Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Everything you want in a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie: School shootings, cancel culture, racism, white guilt, social media, Jamie Lee Curtis V. 2.0, Gentrification.

Imagine the worst type of writers, working with the worst kind of producers, hiring the worst possible actors for the worst possible type of film. That's what this is.

Sally too emerges aft 50 years hibernation only to be thrown in a dumpster.

In Leatherface (2017), they showed a boy in an orphanage n how this boy descended into madness n later went on to become Leatherface. It was a true origin story n i liked it cos of its avoidance of tropes. The 2017 version has amazing star cast who gave memorable performances. It has top notch cinematography n heart pounding tension.

In this installment, Leatherface is hiding/hibernating after the events of the original 1974 version. How can u hide or hibernate for 50 years?

How is Leatherface still fit n healthy?

And how conveniently the chainsaw is hidden in the wall for all these 50 years without spoilage or rust.

And since when did Leatherface became supernatural?

How he survived those shot gun shootings n chainsaw attack is beyond me.

Generous with a 4 cos of its attachment n some very brutal scenes.

The two scenes, the hammer hitting the leg n the cop's elbow being broken, gave me creeps.

The face being smashed into pulpy watermelon was too much for me.

Whenever I watch a Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, I realize what makes the original 1974 film so iconic. This 2022 sequel is also a completely forgettable one, ideally made for instant consumption with not much to read into. The script is a bland mess - there's zero depth to any of the characters, including Leatherface himself. It doesn't even bother to show that Leatherface has been living in hiding all these years because he pops up exactly when you expect him to, unlike in the original where you gasp for a few moments. If you haven't watched the original, it will simply seem like a big, bulky guy randomly going on the run with a chainsaw in hand, chopping people. In my eyes, there's no Leatherface without the Sawyer family.

Where it does score a little is in the gore department. Some kills end up being a lot bloodier than you might think. But the payoff is so little I couldn't care less for any of the characters or the surface-level social commentary it offers. The bus scene is a gory delight, serving up a couple of minutes of good, old-fashioned slice & dice. The Sally Hardesty subplot is a replica of what they tried to do with Laurie Strode in the Halloween sequels, sans any texture. I loved Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade, but this film doesn't even attempt to get anything out of her. The atmosphere too, didn't evoke Texas enough. I'm not exactly interested in another sequel to this, but I'd still watch it because of its connection to the original.

A geriatric lumberjack carves up a bunch of annoying internet influencers. Parts of it are outright laughable in how stupid the characters are behaving. I would normally root for the villain but not even this Leatherface deserves that.

Want to have a better time? Count the number of times the letter 'v' appears in the end credits.

Oh and as if I needed more proof that self-driving cars are dumb.

The writer shouldn't write ever again. The writer shouldn't write ever again. The writer shouldn't write ever again. The writer shouldn't write ever again.