In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Monday 24 October 2011

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)


Tobe Hooper smartly trades in the raw and gritty for camp in this loose sequel/parody to the 1974 cult classic. This time, you’ve got Dennis Hopper running around with a chainsaw, vowing vengeance for his kin who was killed in the original. The demented characters of the family are given more of a personality while Leatherface reveals himself to be an incompetent buffoon with a soft spot for a certain female radio jockey. On top of that, you’ve got this great sequence near the beginning of the film with a car chase and chainsaws set to Oingo Boingo’s “No One Lives Forever.” It doesn’t get any better than that.
3 homemade chili out of 5

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