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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (DVD 2004)Review created: 21/04/07
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4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was first released in 1974 to horrified audiences across the world. This was a fresh approach for the genre; a gritty and gruelling tale with plenty of scares and thrills which was based, however loosely, in reality. Tobe Hooper made a much admired and criticised movie which rightfully claims a place amongst the most infamous horror films of all time.
The movie opens with five teenagers on a road trip. Background radio reports tell of a macabre find at the local cemetery but they pay no attention. It is hot, they don´t know the area and they make the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker while passing a slaughterhouse in an isolated part of Texas. Unfortunately for them the hitcher is decidedly inbred and violent and after a frightening exchange they kick him out of the van and push on up the highway.
This opening is very nicely shot and acted. It creates a serious undertone of threat right from the start of the film, an undertone which doesn´t let up until the credits roll.
The kids soon run out of gas and the only station around is waiting for a delivery. They make the mistake of going off the main road in an effort to find an old abandoned house. Upon arrival they split up and things begin to go badly wrong in a very gory way. Two of them set off to find a creek to swim in but instead they spot a house and decide to ask for some gas. Mental note - never approach creepy looking houses in backwoods Texas.
The movie creates a huge amount of tension, the intense heat of Texas can be felt through the screen and as the mishaps and attacks are ladled on it becomes almost unbearable. The direction is excellent, there are some fantastically creepy shots and scares that make you jump out of your seat and the overall effect is really unsettling.
The music and sound effects are also very good. The screeching fiddle noise was so good that the remake used it over and over again but here it is just right. The sound effects are frighteningly real sounding, especially the dull thump of the sledgehammer as it collides with an unfortunate teenager.
The story is pretty ridiculous but it works and however bizarre it may seem this film drew heavily from the real life case of Ed Gein - a serial killer who made lampshades from human skin. Hooper takes it one step further with Leatherface, a chainsaw wielding madman with a grotesque mask sewn together from the faces of past victims. He places this freak in the loving arms of an entire family of cannibalistic killers, a male household dominated by the now near dead Grandfather who used to be the best killer at the slaughterhouse.
The five teenagers are just your usual maniac fodder, although one of them is wheelchair bound and wimpy and the fact he is the most vulnerable victim imaginable increases the tension even further. The acting is decent but not great, some of the mad family play their parts well but they struggle to keep them believable for the duration. Indeed the entire premise descends into something of a farce towards the end as the tension which has been building and building finally cracks with a crescendo of violence.
The movie opens with five teenagers on a road trip. Background radio reports tell of a macabre find at the local cemetery but they pay no attention. It is hot, they don´t know the area and they make the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker while passing a slaughterhouse in an isolated part of Texas. Unfortunately for them the hitcher is decidedly inbred and violent and after a frightening exchange they kick him out of the van and push on up the highway.
This opening is very nicely shot and acted. It creates a serious undertone of threat right from the start of the film, an undertone which doesn´t let up until the credits roll.
The kids soon run out of gas and the only station around is waiting for a delivery. They make the mistake of going off the main road in an effort to find an old abandoned house. Upon arrival they split up and things begin to go badly wrong in a very gory way. Two of them set off to find a creek to swim in but instead they spot a house and decide to ask for some gas. Mental note - never approach creepy looking houses in backwoods Texas.
The movie creates a huge amount of tension, the intense heat of Texas can be felt through the screen and as the mishaps and attacks are ladled on it becomes almost unbearable. The direction is excellent, there are some fantastically creepy shots and scares that make you jump out of your seat and the overall effect is really unsettling.
The music and sound effects are also very good. The screeching fiddle noise was so good that the remake used it over and over again but here it is just right. The sound effects are frighteningly real sounding, especially the dull thump of the sledgehammer as it collides with an unfortunate teenager.
The story is pretty ridiculous but it works and however bizarre it may seem this film drew heavily from the real life case of Ed Gein - a serial killer who made lampshades from human skin. Hooper takes it one step further with Leatherface, a chainsaw wielding madman with a grotesque mask sewn together from the faces of past victims. He places this freak in the loving arms of an entire family of cannibalistic killers, a male household dominated by the now near dead Grandfather who used to be the best killer at the slaughterhouse.
The five teenagers are just your usual maniac fodder, although one of them is wheelchair bound and wimpy and the fact he is the most vulnerable victim imaginable increases the tension even further. The acting is decent but not great, some of the mad family play their parts well but they struggle to keep them believable for the duration. Indeed the entire premise descends into something of a farce towards the end as the tension which has been building and building finally cracks with a crescendo of violence.
