The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 
| Directors: Marcus Nispel, Michelle Palmer
Actors: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  672 reviews
Sales Rank: 10150
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDN6834D
ISBN: 0780645855
UPC: 794043683428
EAN: 9780780645851
ASIN: B00018D42W
Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 2003
Release Date: March 30, 2004
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Product Description
Inspired by a true story & the classic 1974 film. A group of teenagers take a detour from a road trip & what happens next is beyond anyone darkest fears & raw nightmares. For the lucky ones it is the end of the road. Meet your fear face to face with this years most hardcore & terrifying film. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Starring: Andrew Bryniarski Jonathan Tucker Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R
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The 2003 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre adheres to the pure and simple slasher movie formula: Introduce a gaggle of sexy young people, make vague gestures to distinguish them--Jessica Biel (Summer Catch) wants to get married and doesn't like pot, so she's our moral compass--then start hacking them to pieces one by one. The visual palette includes grimy crucified dolls, fly-specked pig carcasses, body parts floating in murky jars, a tobacco-chewing redneck sheriff, and many slender beams of sunlight cutting through dank, dusty interiors. The camera lovingly photographs Biel's tank-topped bosom and sculpted abs as she's running in terror from a bloated, chainsaw-wielding, human-skin-wearing maniac. This remake lacks the macabre comedy of the original; it's all about the nauseating sensation of waiting for something to jump out of the dark. Also featuring Eric Balfour (Six Feet Under) and R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket, Mail Call). --Bret Fetzer
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 The Texas Time Travelers? December 27, 2008
Tom Ferguson (Chickamauga, GA)
How can this film's group of teenagers drive through Texas in 1973 & listen to a Lynrd Synrd song ("Sweet Home Alabama") that wasn't released until 1974? Do they travel through some sort of time warp?
 This one is great November 3, 2008
Anthony Perez (usa)
I dont see how people dont like this movie.it has everything a good horror movie needs.scary monsters,great pacing,good actors,blood and gore...what more could a horror fan want?and the performance by R.Lee Emery is worth watching this movie alone for.the whole movie is great as a whole.ive seen part of the original but turned it off as i found it to be somewhat boring.i hear it has very little blood and guts and i huge fan of gore.i did see TCM 2 though and i just dont like the way the old leather face was portrayed as a character...his nickname is bubba for gods sake.this one has lots of good,fear inducing moments that no horror fan should miss.deffinate buy,you WONT regret it.
Tense and Foreboding - It's the Atmosphere that Makes this Remake September 30, 2008
Sir Moneybags McBigballs the 3rd (Oxfordvilletonshireburg)
This remake of TCM doesn't really add anything new to the horror genre, nor is it necessarily an improvement when compared with the original, but when viewed without any expectations it makes for a solid thriller.
The formula is pretty standard: Pretty kids get shredded in creative ways by a gruesome killer. What I liked most about this film is the well crafted atmosphere of isolation and decrepitude. The environs of the forgotten little southern town where all this takes place are creepy yet believable, albeit in a "all southerners are inbred crazies" sort of way.
The film contains enough gore but doesn't go over-the-top, and it's clever enough to keep leatherface at least partially concealed for the majority of the film. They also made the good call of casting Jessica Biel, who's tight fitting white tee is frequently wet.
The DVD has limited extras - Some TV spots and trailers and a music video by some heavy metal band. Dolby 5.1 is available. I recommend this version if you're into horror movies and not emotionally attached to the original.
"...I don't know about you guys, but I happen to like my teeth right where they are..." September 3, 2008
P. Hardy (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Introduction: For starters, I never really planned on watching anything related to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, mostly because it reaches outside the type horror films that I can stand to watch (and no, I'm not talking teen-slasher flicks). Excessive amounts of blood and gore have never been a selling point nor a entertainment factor for me, yet the curiosity of wanting to see what the hub-bub about this film was about (and why it was considered so excellent among Horror aficionados) drew me toward the film regardless. That and I learned Mike Vogel was in it. That aside, I went into watching this film with no knowledge of the prior films before it, beyond what I've seen on television during the Halloween season and I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed. The Michael Bay produced remake of TTCMR lives up to praise and becomes far more than just another slash-happy gore fest of a film.
