Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) by Patrick T — 05 Dec 2012

Lots of back story? No. Everything I expect of and love from a TCM film? Yes.

This review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) was written by Patrick T on 05 Dec 2012.

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

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By Wesley W (297) on 29 Oct 2015

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By Michael R (2,154) on 16 Feb 2017

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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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By Kenneth B (910) on 15 Oct 2015

A Texas Chainsaw prequel which is beyond pointless. It is also über violent, so much so that it has a numbing effect…

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By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Oct 2015

A piece of crap from start to finish and something you just want to forget about right after you watch it…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 16 Sep 2018

Not a good story. The victim characters are practically asking to be slaughtered. The killers are too primitive to be believable…

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By Meth-Dude (745) on 24 Jun 2016

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