Is Texas Chainsaw's 2003 REMAKE Really That Bad?

[@RyanHollinger]

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[@ally-20]

Suspiria (2018) for me

[@Mr4thDoctor]

For recent remakes, it’s probably the Suspiria remake for me. Love the hell out of it.

[@murdock9916]

Evil dead (2013)

[@iguanaboi3921]

Friday the 13th

[@thesussysigmacompany3086]

Maniac 2012.

[@jakedonlon490]

"Stay away from dillapidated houses in the middle of nowhere." Me: *lives in Ireland* *Oh No*

[@medusagorgo5146]

I usually check those out, I never thought about not doing it...

[@jimjam6598]

IRA?

[@aaunyea4799]

You're already dead

[@temperingtantrum]

Hahahahaha!! :)

[@phantomflower6749]

I think that's like a universal law to stay away.

[@michealhuxel268]

Bruuuhhh when she realizes that her boyfriend is dead because she sees his face skin on Leatherface in the headlights....how gruesome.

[@RandolphCarter_Randy.C]

For some reason this scene stuck with me, just like the fishboy scene in House of 1000 Corpses

[@wstine79]

Sundays are officially "Horror and HOYEVER" days.

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

Lolol

[@wrongcourier]

Thanks for bringing up that HOYEVER, I love to hear it

[@bernebelmont1857]

Excuse me that's HOOWER to you

[@CarlosGarcia-rf5tw]

the northern irish have my heart

[@SomeIdiota]

Ryan Hoyllenver. Royen Hollinver... this isn't working as planned.

[@kimberlyterasaki4843]

The deleted scenes make Kemper and Erin's relationship even more tragic by revealing she was pregnant and that after the event, she was so traumatized that she lost custody of her child and was in a care home being interviewed by the documentary crew. Also explains why she reacted so negatively to the idea of the Hewitts stealing / adopting a victim's baby; she did not want that happening to herself and her child.

[@dinolover]

Well shit that makes sense now. I always wondered why she went outta her way to take the baby, I thought she did it as a "fuck you" to the Hewitts

[@bluenomadbruh]

O.o

[@kaijuguy19]

Man that really helps you look at her situation in the film which was already terrifying to begin with in an even more messed up light.

[@kaijuguy19]

@@dinolover I mean to be fair no decent human being would love the idea of an innocent child being stuck with a family that's close to being actual demons in their own right for the rest of their life so either way I don't blame Erin for wanting to prevent that fate from happening to that poor kid.

[@Xehanort10]

Another ending they had an idea for which is mentioned in the DVD commentary was Erin going into labour while hiding from Leatherface in the slaughterhouse and he hears the baby crying, finds them, and it would have ended with him revving up his chainsaw then a cut to black implying Leatherface had killed Erin and her newborn baby.

[@richard_gonzalez]

Not sure why this movie gets so much hate. It's just a different take on a classic movie. Honestly, in my opinion, I prefer this over the studio trying to recreate the original. Also that found footage part at the end terrified me back in the day.

[@acecashman1237]

Interestingly, I've seen a good portion of people who enjoy it and even people who've initially hated it come to accept it for what it is and not be as hard on it.

[@adamtherock2008]

I remember reading Roger Ebert’s review back in 03 and he completely trashed it and gave it a rare zero stars, basically calling it morally reprehensible. I wouldn’t call myself fan of the remake but even I thought he was being needlessly harsh on it.

[@kevin_ramirez2529]

Same man.

[@kevin_ramirez2529]

Same man

[@repairshop22]

Yeah they did it very well

[@_victaris_8581]

I always found R. Lee Ermy’s sheriff more frightening than Leatherface, and that’s saying something.

[@jimmy2k4o]

Because ermey is an evil and sadistic human. Leatherface is more like a wild animal or natural disaster, he’s destructive but not evil. For example the if arrested ermey would get death penalty but leatherface would be “not guilty by reason of insanity”

[@vikramprasanna8908]

Leatherface was always the child caught in a monster's body

[@anonamatron]

He's great in the remakes. I just watched both of the Ermey remake movies, and they weren't nearly as bad as I recall them being. Hard to hate it with him in the movie. Leatherface is a liitle weak, but looks big and scary and menacing, which is sort of the problem with him in these movies, but he's still scary. These movies aren't amazing, but there's some good stuff in there.

