The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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38 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 127 Ratings

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  • Starring: Andrew Bryniarski, Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker
  • Summary: This thriller recounts the true story of five teenage travelers stranded in a rural Texas town, fighting for their lives against a chainsaw wielding madman and his bizarre extended family. (New Line Productions)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 33
  3. Negative: 13 out of 33
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    80
    What a superb job director Marcus Nispel has done re-creating, yet also revising, 1974's grisly, gristly, protein-centric masterpiece.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    60
    The look, created by Hooper’s cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and expert art direction is persuasively nasty… but somehow that buzzing saw doesn’t sound as scary as it used to.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    60
    This particular reconceptualization actually does an impressive job of capturing the nasty dread of the original. It certainly is a vast improvement over those previous remakes/sequels.
  4. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    38
    This new, presumably improved Chainsaw is just as humorless as the original, but it's also slicker, glossier and resoundingly artificial.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 78
  3. Negative: 20 out of 78
  1. survivorfan989
    9
    This was a very impressive Horror film that only seems to keep getting better every time I watch it. The flaws are minimal but the major one that's worth pointing out is the almost PG death scenes (studio was avoiding hitting a R rating) but that aside it's a great remake! Jessica Beil is great as the leading lady and joined by a talented cast. Storyline can't be messed around with too much but it wasn't and it made for a very effective remake and a real delight to watch for any Horror fan!… Expand
  2. Rikiege
    8
    A good remake so scary that you will die of fear.
  3. Tss5078
    7
    I am a big fan of Horror movies, but believe it or not, this is the only version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that I ever liked. The reason is simple, for this one, they actually got a real cast that include two of my favorite actors and the gorgeous Jessica Biel. This story isn't any different than the other ones. A bunch of friends on a road trip take a wrong turn and find themselves being hunted by a mad man. The film is full of gore, bad jokes, and beautiful people, it's really nothing out of the ordinary, except for the cast. Great actors can make anything entertaining, even the most bland and repetitive film gets new life when you introduce a cast like this. Three extremely talented and under appreciated actors, give support to the less experienced cast members, and while much of the film was focused on Biel and Leatherface, you could still see the influence of the veteran stars on the rest of this cast. If you don't like Horror, this film won't change your mind. If you're looking for originality, you won't find it here. If you're looking for some good performances from a very talented cast, that is something The remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre will give you.… Expand
  4. grandpajoe6191
    3
    Terrible, just terrible. What Marcus Nispel demonstrated throughout the movie is how much blood he can present to the audience and how far his movie can fall into the Abyss of failure.… Expand

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