Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) by Johnny R — 16 Apr 2013

This has to be my favorite horror movie of all time. leatherface and sherif hoyt are the best villians in any horror movie.

This review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) was written by Johnny R on 16 Apr 2013.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning has generally received mixed reviews.

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STUPID MOVIE. Why does this have a 5.9/10 rating on IMDb? It should WAY lower than that! It should have a 2.2/10 rating on IMDb…

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