Film Review – Texas Chainsaw Massacre

“Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is the ninth installment of a franchise that began in 1974, and the original filmmakers weren’t exactly thinking about a long-running movie series at the time. The grotesque appetites of primary monster Leatherface have basically remained the same over the decades, but he’s taken many forms, deviating from the original endeavor, which was largely about grimy, grisly frights, shot like a snuff film. After the general blandness of 2017’s “Leatherface” and the absolute stupidity of 2013’s “Texas Chainsaw 3D,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” makes some effort to connect to the original Tobe Hooper classic, returning to the character of Sally Hardesty for a little long-time-coming revenge, aping the recent smash hit, “Halloween.” Sadly, for “Chainsaw” heads, this bit of visceral motivation doesn’t bring much to the feature, which aims to be simple, short (74 minutes before end credits), and slaughter-y, but offers nothing new to the brand name besides a modern setting. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com