The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | | Cast : | Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski | | Director : | Marcus Nispel | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | October 17, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | June 07, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | Gee All Poor Leatherface Needed Was Some Skin Cream and a Shrink | Content
 | There is a terrifying trend in modern horror films, villians with psychiatric issues. I for one find this to be a cheap pitiful cop out, and just silly. This movie although filmed dark and moody isn't really scary and Leatherface comes off as that weird kid in school who had a lot of acne who just finally snapped. Why filmmakers find the need to remake everything these days is beyond me, but this one was really unnecessary, the updating doesn't really help this time around. Maybe Leatherface was just crazy, why can't these villians just be sick in the head without the new personal self image troubles, c'mon people save that crap for the next Hilary Duff movie. Tobe Hooper this movie is an insult to what you created and I apologize for having even seen it. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | Another Great Horror Flick | Content
| This is not the same as the 1974 version but I still think it's great because it's a little different then the original and more updated.A couple of young adults go down to texas to see a concert but they pick up a hitchiker and things start to go crazy the kids get cut up and mess up and is worth a look at I can't say how but you'll be scare and entertain at what you see. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 30, 2005 | | Summary | A Scary Thriller | Content
| Director Michael Bay, who also directed "Pearl Harbor", has made a very scary and gory remake of Tobe Hopper's classic original film.
Five friends, Erin (Jessica Biel), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), Andy (Mike Vogel), and Kemper (Eric Balfour), are headed to Dallas to see a Lynrd Skynard concert. Along the way, they encounter a mysterious hitchhiker alongside the road. Erin and Pepper convince the guys to give her a ride. This proves to be a huge mistake, as she is convinced that people are out to kill her. Suddenly, she pulls out a gun and shoots herself.
Shocked and upset, the others decide that they should contact the local sheriff, so they pull into a nearby gas station. They are told to meet the sheriff at the Crawford home. While waiting for the sheriff to arrive, the friends venture inside the house, when suddenly, Kemper is struck in the back and dragged off by a leather-faced, chainsaw-wielding maniac. What happens next is beyond imagination as the friends struggle to save themselves, and it turns out that Sheriff Hoyt, played wonderfully by veteran actor R. Lee Ermey, turns out to be just as crazy as "Leatherface".
Unable to escape from this nightmare, Leatherface begins picking each person off one by one until only Erin remains. Will she survive, or will she meet the same fate as her unfortunate friends?
I saw the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Tobe Hopper, and I thought this movie was nearly as good as the original. The storylines differed a little bit, but this movie is every bit as scary as the first, and Leatherface is very menacing as well. There were some scenes that were hard to understand, such as the scene where Morgan charges into Leatherface, causing him to drop his chainsaw. Erin, who was lying on the floor nearby, could easily have picked up the chainsaw and ended everything, but instead she tried hitting him with her fists, which did no good at all. Overall, I found this movie to be scary and thrilling to watch. Needless to say, this is not a movie for children due to the violence. It compares favorably to the original and will definitely give you a good scare along the way. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | Yeah... | Content
| Jessica Biel and a good visual style are about the only thing this movie has going for it. Along with making the family just plain mean insead of actually crazy, Leatherface's character is drastically changed from his retarded state of the original film. He's more of a threatening cunning killer than a psycho chasing after a girl with a saw cutting down trees, which is more affective, since we've seen it all now. That's pretty much the deal with this movie: We've seen it all. The propaganda showed this to be the scariest and most disturbing movie of all time, but I was more startled when a chicken screeched after being poked with a wrench than by anything else. R. Lee Ermey definately has his funny moments though portraying a crude and unorthodox sheriff coming to the aid of the 5 screwed kids. I really don't think this movie is all that great, nothing about it really is except for Jessica Biel, so you are warned and if you like this movie than good, you can enjoy it instead of being bored by it. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | suprisingly suspenseful for a remake | Content
| being a fan of classic horror movies and gore....i rented this hoping to appease my need for some good old fashion suspenseful scary horror. although i have seen the orginal, and am a huge admirer, i was quite surprised to find myself screaming at erin throughout the movie, yelling at her...telling her what to do. "no! grab the chainsaw! cut him up!!" yeah its the typical horror movie..girl w/ big "..." runing away, up the stairs, always feels like the wrong way etc. But something about the movie made me actually care what happened to the characters and had me gribbing my pillow the whole time. So if you enjoyed the first version, I would recommened this one because it has some new twists and flavor that make it very worth while to watch it again.
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