Leatherface

Good movie!

Good movie!

Good movie!

Good movie!

source: Leatherface

The only good thing about this movie is that it is exceptionally fast paced. The many bad things include Zero subtlety Generic and by the numbers story terrible acting no actual scares not much of a point overall. And a chainsaw is seldom seen. Snore.

I have been quite excited for 'Leatherface' for a while now. I'm a big fan of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' series. Each film is impactful and entertaining in its own way, be it the light-hearted editions or the deadly serious ones. A prequel has already been done in the series, but nothing going back far enough to explore the origins of 'Leatherface'. Finally we have that story though and I can confirm is very well done. It far exceeded my expectations which were already admittedly high. What I love about these movies is that they don't need jump-scares, because the concept itself is terrifying enough. That's not to say that there aren't jump-scares (there are but they're few and far between, and even then they're kind of half-hearted because they're unnecessary) but for the most part the horror comes from visuals and just the pure thought of what is actually happening. Also the characters for a horror movie are exceptionally strong. I really cared about the fate of the good characters and the bad characters were both memorable and genuinely disturbing. This is a very well put together script. It shows patience, and at the same time the pacing feels exceptionally fast. It's in no race to tell its story, and in modern horror that is a rare thing. I was thoroughly impressed by 'Leatherface'. It's a hard film to find flaws in. Every aspect is done to a very high standard. To say that about a horror movie is incredibly rare, but it's also incredibly pleasing to do so. More like this please Hollywood.

This movie is a wonderful prelude to an already brilliant franchise of the horror genre. Lily Taylor demonstrates such a superb performance as the family matriarch. A family's misunderstood existence breeds both fear and hatred. A truly unique franchise that goes to show that blood is indeed thicker than water and there is no better way to serve revenge but ice cold and in the grinder. Much to look forward to is the rise of Leatherface! Bring on the next installment, we are waiting!

Horrid. That is the best word to describe this 'prequel'. It completely destroys every previous time line and makes a complete mockery of the original films. Why it even got made in the first place is a mystery to me. Don't waste your time. Hopefully you didn't actually spend money to see it.

Okay this movie sucks so so very much... two scenes stolen entirely from other movies... and a script that makes absolutely no sense on any level... Right now I'm finding it kind of stupid that there's this frail pretty girl working around the criminally insane with no security around her, it's completely out of control and unrealistic right off the bat. I don't think the criminally insane would have such open access to cigarettes and things that could be used as weapons... it's really taking me out of the movie right now. Poorly written characters, script, damn... I was really hoping this would be good. rofl OK OK this movie just made the biggest movie making mistake you can make... holy crap... so a girl is running, gets her leg caught in a bear trap... she doesn't even scream, she just looks back like... hey why can't I run anymore? The original is genius... especially when he comes out in the morning light at the end, when she thinks she's safe, cos it's daytime... that was such a profound moment for horror, maybe the first time horror said no, daytime does not mean safe anymore.... brilliant...