There a reason people like to say the first movie of the The Texas chainsaw massacre is better then third one. The same reason people say about any movies when they say the third one is better then the first one. Because it is first one. If the first came out after this movie and it was a prequel they would say this is better. Most the time I would say with movie series the third is better then the first two. I am not going to say that. The Texas chainsaw massacre 2 is a very scary movie. This is a great movie. But it is not as good as The Texas chainsaw massacre 2. It is better then the original The Texas chainsaw massacre from 1974. It a very scary movie. It has great acting. It has a great story line. It has great special effects. This movie is a must see.

This review is for the Uncut versionA couple on a road trip encounters a psychopathic group that eats human meat. Leatherface is back and dangerous once again. I really can't fathom at all the cracks they had to make a worthy sequel to a great horror movie. I don't consider the original to be a classic, but it's an excellent movie and very instrumental to the horror genre. Tobe screwed up his chance with the awful Texas Chainsaw massacre II. This one isn't quite as bad as TCM II, but that isn't exactly a compliment. They tried one more time with Return of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and that was it as far as the original four are concerned. They rebooted the series in 2003, somewhat efficiently. I did enjoy how this movie virtually ignores Texas Chainsaw Massacre II. This movie lacks suspense in key areas. I didn't feel any terror with the new family, only doldrums. To be perfectly honest, there isn't that much of a difference in the uncut version other than added gore scenes that were cut out. It's also hard to see at times because of how dark some of the scenes are. The gore is OK. We get nails hammered in people's hands, shotgun wounds, shot off ears and fingers. Leatherface cuts up human flesh, and more. I didn't give a damn about anybody in this film, which was a huge hindrance to my enjoyment. Kate Hodge is solid with what she has to do. Too bad I didn't care about her or her plight. She screams well and I do give her credit for becoming entertainingly deranged near the end. Ken Foree is a favorite of mine, but his portrayal of Benny is rather annoying. I got tired of his "Hey! It's me, Benny" "What is wrong with you people" type attitude. R.A. Mihailoff makes for a decent Leatherface, but nothing more. Viggo Mortensen has that Texas charm in spades, but he's not exactly a threatening looking villain. The ending is very anti-climatic, leaving much to be desired. I also had problems with the pacing at timesUncut version or not, this movie isn't that good. It's filled with mediocrity and a lack of overall excitement. I wouldn't call it horrible, but it's definitely a missed opportunity. If you're a big Leatherface fan, go give it a look. I wouldn't rush out of my way4.8/10

The writer of Midnight Express apologized to Turkey for the negative depiction of the country in the movie. Oliver Stone, who wrote the screenplay, also apologized.Well, someone needs to apologize to Texas for the depiction in this film. I have never seen such ignorant backwoods garbage as this family.As to the movie, it was not worth the time it took to watch it. I did not see one drop of blood. It was more noise than anything, and, of course, a bunch of inbred cretins.I really would like to know why this film was banned in Iceland, Finland and the UK. There was nothing in here to give it an R. It was just lame.Can you believe that Viggo Mortensen was in this film

Thank god that moved ended it! I did not like it at all, not that gory and not that scary at all and really poor acting from everyone in this movie and all of them really annoyed the hell out of me and I did care if they died or not.I did not like TCM 2, which I gave a 4 out of 10 and this is going to get the same rating.At least Leatherface was not a softy in this move like the second one, the only good think I can about this movie but still did not find him that scary.I found everything else so bad, that I was laughing most of the time. (And this was not cut version)