The 1974 original is notoriously known for cutting out most gore for a better MPAA rating but this 2003 update wanted to show the grisliness and brutality of Leatherface. Not only does it show-off the make-up from the gunshot, but also some pretty decent cinematography that’s featured throughout the film (minus that sweet sepia/grain look of the original). The camera moves from the character’s reactions through the victim’s head and out the back of the van. Also, instead of picking up a hitchhiking Hewitt, they pick up a traumatized victim who kills herself in the back of the van, prompting the group to find a way to call the cops. This change makes the attacks seem more random. It gives you a reason to care about them, versus our new group who is headed to a Lynard Skin-, sorry Skynard concert after picking up marijuana in Mexico. The original has a group heading to check the grave site of a dead relative, tying into the opening narration. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre directed by Marcus Nispel plays out similarly to the 1974 original, with some significant changes in the character department. “Leatherface is absolutely terrifying in this version, however, he doesn’t leave the same psychological wound as the original…” The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003) simultaneously succeeds and fails to do so. But a new angle and a fresh take can occasionally prove to be interesting but this movie can get filmmakers into trouble if they don’t stay true to the essence of the original. Tobe Hooper‘s classic doesn’t exactly fit into those first three categories, it’s a near-perfect film. To update the film for modern audiences (Context, Technology, etc).The movie didn’t live up to its potential.A bad movie had a good premise that went unnoticed.In my eyes, a movie should remade for one of four reasons: It was a shaky time, and a big gamble but it introduced a new generation of horror fans to films like The Hills Have Eyes, Dawn of the Dead, and Black Christmas. Arguably, this all began with 2003’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the remake train hasn’t lost any steam since that day. we saw a string of remakes hit the big screen breathing new life into some of horror’s most celebrated properties. Maybe moviegoers wanted to see something familiar, they thought. After all the strangeness to come out of the 90s, theater attendance was declining and studios were forced to go back to the drawing board. The early 2000s was an interesting, transitional time for horror.
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