Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) by Thomas P — 02 Aug 2012

When u live near it the real thing was scarier.

This review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) was written by Thomas P on 02 Aug 2012.

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

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Brutal, yes. But a tense horror story that catches your attention and makes you jump out of your chair. A true horror of Leatherface…

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By Patrick I (100) on 16 Sep 2018

Bland and regurgitated story line. The spawn of Leather face could of been interesting but just the same ol gory killings and stupid teens…

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O filme começa bem nos primeiros minutos contando a história do leatherface,porém após um tempo o filme acaba se perdendo com multilações…

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