[@caincorn]

So true. He was genuinely menacing.

[@mrscaryfox3955]

@@jimmy2k4o never agreed with laws like that

[@crkvend]

I love the 2003 remake, honestly had no idea people disliked it? It’s worth it just for the scene where the sherif makes the guy reenact the suicide and force him to put the gun in his mouth. Some really great acting as well!

[@AJadedLizard]

R Lee Ermey was a legitimately good actor. I had the privilege of meeting him a few years before he died and in real life he was actually a really nice guy.

[@sinnsage]

@RewindMe i didn’t....but this video and these comments are making me realize maybe i should give it another try. i’m a much better movie watcher now than i was then

[@bobbybernard5977]

@Sadist Toybox the remake is good but it’s not equally good as original. The reason i say this is the original feel like a documentary film it was so raw and brutal and had no gore it was more psychological. The original was a masterpiece and no sequel or remake can match it.

[@tj2407]

Yeah the remake was actually a good watch

[@dannychoriki1977]

Bruh who are you?

[@alexanders2071]

Man, the first time leatherface appears in the original is so unsettling, and has always stuck with me. The lack of music or sound effects is what makes it so jarring. I absolutely love it.

[@andrewculross9421]

The slam of the door is what does it for me. I love that inclusion in the film it’s perfect

[@Scottocaster6668]

Wow, I never noticed that, !

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

I agree. That sound of the hammer pulverizing skull fragments into the brain and making him convulse was even more disturbing and frightening than the chainsaw.

[@kazukixivv9252]

The way he moved is also unsettling

[@lilpimp994]

Not to mention he lured that guy in there with those pig noises.

[@tremorsfan]

Apparently Tobe Hooper got the idea when he was in a department store at Christmas time. He was looking at a wall of chainsaws and thought "I wish I could just mow all of these people down".

[@onyxsavior7179]

Intrusive thoughts be like-

[@npc1172]

Every once in awhile our monkey brains give us weird thoughts

[@jongon0848]

I guess it's like that Bill Burr joke "U ever just see 30 people on the side of the road u just think? *moves onto sidewalk killing everyone* "U don't do it, u just think it! That's what separates the psychos from the functioning psychos!"

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

​@@jongon0848 as one of those functioning psychos, I concur!

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

He's obviously never actually used a chainsaw. They would a very impractical murder weapon.

[@kgamzz26]

That suicide at the beginning was truly unsettling. Maybe the remake didn’t go for shocking people with Leatherface because everyone already knew what they were in for.

[@kimberlycaritas]

I'll never forget the shot that pans out *back through the gunshot wound* in her head; it's been a long time since I last watched this, but I've never forgotten that shot.

[@kgamzz26]

@@kimberlycaritas not to mention where the gun came from! 😆 I was uncomfortable before it happened!!

[@kaijuguy19]

Especially since it found ways to shock people through different ways.

[@kgamzz26]

Yeah that’s a whole other sort of pain. She was walking around and everything!

[@Zayl1016]

The most memorable memorable part of the movie was, unsurprisingly, R. Lee Ermey's performance as the sheriff. Extremely well done and really unnerving where 90% of the time he's on this borderline where he's juuuuust not acting evil enough for the people to think he's actually out to harm them. The whole part where he's forcing the one guy to recreate the pose of the lady who shot herself really unnerved me when I first saw it.

[@dinolover]

This, he scared me more than Leatherface cause he was willing to go 99%, but not 100. Its a whole different kind of fear when you know they're in full control to do whatever they want, but they wont.

[@donwhiteley3293]

I agree and this is just one of many reasons I don't like the 2006 prequel. They took a terrifying character and completely ruined him.

[@huxleyable]

That's because he feels like a real sadist who's doing what he wants because he's in power. Leatherface does have his moments of horror, due to him being a juggernaught, but nothing compares to the feeling of watching someone who you know could totally exist in real life.

[@nutmeg7107]

Man it's like everytime someone plays cook is always gonna be fucking terrifying lol

[@Pusher97]

Horror films set primarily in daylight are particularly unsettling.

