...
The movie is as the name suggests; the prequel to the other Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie starring Jessica Biel. This one is set in the sixties in the height of the Vietnam war where two young soldiers take a last trip with their girlfriends before being shipped out to the war that is ... Read review
Release Date: 2007-02-19, Rating Suitable for 18 years and over,
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon...
Witness the birth of fear.... On one last road trip before they're sent to serve in ... more
Vietnam two friends (Handley and Bomer) and their girlfriends (Baird and Brewster) get into an accident that calls their local sheriff (Ermey) to the scene. Thus begi...
Postage & Packaging: £0.00 Availability: 3-5 working days
Take a bone-chilling journey into evil, and witness how Thomas Hewitt became the infamous ... more
and deranged serial killer Leatherface.Born under the most gruesome of conditions, an abandoned baby is found and taken in by the demented Hewitt family. As he gr...
Take a bone-chilling journey into evil, and witness how Thomas Hewitt became the infamous ... more
and deranged serial killer Leatherface.Born under the most gruesome of conditions, an abandoned baby is found and taken in by the demented Hewitt family. As he grows under their morbid nurturing, Thomas develops a ravenous appetite for chainsaws and torture. This is unfortunate for four teens captured by the shandy local sheriff and brought to the Hewitts' sadistic house of horrors. There, the teenagers must fight to survive as Thomas' murderous desires are unleashed and Leatherface is born.
Witness the birth of fear.... Take a bone-chilling journey into evil and witness how ... more
Thomas Hewitt became the infamous and deranged serial killer Leatherface. Born under the most gruesome of conditions an abandoned baby is found and taken in by the demented Hewitt family. As he grows under their morbid nurturing Thomas develops a ravenous appetite for chainsaws and torture. This is unfortunate for four teens captured by the shady local 'sheriff' and brought to the Hewitts' sadistic house of horrors. There the teenagers must fight to survive as Thomas' murderous desires are unleashed and Leatherface is born.
Postage & Packaging:£0.00 Availability:3-5 working days
The original 1974 film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,shocked and stunned audiences with ... more
its bone-chilling realism. Thehorrifying story, drawn from a series of true events, is consideredby many to be one of the greatest thrillers of all time and alandmark of terror that has influenced countless films in itswake. Iconic in popular culture, its menacing evil character,Leatherface, will forever be one of the most recognizable screenvillains.With 2003's remake of The Texas ChainsawMassacre, starring Jessica Biel, the filmmakers at PlatinumDunes brought new life and vigor to the horror movie genre, whilealso honoring its predecessor. Now the company continues on thatpath with a startling prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: TheBeginning, which details the beginnings of the Hewitt clan andexposes their psychotic idea of family fun. It's 1969. The conflict in Viet Nam has exploded to immeasurableproportions, and 18-year-old Dean Hills (Taylor Handley) number isup. Dean's brother Eric (Matthew Bomer), who has already seen hisshare of combat, plans to take Dean to enlist in his beloved MarineCorps in hopes of keeping an eye on him rather than letting himtake his chances at the local induction center. But Dean's plans donot coincide with his older brothers. Instead, he plans toconfront Eric about dodging the draft after the boys and theirrespective girlfriends, Bailey (Diora Baird) and Chrissie (JordanaBrewster) head across Texas for a final fling of serious fun. Soon after their journey begins, the spirited foursome arespooked by a menacing pair of bikers, Holden (Lee Tergesen) and hisgirlfriend, Alex (Cyia Batten). When Alex chases the group's jeep,propelling them into a serious accident, Chrissie is thrown fromthe vehicle. As Alex attempts to rob the injured trio, Sheriff Hoyt(R. Lee Ermey) arrives on the scene and turns the tables on theirwould-be assassin. While Chrissie hides in the nearby brush, shewatches as the sheriff kills Alex in cold blood and theninexplicably taunts her friends before ordering them into the backof the patrol car. Unbeknownst to Chrissie, Hoyt is headed back tothe Hewitt family home where Thomas who is being groomed tobecome the terrifying monster known as Leatherface (AndrewBryniarski) and the rest of the Hewitt clan await. In aneffort to save her friends, she attempts to convince Holden to helpher, but he is on a one-man rampage to avenge his girlfriendsdeath. As Chrissie witnesses the horrors inflicted by theHewitt family upon the people she loves, she realizes she is theironly hope of survival.
