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Post by CK on Jun 17, 2006 11:58:24 GMT -5
Rate it 5 is the best, 1 is the worst.
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Post by Nobody on Jun 17, 2006 17:50:07 GMT -5
I liked this one alot too, but not as much as 1 and 2. I still think it was a good entry and Ken Foree was sweetness. lol.
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Post by Conan on Jun 18, 2006 21:52:59 GMT -5
I liked it alot too. I really liked Leatherface's' new chainsaw. God I want that thing. Besides the chainsaw and some of the acting this movie was not as good as the first 2. It got a 3 from me.
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Post by HNT on Jun 19, 2006 18:59:16 GMT -5
I give it a 4. Ken Foree always rocks. Not nearly as good as the first, but quite a bit better than the second IMHO
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Post by undeadwillfeast on Jul 6, 2006 23:41:40 GMT -5
I gave this one a 4. Like everyone says, Ken Foree is awesome and Leatherface looks great in this one. Like a demented heavy metal killer. The song "Leatherface" by Laaz Rockit that plays over the credits is killer.
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Post by Canetoad on Aug 10, 2006 18:43:23 GMT -5
Three from Toad. Foree was good, but I actually preferred the slightly more manic nature of 2 with Dennis Hopper.
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Post by Nobody on Aug 13, 2006 17:14:54 GMT -5
Im with ya there toad. Definitely enjoyed part 2 more, but I still like this one and give it a 4.
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Post by GL on Nov 25, 2006 12:47:06 GMT -5
I'll post the review when I get the other two DVDs for Christmas.
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Post by GL on Dec 28, 2006 12:04:00 GMT -5
“Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III” is the under-rated film in the “Chainsaw” films.
**SPOILERS**
Driving from California to Florida, brother and sister Michelle, (Kate Hodge) and Ryan, (William Butler) stop of in Texas, where a deadly discovery concerning a mass murder in a graveyard is making travel a living hell. At a gas station, they are attacked by the local attendant (David Cloud) and take off down the road where they are run off by a strange four-wheel truck. While fixing the damage done, a man, Leatherface (R.A. Milhailoff) attacks the car, causing even more damage. Speeding away, they don't see another truck baring down on them. Narrowly avoiding another accident, the driver the other truck, Benny (Ken Foree) goes to check on Michelle and Ryan. The four-wheel drive truck shows up, manned by Tinker (Joe Unger) and attacks Benny, who meets up with Leatherface. The family captures Michelle and Ryan. They are tortured mercilessly,. Benny finds the house where they are being held and launches a surprise attack, giving Michelle a chance to escape. Leading Leatherface, the sole survivor of the attack, into the woods, Michelle has the final conclusion fight with the cannibal.
The Good News: The `Un-rated' version of the film is the better version, so I'll be describing that form of the film in this section, as it has nothing to do with the plot mention above. The gore is a little nastier, and it should please the gorehounds looking for a ton of blood and guts. Unfortunately, Leatherface does not get to use his famous 80-pound chainsaw in the film. He revs it, but that is all. The film does have some good jumping moments. Michelle is holding the flashlight in front of Ryan as they are trying to fix the flat tire, and Leatherface emerges into the scene by revving his chainsaw. The family is having their dinner, and suddenly machine gun fire bursts into the room, gunning down most of the family. The actors do a good job, but the one that should've been cut was Viggo Mortensen as Tex, who did very little and wasn't that important to the family. You notice how he was left out of the plot? Foree steals every scene he is in, as Hodge gets more screen, and scream, time. She gave a good performance that at that time would've been given to Jill Schoelen. It was nice to see another young actress in a late 80's, early 90's horror movie. The film is beautifully lit, as the night sets are very spooky and give an unusual atmosphere to the film. It envelops you into the film more so than most of the other movies being released at that time. That is perhaps the film’s best quality, as it really shouldn’t have been so creepy. Despite the reviews when it came out hammering it for being cut to hell and being incomprehensible, the film is actually pretty understandable.
The Bad News: Yes, there is an `R' rated version of the film that is so heavily cut that it makes no sense why it was rated “R.” Almost no violence at all, very little atmosphere, and just the language made it an “R.” You get the main gist of the plot, but the overall weakness of the Massacre's, and even Hopper's original makes this mistake, of not having a big cast for Leatherface to cut up. There are only three people in the cast who aren't members of the family, Benny, Michelle, and Ryan. When you include the survivor(s), that doesn't leave a lot of butchering to do. I'd love to see a Massacre film that had the cast the size of a Friday the 13th, where you have double-digit victims to axe. That would be a good film.
The Final Verdict: Cut to hell, this is still a good film. Not enough blood in the original, but with a bit more suspense than the `Un-rated' cut. Some of the cast members should've been dropped or switched sides to give Leatherface people to massacre, but it still is a better film than is generally given credit to.
Rated R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence
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Post by Jen on Apr 9, 2007 11:24:51 GMT -5
Again I say, I don't really understand the family in this one, who was who, and why Leatherface was still alive, or if Leatherface was the SAME Leatherface (the character had distinctly different feels in all of the movies, and not just because of there being different actors). So a tad confusing for me there. But I accepted it, and I liked it, I didn't love it though. So I will give it a three.
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Post by Canetoad on Apr 10, 2007 2:44:03 GMT -5
Very succinctly put Jen, and again, agree with you take on it totally.
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Post by GL on Apr 10, 2007 11:05:59 GMT -5
I still really enjoy this one and think it's really underrated in the series. Basically a rehash of the first one, with a little more action, some gore and a real demented sense of asthetics, with the young girl being an active member of the family and stealing a couple of scenes in the dining room. Yeah, it's cheap and the relationship between them doesn't make any sense or is even explained, but it's an overlookable flaw.
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Post by razors on Jun 2, 2007 16:50:38 GMT -5
I love this movie. I love the kill scenes. I love the characters. And I love the Guitar solo during the axe fight.
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Post by Canetoad on Jun 2, 2007 19:39:24 GMT -5
The guitar solo is a highlight
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Post by GL on Jun 3, 2007 10:27:15 GMT -5
I don't remember a guitar solo. All I remmber is the two Thrash songs, Death Angel's "Bored" during the part where they launch the big assault against the house, and Laaz Rockit's "Leatherface" during the credits.
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