Well, I've just watched the 2003 remake of the 70's horror classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Channel 4 this evening.
As you may have gathered, I'm a bit of a horror film fan, and having recently watched the remake of "The Hills Have Eyes", I had fairly high hopes.
Sadly, I was a little disappointed!
The best thing about this film, was the lead character Erin, played by the gorgeous Jessica Biel.
Although gory enough, especially the suicide at the beginning, the remake lacks any of the dark, black humour of the original.
A group of friends passing through are stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer with a chainsaw in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they kill.
Predictably, they all meet the required gruesome end and the finale is predictable and leaves it wide open for a pre-requisite sequel, well prequel really, as you will see.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad film at all, and the story was inspired by the real life Ed Gein, who was a notorious murderer in the USA in the 50's. The characters "Leatherface" from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, "Norman Bates" from Psycho and "Buffalo Bill" from Silence Of The Lambs were all inspired by Ed Gein.
Not a bad film, and fairly entertaining, but pales in comparison to the dark, gritty original from 1974. Worth watching if you are a fan of horror films, but don't expect anything groundbreaking.
As a side note, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning" is released at cinemas in the UK on October 13th. Click the link to view the official website.
I just might go and watch this when it's released....
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