[@WhatisReal11]

Its criminally underrated. The movie is entertaining, sickening and terrifying. Its one of the best remakes ever done in any genre.

[@Ebi.Adonkie]

I agree 💯

[@Hellmarch123]

This movie terrified me when i was a kid. I will never watch it again 😆

[@acecashman1237]

@@Hellmarch123 even now as an adult, remake Leatherface is one creepy looking mofo

[@caverramos7581]

the great thing about it is that it doesnt try to be a remake its more like its own thing

[@AlchemistOfNirnroot]

The Ring?

[@Simicrop]

This is the first Texas Chainsaw movie I saw. I remember driving home from the theatre through the woods with my dad, terrified that someone with a chainsaw might pop out of the bushes and hit our car. Of course I was only 13, but it stuck with me for a while. Really effective I think.

[@wstine79]

But, is Vessi footwear secretly made of human skin?

[@vinianein9767]

Yes.

[@Drawnartist]

Hahaha

[@junreaksaa]

I buy one if it does.

[@KanishQQuotes]

Unless it is, I'm not interested

[@viljamtheninja]

Vessi footwear is great and comfy and durable. Hoyever......

[@chelseaadams5454]

Fun Fact: Ed Gein technically isn't a serial killer despite often being called one. Gein was only convicted of two murders, and the minimum number of murders to be classified as a serial killer is three. In fact, most of the crimes Gein was convicted of were various counts of grave robbing and desecration of corpses.

[@Zayl1016]

Wasn't it basically he was convicted of two murders but was suspected to have killed many more, there was just not much legal proof of them?

[@filthyshoggoth]

@@Zayl1016 I don't think so. It's been a while since I read into it, but he was largely just addled by mother issues and robbed graves. His escalation to murder got him caught very quickly, as he was not very intelligent.

[@Zayl1016]

@@filthyshoggoth I gotcha. I might have been thinking of Ted Bundy or John Wayne Gacy (I get my serial killers confused). Those ones were convicted of a certain number of murders but thought to have killed much more.

[@alexandermaldonado2870]

Technically, the definition of a serial killer is two or more killings with a cool down period between killings

[@christianpankow196]

@@filthyshoggoth He was absolutely suspected to have killed more than the two he was convicted of. His brother. Evelyn Hartley. The numerous missing people whose cars he was in possession of on his property.

[@ItsMikeysMind]

Strange. I found it to be one of the best horror films and remakes. Certainly one of my faves.

[@Azarya_Madness]

I love it too. For me, Andrew was the best Leatherface. Creepy and the mask looked awesome

[@gto6789]

100% agreed my friend

[@williamcarswell3012]

It's the best leatherface I didn't know it was hated

[@cotardelusion]

Stick to book reviews. Please.

[@HK-gm8pe]

yeah, I didnt hate it either, I think that opening scene with this womans suicide is very good actually,I remember it to this day

[@wyattisrite5153]

I actually really liked the remake. It definitely wasn't as bad as people say it was. They were two different takes on the same premise. The original is more like a snuff film. It's not scary, it's traumatizing. The remake is much more of a horror movie. It's legitimately scary, and like you mentioned, it has some really brutal and really haunting moments. That shot where Leatherface is wearing the bf's face is absolutely gorgeous from a cinematography standpoint.

[@troyagarcia7709]

The Blob remake needs some more attention man. I know it's not a perfect film, but to me it stands as being the superior 80's remake of a 50's scifi horror film. Not really an intelligent film, but i wish it got the same attention as The Thing or The Fly

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Ok The Blob remake was awesome

[@skylx0812]

Shawnee Smith had a knack for playing different varieties of the doomed girl. Wether in the X-Files where Scully had to hoist her up to her shoulder and haul ass befor she popped or The Stand Miniseries as that psycho in the hotpants with a shotgun. She's just as memorable in The Blob.

[@jerr7670]

The Blob 88 messed me up. I was about the age of the little boy who was dissolved in the sewers, and it freaked me out. Love that remake.