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dvd atonementReview created: 10/08/08
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I am in the process of converting my video collection into dvd's & came across this gem of a film on ebay. Having now watched this film, it is of high quality & really enjoyable. Regards
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texas chainsaw massacreReview created: 06/07/08
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bought on the advise of a mate, this film is terifying, makes you realise why it was banned in so many countrys, even more scary when you know it is based on a true story, no wonder america was appaled by it. scary stuff !!!!!!
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)On August 20th, 1973, police were dispatched to the remote farmhouse of Thomas Hewitt, the former head-skinner at a local slaughterhouse in Travis County, Texas. What they found within the confines of the cryptic residence was the butchered remains of 33 human victims, a chilling discovery that shocked and horrified a nation in what many still refer to as the most notorious mass murder case of all time. Wearing the grotesque flesh masks of his victims and brandishing a chainsaw, the killer, known as “Leatherface,” would gain infamy when sensational headlines were splashed across newspapers throughout the state of Texas: “House of Terror Stuns Nation – Massacre in Texas.” Local authorities would eventually gun down a man wearing a leathery mask and declare they had their killer, which abruptly closed the case; however, in the years that followed, many close to the grisly murder case would come forward to level accusations that police had botched the investigation and knowingly killed the wrong man. Now, for the first time, the only known survivor of the killing spree has broken the silence and come forward to tell the real story of what happened on a deserted rural Texas highway when a group of five young kids inadvertently found themselves besieged by a chainsaw-wielding madman, one who would leave a trail of blood and terror that would forever become known as “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
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the texas chainsaw massacrei borrowed this film from my son in law who is a policeofficer he told me it was based on a true story so i watched it i was shocked and amazed with what i was seeing it was a very good horror film and made it more of a shocker to know this happend for real so i see it being sold on ebay and bought it a good film not for the faint hearted
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Region 1 (2003 remake)1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Driving through the backwoods of Texas, five youths pick up a traumatized hitchhiker, the group stop in a small town and seek help from the locals, but instead find themselves living their worst possible nightmare as they come across a cannibalistic family who want to invite them for dinner.
Based very loosely on the real life tale of Ed Gein this film manages to capture just the right fear, emotions and atmosphere, sure there are hokey moment's and you have to wonder sometimes about the stupidity of the characters but this is a very superior remake of the original 1974 classic, it has some genuine scary moments but is not nearly as gory as you would imagine but then neither was the original version.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and the plotline is also similiar in many ways to Wrong Turn which was also made in 2003.
Jessica Biel is an actress with a bright future ahead of her and she also looks good in a wet t-shirt, R Lee Ermey steals the show from everyone and after viewing this film i guarantee you won't be having steak for dinner.
The director is a protegee of pop music video's and his direction is very stylistic and assured, the Cinematography is handled by Daniel Pearl who also did the same job on the original 1974 version only this time it's much better and the images are at times breathtaking. The horror genre often gets a bad reputation but i would argue that many of today's best artist's started their career's making horror film's.
:Picture Quality On The Disc:
The film is presented in an anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio, it looks very clean with only a tiny amount of edge enhancement and some slight grain which i felt was done deliberately to enhance the horror aspects of the film, all in all this is a very good looking transfer with fine level's of detail throughout its running time.
:Audio Quality On The Disc:
There are two different audio tracks available on this disc, one is a Dolby Digital EX and the other is a DTS ES track, the sound plays an integral part of this film and your surround channels and subwoofer will be in for quite a workout, at times its a very agressively mixed soundtrack but there are some subtle effects within the mix if you listen for them. Of the two sound formats i preferred the DTS mix which i felt had deeper bass and more natural front to rear pans, the Dolby track will still give your system a great workout but the DTS track is audibly superior.
:Extras:
This film has many extra's but let's start with the three commentary tracks on the first disc, yep that's right not just one commentary track New Line have excelled themselves and provided us three, Michael Bay who is best known as a director of films such as Armageddon and Transformers produced this film and he shares his thoughts and opinions on the film making process and its pretty informative, the cast and director also give their views and opinions and basically every angle is covered in these commentaries and you get a real feel for the production and for the cast and crew.
