The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

R

2006

1h 31m

Horror

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Chrissie (Jordana Brewster) and her friends (Matthew Bomer, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird) set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers (Lee Tergesen, Cyia Batten) harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski) is learning the tools of terror.

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Critics Consensus

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is full of blood and gore, but not enough scares or a coherent story to make for a successful horror film.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

03/24/2007

Audiences will start playing the 'Who's Next' game as people run, scream and die, and the whole thing loses the power that this horrific creation once had over cinema.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

10/30/2006

1.5/5

It's neither as bad as it could have been, nor as interesting as it should have been, and the final desultory reaction is a decidedly minor one.

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Chris Tilly

Time Out

10/28/2006

Oppressive, mean-spirited and sadistic, The Beginning is an unsavoury exercise in cruelty and pain that one hopes will also be the end.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 15

3/5

"Prequel to a reboot" isn't always the best premise for a movie, but the further this got from the source material, the more fun can be had.

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Matthew Rozsa

matthewrozsa.com

06/21/2021

3.5/4

Andrew Bryniarski is the definitive Leatherface, as R. Lee Ermey is the definitive Texas country cannibal paterfamilias, in this underrated horror gem.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/21/2020

4/10

At least no one stumbles and falls during drawn-out foot chases.

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Tommy D

4d

Very good this movie. Lethearface is very creepy in this movie

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Nov 17

A much better origin story than Leatherface.

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Jonathan O

Sep 15

This horror prequel is not that bad however for the R rated version is terrible but the unrated version is much better and fully bloody and gory and R. Lee Ermey (RIP) still terrified as Sheriff Hoyt from the 2003 remake version and really unbelievable nasty (with respect) make-up effects by KNB that looks very realistic.

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Dennis J

Aug 5

Better than TCM 2, 3 and 4. The Remake was a little better but definitely a solid watch. Kept me immersed and entertained throughout till the end.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jun 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 14

Failure in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

Chrissie (Jordana Brewster) and her friends (Matthew Bomer, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird) set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers (Lee Tergesen, Cyia Batten) harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski) is learning the tools of terror.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Producer: Michael Bay, Mike Fleiss, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller
Screenwriter: David J. Schow, Sheldon Turner, Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Texas Chainsaw Productions, Platinum Dunes
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Strong Horror Violence/Gore)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.5M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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