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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
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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 director Marcus Nispel's 2003 hit The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The year is 1969, and despite the fact that the Vietnam War is raging halfway across the globe, all is ominously quiet on the back roads of America. Eighteen-year-old Dean Hill (Taylor Handley) has just received his draft notice, and his older brother, Eric (Matthew Bomer), is determined to watch out for his younger sibling by ensuring that Dean enroll in the Marine Corps rather than risking his luck at the local induction center. Dean has other plans, though, and as soon as the pair and their girlfriends, Bailey (Diora Baird) and Chrissie (Jordana Brewster), return from their final fling in sunny Texas, he plans to confront his brother with the prospect of dodging the draft. When an unsettling encounter with malevolent bikers Holden (Lee Tergesen) and Alex (Cyia Batten) results in a serious car accident in which Chrissie is thrown from the vehicle, the arrival of Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) at first appears to be a moment of divine intervention. However, when Sheriff Hoyt murders thieving Alex in cold blood and then shepherds her friends into the back of his police cruiser as Chrissie watches from the brush, their momentary reprieve soon gives way to an unimaginable terror. As Hoyt transports her ailing friends to the Hewitt home, where a childlike man named Thomas is currently undergoing the transformation into cannibalistic madman Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), a desperate Chrissie attempts to enlist the aid of Holden in rescuing her friends from a fate worse than death. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Jordana BrewsterTaylor Handley, (more)
Director(s):
Jonathan Liebesman
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

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 director Marcus Nispel's 2003 hit The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The year is 1969, and despite the fact that the Vietnam War is raging halfway across the globe, all is ominously quiet on the back roads of America. Eighteen-year-old Dean Hill (Taylor Handley) has just received his draft notice, and his older brother, Eric (Matthew Bomer), is determined to watch out for his younger sibling by ensuring that Dean enroll in the Marine Corps rather than risking his luck at the local induction center. Dean has other plans, though, and as soon as the pair and their girlfriends, Bailey (Diora Baird) and Chrissie (Jordana Brewster), return from their final fling in sunny Texas, he plans to confront his brother with the prospect of dodging the draft. When an unsettling encounter with malevolent bikers Holden (Lee Tergesen) and Alex (Cyia Batten) results in a serious car accident in which Chrissie is thrown from the vehicle, the arrival of Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) at first appears to be a moment of divine intervention. However, when Sheriff Hoyt murders thieving Alex in cold blood and then shepherds her friends into the back of his police cruiser as Chrissie watches from the brush, their momentary reprieve soon gives way to an unimaginable terror. As Hoyt transports her ailing friends to the Hewitt home, where a childlike man named Thomas is currently undergoing the transformation into cannibalistic madman Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), a desperate Chrissie attempts to enlist the aid of Holden in rescuing her friends from a fate worse than death. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
89 mins

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Director(s):
Jonathan Liebesman
Writer(s):
Sheldon TurnerDavid J. Schow
Producer(s):
Mike FleissTobe HooperMichael Bay
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Sexual Situations, Gore)
Categories:
Horror
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Andrew B.

    First off i better tell you that this is goriest main public movie then any other movie i have seen. But hell its good. Besides the gore fest, you get a decent beginning story, that sets up the movie really good later. More Chainsaw than the one a couple of years ago also. Non-stop gore in this one.

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    Joe M.

    Although a marked improvement from the sorry 2003 remake, "Beginning" still disappoints. Considering two of the main characters are headed to Vietnam suggests that the filmakers understood the subtext of Tobe Hooper's original. Sadly, the plot is mostly recycled elements from the original & remake, particularly the final act. Liebesman is wise not to fully reveal Leatherface unmasked, however, he is given a stereotypical serial-killer backstory, his skin-mask fetish reduced to the less distrurbing reason of hiding facial deformities a la Jason. Bryniarski is intimidating, but outside of R. Lee Ermey's twisted drill sgt...uh, sheriff..., the rest of the clan remains uninteresting. Fans of KNB will love their effects in this one. If you can't handle gore, don't rent a film with the words "chainsaw" & "massacre" in it's title. Finally, I recommend instead the new Ultimate Edition of the1974 classic. It's never looked better, and has great special features. That is the true 'beginning.'

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    Jeff H.

    Enought back story to call the movie The Beginning. But the rest of the movie is a z grade remake of a remake.

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