Lacks the clarity and identity of the earlier 1974 and 1986 installments.
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10/24/08
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1989)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:3
Rotten:12
Average Rating:3.6/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Two friends begin a simple, uneventful drive to Florida to deliver a car. But the trip soon becomes a voyage to hell when they hit the backroads of a barren Texas county and meet up with a... [More]
Starring: Kate Hodge, William Butler, Ken Foree, Viggo Mortensen
Director: Jeff Burr
Reviews for Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
1 - 16 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
It's certainly a cut above the standard late-'80s horror film, though hardly up to the level of Tobe Hooper's original.
06/17/08
Taken as a separate entity, this is a competently packaged horror movie that plays by the rules and delivers what the title promises: sadistic killers, whimpering victims, and chainsaws.
10/03/06
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02/09/06
The blade is dull, but there's just enough to make it worth watching.
12/29/05
A failed attempt by New Line to reinvent the titular chainsawer into a Freddy Krueger-style villain.
07/24/05
No review available.
06/30/05
Director Burr should never have shouted 'Cut.'
10/23/04
No review available.
06/25/03
It's really just another generic slasher flick with nothing beyond the Leatherface connection to recommend it to discerning fans.
12/08/02
Rent CHAINSAW 2
07/30/02
No review available.
07/30/02
No review available.
07/26/02
For those who saw the first two Massacres, this will seem pretty much deja-boo!
11/16/01
Top CriticBelieve it or not, even horror movie fans like some meat in their stories. You should pardon the expression.
10/30/01
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10/30/01
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