Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (2013) Review

Evil Wears Many Faces

Okay, well this review is a bit late but the restriction of horror in Australia is quite bad. So here is my review for the 2013 release of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. 


Director: John Luessenhop

Writer:   Adam Marcus,
              Debra Sullivan 
              Kristen Elms.


Staring:  Alexandra Daddario
              Dan Yeager
              Trey Songz
              Scott Eastwood
              Tania Raymonde




Plot: In 1974, after the first massacre, the townspeople suspected the Sawyer family were to blame. A mob of locals surrounded the family home and burnt it to the ground, killing every last member of the family. Years later, Heather, a young woman finds out that she was adopted and is the last heir of the Sawyer family. She then inherits a Texas estate from her grandmother. She decides to bring her friends on a road trip to investigate her shocking inheritance. It is then when she discovers she has inherited a mansion. However, a certain terror waits for them in the basement....Leatherface...and he gives them a "blood-full" night they will not forget. 

Review: As a horror freak, who loved the original classic based on a true story, I was overall happy with how the film played out....they had the massive mystery aspect in this film which was really good along with the normal horror/thriller. It would have been good to use more scares in the film. Unlike most horror films, this had a lot of character development especially with Heather, the main character of the film. You could see how she changed throughout the film. 

The effects were used quite good as always. What I would have liked to see is more of the deaths scenes. They happened far to quickly for my liking. It would have been good too see it progress over some time like they have used in previous horror films. Not only did I want too see longer death scenes, but I wanted too see more deaths. The death count for Leatherface in this film was not high enough compared to the previous films. Hopefully, if they get the chance, they can make much more of an impact by showing how strong Leatherface actually is. 

Rating: Overall, the film was quite good. I give it a 5.9/10. If there were a little more suspense with more deaths, it could have been such a great movie for horrors.