Disc 2 features an excellent 75 minute making of documentary, it has some funny standout laugh out loud moments such as R Lee Ermey doing his Full Metal Jacket routine, the cast seemed to all get on very well and Eric Balfour sure know's how to make an exit, there are also screen test's and deleted scenes, one of which has one of the cast being sliced up the middle by a chainsaw and this should have been left in the film.
Great Atmospheric Horror.
Based very loosely on the real life tale of Ed Gein this film manages to capture just the right fear, emotions and atmosphere, sure there are hokey moment's and you have to wonder sometimes about the stupidity of the characters but this is a very superior remake of the original 1974 classic, it has some genuine scary moments but is not nearly as gory as you would imagine but then neither was the original version.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and the plotline is also similiar in many ways to Wrong Turn which was also made in 2003.
Jessica Biel is an actress with a bright future ahead of her and she also looks good in a wet t-shirt, R Lee Ermey steals the show from everyone and after viewing this film i guarantee you won't be having steak for dinner.
The director is a protegee of pop music video's and his direction is very stylistic and assured, the Cinematography is handled by Daniel Pearl who also did the same job on the original 1974 version only this time it's much better and the images are at times breathtaking. The horror genre often gets a bad reputation but i would argue that many of today's best artist's started their career's making horror film's.
:Picture Quality On The Disc:
The film is presented in an anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio, it looks very clean with only a tiny amount of edge enhancement and some slight grain which i felt was done deliberately to enhance the horror aspects of the film, all in all this is a very good looking transfer with fine level's of detail throughout its running time.
:Audio Quality On The Disc:
There are two different audio tracks available on this disc, one is a Dolby Digital EX and the other is a DTS ES track, the sound plays an integral part of this film and your surround channels and subwoofer will be in for quite a workout, at times its a very agressively mixed soundtrack but there are some subtle effects within the mix if you listen for them. Of the two sound formats i preferred the DTS mix which i felt had deeper bass and more natural front to rear pans, the Dolby track will still give your system a great workout but the DTS track is audibly superior.
:Extras:
This film has many extra's but let's start with the three commentary tracks on the first disc, yep that's right not just one commentary track New Line have excelled themselves and provided us three, Michael Bay who is best known as a director of films such as Armageddon and Transformers produced this film and he shares his thoughts and opinions on the film making process and its pretty informative, the cast and director also give their views and opinions and basically every angle is covered in these commentaries and you get a real feel for the production and for the cast and crew.
Disc 2 features an excellent 75 minute making of documentary, it has some funny standout laugh out loud moments such as R Lee Ermey doing his Full Metal Jacket routine, the cast seemed to all get on very well and Eric Balfour sure know's how to make an exit, there are also screen test's and deleted scenes, one of which has one of the cast being sliced up the middle by a chainsaw and this should have been left in the film.
Great Atmospheric Horror.
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (DVD 2004)2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley, Matthew Bomer, Diora Baird, Heather Kafka, Marietta Marich, Terrence Evans
Certificate: 18
Running time: 90mins
The 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre got some very mixed opinions, some saw it as a film that should never have been done as the original was just too damn perfect, whilst others saw this as just as good if not better then 70's version. So with whatever mixed reviews the film may have been given I'm certain many people may have joint thoughts in the idea of a prequel of the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
The film takes a glimpse at the birth of the monster that was known as Leatherface, the psycho chainsaw wielding cannibal who sliced and diced numerous amounts of people within Texas-apparently.
The year is 1969, and two young brothers are off to enrol in Vietnam, although youngest brother, Dean is still unsure about strapping on his army boots he tags along reluctantly hoping to find the right time to give his big bruv, Eric the bad news. Turns out, he'll never have to go anyway, as the two brothers and their lady friends are first in the queue to become victim to the lovely fella, Leatherface-Unlucky.
Driven back to the infamous Hewitt house by the sneaky Sheriff Hoyt (loud mouthed legend, R.Lee Ermey) after a near fatal car crash, three of the teenagers are imprisoned whilst brave lass Chrissy (Jordana Brewster-the hotty from Fast and the Furious) sets out on a one woman mission to save her buds-which we know will end in failure-as does the film.
This horror prequel is another stain that appears on a descent classic's name-irritable and unremoveable. The attempt to unravel the origin of our cow faced villain is a quick and thoughtless explanation as to why he turns psycho, as they can't get the good looking, dopey teenagers in quick enough after it. Ironically the rest of the film is so damn slow and filled with completely unnecessary amounts of gore, with no moments of fear or build up-slice dice and decapitate has never felt so long.
