Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) by Laura B — 29 Mar 2014

This prequel provides a decent back story, but otherwise it's just bad.

This review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) was written by Laura B on 29 Mar 2014.

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

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By Andrew C (1,943) on 19 Aug 2017

It's well-acted and has some great gory kills, but The Beginning is mostly scare-free, and the tension is very uneven…

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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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More or less restages Tobe Hooper's 1974 original, including its much-loved family dinner scene…

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