Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) by Olivier B — 09 Nov 2011

A shocking, provocative, masterful piece of work.

This review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) was written by Olivier B on 09 Nov 2011.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Waleed A (914) on 11 Aug 2018

Dumb. not scary at all. tries to be unsettling, which is lame, and isn't even done well. bad acting, bad editing. lots of funny screaming…

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By Dakota S (40) on 12 May 2018

Always an absolute brilliant movie to watch, The Hewitt Family really deliver as villains in this movie…

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By Scott Foundas (913) for Variety (12,700) on 28 Feb 2017

Initially promising, but quickly disappointing…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 24 Jan 2017

This was pretty good. Enjoyed it on the big screen…

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By Amyj D (39) on 09 Oct 2018

This should be considered another installment in the series, not necessarily a remake…

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By Royalguy07 (396) on 30 Oct 2022

The early 2000s sludge filter and lighting is 100% trash. On the whole the movie is very plodding and predictable and light on scares…

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By Antoniopresley (3) on 10 May 2020

The original is about artistic insanity. The remake is about traumatic horror. And I love both of them…

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By Armando P (349) on 24 Oct 2017

Easily the best one in the franchise. To me this is the original and the 1974 film should be avoided at all cost…

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I'll be honest, I think I saw this version before I saw the original 1974 version…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 12 Dec 2017

A lot more violent and a tad less creepy than the 1974 original, the much-changed remake delivers enough gory, belligerent mayhem to keep horror…

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