This is by far the best of all the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. It loses the cruddy quality and special effects of the first film, thankfully, but retains the sadistic entertainment. The family in this film is the same as the original, and is better than in any of the other movies. There are a handful of good jumps, but what makes this film so entertaining is truly the characters: their complete ignorance of right and wrong, their petty squabbling, and their darkly humorous jokes. Good gore effects and a decent storyline back up the diverting dysfunctional family. A must watch for any horror fan.
June 23, 2008The name and description says it all! I loved it! It was funny & gory!!!! Dennis Hopper has a warped since of humor, like me. If your a TCM fan, this is a must see. WARNING: NOT FOR THE KIDDIES OR SQUIMISH!!!!!
May 27, 2008I don't need to add to the chorus of 1 star reviews here, but I'm giving it 1 star anyway in defiance of all the 5 star reviews here. 5 stars, people? Really?
To call this a blemish on the franchise is an understatement. Actually, there's really no way to OVERsate the crappiness of this film. I avoided it for years, until I finally gave in. This is not 'so bad it's good' bad, this is 'when i'm on my deathbed I shall curse this movie for wasting two hours of my life' bad. Preposterous and corny, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 will leave you wondering exactly who the target audience was for this abomination.
The character of Chop Top was about as 'scary' as Beetlejuice. Leatherface 'falling in love' has already been discussed a hundred times in the other 1-star reviews.
Don't waste your time. This is a film not worth the 'benefit of the doubt.'
March 31, 2008If you're expecting a film similar in quality to the excellent original, then you are going to be very let down by this woefully bad sequel. Dennis Hopper hams it up as the uncle of two of the original's victims - Sally and Franklin - who is out for revenge on the cannibal family from the first film, who are now living in an abandoned amusement park in rural Texas. When a plucky radio DJ overhears the murder of a pair of teenagers during her broadcast, the family is out to get rid of her and remain unknown. This film is much gorier than the first and features a new member of the famous family in the repulsive Chop Top, who was apparently fighting in the war during the first film. The film appears to be a parody of the original, but is simply not funny. Unless you find the thought of a woman being forced to wear the cut-off face of her boyfriend amusing, then it's safe to say that you won't be laughing. There is also a lot of noise - whether it is necessary for the plot or not - which may force you to turn down the volume or turn it off completely out of utter irritation. Tobe Hooper - who did so well with the original and also his brilliant Poltergeist - should have known better.
February 18, 2008It is hard to put into words how awful this movie is. I will admit that I only watched the 1st hour or so, but at that point there was nothing that could be done to salvage this disaster. It was almost bad enough to be so bad it's good. But sadly it failed in even that regard. The crazy rednick killers are actually wearing business suits this time. Absurd. Plus, the opening credits were like 90 minutes long. I love the way Texans are portrayed in this movie though. I'm from Dallas and if anyone actually thinks Dallas is like this then they are way off. Everyone in the movie drinks Shiner Boch (which is pretty close to real life). This is the only positive thing about Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
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