Texas Chainsaw Massacre

i had a blast withe this movie

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Almost 50 years after the release of <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/1lcS">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre</I></A>, Netflix threw a ton of money (~$20 million, <A HREF="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11755740">according to IMDb</A>) into this project (sequel) and allowed for anything to go (or so we're told).

Leatherface is back. Like Michael Myers in the new <I>Halloween</I> films, we don’t get a direct look at old man Leatherface sans mask, only a strong look at his bulky, quiet presence. He's been hiding out in Harlow, TX since the events of the 1974 classic, doing his thing as a member of a local orphanage. That is until a group of young people basically bought the entire beat-up town in hopes of restoring it and turning it into a go-to destination. This group has no other real backstory except for two sisters, one who helped put together this town's restoration and the other a survivor of a school shooting. It's explained in very short detail as to why this place was chosen, but you'd forget about it until writing a review like this (Still unnecessary). They become the two main characters as their colleagues/friends/whatever begin to get picked off one by one and, eventually, in one swoosh. It's a bloodbath and it's beautiful.

So, why the 3 out of 5 star review? I found the characters to be both underdeveloped and quite annoying, but there was a somewhat good story behind Leatherface's disappearance and sudden resurgence (No spoilers here). This man has a grudge and is not letting anyone get in his way, including a previous victim who wants both closure and revenge. However, it doesn't go quite as planned. The kills were brutal, which is what I was expecting. Also, Bulgaria is the perfect setting for a Texas-like shoot. Who knew?

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