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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre **½
USA: Marcus Nispel, 2003 First, let me say that this remake of Tobe Hooper's classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is really not a bad movie, just an incredibly uninspired one. It takes the premise of one of the most shocking and visceral horror movies of all time and runs it through the generic machine to make it like every other teen slasher out there. Lurching uncomfortably between weak terror and goofy comedy, nothing about this remake ever rings true, even if the gore is well-executed and the photography decent. Jessica Biel does her best, but she's never a patch on Marilyn Burns in the original and always looks just a little too perfect, even when drenched in blood and sweat and running for her life. Oh, and the film really could have done without that cheesy "police footage" wraparound. IMDB reference
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Welcome to the movie checklist!
This section is an archive listing every movie I've seen from January 1 2005 onwards. Films I have already seen are included and will be marked with a (*), but probably won't be reviewed except under special circumstances. I will be including a rating for each film (in stars, out of 5), and hope to be able to include a brief 1-2 paragraph review of each film, although due to time constraints that won't always be possible.
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