Horror franchises have notoriously undergone a number of changes, reboots and recreations over the years but the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films stand in a class all on their own.
In 2013, director John Luessenhop decided to take his own stab with “Texas Chainsaw 3D” — a film that sought to carry on the legacy of the original movie while trying to take advantage of the new 3D technology that was sweeping through movie theaters worldwide. The seventh overall film to feature the “Texas Chainsaw” name transformed Leatherface into a horror anti-hero while introducing audiences to a young actress named Alexandra Daddario, who would eventually become a household name.
Four years later, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo once again tried to reinvent the franchise with a prequel that was supposed to tie directly to the original film from Tobe Hooper while also sharing some of the same characters from “Texas Chainsaw 3D.”
The end result was simply called “Leatherface,” although judging by the reviews of the film very few people who saw this movie actually like to consider it canon to the Texas Chainsaw franchise.
In the final episode of our “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise review series, we’re going to take a look at these last two films in the series as we discuss “Texas Chainsaw 3D” and “Leatherface”…
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