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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
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One of the most infamous horror films of the 1970s is revisited in this remake produced by action-spectacle maven Michael Bay. In the summer of 1973, four teenagers -- Erin (Jessica Biel), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Kemper (Eric Balfour), and Andy (Mike Vogel) -- are driving through Texas on a road trip when they pick up a hitchhiker, Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), who is on her way to Mexico to score some dope. With Pepper adding to the party atmosphere, the other four decide to join her, but as they're passing through a small town in Travis County, they see a bloody and distraught girl (Lauren German) wandering by the side of the road, and after stopping to help her, they realize she's been involved in something horribly traumatic. As the kids try to help the girl piece together the story of what happened, they find themselves drawn into the web of a murderous family of subnormal cannibals. Inspired -- like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, and Deranged -- by the crimes of Wisconsin multiple murderer Ed Gein, this remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre also features narration by John Larroquette, who narrated the original film (it was his first screen credit), as well as supporting performances by R. Lee Ermey, Andrew Prine, and Andrew Bryniarski. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Jessica BielJonathan Tucker, (more)
Director(s):
Marcus Nispel
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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Synopsis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

One of the most infamous horror films of the 1970s is revisited in this remake produced by action-spectacle maven Michael Bay. In the summer of 1973, four teenagers -- Erin (Jessica Biel), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Kemper (Eric Balfour), and Andy (Mike Vogel) -- are driving through Texas on a road trip when they pick up a hitchhiker, Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), who is on her way to Mexico to score some dope. With Pepper adding to the party atmosphere, the other four decide to join her, but as they're passing through a small town in Travis County, they see a bloody and distraught girl (Lauren German) wandering by the side of the road, and after stopping to help her, they realize she's been involved in something horribly traumatic. As the kids try to help the girl piece together the story of what happened, they find themselves drawn into the web of a murderous family of subnormal cannibals. Inspired -- like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, and Deranged -- by the crimes of Wisconsin multiple murderer Ed Gein, this remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre also features narration by John Larroquette, who narrated the original film (it was his first screen credit), as well as supporting performances by R. Lee Ermey, Andrew Prine, and Andrew Bryniarski. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
98 mins

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Director(s):
Marcus Nispel
Writer(s):
Scott Kosar
Producer(s):
Michael BayMike Fleiss
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Scary Moments, Gore, Graphic Violence, Drug Content)
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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    Steven S.

    The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a masterpiece of American cinema, a true hallmark film. This pitiful excuse for a cash cow isn't. It was boring, the story was insipid, the scenes were tired and setup badly (a clothesline laundry scene? really? give me a break). Jessica Biel was, as expected, awful and just cashing in on her girl-of-the-moment train. You are not allowed to call yourself a horror fan and like this movie more than the original. At all. If you have never seen the original film, I cannot recommend it highly enough. Easily among the top 5 horror movies of all time. These horror remakes are, nearly without exception, all terrible and are nothing other than an excuse for greedy studios to bilk money from the movie going public since horror movies almost always make money. They don't even bother to come up with anything original, just badly rehash classic horror films and "hollywood" them up.

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    Andrew B.

    A remake that mixes it up from the original but not too much which is good. Jessica Biel fits perfect as her character. The family is not as crazy as the first four which I also did not mind. But what let it down was the gore. I thought this would be an absolute gore-fest but it was not. I said in TCMIII that more chainsaw movies should be suspenseful with less gore but this one was not even suspenseful. One scene might be painful to watch with the salt block. Ouch... `

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    Jeff H.

    A remake that is better than the original.

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