Review – Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

If you like plenty of chainsaws and screaming women then you’re certainly in the right place. Sadly, this sequel seems to have a copious supply of everything that made the original annoying and very little of what made it worth watching. In other words, there’s more than one endless saw-racing chase scene. And by the time the tale begins to wind down toward its moronic conclusion, the screaming and noise become so constant that they’re darn near intolerable. On the other hand, the budget is clearly bigger (big enough to afford several sets to create an improbable chainsaw slaughterhouse) and the production values at least somewhat better. Unfortunately, this robs the sequel of the odd, almost documentary feel that helped make the original so creepy. With Dennis Hopper acting, Tom Savini handling the makeup effects, and even Tobe Hooper back at the helm, a better movie might have been made. See if desperate