*** SPOILERS ***
In much the same way as the second installment in our 'Texas Chainsaw' series was much removed from the original, this movie is even more removed.
The only original characters we seem to have are Leatherface himself and the notion of 'Grandpa' who is a mummified corpse who sits at the dinner table, but is inexplicably fed blood by his 'family'. Do they think he's alive???
This movie predominantly follows the characters Michelle & Ryan as they travel across country (passing through Texas) to deliver a car to Michelles dad. As they travel, they pass through a police checkpoint where a mass grave has been found containing bodies in various states of decay. To us the viewer, this obviously makes it clear to us that we are nearing Leatherface territory.
They decide to stop at a secluded petrol station (appropriately called 'Last Chance') where they meet a rather nasty, slack jawed idiot (Alfredo)with creepiness and perversion hanging out of him! Things do seem to be getting a bit sinister when a handsome stranger comes to their aid in the form of Tex (Viggo Mortensen... ey up!!). He helps them avoid a potentially disasterous outcome, even though they refuse to give him a lift to where he's going. As they leave, Alfredo shoots through their back window and is seen to shoot at Tex. Michelle and Ryan think he's possibly killed him... (I noted they didn't go back to help him though!)
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Saturday, 19 January 2013
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III - Will's Review
And so, the law of diminishing returns rings true...
Only the first film is mentioned in the opening crawl (ignoring the 2nd), and Leatherface is the ONLY returning Sawyer, transplanted inexplicably into a new family! (well, a grandpa is in it now, it may be the same one, but he's dead either way).
This time out (as hinted in the title) the goal is clearly to take Letherface to franchise, and pretty much abandon the TCM legacy.
And it fails.. miserably.
Only the first film is mentioned in the opening crawl (ignoring the 2nd), and Leatherface is the ONLY returning Sawyer, transplanted inexplicably into a new family! (well, a grandpa is in it now, it may be the same one, but he's dead either way).
This time out (as hinted in the title) the goal is clearly to take Letherface to franchise, and pretty much abandon the TCM legacy.
And it fails.. miserably.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Week 87 - Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Year: 1990
Reviews / Author Comments due: 19/01/2013
Reason for Inclusion: Banned in the UK for 14 years
BBFC Status: Passed uncut in 2004
DVD: LINK
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