The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | review

About: After picking up a traumatized hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding loon and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

This film is a remake of 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Review: The best horror remake of all-time. That might be high praise for some, but for me it's God's honest truth. As much as staple The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was when it came out, and the influence it had on the horror genre and filmmaking in general, this remake comes out on top in almost every way imaginable, and then some.

For me, the original felt more like a gory comedy, with this 2003 version, it felt more intense, horrific, thrilling, gory and far more stylish in terms of atmosphere. Granted, the original was made in a time where style was more slim. But it felt more like a horror comedy to me, a good horror comedy, but a horror comedy nonetheless. Maybe that's just me. It is what it is, but that's how I feel.

With 2003's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, we get a terrific rendition of Leatherface. He's brutal, ruthless and very self aware. On top of that, R. Lee Ermey is brilliant as Sheriff Hoyt. He's slick, balls-to-the-wall and downright intense. In some scenes, which he steals, Ermey channels an inner psychopath like I've never seen before. It's pretty frightening. Ermey is magic here.

As far as the rest of the cast goes, they're all great and do their parts justice. Jessica Biel makes for an amazing final girl and is one of the less corniest ones. Biel is extremely attractive, but she puts on a great brave performance all the way through. Great stuff. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a great gory horror at its finest and makes for a sweet treat in the summer time.

Score: A

(Credit: New Line Cinema)