The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

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• Directors C

  
  Michael Bay's lot began their remake reign of "terror" with this completely unnecessary movie that I just stared at with complete weariness and annoyance. It's got more gore and aggresiveness in it than the 70's cult classic and what Bay doesn't realise… More
  Michael Bay's lot began their remake reign of "terror" with this completely unnecessary movie that I just stared at with complete weariness and annoyance. It's got more gore and aggresiveness in it than the 70's cult classic and what Bay doesn't realise is that blood and guts is not what made the original film absoultely terrifying. All of his horror remakes generally follow this formula. That it's primarily repulsive deaths that made his reimagining's inspirations scary. It's not. I have no problem with him remaking good horror films if they add something to the blender that works and also dont strip them entirely of their pride by doing something different for the better. Unfortunately, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had it's skin ripped off by Michael Bay.

• Melvin W

  
  Pepper: It just seems so wrong.  Sheriff Hoyt: Don't give me any crap, young lady. Goddamn it, I got just as much respect for a dead body as anybody around here.  "What you know about fear... doesn't even come close." For a remake of a horror classic, The Texas… More
  Pepper: It just seems so wrong.  Sheriff Hoyt: Don't give me any crap, young lady. Goddamn it, I got just as much respect for a dead body as anybody around here.  "What you know about fear... doesn't even come close." For a remake of a horror classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't a complete piece of shit. Sure it makes many mistakes along the way. I understand that changes have to be made when remaking a movie, but a lot of what made the original so effective was lost in translation here. First off, the hitchhiker scene in this remake was stupid and I would have stuck with something much simpler like the original. After the initial setup the movie starts to get really silly, especially when we are introduced to the sheriff.  We get basically the same start from the original here. Five friends, although one of them is not in a wheelchair, are cruising around in a van. Instead of the cool reason why from the original, checking on a grandparents dead body at a graveyard, we get five friends on their way to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. I don't know why this line in the movie pissed me off more than anything, but Jessica Biel's character says, "I hope they play Free Bird." It's fucking Lynyrd Skynyrd, of course their going to play Free Bird, but I digress. They pick up a hitchhiker and that's where the movie completely turns from the original. Leatherface is bigger, but not as scary; most likely because the scenes aren't done as well and there is a much less talented director at the helm here. I do like that the movie didn't go over the top in the gore department. There was more than the original, but the original had virtually none. Like all remakes, when you love the original, it's going to be slightly disappointing. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy it a little. Jessica Biel isn't a bad choice for the leading lady. I enjoyed watching her run around in a tight tank top. The rest of the cast wasn't too bad either. There's been much worse acting in recent horror films.  Although this does have some annoying plot points, that's to be expected. It is still a fairly competent and respectable remake. But come on it really had no chance at topping the original in the scare or quality department. It did do an admirable job in trying and it also helped a lot of people revisit or watch for the first time, the original. That's enough in my book.

• Jeff "

  
  As a fan of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I was a little edgy at watching this film. I thought it be just another remake. It is, and it isn't. The film manages to take Tobe Hooper's original, twi9sted vision, and make it darker, more evil. However I will always be a… More
  As a fan of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I was a little edgy at watching this film. I thought it be just another remake. It is, and it isn't. The film manages to take Tobe Hooper's original, twi9sted vision, and make it darker, more evil. However I will always be a fan of the original, nothing will beat Tobe Hooper's classic film. This remake is a decent one at best, and it does deliver some disgusting, twisted moments that may appeal to hardened horror fans. The acting displayed on screen is decent at best, and considering the semi decent cast involved in this project, this isn't too bad. Obviously the best performances of the film are that of legendary actor, R. Lee Ermey and Andrew Bryniarski. As far as remakes are concerned, Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't too bad. But its nothing compared to the original. This remake is more blood and gore than the original while the original was more atmospheric in nature; this remake is more straight forward gore effects to create the shock value. I feel it cheapens the film slightly, as I'm more a fan of old school horror and I feel that cutting corners with jump scares doesn't work most of the time. This film is decent for what it is, just don't expect anything great from this remake, as it is fairly bland; and doesn't do anything really new with the familiar formula.

• Bethany M

  
  I'm really bad when it comes to horror films. They can be completely awful and I'll still shit myself. I don't think this was the worst horror film I've ever seen, it wasn't the best either. But, it gave me a good scare and that's what horror films intend… More
  I'm really bad when it comes to horror films. They can be completely awful and I'll still shit myself. I don't think this was the worst horror film I've ever seen, it wasn't the best either. But, it gave me a good scare and that's what horror films intend on doing so it worked.

• Ken S

  
  I know I'm in the minority here, but I liked the remake. It's not the original, but it's probably the best horror remake thus far (probably).

• Coxxie M

  
  awesome, of course but... Jessica Biel is not hot. wake up people.

• Richard C

  
  This movie is retarded. It's just a bunch of dumbass teenagers who you dont care about acting stupid for the whole movie. I was so bored the whole movie and was just waiting to be over. The 30 minute chase scene where leatherface us cchasing this one girl for half an hour was… More
  This movie is retarded. It's just a bunch of dumbass teenagers who you dont care about acting stupid for the whole movie. I was so bored the whole movie and was just waiting to be over. The 30 minute chase scene where leatherface us cchasing this one girl for half an hour was about 20 minutes too long.This movie sucked. Grade: D

• KJ P

  
  A perfect comeback in an otherwise average series. This film brings back horror that was present in many of the old classic movies, and this film does it with style. Scary, Brutal and Fun!

