Product Details

• Actors: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens
• Directors: Kim Henkel
• Writers: Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper
• Producers: Kim Henkel, Charles Kuhn, Robert Kuhn
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: September 8, 1998
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (232 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0800187164
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,178 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Star-studded Cast, December 28, 2003

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"lordofthefruitflies" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Next Generation (DVD)

I took one look at the cover of this movie and nearly coughed up blood. In my mind, Matthew McConnaghey(whatever his name is) and Renee Zellweger DO NOT belong in my Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. It seems downright blasphemous.. until you watch it.

This movie is highly hilarious. Here's your summary:

Four teens(including Zellweger) go on an after prom ride into the boonies, only to find a nearly dead kid on the road. The teens split up to find help with a broken flash-light, only to run into a crazy redneck(McConnaughey) and his equally crazy family. Hijinx ensue.

The old chainsaw family is replaced with a new one which, while my purist side balks, is almost equal to the original characters. Here we have McConnaughey as a crazy mofo with a robotic leg, his quote-spouting brother, his lusty and very battered wife, and, of course, good old Leather. A winning combination.

Most TCM fans are angered by the inclusion of Leatherface cross-dressing, and I can't blame them. If the thought of that turns you green, stay away from this movie. I, however, can't argue with Leatherface doing the chainsaw dance in a dress, no sir.

This movie is definetely not for purists;. I would, however, recommend it as a good time. Some times you have to be afraid of angry retarded men with chainsaws, and sometimes you have to laugh with them. This movie is for your laughs.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Horror Of A Horror Movie., October 28, 2004

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Next Generation (DVD)

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" (or "The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" as it is also known) sits in my DVD collection, along with the other "T.C.M." movies, for one simple reason: It is easily the most vexing and confusing horror movie in the entire history of cinema. Think about it. Co-scribe of the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," Kim Henkel, sat behind the director's chair and made the complete opposite of what fans want from these movies. It makes no sense. Is this some sort of afterbirth from the original movie? Or is it just a very twisted and comedic remake? No one knows. I don't know. You don't know. I pray everyday that they will release a DVD edition of this movie with commentary from Henkel himself, just so we can all know what this movie was supposed to be. Because we know it isn't scary. You can't watch this movie and be scared, it just doesn't work. And it's only funny in the "so bad it's good" vein. There is not one single moment where you fear for a character's life, and when we are supposed to care, the people in peril don't care -- one character, being pursued by a member of Leatherface's clan stops to catch his breath and says something to the effect of "Please stop, you're scaring me." And don't even get me started on the portrayal of Leatherface himself in this one. The story revolves around a group of good looking teens who get lost in the woods on prom night. Eventually, as it always goes, they end up in Leatherface's house, which is again, full of a brand new family of half-wits and psychotics, lead by Matthew McConaughey (you heard me), who is one of the few saving graces of this film, as he piles on the cheese to his character. Renee Zellweger (yes, again, you heard me) plays the typical role, the innocent teen who inexplicably survives as her friends get slaughtered. Zellweger hits all the right notes, as the frumpy, yet attractive, frightened teenage girl. However, nothing else in this movie works. There is little to no gore to speak of, and just when you think things can't get worse, a limousine arrives and...well...I wouldn't want to spoil it for you. You just have to see this trainwreck for yourself. It's so horrible that you just can't look away. It's too bad the "franchise" had to end with this entry, and it's so baffling that someone who created the original story couldn't have done any better. Watch it only out of morbid curiousity. Use once, then destroy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No wonder Leather Face is mad, he watched this film!, December 29, 2004

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Micheal Hunt (Hellbourne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Next Generation (DVD)

I was not a fan of the original TCM nor the remake, And I know sequls are usualy a lot worse with these kinds of films, but man, this one stunk worse then Pepi Le Pu's laundry.

The movie started of ok, not great, it contained far too much swearing, even by my standards, everything was "F" this, and "F" that, but aside the intelegent dialog bringing it down, the plot was looking ok, as a group of friends find them selves in a carwreck just down the road from Leatherface and the gang.

But from there, the plot went extremly bad, i'd beleive it if the writer said he had written half a script when they started filming, and wrote the rest during, because it went everywhere with no reason.

I suppose the idea was to get cheap scares or something, just stick a girl in a situation where shes running for her life and hope the audience buy it. Well, I dunno about you, but I didnt buy it. I dont get scared, but I know what a good horror flick is. A good one has a plot that makes sense, not just a lot of screaming, growling and stupidity mixed with a bunch of things that dont make sense.

They tried to explain in the film that there is an underground orginization that these guys work for, and that this head huancho just wanted to scare people, not kill them, and his plan went wrong. The ending of the movie was the nail in the coffin to bury this god awful film.

I wouldnt even recomend you hire this film, I wouldnt watch it again if it was on TV, and if it was given to me, i'd use the DVD as a coaster or a frisbie.

My questions to the people who made this film is:
1. How could you make such a bad movie?
2. How could you release such a bad movie?
3. Why did you waste yours and everyone elses time by putting it on DVD?

Dont bother with this garbage, it's not scary, it's not frightning, most of it doesnt make sense as to why it's happening, unless your completly obsessed with Leather Face and wanna see him scream alot but not actualy kill anybody in the entire film, then you might wanna check it out, but no one else would.