Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The B...

Andrew Bryniarski, Diora Baird, Jordana Brewster, Matthew Bomer, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley

It's 1969. The conflict in Viet Nam has exploded to immeasurable proportions, and 18-year-old Dean Hillıs number is up. Dean's brother Eric, who has already seen his share of combat, plans to take Dea...( read more  read more... )n to enlist in his beloved Marine Corps in hopes of keeping an eye on him rather than letting him take his chances at the local induction center. But Dean's plans do not coincide with his older brotherıs. Instead, he plans to confront Eric about dodging the draft after the boys and their respective girlfriends, Bailey and Chrissie, head across Texas for a final fling of serious fun. Soon after their journey begins, the spirited foursome is spooked by a menacing pair of bikers, Holden and his girlfriend, Alex. When Alex chases the group's jeep, propelling them into a serious accident, Chrissie is thrown from the vehicle. As Alex attempts to rob the injured trio, Sheriff Hoyt arrives on the scene and turns the tables on their would-be assassin. While Chrissie hides in the nearby brush, she watches as the sheriff kills Alex in cold blood and then inexplicably taunts her friends before ordering them into the back of the patrol car. Unbeknownst to Chrissie, Hoyt is headed back to the Hewitt family home where Thomas who is being groomed to become the terrifying monster known as Leatherface and the rest of the Hewitt clan await.

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  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    It doesn't really achieve what it sets out to do. The beginning was supposed to explain why the family descended into their horrific madness. This is just another bog standard chapter in a franchise that's past it. Nice cinematography, OK acting, plenty of gore but unnecessary an...( read more)d unsubtle. I know it?s a horror but this film is too violent and shares none of the real terror of the original.
  • mrpopcorn
    April 27, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "Witness The Birth Of Fear"

    On one last road trip before they're sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends get into an accident that calls their local sheriff to the scene. Thus begins a terrifying experience where the teens are taken to a secluded ho...( read more)use of horrors, where a young, would-be killer is being nurtured.

    REVIEW

    A pointless film that presents an unnecessary and trite "beginning" story of one of horror's most infamous monsters, Leatherface and his cannibalistic clan. The reason they are cannibals: they can't afford food? Come on, what about that cow the kids hit? In all fairness though is any reason for cannibalism in this film's world a real good reason? No, but they could've tried harder. This film is also drained of all tension, since it is a prequel and since we know the police don't discover the Hewitt clan's deeds until Aug. 1973 we know that every person we are supposed to root for is going to die.

    That said (and believe me I could go on) there are some great moments in the film. The push-up scene is gruesomely delightful in all its manic glee and the scene where we discover why Old Monty has no legs in the first film is one of those classic moments. R. Lee Ermey continues his self-righteous rant that he so perfected in "Full Metal Jacket" (for you who may not know he was in fact a real life Marine Drill Sergeant before that film). And lastly the scene with the Tea Lady is perfectly macabre.

    This film was unnecessary and feels forced and completely out of sync with the decent enough for what it was 2003 remake. Last comment, This film is completely devoid of any real timeline connection to the 2003 film though. Supposedly the meat packing plant closed down in 1969, yet at the end of the remake Erin fights Thomas and cuts off his arm in a fully functional meat packing plant in August 1973. I guess it is possible for a new meat packing plant to have been built in that time, but based on the weariness of this film's story, I think it's an oversight.
  • Showrogan
    January 15, 2009
    Showrogan
    Aww come on...kill the momentum much!
    We liked not knowing the reason or rhyme behind this family of proverbial weirdos, that was the high point, not knowing the why, the what or the how...was it must to kill that, really!?
    And even if you must kill off the imagination of us all,...( read more) could you at least have followed through correctly!
    I mean seriously! The first 5 minutes of the film shows us how he's born (isn't the miracle of birth grand), and then 2 minutes after he's a grown man...
    Are you kidding me >.<
  • kevinjoy98
    January 11, 2009
    kevinjoy98
    It's 1969. The conflict in Viet Nam has exploded to immeasurable proportions, and 18-year-old Dean Hillıs number is up. Dean's brother Eric, who has already seen his share of combat, plans to take Dean to enlist in his beloved Marine Corps in hopes of keeping an eye on him rather...( read more) than letting him take his chances at the local induction center. But Dean's plans do not coincide with his older brotherıs. Instead, he plans to confront Eric about dodging the draft after the boys and their respective girlfriends, Bailey and Chrissie, head across Texas for a final fling of serious fun. Soon after their journey begins, the spirited foursome is spooked by a menacing pair of bikers, Holden and his girlfriend, Alex. When Alex chases the group's jeep, propelling them into a serious accident, Chrissie is thrown from the vehicle. As Alex attempts to rob the injured trio, Sheriff Hoyt arrives on the scene and turns the tables on their would-be assassin. While Chrissie hides in the nearby brush, she watches as the sheriff kills Alex in cold blood and then inexplicably taunts her friends before ordering them into the back of the patrol car. Unbeknownst to Chrissie, Hoyt is headed back to the Hewitt family home where Thomas who is being groomed to become the terrifying monster known as Leatherface and the rest of the Hewitt clan await.
  • Mrbishi
    November 28, 2008
    Mrbishi
    More gore from Leatherface n the Hewitt family, typical Texas mayhem but great insight into why leatherface is the sick twisted killer he is.
  • QuietRebel33
    November 11, 2009
    QuietRebel33
    good prequel. i loved the ending.
  • athasagusdearoile
    November 7, 2009
    athasagusdearoile
    i tried watching it i fell asleep 15 minutes in.
  • MickaelMc
    November 3, 2009
    MickaelMc
    an excercise in torture for both the actors and the viewers.
  • MagzIsMe
    October 30, 2009
    MagzIsMe
    I was like OMG.
    Everyone in the film died cept that pervert (N)
  • iggie461
    October 29, 2009
    iggie461
    Well, this should have been the end...
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