Great Film: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Way Better than I Expected
The original is a classic, I guess that's why there's a copy of it at the
Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Taken as a remake, this is a good film. The story was different enough to
keep me guessing, the characters were, uhhh, fleshed out a little more.
While the original at times seemed like a documentary, this one was a
straight-up horror movie, though without too many of the cliches that make
modern horror movies tedious.
On it's own, this was a very good horror movie. Well-filmed, well-acted,
suspensful, with good characters. The kids in this movie are not all just
obnoxious kids--they get into trouble because of a good deed, so I found
myself rooting for them, even the annoying one or two. The casting of Lee
Ermey as the sheriff is icing on the cake; he definitely brought the movie
up a few notches.
While not a classic, this remake is worth seeing.
Cast
- Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface) played by Andrew Bryniarski
- Erin played by Jessica Biel
- Teenage Girl played by Lauren German
- Morgan played by Jonathan Tucker
- Sheriff Hoyt played by R. Lee Ermey
- Pepper played by Erica Leerhsen
- Andy played by Mike Vogel
