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Wingnut
10-18-2003, 08:15 PM
share your thoughts....
That Matt Guy
10-18-2003, 08:51 PM
Don't see the new one without watching the original.
Leo656
10-18-2003, 09:25 PM
Yeah... the new one probably couldn't be much worse....
Skeletoncrew
10-19-2003, 02:52 AM
They're rather different movies. Unfortunately I'm sick right now, so I don't know whether or not I would have really enjoyed the new film. I'm ambivalent about it. I didn't like the shakeyness of the cinematography. I missed all the bones that were in the original. I'm always glad to see rats in movies (nothing quite like a gratuitous rat shot to make me smile).

Its definitely more gory than the original, and it does have its sudden scares. The "sheriff" was a creepy character, but he didn't have the humor of the elder brother in the original. I'm not too sure how I feel about seeing Leatherface's face, but I think they had a decent explanation as to why he was doing his arts and crafts projects with human skin.
EZweasel
10-19-2003, 04:09 AM
it beat the heck out of the old one. the old one sucked. its a classic piece of trash, this one was alright though.
That Matt Guy
10-19-2003, 05:10 AM
Yeah, the old one terrified me about as much as Army of Darkness did (which is nothing), but it is still a classic. I do hope there are more killings with a chainsaw in the new one.
Wingnut
10-19-2003, 07:59 AM
Yeah, the old one terrified me about as much as Army of Darkness did (which is nothing), but it is still a classic. I do hope there are more killings with a chainsaw in the new one.

I won't ruin who gets killed but, i will tell you that the chainsaw is responsible for 1 limb getting hacked off,and 2 deaths.
damnhooligan
10-19-2003, 08:58 AM
I've yet to see it (hasn't been released here), but I'd venture to say it can't be nearly as bad as Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the 1994 sequel featuring Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey. I walked away from that moving feeling confused and emotionally bereft.
Leo656
10-19-2003, 03:09 PM
Actually that was called "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation", and you're damn right, I didn't think the FIRST flick was very good but THIS one? Aside from being almost a direct remake (though an "updated" one), it had that tacked on subplot about those guys in suits that just made no sense.

On a good note, though, Renee Zellweger is a babe. :D
That Matt Guy
10-19-2003, 08:39 PM
The second TCM is probably the worst. Dennis Hopper blows up leatherface with a grenade if I remember correctly.
evil_henchmen
10-19-2003, 11:21 PM
You guys have no idea what a good movie is. The original TCM is scary as hell and a great film. This remake was a notch below the original but still a good movie. The sheriff brilliantly played by R. Lee Ermey is a haunting character whenever he is on screen.
Leo656
10-19-2003, 11:35 PM
I have plenty of ideas what a good movie is... TCM just never caught my fancy in any of its incarnations. But then I'm not a horror movie fan in general anyway... I mean I can watch them but I have yet to see anything actually scary.
That Matt Guy
10-20-2003, 07:19 AM
You guys have no idea what a good movie is. The original TCM is scary as hell and a great film.

I agree with you that it is a good film, but it isn't scary. There is no blood, no real gore. The only things that might be considered scary are the numerous times whenever L.face would appear on screen without warning. But usually its more funny than scary, like whenever the Hitchhiker gets ran over by the truck.
Dinny
10-21-2003, 02:15 PM
The 1st 1 will probably always be a classic but it has lost its appeal with me.
The new 1 is quite good, but i dont think it will ever get the hype the 1st 1 got.
Brodie
10-21-2003, 02:32 PM
You guys have no idea what a good movie is. The original TCM is scary as hell and a great film. This remake was a notch below the original but still a good movie. The sheriff brilliantly played by R. Lee Ermey is a haunting character whenever he is on screen.


Whatta' you work for the movie company? You're Jessica Biel, aren't you...
That Matt Guy
10-21-2003, 10:10 PM
I haven't seen the new one, and I doubt I will. I hate remakes.
Tetsu Deinonychus
10-22-2003, 01:42 AM
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/chainsaw.asp
They have some interesting things to say about this.
That Matt Guy
10-22-2003, 02:10 AM
Yup, nothing any fan wouldn't know already.