Pulpmovies Reviews

So I finally got around to seeing the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre this evening.

I have to admit that, going into the film, my expectations were very low. But evidently not low enough.

Once the faux documentary type footage is out of the way - and the less said about that appallingly unrealistic attempt to inject some veracity into the story, the better - we meet the characters. And about 30 seconds later, we all know who the final girl is going to be… which diminishes the tension somewhat.

From here on in, the film is a by the numbers, bog standard slasher flick. A soulless parade of gore and guts strung together by an increasingly ludicrous plot and some ridiculous story motivation about Leatherface being bullied as a child.

There are not many films in which I am so bored that I start seriously considering walking out. This film was one of them.

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