I found the whole Vietnam War angle pretty intriguing. While there are some problems, I think it’s a more interesting movie than the one to which this acts as a prequel, and the script is much better, as well. This is a nasty bit of horror, that’s for sure. What I do like is a peek into the history of Leatherface, here named Thomas “Tommy” Hewitt, and his adopted family. I’m not saying there isn’t any seemingly obligatory sexualization from serial culprits Platinum Dunes – there are bits of half nudity and such, focus on the gleaming wet bodies of young people – but compared to the remake in 2003 it is nowhere near as foolish in that sense. Luckily for this movie, it doesn’t try to focus too much on the sexualized females as that one, either. While there’s still a little of that flashiness from the 2003 film which I complained of in my recent review. It is nowhere near being a perfect movie, however, I found it a hell of a lot scarier than the remake to which this is a prequel. I’m not a fan of the 2003 remake, but honestly I do dig Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. So I think my own interests play into part of why the movie scares me so deeply. Plus, there’s the fact Leatherface is VERY loosely based on serial killer Ed Gein, whom I’ve read a ton about. The whole family and Leatherface himself, they’re creepy. It’s fine if others don’t agree, but something about that horror movie absolutely gets to me right at my core. That original Tobe Hooper movie is just terrifying to me. Lee Ermey, Andrew Bryniarski, Lee Tergesen, Terrence Evans, Kathy Lamkin, Mariette Marich, and Lew Temple.Īs I’ve mentioned time and time again, I will always consider The Texas Chain Saw Massacre one of the scariest films of all time. Starring Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R. Screenplay by Sheldon Turner from a story by Sheldon Turner & David J. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
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