Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) by Michael G — 29 May 2010
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 spits in the face of nearly everything the brilliantly horrifying original stood for, which is odd considering both movies were made by the same director. It's not particularly scary and for me it was filled to the rim with "oh really?" moments.
The score is horrible and a lot of the lighting looks like it was lifted from Mario Bava movies. I know Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 was supposed to be over the top and my gripes about it completely miss the point (presuming there is one) of the movie, but the first one is just so great and genuinely frightening that to follow it up with something like this is almost blasphemous.
In the plus column, Dennis Hopper was hysterically entertaining. The scene where he buys his chainsaws was amazing. Ultimately, if you can forget this movie is a continuation of its predecessor you've got a chance of enjoying it.
This review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) was written by Michael G on 29 May 2010.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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