• Lady D

  
  As a slasher movie this was a fair bit better to many I have seen, it still has all the typical coryness of this style of film, but perhaps the acting (although not great) was a little better, maybe helped along by it?s named star; Jessica Biel. Admittedly there were a few tense… More
  As a slasher movie this was a fair bit better to many I have seen, it still has all the typical coryness of this style of film, but perhaps the acting (although not great) was a little better, maybe helped along by it?s named star; Jessica Biel. Admittedly there were a few tense ?chase? moments, but of course a lot of predictability. As a remake of a movie, it?s not completely the same set up, but mostly similar to the original. I was disappointed at the time when watching the original as I?d had high expectations from all the hype, which lessened my expectations for this one, but found it watchable

• jd c

  
  This doesn't come CLOSE to being as good as the original, and I never expected that it would. BUT, this is still a great film - for different reasons. It's a more fun and entertaining experience than it is a horrifying shocker. I loved the remake (yes, I am not a hater on… More
  This doesn't come CLOSE to being as good as the original, and I never expected that it would. BUT, this is still a great film - for different reasons. It's a more fun and entertaining experience than it is a horrifying shocker. I loved the remake (yes, I am not a hater on horror remakes). The way I see it, the more the merrier. Yes the originals are better, but I still find most remakes to be quite enjoyable, and a good way to kill 2 hours. I don't mind seeing stupid teens, running around half naked, getting hacked into little pieces. I don't care if it's slightly unoriginal. I'm a horror fan for Christ sakes. I find any of this stuff to be fun, wild entertainment. It's just the way I am, it's in my blood, I can't explain it. So I'm definitely not one to complain about remakes. Make 20 remakes on the same film for all I care. It's not going to hurt the original is it? And I'm certainly not going to turn down 2 hours of blood, guts, and T&A. And for the people who are blaming the remakes...you should really be blaming the directors instead. Any good director could make a good remake. The problem is we're getting sucky directors to remake them. Anyways the TCM remake is really good. The sheriff is downright hilarious, the violence is pretty solid, and the cinematography is sort of chilling. Good direction and great performances. TCM (2003) is a twisted, highly entertaining thrill ride. I really enjoyed this. <a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/JDHallowEEn/HorrorQf/?action=view&current=TCM4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/JDHallowEEn/HorrorQf/TCM4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

• Dean M

  
  This slick and grisly remake of Tobe Hooper's nightmarish 1974 horror classic turned out to be one of the best horror film of 2003 - it was very scary and very brutal. Well-filmed, well-acted, suspensful, with good characters. Jessica Biel makes for a gorgeous and strong female… More
  This slick and grisly remake of Tobe Hooper's nightmarish 1974 horror classic turned out to be one of the best horror film of 2003 - it was very scary and very brutal. Well-filmed, well-acted, suspensful, with good characters. Jessica Biel makes for a gorgeous and strong female lead and I'm thankful to see her character finally survived and escaped the hell away from the freak family killers. Horror remake of 1974's <i>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</i>.

• Conner R

  
  Probably one of the most well made remakes, especially in the horror genre. They gave the characters more emotion, but still kept the insane nature of the "Family". This was also one of the few horror movies that have protagonists you care about.

• Anthony L

  
  An unnecessary remake but not a bad one.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Here is another movie they really need to quit remaking. I am glad they made this one though considering I think it is the best one ever made. So people stop at this one. It scared me and made my friends scream. That was funny. I really enjoyed it.

• Nani V

  
  So intense!

• Josh L

  
  I've never seen the original, but this was a tense and sometimes very scary experience that I think rises above all the other crappy remakes of horror franchises these days.

• Tim S

  
  A brilliant remake.

• xGary X

  
  Shockingly, I actually haven't seen the original, so I can be unbiased. Apart from the fact I don't like horror films much, for the following reason: A group of absurdly attractive teens find themselves in a secluded spot. There are a few pre-scares, involving one of them… More
  Shockingly, I actually haven't seen the original, so I can be unbiased. Apart from the fact I don't like horror films much, for the following reason: A group of absurdly attractive teens find themselves in a secluded spot. There are a few pre-scares, involving one of them shouting "Boo!"/the lights going out/pigeons/a cat. Some slasher/monster appears, starts picking them off, and they run around screaming until one is left. There's some lame back story about child abuse or something to give a pop psychology excuse for the carnage. She (usually) fights back and dispatches the baddie. He comes back to life, and she kills him again. For good. Or is it...? This is the plot to 99% of all horror films, and 99% of them are pure shite. But this one actually works, because it does not for the most part follow this formula (apart from the "absurdly attractive" part...the undeniably stunning Jessica Biel spends half the movie looking like a refugee from a blood spattered wet T-shirt competition.) There is no excuse for Leatherface's actions. This is his normality as part of THE most dysfunctional family you will ever see. The horror comes in the fact there IS no reasoning, just the fact that all of the social conventions and laws that kept them safe are stripped away, leaving them completely without control over what happens to them. It's never "scary", but I did feel on edge and uncomfortable throughout. And surely, that's what a horror film is all about...?

• Bannan i

  
  Bloody. What more can you ask for?

• Dean !

  
  As good as horror films get!

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