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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:4

Rotten:23

Average Rating:3.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Cannibal transvestite Leatherface wreaks havoc once more in this third, postmodern-edged sequel, penned by director Kim Henkel (who co-scripted the original cult classic). Here, his quarry are... Cannibal transvestite Leatherface wreaks havoc once more in this third, postmodern-edged sequel, penned by director Kim Henkel (who co-scripted the original cult classic). Here, his quarry are plucky small-town teens begarbed for their high school prom. Notable for its early work from Texas natives Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, who went on to Hollywood fame--and, according to rumor, tried to have this effort vaulted. [More]

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Lisa Newmyer

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Lisa Newmyer, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens, John Harrison, Tyler Shea Cone, James Gale, Chris Kilgore, Vince Brock, Susan Loughran, David Laurence, Grayson Victor Schirmacher, Jeanette Wiggins, Carmen Nogales

Director: Kim Henkel

Director: Kim Henkel
Screenwriter: Kim Henkel
Composer: Wayne Bell
Producer: Kim Henkel, Robert Kuhn

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Reviews for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Actually a fairly serviceable slasher flick up until a head-scratching last fifteen minutes that introduces and then fails to explain a series of plainly stupid plot twists.

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10/24/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Not just a complete failure as a sequel, it's one of the five or ten worst films from the whole of the 1990s.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
06/23/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

For the most part you stare at the screen and wonder how anybody involved thought this could possibly have been any good.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/03/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Tired and dated.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/03/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

No review available.

comment Comment
08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A cheap rip-off with a story and ending that made no f-ing sense!

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07/22/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

You might wanna erase this from your CV's, guys?

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05/04/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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01/31/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Passable -- and much better than its reputation.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
04/15/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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03/05/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

McConaughey's over-the-top performance is brilliant, but not a single person actually gets killed with a chainsaw.

comment 1 Comment
07/16/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

A hoot to see Matt and Renee, but none of the thrills of the original. Not scary or fun.

comment 1 Comment
07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

No review available.

comment 2 Comments
07/09/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

An A-list cast wallowing in grade-Z material

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06/03/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

No review available.

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05/28/03
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

Stick with the original and Chainsaw 2.

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04/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I thought this was crazy fun, minus the metal music.

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12/24/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

The bottom line is that the only Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie that you need is to see is the first.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 2 Comments
12/08/02
Chris Parcellin
Chris Parcellin
Film Threat

Its wretchedness is so complete it can't help but attract bad-movie addicts the way a dead skunk draws flies.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
 
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