As usual, my friends and I needed a horror movie to watch, and so we decided on Texas Chainsaw. We had seen the original, so we figured we might as well see the beginning of the guy. The movie begins with Dean and Eric, played by Taylor Handley and Matt Bomer respectively, at a motel, ready to join the army as they were drafted. Simultaneously, Tommy, who later becomes Leatherface, is working at a meat processing plant ordered to be shut down. Neither of his bosses could get him to leave, and one of them died trying, so they called the police. This is when Sheriff Hoyt shows up, and he isn't really a sheriff, but a crazy man who killed the actual sheriff and took on the persona. He recruits Tommy to his farm, and Tommy becomes his servant. Sheriff Hoyt later pulls over a car with Dean, Eric and both of their girlfriends over, and since Dean was trying to burn his draft card, he forces them into his car and takes them to his farm. That's where the massacre begins, because none of the four 'invited' guests would eat the human meat dinner prepared by the family. Hoyt calls Tommy from the basement, and he revs up a chainsaw(the nearest weapon, which ends up as his signature) for the first time. Chaos breaks out, and all die(which we saw coming) except Bailey who sneaks out to a car and escapes, until Tommy pops up from the back seat and kills her.
Objectively speaking, this movie was well made. For the first time, we experience the backstory of the famous Leatherface, before he even used a chainsaw. The movie was flooded with a low lighting key and dark sounds, keeping us on edge the entire time, ready to jump out of our skin at any moment. Every scene had Tommy as the dynamic factor of every scene, shrouded by shadows. The diagetic audio of the chainsaw and screaming didn't help our goosebumps at all, thanks to director Jonathan Liebesman. These are traditional horror movie elements that have been used and will be used for many years to come, and this film implemented them perfectly. The killing portion of the movie was a bit compressed, but this made room for a lengthy backstory, which was a good trade-off. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, as we not only freaked out but laughed throughout the duration of the movie. We have a few inside jokes that sprouted from the movie, such as naming Tommy "Big Chief" and calling that out to each other without anyone understanding it(I realize now it is no longer an inside joke as I have just announced it). Also, we always check the backseats of our cars to avoid such an incident depicted in the movie. I love horror movies, and this one definitely ranks pretty highly on my list. Overall, it was interesting to see how one of the most famous movie killers originated, and to have it done in such a storyline fashion was entertaining to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yTobqXy7X8
This link is to the trailer of the film.
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