And the oscar goes to...Jessica Biels

Gritty and terrifying, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an impressive remake that equals the original. When a hitchhiker commits suicide in the van of a group of college kids traveling through Texas, they end up stranded and are hunted by a psychopathic family intent on mayhem. Starring Jessica Biel, R. Lee Ermey, and Eric Balfour, the film has a solid cast. Additionally, the chases are incredibly suspenseful and intense. However, the violence is overly graphic and the visual style is a bit grimy. While the gratuity gets a little out of hand at times, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is still a captivating and chilling horror film.

I liked the original and I like this remake.

I've been watching these for the first time and after the absurdity of the second in the series and the travesty that was the fourth film, I didn't have high hopes for this one. However, this somewhat loose remake of the original actually isn't all that bad. More of exactly what you'd expect in this kind of film.and less crazy nonsense.

Somehow despite being a massive horror fan, I never watched this classic (well, this remake of the classic, anyway) until now and it's very easy to see what a monumental impact this movie had on the horror genre, even influencing pioneers like Wes Craven in his writing of _The Hills Have Eyes_ and more recent favorites of mine like the _Wrong Turn_ series.

This is a solid outing in the franchise. Though you can't feel the heat or smell the sets like the original, it's still an entertaining watch. It's so nihilistic and brutal, following a very similar pattern to the original as you would expect but it does so in an engaging way due to some added twists throughout that deviate from the previous four films. It really knows that it cannot replicate the style of the original so it provides a fresh look along with some decent improvements over the original whilst maintaining a solid standard of filmmaking throughout. The opening & ending crime scene bit works very well as it manages to spook me a little. Decent performances all around but R. Lee Ermey is undoubtedly the best part of this film. His character is written in such a way that some dark comedy is weaved into his dialogue and he delightfully comes off as unhinged and unpredictable. Also the scene where the fingernails breaking off in the basement wall really got to me.

I had to give this one a pretty high rating just because it's in my own backyard in central Texas. I've taken plenty of pictures of both the "Cele Store" (where the initially stop and the old woman calls the sheriff); also taken plenty of photos of "the old Crawford Mill" along with the house itself where the family lived. (Always thought it was amusing how they edited the old mill and the house to look like they're walking distance apart; in reality, they're in the same county, but MILES apart.) In addition to being in my own neighborhood, I thought the acting, the violence, and the overall "fear factor" was just all-around better in this reboot. Plus, R. Lee Ermey as the sheriff...well, he was just sort of the icing on the cake, really. With a creepy chainsaw-wielding family around, you needed an equally creepy sheriff and he played it to the hilt. Great movie!

Better than the original Movie but the hitchhiker from the first movie was insane good :)

The orginal is better but this isn’t terrible. Jessica Biel was good and nice to look at.

Wow

haven't seen the original but i liked this. it's such a trip to revisit movies from this era though, i'm glad we've moved on from girls being naked or in wet clothes as a plot device. mostly. (jessica biel did look real good tho.)

I think this is one of the best modern horror remakes. The original is perfect and will always be there but this remake also stands the test of time among the other awful remakes out there.

Most people love the classics, and love to slate remakes. I beg to differ with this one.. I found this was done outstandingly and that leather face was scarier than ever! This is my personal favourite in the TCM franchise. 1974 was good, I watched it back to back with this version.. but I can’t lie, I much preferred this one!

I watched the original 1974, and this remake back to back. I know everyone likes the originals but this remake is the best of the entire franchise in my opinion. Brilliant acting, cinematography and the most terrifying Leatherface.

A great modern, solid, horror movie remake. If not the best remake of any of the classic horror films.