A texasi láncfűrészes

Tisztán felszínes, öncélú szórakoztatás. Marcus Nispel rendező inkább olyan videóklip rendező, aki képes látványosan megörökíteni nulla üzenetértékű dolgokat. Az operatőri munka és annak színszűrői David Fincherre emlékeztetnek, és a sötét zenével együtt hozzájárulnak a sűrű-komor hangulathoz. De a sztori fokozásának teljes hiánya, a nem működő ijesztgetések és a misztikum hiánya inkább az olcsó, hetvenes évekbeli tömegtermékek olasz gyártóira emlékeztet (pl. Joe D'Amato). Ráadásul a film nagyon undorító. A Hetedik című film a maga módján is undorító volt, de fellelkesített a fantasztikusan túlkombinált és kicsúcsosodott forgatókönyvvel és mély gondolattal. Ettől A texasi láncfűrészes filmtől undorodom, és úgy érzem magam, mint az egyik áldozata. (2004.01.16)

At the moment when the camera goes through a hole in a bullet and it's neither cool nor impressive, but just unnecessarily disgusting, I should have realized that the whole movie would be like that. From minor gossip emerged a total disaster with relentlessly annoying characters, only one powerful scene, and one stolen Blair Witch. 30% (2006.04.25)

The bleakness of the backwoods setting, where you’d only stop if your car broke down could, be felt much more intensely in the original, but Nispel's film has a certain amount of atmosphere. The casting is pretty good, the representatives of the local rednecks and brutes are really disgusting and their appearance and behaviour adds to the film's impact. But while watching Hooper's original I felt horror, dismay and disgust at Leatherface's family, that panopticon of creepy creatures, Nispel's film didn't produce similarly intense feelings. Some scenes looked spectacular, but they were quite illogical, and the final chase did not avoid the clichés that have been repeated countless times. Leatherface in Hooper's film was a believable character, a weirdo with a rather perverted hobby; Nispel's swung his chainsaw too much, making his behaviour seem unnatural and out of touch with reality. I guess that's why I wasn't scared, there was no deeper experience and Nispel's film became in my eyes just one of many teenage slashers. (2004.07.17)

So: A chilling atmosphere, constant tension, ever-present fear... None of that is in the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. One star was earned by the music, the other by the bright exceptions (about two scenes that really had something to them). An unnecessary remake. What struck me, however, is that the film is set in 1973, but you can't really tell. Odd. (2010.05.09)

Bugger me! The remake not only surpasses the original in every way, but it also makes my personal top 20. This is exactly how it's supposed to be! Likable characters you can empathize with to the max, a dirty and gritty look, an incredible build-up of atmosphere and tension, a brilliantly acted deranged family, from the sheriff to the disgusting old crone (I've had a phobia of very ugly old people since I was a kid), and most importantly, Leatherface, who takes absolutely no shit from anyone, the man chases his victims until his last breath, a constant chainsaw to boot, and for perhaps the first time in my life I found myself cringing and feeling very uneasy during a horror movie. I absolutely bought into the actors role as I found myself running away from the terrifying Leatherface. I got exactly what the original lacked. Great! 100%! (2015.05.27)