Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
kingcaleb-71593
Went in with low expectations, and got what was expected. Gore, action and a somewhat alright climax? I love the franchise so much, especially the very first 2. The remake and prequel were excellent too, and I'm glad they didnt continue the storyline after texas chainsaw 3D.
They nailed it with the practical effects and the deaths scenes. Satisfying for a gore lover, after all these toned down sequels in general lately.
All 3 main characters go from one dimensional to "I'm gonna do whatever it takes to escape" and actually become.. smart? Wait... there are smart characters in a slasher?!! Yup, but the problem is once half of these characters are developed, they're either instantly killed off or vanish rate off the radar.
The movie itself feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be. For a fan, you'll be satisfied with the deaths and action it had but you might be disappointed with the choice of pacing and direction.
But there's one scene that just bothers me... you'll find out when you see it.
McommaJake
In Leatherface, practical make-up creates gruesome imagery without the intrusion of unwanted visual effects. The vehicular stunt near the close is spectacular and screams high production value. The alternate ending is vastly superior and buying the BD is recommended as it allows for this finale to be incorporated into the full feature.
Leofwine_draca
LEATHERFACE is an ill-conceived prequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, supposedly telling of Leatherface's back story and the events that made him a killer. Not that it does. Instead this plays out as a cheesy murder mystery for the most part, with lots of cheesy and over the top gruesome death sequences. The original Tobe Hooper classic was all about what you didn't see, whereas this is a film that delights in showing bodily dismemberment and chainsaws penetrating chest cavities and lopping off limbs. The asylum setting is an unusual one that doesn't really fit, while the subsequent road movie action feels like it belongs in another movie. Of the cast, only the old timers (Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Christopher Adamson) impress, while the rest are bogged down by the sheer numb-headed predictability of it all.
trnjamesbond
I hesitated and waited for a very long time to actually watch this film, I hated the trailer, it was terrible, especially when they slap a 40 pound chainsaw on the table and tell this little boy to pick it up. The trailer was awful and that's what turned me off. When we just got off the band wagon of Texas Chainsaw(yet another remake) we get this low budget film with an advert that makes it look stupid. Whoever was in charge of making the trailer for this film should be fired, they picked all the shock and awe of the film to sell it, but all they had to do was be a little more discrete while trying to advertise the movie.This prequel erases all other prequels like "The Beginning" which was branched off the remake starring Jessica Biel. This film takes place before the original film, this tells the story of Leatherface how he was molded into a monster, even when you thought you had figured out the monster this film has a nice surprise and I welcome that idea. For once no glitz or glamour just a simple story, which sets up the original film nicely, what a smooth transition it makes at the end to the 1974 original. I gave it 7/10 just because of the little twist, so make what you want out of it, anything is better than that Michael Bay garbage.
