It's the summer of 1973 and a facially-deformed killer terrorizes a group of friends... This is the survivor's account of a massacre carried out by a madman and his chainsaw. The police find thirty-three victims in a house in Texas. Read more
| Starring | Jessica Biel, Johnathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel |
|---|---|
| Director | Marcus Nispel |
| Genres | Horror |
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It's the summer of 1973 and a facially-deformed killer terrorizes a group of friends... This is the survivor's account of a massacre carried out by a madman and his chainsaw. The police find thirty-three victims in a house in Texas.
| Starring | Jessica Biel, Johnathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Andrew Bryniarski |
|---|---|
| Director | Marcus Nispel |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Mar 2004 Blu-ray: unknown Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
Pointless remake of a movie that has inspired dozens of copycat shockers; this latest steps up the gore, violence and gloss and misses the horror.
Scriptwriter Kosar's pitch for the remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror movie featured a job-clinching opening switch.... read more on Time Out
Lets face it. the original film sucked. The shock value which made it so controversial back in the 70s was laughable when the film was finally re-released. The plot of the film was decent enough, but for the most part the murders and acting weren't up to par.
Thank god then for this 'reimaginging' of the orignal. Since this is a 'reimaginging' rather than a remake, liberties have been taken throughout to expand and elaborate on things much more greatly, as well as give the film a wider appeal.
The gore on show in this film is simply flowing from every scene. Leatherface really goes to town with his chainsaw, and there is one POV shot going THROUGH a bullet hole in someones head that simply blew my mind.
The teen cast don't provide great performances; they're there to do what the gotta do - be worthless bait for Leatherface to have his way with. The exception to this is Jessica Biel, who actually does a good job as the 'screaming heroine who runs away alot'. I however, really liked Pepper, played by Erika Leerhsen. She really know how to look good.
The showstealer of this film however is R. Lee Ermey as the twisted Sheriff Hoyt. Best known for his role in Full Metal Jacket, Ermey does what he does best here with plenty of great one liners and shouting.
If you hated the orignal, give this a try as you may be pleasantly surprised. If you were a fan of the original, be prepared to be let down as the plot couldn't be further away from the original if it tried. Overall though this slasher horror film goes straight for the jugular and will keep you entertained throughout.
When I heard they were doing a remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre I can't say I was particuarly excited. I had imaged of them turning it into 'Scream 10 with chainsaws. I'm glad and suprised to say that they actually did a very good job of capturing not only nasty atmosphere from the original, but also the feeling of the film. Sure it's not quite as gritty, much to do with the original being shot on a shoestring budget, but it's definetly not an experience you'll be forgetting in a hurry. Good to see a modern horror film that almost goes back to the spirit of old horror films as well, none of this post ironice teen slasher nonsense. It's a very cool film that I highly recommend, the last 30 minutes are more intense than probably the last 3 years of US horror films put together.
Jessica Biel regrets dropping out of college to pursue an acting career, and would ditch her Hollywood dreams if she could start over. Biel, 27, enrolled for courses at Massachusetts' Tufts University but quit school within a year-and-a-half to film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a 2003 remake of the 1974 horror film. And Biel still scolds herself for turning her back on her school books despite her success as a Hollywood actress - because she missed out on making memories with her peers. She... Read more