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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Directed by Tobe Hooper
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Overview
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
Rated R | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Caroline Williams | Dennis Hopper | Bill Johnson | Jim Siedow | Bill Moseley | Lou Perryman | Ken Evert | Harlan Jordan | Kirk Sisco | James N. Harrell | Kinky Friedman | Barry Kinyon | Chris Douridas | Judy Kelly | John Martin Ivey | Wirt Cain | Dan Jenkins | Tobe Hooper
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/05/2011 | TV | DVD | Owned | 2.5 stars |
| (Average) 2.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Wow. What a difference a decade makes. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is a grimy, brutal and horrifying film. A horror classic. However, 13 years later, Tobe Hooper is back in the director’s chair with Dennis Hopper starring for the sequel. This time around Hooper decided to camp it up.
More gore, crazier characters, 80’s excess. This is a totally different animal than the low budget original. On it’s own terms, it kinda works. As a sequel, though, it’s a failure. It discounts everything that I loved about the original film. So, I’m torn a little bit.
The wild card here is Dennis Hopper. He’s bat-shit crazy, but spends a large amount of time screaming and running with chainsaws. Speaking of screaming, the main girl basically just screams for the last half hour. Ugh. I wanted her to die ASAP.
Actually, the more I think of it…fuck this movie. And don’t get me started on the end shot. Chainsaw interpretive dance?!
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