The bottom line is that the only Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie that you need is to see is the first.
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
Reviews for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
A hoot to see Matt and Renee, but none of the thrills of the original. Not scary or fun.
McConaughey's over-the-top performance is brilliant, but not a single person actually gets killed with a chainsaw.
This pathetic, previously released cine-road kill was obviously only exhumed to cash in on some now-famous cast members.
From electric cattle prods to human infernos, it's an tough, rough ride.
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.
The crux of this film's failure is its inexplicable attempt at campy humour and its incoherent ending.
Without much wit of its own, Kim Henkel's tyro film is just what the polished Scream makes fun of.
Recommended for viewers who haven't enough fear, stress, violence or ugliness in their lives.
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