Advantages: good acting, great plot, lots of gore, great costuming, etc... Disadvantages: none
...the prequel to the other Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie starring Jessica Biel. This one is set in the sixties in the height of the Vietnam war where two young soldiers take a last trip with their girlfriends before being shipped out to the war that is going on overseas. Things go awry though, when they are almost robbed at gunpoint by a female biker on the road; they get into a car crash when they are trying to escape from her; and then the "sheriff" ... ...threatens to bring more trouble. Fortunately though, when the car crashed one of the guys' girlfriend was thrown from the car and she was able to escape and evade capture for a while, while the others were brought to the sheriff's house. This is where the plot begins to thicken a bit more with torture, cannibalism and Leatherface ( the sheriff's massive deformed, psychologically disturbed adopted son who is always seen wearing a mask) chasing the ... more
I have to say this movie is a lot better than a lot of so called horror movies these days. I won't say it was scary; but I can tell you that it had my adrenaline pumping in the scenes where Leatherface chases Chrissie down with a chainsaw; and in some of the scenes where she is nearly caught.
The movie is as the name suggests; the prequel to the other Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie starring Jessica Biel. This one is set in the sixties in the height of the Vietnam war where two young soldiers take a last trip with their girlfriends before being shipped out to the war that is going on overseas. Things go awry though, when they are almost robbed at gunpoint by a female biker on the road; they get into a car crash when they are trying to escape from her; and then the "sheriff" arrives in his car and shoots the female biker and threatens to bring more trouble. Fortunately though, when the car crashed one of the guys' girlfriend was thrown from the car and she was able to escape and evade capture for a while, while the others were brought to the sheriff's house. This is where the plot begins to thicken a bit more with torture, cannibalism and Leatherface ( the sheriff's massive deformed, psychologically disturbed adopted son who is always seen wearing a mask) chasing the girl Chrissie who had earlier managed to escape. As I said before, the movie isn't scary, but I can tell you from my personaly experience that when watching it, the chasing scenes, all that blood and gore, including the amount of time Chrissie got caught had me sitting on the edge of my seat, adrenaline pumping, cursing, shouting and shrieking and I'm normally not noisy when watching a movie.
DVD DETAILS:
Runtime:89 Minutes
Label: New Line
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track
Release Date: 2007-01-16
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic
I can tell you that you will definitely enjoy this movie. There are not many decent horrors out there; and this certainly qualifies as one. This DVD is worth your money.
Advantages: Ties up some loose ends Disadvantages: Generally awful
...a final journey with their girlfriends. In a generally awful movie (so bad I watched most of it on fast forward) this brought nothing to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Awful beyond belief. Tobe Hooper, stop making films now and forever, please? (this review also appears on dooyoo) ...
atytyut2434 20.02.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (DVD)
Advantages: Gore, Guts, Violence, Ties in well with the remake of the first film Disadvantages: None that i can think of
...family. Four Teenagers travelling through Texas to Mexico are in a car accident and are apprehended by the local 'sheriff'. The fight for survival is on, as they try to survive the wrath of Thomas and the rest of the demented Hewitt family.
I thought that this film was really good. It provides a detailed and gruesome prequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, though it relates more to the remake than the original. It shows how the Texas Chainsaw Massacre ... ...was the acting, I like when movies don't have well known actors, adds to the realism. The gore was pleasing and in a decent amount, but you can never have too much gore in a horror film. There weren't many shocks in this film, so if you want to be scared out your seat this film will disappoint. However it is still horrific in places. The DVD was purchased from Ebay for less than a fiver, but it was only a rental copy version. So there were no special ...
sjpiglet 03.06.2007
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (DVD)
Advantages: Plenty of gore and dark humour Disadvantages: not enough story depth and character development
...same production team behind 2003's Texas Chainsaw remake were at again, this time with a prequel, my initial thought was that it sounded pretty compelling.
