![]() ![]() She’s still cute here and gets tough at the end but falls flat. ![]() She’s running, jumping, screaming with the rest of them. It’s hard to justify calling the film Texas Chainsaw Massacre when no one dies by chainsaw.Īcting: Renee Zellweger is fine as Jenny. This film could have used one, at least one if not four. The first film in the series only had one and that was fine. One last thing, there was not a single chainsaw kill. It really makes the film harder to watch, as if it wasn’t bad enough. The story moves along at a decent pace, but there are spots where it comes to a halt and is just boring (the entire pizza ordering scene). He does nothing to make the film stand out from the others in the series. Kim is a run of the mill director as well. It really makes the entire plot even more confusing since he helped craft one of the greatest horror movies of our time. Why in the hell he thought this story was a good idea is beyond me. Kim Henkel, the director, was one of the writers of the first Chainsaw film. That’s my reaction to the ending as well. Giving them an entirely different reason for killing was just senseless. This family doesn’t eat people, instead they eat pizza. The family was always out there doing their thing because they were cannibals and they were out to get food, plain and simple. The whole idea of the Illuminati being behind the family is just… it wasn’t needed. There’s no impact when these characters die since it doesn’t work on the same level as the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. However, the actors and the look and feel of the film just doesn’t work. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, not all horror movies need gory scenes. Right away, the film tries to be a remake of the first Chainsaw film, avoiding having blood and guts flowing. ![]() Even with the internet being available and more information coming out about the film, the plot still doesn’t make sense. Honestly, in the fifteen plus years the film has been out, I don’t understand anymore today then I did back in 1997 when I first saw the film. I’ve seen this film countless times, more then I ever should have. What the hell? I can’t even begin to explain this in a way that makes sense. They drop her off at a hospital and THE END. She gets into Rothman’s limo who then tells Jenny that her experience was supposed to be spiritual though it went awry and Vilmer had to be stopped. During the final chase scene, a biplane shows up and I’m not shitting you, kills Vilmer and lets Jenny get away. Before we can find more out, Jenny escapes. I can see why he didn’t want this film getting a wide release.Ī guy named Rothman shows up during the dinner scene, in a suit and tie, and tells the family that they aren’t doing their “jobs” correctly. We do get a dinner scene, because it wouldn’t be a TCM film without one. Jenny is held overnight in the house being tortured mentally by the Slaughters, not Sawyer from earlier films. Three of the four are killed, in a similar fashion to those from the original – meat hook hanging, hammer to the head, you get the idea.Īlong the way we meet Vilmer – the new leader of the family – his crazy (but smoking hot) girlfriend Carla, Leatherface (of course) and Walter, who for some reason quotes famous military leaders throughout the film. The teenagers end up in the backwoods of Texas and after a car accident, the four of them split up with some being chased by Vilmer (McConaughey) and the others by Leatherface. The film centers around four teenagers on prom night with Jenny (Zellweger) being the lead of the film. There is no mention of the whereabouts of the Sawyer family or any of the other family members from the past three films. The problem is TCM3 came out in 1990, and this film is set in 1996… so we already know the writer is up to no good here. The opening crawl of the film tells us it’s been five years since The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3and the Sawyer family has gone quiet. The Next Generation avoids everything the first three films had and makes not one bit of sense along the way. The sequels would bounce back and forth, the second focusing on black comedy with the third relying on gore to sell itself. Strong actors, a simple story and an effective setting is all you need. It’s a great example of how you can scare the hell out of someone without the use of blood or violence. I love the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Plot: A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of psychopaths. ![]() Title: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1997) ![]()
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