Leatherface

I'm a big fan of the Texas Chainsaw franchise, and I was reluctant to see this film due to its poor reception; however, I also felt I couldn't call myself a true fan if I didn't give it a chance. Let's be honest; they are all different from the original regarding overall quality and tone. That being said, people are too hard on this entry in the franchise.My main grievances concern continuity with most of the characters between films. For example (SPOILER ALERT) in the 1974 film, The Hitchhiker (Nubbins) voices contempt for his brother The Cook (Drayton,) revealing that he and Leatherface do all the killing and grave robbing for meat, while Drayton is just a cook. Even then, Drayton Sawyer (or Slaughter) states, "I just can't take no pleasure in killin'. There's just some things you gotta do, don't mean you have to like it."In "Leatherface," he's depicted as a bloodthirsty killer. He doesn't feel like the same character at all!I'll go into more detail when I do a complete review of the film on my show, "The Review That Drips Blood."

It was weird at first to see a different version concerning leather faces backstory but the fast paced suspenseful story is better then I expected definitely worth adding to any horror collection

The buzz is back! This beautifully-filmed origin story takes place years before LEATHERFACE became the sadistic child-like maniac we all know and fear. The formula here is quite the departure from the other films in the gritty Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise... and I can understand how that may put some people off from the film. But I think this fresh re-telling of our chainsaw-wielding madman's childhood is a great little story that digs deeper into the character, while blurring the lines between good vs. evil and nature vs. nurture.

Aside from a sequence in the beginning and some stuff towards the end, The chainsaw is left out. The saw appears around the start of the film. After that, the picture is basically a combination of asylum type horror and a sort of rip-off of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS for awhile. The setting moves to an asylum where you get this bunch of lunatics that result in a violent breakout. Then they're on the run, so it's now a horror/action flick with assorted bloody bullet hits and a psychotic cop who shoots one in the head in cold blood. Then towards the end the chainsaw comes back. This all allows for a variety of deaths throughout the film and even some bits of necrophilia. I certainly didn't think it was dull. It moves quickly, is easy to follow, and has a nice body count. Its got some really cool chainsaw splatter towards the end when he saws up a guy real good, and you can also choose to watch the film with an alternate and nastier ending that I certainly thought was better. This is fun stuff with plenty of violence and splatter. This was directed by a French horror director, so I thought the film style was somewhat different than the other chainsaw films; I guess that can be good or bad depending on what type of Texas chainsaw film you want. I had fun with the whole thing.The Blu-ray quality is excellent. I liked the extras and that alternate ending option.

Fair price and good movie

I only got this film the other day and the state of the disk is beyond viewing I hope it's a one of so just that you now that I will be asking for a replacement thank you I'll look forward to hearing from you .

The chunky gore and mean horror violence will satisfy those who desire it. But the film never even nearly lives up to its name Leatherface. This feels like a “Sawyer family story.” Despite its lackluster impact as a whole, the cruel death scenes still manage to hit hard. So if you enjoy mean slasher horror, then you ought to enjoy this… even lacking the macabre atmosphere and dread of the franchise. I’d only recommend this to TCM completists.Being an origin story, I had hoped this wouldn’t take the over-expository path of Halloween (2007) regarding the creation of a soulless Michael Myers. And to be fair, I among the fans of Rob Zombie’s remake. But the young Myers story arc simply didn’t serve the character or enrich my view of the franchise. Well, in this film, the entire story revolves around turning a criminally delinquent child into what we know and fear as Leatherface. Let me spare you the suspense—this fell completely flat on its lame face. No wonder he decided to start wearing a mask!The opening scene attempts to capture the unnerving magic of the iconic TCM dinner table scene, but does so with a toothless lack of intensity (and some weak writing). You feel none of the dreadful weight of the scene that was so earned in 1986 and 2003’s iterations. But what is nailed well is the abrupt violence and its accompanied brutal impact of the gore. Hammer-strikes to the head and chainsaw lacerations look great and provide brief spates of exhilarating violence amid an otherwise drab movie.Except for the first few scenes, the first half of this film feels more like a family-size Natural Born Killers (1994) (more in character style than overall film tone) than anything from the Texas Chainsaw franchises. Hell bent on imprisoning the homicidal members of the Sawyer family, Sheriff Hal (Stephen Dorff; The Gate, Blade) seeks revenge for the murder of his daughter. As a result, in 1955 young Jed was removed from the Sawyer house and his family as a small child. In 1965, he came home. Most of this film is the few days marking.A group of teenagers (including Jed) have escaped from their “mental hospital for troubled youths” with criminal intentions of getting money and a vehicle, quite comfortable with whatever bloody cost by which it comes. What’s interesting is that the movie keeps the viewers from knowing exactly which teen is Jed (i.e., eventually Leatherface). My obvious choice (in my opinion anyway) turned out to be very wrong.[Spoilers in this paragraph] One thing I found perplexing was that I spent half the movie thinking a “different” character would end up being Verna’s (Lili Taylor; The Haunting, The Conjuring) son Jed (whose name was changed at the juvenile facility). I expected it to be the gigantic heavy teenager who hardly spoke; not the thin and spry, chatty sympathetic teen. And the movie essentially never acknowledges this deception or reveal. A second criticism would be that Leatherface’s fixation with making “human” leather-stitched masks comes completely out of nowhere. Sure, it makes for a mean closing scene, but completely unjustified given the movie. [end Spoilers]The chunky gore and horror violence is solid. But, to the title’s-sake, the film never comes close to living up to its name Leatherface until except for a couple scenes. This feels like “a Sawyer family story.” Co-directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Livid, Among the Living, Inside, ABCs of Death 2—X is for Xylophone) have done some decent movies in horror. This is not one of them. Despite its lackluster impact as a whole, the death scenes hit hard. They’re mean. And if you enjoy mean slasher horror (e.g., Wolf Creek), then you still ought to enjoy this.But where’s the macabre atmosphere and the dread? This film packs none of it. So ultimately, I’d only recommend this to TCM completists who want to see all things Leatherface/Sawyers ever created (which I am).

Happy with this purchase. Fast delivery and as described. Had to add this to my TCM collection I now have all of them except for the 3D one. But will be getting it to complete the collection.