Writer: Kim Henkel based on characters created by Henkel and Tobe Hooper. WFG RATING: D (would be a F, but the cameos from the original TCM stars was the only point of redemption).Īn Ultra Muchos Pictures production. Thankfully, Zellweger and McConaughey have gone to a lot better films. It totally did injustice to the series and thankfully, the remake came in 2003 and definitely would have blown away this rechid mess of a sequel. If you are a fan of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, it is best to say that this may be only worth seeing as a hardcore fan, but it truly is not worth the time or money to spend to see it. Partain, who played invalid Franklin, plays a hospital orderly, and in the gurney that Partain’s character was pushing was none other than Marilyn Burns, who played survivor Sally Hardesty in the original film. John Dugan, who went under heavy make up to play the Grandfather in the original film, plays a cop. The film’s only good point comes in the very end of the film as we are treated to cameos from three stars of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. As much as the late Robert Jacks was the size to play Leatherface, he just didn’t have that sense of scare factor that ranked with Gunnar Hansen, Bill Johnson (Leatherface in TCM2) and R.A. He wears more of an Army jacket, then an apron, followed by the nightgown. In fact, Leatherface never wears a suit or even a tie like he did in the original. There’s the killer mask, a cooking mask (that of an old lady), and then the pretty dolled up mask, in which in a very disturbing twist, he wears a nightgown instead of a suit. Sadly, we are not given that option.Īside from the entire Rothman-Family plot hole, it seemed as if Henkel tried too hard to somehow re-hash the original film by having Leatherface wear the three masks like in the original film. While on the gore level, it does equal that of the original film (more subliminal than visual), what made the original TCM and its other sequels known was there was at least one death via the chainsaw. However, what should have been a 20th Anniversary version of a timeless horror classic turns into one of the worst films not in the series, but possibly one of the worst movies ever made. I was expecting something worthy of the first film because this was done by Kim Henkel, the man who created Leatherface with legendary horror film director Tobe Hooper. Will Jenny be able to escape or will she become the next victim of the deadly family like her friends? However, the torturing only gives Jenny more confidence than she has ever experienced as once again, she escapes from the house and Vilmer and Leatherface go after her. He tortures Jenny for a bit as does the rest of the family. Apparently, he has some sort of connection to the family, but it is never clear what it is. Here’s where the film becomes even lower than expected. However, as the truth is revealed, Darla is none other than Vilmer’s girlfriend and she manages to have Jenny kidnapped and sent to the farmhouse with W.E., the third brother of Leatherface and Vilmer. She manages to escape and returns to Darla’s place. The required chase ensues as Jenny runs towards the farmhouse and is constantly embattled by Leatherface. As Vilmer begins to freak Jenny out, she escapes and runs in the woods, where Leatherface appears with his trust old chainsaw. When Jenny looks for Sean, she finds Vilmer, who offers her a ride. When Heather and Barry come across a farmhouse nearby, they find themselves the victims of the human-skinned wearing Leatherface, who hangs Heather on a hook and knocks Barry cold with a sledgehammer. It is not long before Vilmer, driving his tow truck, finds Sean and proceeds to run him down. He snaps the man’s neck and goes after Sean. Enter tow truck driver Vilmer, who finds the man and Sean. Jenny, Heather, and Barry find real estate agent Darla, who calls for help. When in a car accident the middle of the woods, Sean stays behind when he sees a man enter and faint while the others look for help. The other couple in tow are bickering couple Heather and Barry. Jenny is the resident wallflower who has a honorable date in Sean. The film revolves around a group of teens on their prom night. Originally released as Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1994, the film was released three years later to capitalize on the fame of Zellweger and McConaughey Written and directed by co-creator Kim Henkel, this should have been a worthy sequel, but only two words can describe this film: utter garbage. Before they became major A-stars, Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger starred in the third sequel to the 1974 classic horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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