The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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Released Oct 6, 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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Rocco B. Colella

Boston Globe

Rated: 1/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

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.

Mar 24, 2007

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Matthew Rozsa

matthewrozsa.com

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

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 21, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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

Rated: 4/10

Nov 21, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Your run-of-the-mill horror film.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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Alexander S

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning attempts to continue the decent 2003 remake that left fans indecisive about its quality. However, it fails to deliver enough scares or a strong structure to maintain relevance in the 2003 franchise. Moreover, the characters are unlikeable, and the plot becomes senseless at times. Grading: C

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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James B

I would be lying if I didn't say this was good. It's full of blood and intense scenes and really shows how satirical the Hewitts are.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Dan C

A severely underrated horror flick. This has well written story of how the texas macbre family came to be. It has well paced brutality with a satisfying conclusion which leads nicely into the follow up. The acting is great and kept me engaged throughout. Do not sleep on this.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Robson C

Aqui temos a origem de Leatherface e da sua família (agora Hewitt). Mas, como sempre, um grupo de jovens acaba cruzando o caminho deles. Depois do sucesso do remake, que conseguiu modernizar a franquia e retornar para a violência, aqui temos uma continuação, mas que, na verdade, é um prequel. Com isso, acaba caindo em uma armadilha, pois, apesar de apresentar Leatherface e os seus parentes doidos, não pode ir mais além pois já tem o filme anterior. O filme apela mais para gore e sangue. Ele explica como o tio Charlie tornou-se o xerife Hoyt e como o tio Monty teve as pernas amputadas. Leatherface, cada vez mais, se torna um serial killer a la Jason e Michael Myers. A figura dele torna-se mais ameaçadora. O filme continua a estética do filme anterior. R. Lee Ermey continua o bom trabalho iniciado. O resto do elenco está bem, dentro do possível que o roteiro poderia ir, sem causar problemas para a cronologia que estavam criando. O filme foi bem criticado, mas gostei. Frente a outros files da franquia, ele não faz feio.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Lucas t

Third best one. 6.6/10.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Arabi R

The movie was good, but not better than the first part, but still this one was a another best movie in the franchise

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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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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