The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning (2006) 6/10

Starring : Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R Lee Ermey, Andrew Bryniarski
Director : Jonathan Liebesman
Running Time : 97 mins

Five years before the events of the original movie, Thomas Hewitt aka. Leatherface (Bryniarski) has just murdered a co-worker, and his step-uncle (Ermey) has murdered the Sheriff and taken his place. A group of four teens, two of them on their way to enlist in the Vietnam War, find themselves running from their lives from the twisted sheriff and his deformed nephew.

What would you expect from a prequel to a classic horror movie? Not much. This is a lacklustre affair that does little to help the viewer understand Leatherface and his crazy family. We do get a bit more insight into his uncle, but its unnecessary information and it does nothing to make us sympathise or even vaguely understand the family motivation. Not worth bothering with unless you really love slasher movies.

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