The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie Review 2003

Rancid remake of Hooper's 1974 classic horror original stars Biel and much more blood and gore than actual chills. Once again, five teenagers take a journey across Texas and pick up a mysterious hitchhiker who blows her brains out in their van after uttering a prophetic warning that they will all die. Enter Leatherface (Bryniarski) and his famously phallic chainsaw hacking up the horny teens to his evil heart's delight. Gruesome highlight as Leatherface has a literal face-off with Biel. Director Nispel, weaned on music videos, has a slicker looking product than the micro-budget original but far less of the palpable tension and shocking originality of its predecessor.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Cannibalism, Small-Town Sheriffs

Screenplay

Scott Kosar

Cast

Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman, Eric Balfour, Terrence Evans

Cinematography

Daniel Pearl

Director

Marcus Nispel

Music

Steve Jablonsky

Other

John Larroquette, Stacy Brownrigg, Glen Scantlebury, Scott Gallagher, Bobbie Mannix, Gregory Blair

Producer

Michael Bay, Mike Fleiss, Radar Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Next Entertainment, New Line Cinema