The only sharp blade in the film is Ermey who plays Leatherface's brother and equally as mad Sheriff Hoyt., his sick and darkly funny moments are the only thing that keeps the film going and in doing so, becomes more terrifying that the chainsaw wielder the film is supposed to be focusing upon.
What was a bad idea to begin with Texas Chainsaw: The Beginning is another dark secret of the horror genre you really should try and forget-quickly...
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley, Matthew Bomer, Diora Baird, Heather Kafka, Marietta Marich, Terrence Evans
Certificate: 18
Running time: 90mins
The 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre got some very mixed opinions, some saw it as a film that should never have been done as the original was just too damn perfect, whilst others saw this as just as good if not better then 70's version. So with whatever mixed reviews the film may have been given I'm certain many people may have joint thoughts in the idea of a prequel of the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
The film takes a glimpse at the birth of the monster that was known as Leatherface, the psycho chainsaw wielding cannibal who sliced and diced numerous amounts of people within Texas-apparently.
The year is 1969, and two young brothers are off to enrol in Vietnam, although youngest brother, Dean is still unsure about strapping on his army boots he tags along reluctantly hoping to find the right time to give his big bruv, Eric the bad news. Turns out, he'll never have to go anyway, as the two brothers and their lady friends are first in the queue to become victim to the lovely fella, Leatherface-Unlucky.
Driven back to the infamous Hewitt house by the sneaky Sheriff Hoyt (loud mouthed legend, R.Lee Ermey) after a near fatal car crash, three of the teenagers are imprisoned whilst brave lass Chrissy (Jordana Brewster-the hotty from Fast and the Furious) sets out on a one woman mission to save her buds-which we know will end in failure-as does the film.
This horror prequel is another stain that appears on a descent classic's name-irritable and unremoveable. The attempt to unravel the origin of our cow faced villain is a quick and thoughtless explanation as to why he turns psycho, as they can't get the good looking, dopey teenagers in quick enough after it. Ironically the rest of the film is so damn slow and filled with completely unnecessary amounts of gore, with no moments of fear or build up-slice dice and decapitate has never felt so long.
The only sharp blade in the film is Ermey who plays Leatherface's brother and equally as mad Sheriff Hoyt., his sick and darkly funny moments are the only thing that keeps the film going and in doing so, becomes more terrifying that the chainsaw wielder the film is supposed to be focusing upon.
What was a bad idea to begin with Texas Chainsaw: The Beginning is another dark secret of the horror genre you really should try and forget-quickly...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre DVD 2004Review created: 13/02/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I didn't enjoy the original, I thought it was a very slow film, but this remake is very good indeed. Obviously with technology they can improve the blood and guts and make the scenes even more gruesome but I feel that the story moved better in this remake and I wasn't bored like I was when watching the original.
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (DVD 2004)0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
GREAT FILM, LOVED THE THRILLER WORTH EVERY PENNY
GOOD STARTING EXCITING MIDDLE AND A GOOD ENDING WITH A SLITE TWIST
RECCOMENDED FOR ANYONE LOOKIN A GOOD THRILLER
GOOD STARTING EXCITING MIDDLE AND A GOOD ENDING WITH A SLITE TWIST
RECCOMENDED FOR ANYONE LOOKIN A GOOD THRILLER
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5/5 Excellent!Review created: 24/12/06
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Story: Description
Directed by well-known commercial and video director Marcus Nispel, and produced by Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR), this remake begins in the same place as the original. Five friends are driving through Texas on their way to a concert in Dallas. But when they stop to pick up a hitchhiker, their trip takes a turn for the worse. The friends--Erin (Jessica Biel), Kemper (Eric Balfour), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), and Andy (Mike Vogel)--have no idea what they're in for when they ask the local sheriff (R. Lee Ermey) for help. It isn't long before the blood begins to pour and the notorious chainsaw of the maniacal, murderous Leatherface starts to roar.
Although considered relatively low budget (9.5 million) by 2003 moviemaking standards, Nispel's remake is worlds away from the no-budget feel of Hooper's original. Where that film left much of the actual gore off camera, Nispel and Bay up the ante by showing every death in all its gruesome detail building to a final act that is relentless and terrifying. Tobe Hooper's enduring original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE appeared like a nightmare in 1974, establishing a whole new genre of horror film and thirty years later it's back.
