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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Name: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R. Lee Ermey

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerdetectivetried & testedunsavouryheavygrittyemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"What you know about fear... doesn't even come close."

Boxlist takeExpect an unsavoury, heavy horror film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 1,255 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

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