Entertainment Weekly rates the best (and worst) of Leatherface on film.
The film, for better or worse, opened the floodgates forChainsawprequels and sequels over the next several decades.
Absolutely exhausting, boring drivel.
Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Sam Coleman in ‘Leatherface’.Simon Varsano/Lionsgate
Indeed, that turn is as awe-inspiringly tasteless as anything that’s ever been puked onto a screen.
The Beginningis hard to classify, because, in several ways, it’s one of the betterChainsawspinoffs.
Yet, it’s also tremendously nihilistic and aggressively violent from start to finish, with no relief.
Mark Burnham in ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.Yana Blajeva/Netflix
In spite of a glossy tableau and a fun twist on the story, Leatherface never really gets going.
The Next Generationis quite a bit of fun.
It’s more than a worthy successor to Hooper’s fearsome original.
Dan Yeager in ‘Texas Chainsaw’.Everett Collection
Where to watchThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Amazon Prime Video
Andrew Bryniarski in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.Everett Collection
Andrew Bryniarski in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’.Everett Collection
R.A. Mihailoff in ‘Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III’.Everett Collection
Matthew McConaughey in ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation’.Everett Collection
Dennis Hopper in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2’.Everett Collection
Gunnar Hansen in ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’.Everett Collection