Just how did Thomas Hewitt end up as a rampaging killing machine with a flair for gruesome deaths and torture? How did he end up with a fetish for wearing the macabe 'masks' carved from his victims flesh?
And just how did he get his hands on that damn chainsaw?
This film answers these questions ... ...in my opinion. The early years of leatherfaces' life are simply glossed over in a montage of images during the opening credits. I would have liked to have seen them take a look at his childhood, how he was affected by his deformity and those surrounding him. It seems the producers simply wanted to cut to the chase and the gore quite literally with this movie. This kind of disappoints as it would have been interesting if they had had delved deeper ...
irvy007 13.09.2007
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (DVD)
Advantages: Well made prequel, very scary Disadvantages: extremely graphic, slightly predictable
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Cyia Batten, Diora Baird, Matthew Bomer
Directed By: Jonathon Liebesman
The producers behind the 2003 remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre deliver us with this impressive prequel.
On a road trip, two brothers and their girlfriends get into a road accident which forces them to call the local sheriff to the scene, when the sheriff turns out to be the deranged and homicidal Charlie ... ...a terrying trip. Hewit kidnaps them and takes them back to a secluded home, where the monstrous Leatherface is getting to improve and refine his 'abilities' . The group are in for a horrific night filled with terror as the only escaped victim, Chrissie, tries to rescue the others.
Cram packed with terrifying moments of suspense and grisly gore scenes, this prequel is no less disturbing than the first. More graphic and extreme than Saw and Hostel ...
CLDbizz 13.11.2008
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (DVD)
Did you enjoy it?
Story
Characters / Performances
Special Effects
How does it compare to ...
Similar reviews »
Reviews which might be of interest for "Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (DVD)"
Advantages: Backgroung info on leatherface Disadvantages: Feel as though they have left a lot out
Texaschainsawmassacre - The beginning was released in 2006, it is a prequel to the 2003 version of Texaschainsawmassacre.
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman also known for directing Darkness Falls and Genesis and Catastrophe.
MAIN CAST
Jordana Brewster ... Chrissie
Taylor Handley ... Dean
Diora Baird ... Bailey
Matthew Bomer ... Eric
Lee Tergesen ... Holden
R. Lee Ermey ... Charlie Hewitt, Jr./Sheriff Hoyt
Andrew Bryniarski ... Thomas Hewitt/Leatherface
Terrence Evans ... Uncle Monty
Texaschainsawmassacre - The beginning tells us the full story of Thomas Hewitt, the man who became the notorious Leatherface. Born in 1939, this gives us a view of how and why he ended up a murderer famous slaughtering people with his power tools.
Thomas Hewitt (Andrew Bryniarski) works in the towns slaughterhouse but when ...
Audio commentary, Deleted, Extended scenes including 3 alternate endings, Down To The bone - The making of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - THE BEGINNING, Trailer,
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD Description
Though it's spawned a handful of sequels, it took more than 30 years for Tobe Hooper's ever-potent horror classic to get an origin story. Why is Leatherface so angry? Whose face does he wear as a mask? How did his family get their taste for human flesh? A 2003 remake revisited the original film, painted with post-millennial gloss by former music video director Marcus Nispel. For his second feature, director Jonathan Liebesman (DARKNESS FALLS) follows suit.
The film opens with the 1949 birth of the child who would become Leatherface--to an obese slaughterhouse worker. She dies during childbirth and the deformed baby is later found among refuse by his adoptive mother. Twenty years later, Chrissy (Jordana Brewster), Dean (Taylor Handley), Bailey (Doira Bird), and Eric (Matthew Bomer) are driving cross country. A run-in with some bikers leads to an intervention by crazed cannibal clan leader Hoyt (R.Lee Ermey), who has just killed the sheriff of the dwindling Texas town and taken on the mantle himself. The massacre is about to begin!
Compare Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (DVD) to other similar Horror »
![Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning [DVD] [2006]](http://picnica.ciao.com/uk/78031924.jpg)
![Living With War (In The Beginning/+DVD) [Digipak] - Neil Young](http://imagesb.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/small/325/Living_With_War_In_The_Beginning_DVD_Digipak_Neil_Young__6620325.jpg)
