World Famous Comics: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (The Gruesome Edition)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (The Gruesome Edition)
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley, Bill Johnson (XI) Directed By: Tobe Hooper Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 10, 2006 Running Time: 101 minutes Theatrical Release Date: August 22, 1986
Amazon.com: This wild, operatic 1986 sequel to 1974's low-budget horror hit--The Texas Chainsaw Massacre--is an extraordinary film that demonstrates just how far filmmaker Tobe Hooper had grown in the interim between the two movies. (Between the two movies, Hooper directed, among other things, the Spielberg production Poltergeist, the critically admired Lifeforce, and the spooky remake of Invaders from Mars.) In Massacre 2, Hooper enlists Dennis Hopper as a Texas Ranger seeking vengeance against the flesh-eating family that was introduced in the first film. Meanwhile, a radio deejay (Caroline Williams) is kidnapped by the family and brought to their underground lair. The performances are crazed, terrifying, and comic; the chainsaw fights are practically epic; the lighting and camera work are artful; the emotions are strong; and the ending is astounding, unparalleled in its imagery and force. --Tom Keogh
Description: From the director of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this ghastly and hilarious (Variety) sequel descends into your deepest, darkest fears as a wacked-out lawman goes after human meat-cutters with his own high-octane chainsaws in a horrific showdown with the legendary leatherface and his entire cannibalistic family. For 14 years, former Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Oscar® nominee* Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers) has been obsessed with finding the psychotic mass-murderers who killed his brother's children. And today he's in luck. A tough as nails late-night disc jockey (Caroline Williams, Days of Thunder) has caught the ghouls on tape in the act of slicing and dicing a couple of fun-loving rich kids. When she volunteers to help, Lefty persuades her to play the tape on-air to lure the maniacs out of hiding. But what she doesn't know is that she's the only witness to this diabolical family's butchery who hasn't been carved up for somebody's supper just yet! *1986: Supporting Actor, Hoosiers; Original Screenplay, Easy Rider
great A+++++++++ love this flim this is a great horror movie at least I think so and it a really good dvd
"The Texas Chainsaw" Review "2" "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2". Largely considered on the most unneeded sequels of all time, it, in actuality, is shockingly good. The DVD itself isn't exactly packed with special features, but it is still a worth-while DVD-addition to your undoubtedly packed collection.
Top Texas Massacre Movie This is by far the best of all the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. It loses the cruddy quality and special effects of the first film, thankfully, but retains the sadistic entertainment. The family in this film is the same as the original, and is better than in any of the other movies. There are a handful of good jumps, but what makes this film so entertaining is truly the characters: their complete ignorance of right and wrong, their petty squabbling, and their darkly humorous jokes. Good gore effects and a decent storyline back up the diverting dysfunctional family. A must watch for any horror fan.
the name........ The name and description says it all! I loved it! It was funny & gory!!!! Dennis Hopper has a warped since of humor, like me. If your a TCM fan, this is a must see. WARNING: NOT FOR THE KIDDIES OR SQUIMISH!!!!!
So bad it's...bad. I don't need to add to the chorus of 1 star reviews here, but I'm giving it 1 star anyway in defiance of all the 5 star reviews here. 5 stars, people? Really?
To call this a blemish on the franchise is an understatement. Actually, there's really no way to OVERsate the crappiness of this film. I avoided it for years, until I finally gave in. This is not 'so bad it's good' bad, this is 'when i'm on my deathbed I shall curse this movie for wasting two hours of my life' bad. Preposterous and corny, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 will leave you wondering exactly who the target audience was for this abomination.
The character of Chop Top was about as 'scary' as Beetlejuice. Leatherface 'falling in love' has already been discussed a hundred times in the other 1-star reviews.
Don't waste your time. This is a film not worth the 'benefit of the doubt.'
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