It's taken me a few days to write this review because I wanted to make sure what I said wasn't based off of the high from coming out of a movie theater with a bunch of people at 2 in the morning. I wanted to make sure that I wrote an honest review and here it is.
Let me set the scene for you guys. I went to the 12:10am showing of the film on Friday. This is one of the bigger theaters around my area and the only one with a late showing (I had to leave work early to make it on time). By the time they let us into the theater it was about 12, so we still had 10 minutes. What is it about late night showings that make people feel the need to let loose and act like complete morons? My boyfriend and I were the first into the theater and we scored the top seats that are two together with no seats next to us. Over to the side there were another row of 5 seats where a bunch of "youths" (okay, I can't really say that because they looked like they were in their 20's which doesn't make it any better.) Anyway, this was the most obnoxious group I've ever had to endure and I'm actually surprised that I lasted so long without saying something. They took pictures with the flash on, they continually laughed and made noises and ended up talking throughout the whole first half of the movie. Finally, security came up and told them they were being too loud and this was their last warning but unfortunately there was only about 20 minutes left of the film at that point.
Now, back to the feature presentation. Texas Chainsaw 3D is the sequel to 1974's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Starring Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trey Songz, along with appearances from Bill Moseley and Gunner Hansen, the film starts right where the first one ends. The entire opening credits showcases all the kill shots from the original in 3D. Which leads me on another tangent; 3D. I honestly thought the 3D was pretty damn good in the film. Normally, I'm against 3D in horror 100%. And while they probably released it in 3D so that we could have chainsaws coming right at us, I thought the 3D didn't take anything away from the movie. It was a little delight for me. But that's just me.
Now, I liked the film. I thought it was pretty good. Not many people have been saying that. Every review I've seen so far has talked about how terrible it is. But, for a movie that does have some plot holes and a little problem with the timeline, I thought it was a pretty damn fun flick. The movie starts off with the Sheriff showing up at the Sawyers' home, demanding that they turn over Leatherface for the crimes he committed. While the Sawyers' come to that agreement, the town rednecks come in their trucks and decide to basically make a citizen's arrest but resort to blowing the family to smithereens, then setting the place on fire, killing everyone in the house (or so they think.) One of the rednecks finds a baby and him and his wife decide to take care of her without anyone knowing who she was.
Fast forward to 2012 where the baby is all grown up. Heather (Alexandra Daddario) is in her 20's and receives a letter from the family's lawyer telling her she inherited a house from her grandmother; one she never knew about. She decides to take the trip to Texas with her friends and boyfriend to check out the place, and thus begins Texas Chainsaw 3D.
My first problem with the film is the time line. If the baby was born in 1974 or even 1973, Heather would be almost 40 years old in 2012. Yet, Heather doesn't look a day over 21. They could've set the movie in the 90's but I guess that would mean they couldn't incorporate some of the scenes into that. But, if you don't think about it too much, it isn't really a problem.
What I liked about the film was how fun it was. I don't think the film takes itself too seriously and that's something that fits with a film like this. There are just fun little scenes in that had me laughing and cheering and that's always something that you want with movies featuring so much death and gore. While you don't care about the cast of teens too much, you know they're just there for the body count. You really only need to focus on Heather and Leatherface and it all comes together in the end.
So I say give the film a chance. Not everyone is going to like it. Some people might downright hate it. But let me leave you with this thought:
Anything is better than the Nightmare on Elm Street remake.
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