(Spoilers)
Plot: On August 18th, in the summer of 1973, five young collage students (Kemper, Andy, Pepper, Morgan, and Erin) are on their way Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in Dallas, Texas, carrying with them a pinata full of marijuana (unbeknownst to Kemper's girlfriend, Erin). Their journey is delayed, however, when they nearly hit a young woman wandering in the road. Against the wishes of the three boys, Pepper and Erin usher the girl off the road into their van; Obviously traumatized, the girl falls into a fit of madness when she realizes they are taking her to get help. She kills herself with a hidden firearm, frightening the five young men and women. When they go to find the proper authorities they get the run-around from the townspeople. Kemper and Erin (Jessica Biel) are directed to an old farm house to contact the police. In their absence a policeman arrives and carries the girl's body away. When Kemper goes missing, Erin and Andy (Mike Vogel) venture back to the old farm house to search for him only to be attacked a wild-man with a chainsaw, realizing too late, that they've become the unfortunate players in game of cat and mouse.
Like Silent Hill (Widescreen Edition), this movie scared the bejesus out of me; I probably spent more time pausing the DVD to catch my breath and composing myself before re-immersing my buzzing imagination into the horror; It literally left me shaken. The great thing about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre though is that the film is no in hurry to reveal Leatherface to the audience. Instead it invests about the first half hour or more into the five young adults that will more than likely become the victims of Leatherface's chainsaw.
Depending on your taste in characters, you'll find yourself caring about what happens to them throughout the duration of the film. They won't be just another bunch of jaded twenty somethings you'll be more than glad to see die. Whomever is your favorite, your gonna hate it when they perish. When Leatherface is revealed, you'll have a hard time trying not cover your eyes if your the squeamish type (which I am). TCMR is completely unapologetic in its violence, blood and gore. Naturally some things may be censored for extreme graphic violence, but a lot of will be shown and in a slow painstaking manner. The filthy surroundings, semi-saturated contrast of the film, and the sweat running off many of the actors set the tone of the movie. The setting of the film actually feels like the 1970s instead of rural southern area in modern world of the 21st century. And somewhere during the film I realized that Jessica Biel's man-beater shirt was simply used to stimulate the male populace, should they become bored. I'm not just saying that.
Performances in TCMR are far beyond what is usually given to the audience in a horror movie; Not a single person was just going through the motions of screaming and running for their lives; They invested all their talent and range into bringing these characters to life. Jessica Biel really proved that she could move past the staple that she once-associated with [7th Heaven], becoming a full fledged actress with her performance as Erin. Granted most of it was composed of "screaming", yet even when she was Biel was fantastic. The then-newcomer, Mike Vogel, (Cloverfield) fresh off his earlier two films, Grind, and MTV's Wuthering Heights, would become famous for loosing his leg to Leatherface; his performance in the movie overall, was a memorable one. Ironically, the actors playing the other three young adults were persons I've seen in movies before, they certainly didn't disappoint in their performances either. And lastly, Leatherface was a gruesome character, who plays out more like a misunderstood "freak" you'd be more than happy see get beaten by Jessica Biel. The only negative thing I can say about TTCMR is the fact its third act is a little drawn out in some places, but overall its a great horror flick. --- [a 4 out of 5]
Great edition to the series August 27, 2008
Soul Train
i personally dont look at this movie as being a remake. because if youve seen all of these chainsaw movies youll know they often times use a different sick and demented family of cannibals to tell the same basic story of some unlucky people getting stranded or whatever in the middle of nowhere and crossing paths with these familys. then it becomes a disturbing terror fest of screams blood and gore while they try to escape. so basically they all could be called remakes in a way with the exception of part 2 which kinda carries over from the original with some of the same family members and the beginning which is a prequel to the remake obviously with the same family members. but anyway i personally love this one. in fact i love every chainsaw movie so far with part 3 being my favorite. i love how they portray these crazy familys. and with that being said r lee ermys character sheriff hoyt just rocks hes so sick but so funny at the same time. if you like this one and havent seen or heard of the beginning check it out he plays him in it to where he is also sick and funny. id recommend watching it first giving the name obviously you get to see how the family got that way and a disturbing look at how leatherface was born.
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