When it comes to contemporary horror films, it’s practically a given that the sequels and reboots that follow a box-office success will be inferior to the original, but very few movies have been more poorly served by their follow-ups than Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Hooper’s original is one of the most distinctive works of 1970s horror, a harrowingly tense and claustrophobic picture that tosses viewers down a rabbit hole into a Lone Star netherworld where nothing seems safe or comfortable. But the attempts to build on the film’s phenomenal success have been remarkably inadequate; Hooper’s darkly witty 1986 sequel
The Texas Chains...
Released:
2013
Rated:
R
Length:
92 mins