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This film goes way too unnoticed. Jeff Burr takes us on a fairly gruesome excurssion into the the backwoods of Texas. Despite the production problems (noted in the above avg. extras) and the fact that this is the third film in a franchise, Burr does a great job. Solid direction, decent storyline, awesome looking Leatherface! I actually like this film more than the "rebooted" films that have been released recently. Not as flashy or technically savvy, but TCM is not supposed to be. TCM should be rough and tumble! Great extras include commentary, making of, trailer, and cut sequences. Pic quality is good. Kudos to you Jeff Burr! You gave it your all and ended up with a truely underground classic... Sadly, even TCM fans have forgotten this gem. Grade: B+ -Jonnie
Let's just say that there is something missing from this film and it's the pitiful excuse for Leatherface here. If you go back and watch the Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the sequel, you really get a feel for what really made these films spooky. With 3, it kind of falls way too short, so you come away feeling like a dead fish, just dead and stinking. It would be one thing if you actually really liked and got involved with the main characters, but you don't. It gets to a point that you are so sick of them that you are ready for the saw to come flying at them. Good riddance! Actually the best acting, in my opinion came from the supporting actors such as Tinker Sawyer (Joe Unger), Leatherface's Daughter (Jennifer Banko), and Ken Foree playing Benny (the vigilant black man) who was determined to get the best of these wackos. The scene where Tinker throws Leatherface Junior's portable cassette player into the burning stove is extra painful, since Junior makes him dig it back out with his bare hands. The Sawyer daughter was not mentioned by name, but just the idea of our heroine running up the stairs to try and find someone to help her and be greeted by this creepy stupid girl with blond ponytails and a skeleton baby doll is pretty daunting. I'm not sure what happened immediately after introduction to the main character, but it wasn't good. I think she screamed or knocked her in the head or something. That's when Tex (Viggo Mortensen) entered into the room. The best that I can say is that he pretty much had his torturing all together since after nailing her hands down on the chair, he says "How do like Texas?" He's quite a remarkable actor, therefore, he is easily mistaken for a serious nemesis in many of his latter roles such as "Eastern Promises (2007)". If you just think of this film as another stand alone remake, you will be much better off than if you are thinking it's going to be a continuation of the second film. Actually, the idea of a fresh shiny-bladed chainsaw for Leatherface was a pretty good idea, but we don't even see him start using it until over 3/4 the way into the film and we really don't see that much going on here with it. Most of the MPAA rating for Restricted, really restricted the film from getting off the ground, so many original special effects had to be re-filmed, which actually butchered the film's intent in many scene's. The use of the hammer mechanism to smash the dude's head was a pretty neat effect, modeled after actual police photos of the tortuous devices Ed Gein (circa 1957) had used on his victims. Of course his crimes, which he committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, garnered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. The insanity of all this is amplified by the extreme gore of thinking that these crazies inside this household are actually a bunch of cannibals that live way out in the country pretty much undiscovered. The most ridiculous thing about this, is the presence of the police around various areas in this film. You would think that somewhere along the way, the police would wise up, but this never happens. What's the most ridiculous piece of film goof trivia is the scene where Leatherface is fighting with the supposedly undead Benny again while the 100 pound chainsaw seems to be mysteriously floating blade up and running in the water. Believable?Read full review
As far as a Texas Chainsaw massare film goes, it's good! It would of been a whole lot better if New Line pictures & the MPAA hadn't butchered it just so it could get a soft R rating! New Line should not have caved in to the pressure from some, to remove a lot of gore & good special effects from KNB! The characters are interesting & engaging. Very good overall, but could have been awesome for a TCM film, had it not been for the studio & the MPAA watering it down!
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Excellent part of the Chainsaw movie serial. Really cool too cuz a friend of mine's brother who is in the group Wrath has a song in the soundtrack
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I saw this years ago, bought it recently , watched it again. Glad that i did buy it! By far ,it is the 2nd best in the franchise. This saw is certainly family. A must own for any collector.
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