Completely atrocious doesn't even begin to describe this film. Let me begin by saying that I'm a huge horror fan and huge fan of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, especially the 1974 classic and 1986 sequel. And all the other Chainsaw films are pretty solid, yes that includes 1994's 'The Next Generation', however this one here was a disgrace to the iconic franchise. Completely boring and hardly any chainsaw action at all. Gory yes, but not your typical Leatherface movie. And the so called "twist" in this movie was absolutely awful. It turns out the young hot shot, Jackson, played by Sam Strike turns out to be Jed Sawyer (leatherface) which is revealed the last twenty or so minutes of the film. No believable in my opinion. This film is supposed to be a direct prequel to the 1974 film and when the sheriff shoots Jackson/Leatherface in the cheek with his gun a huge gash is left across his face, which wasn't on him in the 1974 film. Yes I know this film was made long after '74 But they still Could be made that work. I don't even know what else to say, this film was just such a disappointment. Horror fan or Texas Chainsaw fan or not I say you should skip this movie and just watch the other Chainsaw movies. People say the Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) is bad !!?? NO! THIS movie is bad!

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.

This is not even a horror movie.Total waste of time

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.