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Great Horror, story hits off with a group of friends who wend to mexico to get some dope, they almost hit a girl on the road, they stop and pick her up, girl shoots herself in van.
the scene where she shoots herself was very unique & kinda like the style of '' From Dusk 'Till Dawn '' .
the rest is pretty mutch average horror, a maniac chases them etc.
when they want to phone the sheriff the grandpa of the family ( in a wheelchair ) asks 1 of the chicks to help him up because he fell down from his wheelchair, while she's helping him up, he feels her ass, hilarious :-D
some scenes are great when Thomas accidently fells down & cuts his own leg a bit.
i dunno how many times i've seen this movie, could be in the dozens or so, this is what TRUE horror is about, if you like horror ( classic horror-style & not '' horror '' like '' Scream '' for instance ( witch is hilarious in nature ) ) then definately buy this one.
you should also see the original of the '70's of witch this is a remake off.
It is NOT as cool as this one however, but it gets you a bit more background on the movie/story & all, watch the original late in the evening/night around 3 am or so, this one you can watch around 10/11 pm or so.
Not suitable for younger audience in my opinion though. 18+ and older in my opinion.
A++++++++++++++++++++++++
Directed by well-known commercial and video director Marcus Nispel, and produced by Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR), this remake begins in the same place as the original. Five friends are driving through Texas on their way to a concert in Dallas. But when they stop to pick up a hitchhiker, their trip takes a turn for the worse. The friends--Erin (Jessica Biel), Kemper (Eric Balfour), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), and Andy (Mike Vogel)--have no idea what they're in for when they ask the local sheriff (R. Lee Ermey) for help. It isn't long before the blood begins to pour and the notorious chainsaw of the maniacal, murderous Leatherface starts to roar.
Although considered relatively low budget (9.5 million) by 2003 moviemaking standards, Nispel's remake is worlds away from the no-budget feel of Hooper's original. Where that film left much of the actual gore off camera, Nispel and Bay up the ante by showing every death in all its gruesome detail building to a final act that is relentless and terrifying. Tobe Hooper's enduring original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE appeared like a nightmare in 1974, establishing a whole new genre of horror film and thirty years later it's back.
Comments:
Great Horror, story hits off with a group of friends who wend to mexico to get some dope, they almost hit a girl on the road, they stop and pick her up, girl shoots herself in van.
the scene where she shoots herself was very unique & kinda like the style of '' From Dusk 'Till Dawn '' .
the rest is pretty mutch average horror, a maniac chases them etc.
when they want to phone the sheriff the grandpa of the family ( in a wheelchair ) asks 1 of the chicks to help him up because he fell down from his wheelchair, while she's helping him up, he feels her ass, hilarious :-D
some scenes are great when Thomas accidently fells down & cuts his own leg a bit.
i dunno how many times i've seen this movie, could be in the dozens or so, this is what TRUE horror is about, if you like horror ( classic horror-style & not '' horror '' like '' Scream '' for instance ( witch is hilarious in nature ) ) then definately buy this one.
you should also see the original of the '70's of witch this is a remake off.
It is NOT as cool as this one however, but it gets you a bit more background on the movie/story & all, watch the original late in the evening/night around 3 am or so, this one you can watch around 10/11 pm or so.
Not suitable for younger audience in my opinion though. 18+ and older in my opinion.
A++++++++++++++++++++++++
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What is this?1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
If there is one film that would be in the worse films ever made then this is it, i dont call this a horror fil as it was aload of rubbish. I brought it ages ago from a car boot cause i heard good reviews and i watched it and i could not believev how a bad film was made. Its so stupid and not worth time or money.
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TEXASReview created: 05/12/06
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0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
very happy with the overall transaction. recieved in good time and good communication from seller. item was in good condition, and well packaged. would purchase off this seller again in the future.
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chainsaw massacre? he was a lunaticReview created: 07/11/06
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
my husband does not often go for this type of film but he was on the edge of his seat when it was on tv and he asked me to buy it for him it has great effects try it.
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BEST HORROR FILM EVER!!1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I absolutely love this film and have watched it at least 10 times. Good acting, great suspense, lots of gore, and a scary villan, what more do you want from a horror movie?! If you love horror's then DEFINATELY buy this movie, because I do and it is one of the best films I have ever seen!!
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Brilliant!2 of 4 people found this review helpful.
This is the sort of remake I like, they didn't stick to the original completely but what they didn't use made it better. The effects were better but then the first one was made in the 70s. This film seems to go into the weird family a bit deeper than the first one as well, but that only makes you hate them more.
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