes you giggle and leaves you bored. Rated: 1/4 Feb 25, 2022 Full Review Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 is a gnarly movie but is otherwise uninteresting and, in some ways, boring. The cash grab attempt, specifically, is quite blatant. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net Texas Chainsaw Massacre is so shallow and meaningless that any subtext is impossible. It just wants to get to the killing, and it doesn’t care what it has to do to get there. Rated: 1/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Maxance Vincent InSession Film Texas Chainsaw Massacre completely ruins the original, and any fan of that movie should steer far, far away from its latest installment and hope that the franchise will now stay dead and buried for good. Rated: D- Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I actually expected some sort of like continuation to the first movie about this but like, there were so many things wrong with this one and a bunch of stuff that were so questionable? Like, during the introduction, I was so confused when Mel just kept insulting Richter?? For no good reason at all?? It was just confusing and for me made no sense for Mel's character at all cause in the rest of the movie we see she has some strong sense of justice and she isn't as bitchy as she was in the beginning so there was kinda no consistency? And I get that the jumpscares, the gore, and the suspense was scary, but at some point it just became annoying? It got repetitive quick, like I could easily tell who would die next by the middle of the movie. The twists as well, and the fact that somehow Sally survived that one attack from leatherface ??? for that long?? And how she didn't bother to shoot him WHEN she had him in a corner during that one scene??? What??? I can't write coherent reviews, but I genuinely can't express how borderline corny this movie was. At one point during the end, I literally predicted that leatherface would somehow survive two gunshots and a chainsaw to the face while drowning and I was correct like wtf It's a fun slasher movie to like.. watch I guess but if you don't wanna cuss and like get pissed off by all of the characters in the movie just watch something else Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Josh A This movie is, in my opinion, nowhere near as bad as the reviews say it is. It's actually quite a decent movie. While it's boring at the start and the ending kinda sucks as it's sudden with no build-up, it's decent. And that ending could be redeemed with a sequel. It's got a pretty decent plot, for starters. It's a simple story where Leatherface comes back after The Next Generation since this is, according to the producer and writer, set in the same timeline as the original sequels, and wreaks havoc again. It's decent. It's a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, it doesn't need to be Shakespeare. Also it helps you distance it from the previous movies and helped me forgive Sally's appearance, as she just isn't the same Sally that I know from the 1974 movie. Also Leatherface is pretty good in this. He's more of a slasher akin to Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers, which works for the story this movie is trying to tell, but the presence of the other family members is missed. The first movie, which is the only one I know so far, is focused on Leatherface and his family, after all, with Leatherface being just a part of it. Still a good movie though. Overall, it's not much of a sequel to the original or Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it's a good movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review Boffa_ 4 I saw scenes in here that I would never expect from a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie (keyword: bus). This is a solid installment, as it injects some fresh blood into the franchise; and the gore is still brutal, Leatherface is still a son of a gun, and the ending makes sure you remember that! This one made me excited to see more TCM movies in the future, and although I enjoyed this one, I would like the next one to be scarier. --- As a response to all the criticism this film is getting: Out of all the Texas Chainsaw movies that have ever existed, the only one with a good score is the original. Seems like people just want the first one remade! Don't let that stop you from enjoying the rest of the franchise. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Jerome L This movie was awful.... the director did a terrible job at this "re-make" or "sequel" of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre... they should've left the movie alone cause the 1974 version was perfectly fine, this was demonic. goodbye. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Alexander S This poor excuse for a 2022 relaunch of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, or as they like to call it, a direct sequel, ultimately fails to deliver another thrilling killing spree. Instead, it becomes this bizarre, idiotic, and Gen Z-oriented entertainment that features characters we don’t care about. There’s no genuine excitement or innovation in this “continuation.” Grading: F Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Julian H One of the worst horror reboots of all time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), head to the remote town of Harlow, Texas to start an idealistic new business venture. But their dream soon turns into a waking nightmare when they accidentally disrupt the home of Leatherface, the deranged serial killer whose blood-soaked legacy continues to haunt the area's residents -- including Sally Hardesty (Olwen Fouéré), the sole survivor of his infamous 1973 massacre who's hell-bent on seeking revenge.
Director
David Blue Garcia
Producer
Fede Alvarez, Kim Henkel, Ian Henkel, Pat Cassidy, Herb Gains
Screenwriter
Chris Thomas Devlin
Production Co
Legendary Pictures, Exurbia Films, Bad Hombre
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Language|Gore)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2022
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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