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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

R Released Oct 7, 1994 1h 42m Horror List
16% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 17% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood.
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The Next Generation has the fortune of starring early-career Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger, but it services neither headliner well in a convoluted and cheap-looking slasher that doesn't live up to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy.

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Matt Singer ScreenCrush Largely terrible, with the kernel of something interesting in the film's final scenes. Rated: 3/10 Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire Though Henkel's script broadly apes memorable moments from the first film, the echoes only serve to underscore how short he's coming up here. Nov 5, 2016 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety Zellweger makes Jenny the most formidable scream queen since Jamie Lee Curtis went legit. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Rocco T. Thompson Rue Morgue Magazine worst of all has to be McConaughey, who hoots and howls his way through the mid-film torture of Zellweger with such brio that it becomes something like misogynistic performance art. Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast While not technically a good movie, the (un?)intentional comedy and parodying of the franchise make this fourth entry an admittedly entertaining (and hilarious) watch. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Dan Scully Cinema76 It is a uniquely terrible film - a uniquely terrible film that I'd kill to see with a rowdy crowd at a midnight screening. Apr 7, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Replaces original characters with diffrent characters but still has suspense in it. The acting is actually pretty good. The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a decent movie but if we look at the franchise, it can be so bad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Robson C Um grupo de jovens sai do seu baile de formatura, se perdem e acabam sofrendo um acidente. Enquanto parte deles sai em busca de ajuda, outro fica para cuidar do motorista do outro veículo. Não demora e surge a família Sawyer. Este filme acabou com o Leatherface. Que Leatherface usava maquiagem, isso já era nítido no primeiro filme, na cena do jantar, onde ele usa batom e blush. Mas aqui, talvez utilizando a inspiração em Ed Gein e no Buffalo Bill, do Silêncio dos Inocentes, ele usa uma persona e máscara mais feminina. Há inclusive uma espécie de roupa de pele humana pendurada na porta do banheiro. Novamente, temos uma nova família para o Leatherface, desta vez comandada pro Matthew McConaughey, que faz uma interpretação a la Nicolas Cage. E acaba sendo a coisa mais interessante de tudo. Os personagens dos jovens vítimas são chatos e rasos. Nem a Renée Zellweger salva. Além disso, o roteiro apela para as cenas mais absurdas possíveis, como a do drive-thru e a sempre presente cena do jantar. Com certeza, o filme que quase acabou com a franquia e o mito do Leatherface. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Darren S This has to be one of the- if not THE worst horror movie of all time. It’s all over the place, and the plot makes no sense half the time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review George X One name Kim Henkel, one question what was he thinking; Leatherface or whatever was that thing didn't even killed anyone, i guess even the chainsaw didn't wanted to ruin its gas for this kind of victims 😆 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/24 Full Review Samuel C This movie gave me hemroids watching this I will never watch this fucking shit ever again I hope this movie get put in a non fire and lit on fire and I wanna watch it burn Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Michael P Oh my! From this to being Oscar winners, I guess they have to start from somewhere. This movie has no redeeming quality, whatsoever, it's neither scary nor gory enough and it just perpetuates a stupid and ridiculous plot over an hour and a half. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood.
Director
Ken Henkel, Kim Henkel
Producer
Robert Kuhn
Screenwriter
Kim Henkel
Production Co
Genre Pictures, Ultra Muchos Productions, Return Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$136.3K
Runtime
1h 42m
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