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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Directed by Marcus Nispel
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After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
Rated R | Length 98 minutes
Actors
Jessica Biel | Jonathan Tucker | Andrew Bryniarski | Erica Leerhsen | Eric Balfour | Mike Vogel | R. Lee Ermey | David Dorfman | Lauren German | Heather Kafka | Terrence Evans | Marietta Marich | John Larroquette | Kathy Lamkin | Brad Leland | Mamie Meek | Harry Jay Knowles
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2023 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| 10/17/2003 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Happy 20th Anniversary to this under-appreciated and probably ill advised remake. Had to fire up HBO MAX bc I couldn’t find my DVD. I got a whole mess of DVDs I can’t find and now I wonder if there’s still a bunch in storage.
Anyways I felt like viewing it on its release day since so many ppl were chatting about it today. I hadn’t seen it since it’s release and we saw it in IMAX in Lincolnshire (we didn’t know it was IMAX and we didn’t pay more for the ticket). That was a weird experience seeing Jessica Biel 50ft tall. I wonder if they still have that original A/R IMAX screen.
Those two things were the only things I recalled… oh and R. Lee Ermey ofc. But I knew I didn’t hate it. So this was a very good revisit. Definitely holds up and still quite vicious. Really the main drawback is they made it as a remake rather than sequel. How do you remake one of the greatest horror movies of all time. You don’t. Had this been a sequel set a year later it would’ve worked so much better.
8 months ago
Holy shit assuming the log date is correct, I saw this on opening day exactly 20 years ago. They should’ve rereleased this in theaters today.