Jordana Brewster,
Taylor Handley,
Diora Baird,
Matt Bomer,
R. Lee Ermey
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Bear witness to the birth of the most horrifying legend in the history of cinema as director Jonathan Liebesman explores the nightmarish origins of the psychotic Hewitt family in this sequel to direct... read more
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Keywords:
horror,
scary,
slasher,
same,
chainsaw,
horror movie,
texas chainsaw,
chainsaw massacre,
lee ermey,
Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
Jordana Brewster ,
Sheriff Hoyt ,
Lee Ermey
DVD Release Date: January 16, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (26,949)
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January 18, 2012The making of: A bunch of bank managers got together and stripped a classic horror film (almost) entirely of it's pride. They then decided after stealing 51 million dollars that they wanted more. So they then took a classic movie with an inspired story and made a pointless preque... read more
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August 30, 2011Prequel to the 2003, this prequel tells the story of the infamous Texas clan and how they got their start in chainsaw murdering business. As far as sequels are concerned, I found that this sequel was pretty good considering that this was a sequel to a remake. Usually sequels to r... read more
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June 23, 2011Very scary. The guy really petrifys me and it's a film that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A must see!
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January 15, 2011aw man i would go to every show Dane Cook does for 2009 to sleep with Jordana Brewster
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October 3, 2010fb733768972The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the beginning, is now, in my head, the beginning of the end of film. This is probably the worst horror film I have ever seen in my life. I apologize to the filmmakers for being so harsh, but I don't have any other word to use other than DREADFUL!
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August 13, 2010Extremely violent sequel to the remake. Much more extreme this time around. The sheriff plays a more serious, demented role in this one. This is one fu*ked up movie. One of the most violent mainstream rated "R" films to come out in quite some time. Again, this one is highly enter... read more
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December 7, 2009There are about 5 Movies based upon the events Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I liked this one.
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November 21, 2009While it is nowhere near the perfection of the first remake, it definitely kept the style and the characters from it. It's a far simpler plot this time around, but it does answer a lot of questions about Leatherface and the rest of the Hewitt family that I found to be very intere... read more
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September 18, 2009It 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
Critic Reviews
October 28, 2006
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
October 18, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Attention sadists: Demand more from your gorefests than this pro forma return to the well. Has mass murder ever been this dull?
October 9, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The story's been played out so many times. Full Review
October 9, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
All you need to know about the character is he's really crazy and carries a chain saw. And he's got an even crazier uncle who all but steals the film. Full Review
October 6, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's as remorseless and disheartening as any of the others, more gory and less scary. Full Review
October 6, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
No character, no commentary. Just slice-and-dice, pare-and-scare, scream-and-run and fall-and-die. Full Review
October 6, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning misses everything that made the first one eat into your spine like meningitis.
October 6, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Jonathan Liebesman's prequel to Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic is just another trip down a very dusty road. Full Review
October 6, 2006
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
Apart from reviving the original Massacre's pervasive sense of Nixon-era malaise, it doesn't offer much in the way of satisfying origins. Full Review
October 5, 2006
Nathan Lee, New York Times
This prequel to a remake of the 1974 horror movie begs the question: how many chainsaw massacres can one state possibly contain?
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