[@kevin_ramirez2529]

It’s really good! Remakes typically aren’t good but I thought they were gonna make a remake in 2018 to keep it going. 30 years after the 88’ film and 60 years after the OG.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

@@kevin_ramirez2529 actually there was a planned sequel following off where the film ended with the priest but do to it being a box office flop it never happened which was really sad

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I want to see someone break down how hard he leans into the "however" meme. How he quickly realized the benefit of a calling card accidentally given to him.

[@WhaleManMan]

One of the only times the remake is actually a remake and not "the exact same events but they can say fuck"

[@BwAaS]

I Honestly just sit there going "Jesus christ Jessica Beal is so hot" I never paid attention to anything else.

[@seanwegner9925]

The chainsaw remakes honestly have the hottest chicks. Beal in the first remake, Diora Baird in the second, and Alexandra Dario in the 3D sequel. All hot chicks with insane bodies that are honestly distracting.

[@SomeIdiota]

When I saw it in theaters, I said "I'm amazed Jessica Biel's nipples didn't get their own credit" at some point. Got a laugh from someone in the next row. Honestly though, those things were cutting diamonds and heavily focused on for much of the film. Felt like they were trying to take away the 'most gratuitous ongoing cameo by sexy bits' crown from David Bowie's crotch in the movie Labyrinth.

[@seacucumber6768]

I was something like 14 when I watched this. Really weird experience being somewhat scared but still having my eyes glued to her chest.

[@RPJ412]

@@seacucumber6768 Same here 😂😂😂

[@callummichaels4963]

@@seanwegner9925 that's weiiiiiiiiiiird to say

[@tonyhunt7967]

I was working at a movie theatre when this film came out. 2 girls who also worked there came in to see it on their day off. I had to pretend I didn't notice when one came out consoling the other, who was sobbing in fear. It's pretty good.

[@capo328]

R. Lee Ermey was underrated and fantastic in this movie. For me he was actually the highlight and he stole every scene he was in.

[@Shift_Salt]

Ryan's like that old man telling stories around the campfire, always fun listening to him speak.

[@sxblck]

The ending of this movie has stuck with me for so long. Longer than I believe any other horror movie out there. It’s the execution of it, setting up the documentary footage at the very beginning, making it seem like the Hewitts were long gone only to discover at the last possible second Leatherface was still there and that he caused yet another massacre escaping the house, even with just one arm left, and that he was never caught. It’s that final ‘a abre detail of them mentioning that he was never caught and he just went ahead and disappeared back into the Texas outback to start all over again right where he left off...

[@tiagocosmos]

take a shot whenever Ryan says HOYEVER you'll be under the table

[@harryalgar2494]

I’d be dead

[@grantharrison1715]

What if he says "harever, hover or hoyver". Kinda changes each time

[@tiagocosmos]

@@grantharrison1715 two shots for harever, three for hover. Enjoy your alcoholic coma 🤣

[@goeienacht]

Haha dammit, I read this as soon as he said it

[@harryalgar2494]

@@grantharrison1715 depends how fucked up you want to get 😂

[@xeleven1310]

Ill be honest. Jessica Biel was just too distracting for my teenage self.

[@TheUnapologeticGeek]

I find her no less distracting in middle age.

[@Hellboy9896]

Same here

[@toro5280]

Did you catch that ASSpect joke at 8:00?

[@ifeelfantaastic2425]

@@toro5280 - woah, good catch lol

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Yeah, I also really had a thing for her as well.

[@fukmilif5877]

Ahh yes the Corey Taylor chainsaw massacre is my favorite horror movie.

[@MapleFried]

Neck: The Movie

[@jador1105]

Hahaha. Truth

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

Haha good one

[@Cattledecap4life]

Just when you thought horror movies couldn’t get any more edgy

[@webbrowser6454]

I did my time.

[@masonsplace1032]

The new wrong turn is completely different in almost every way to the original and definitely deserves its own video

[@yourmove267]

First time I heard about a new wrong turn, what makes it a great movie worth watching?

[@dontrah1838]

That movie sucked

[@Rorschach--hm3dk]

I’m glad I’m not the only who thinks that this isn’t that bad! The Hills Have Eyes is one of my favourite horror remakes.

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

Aja is a genius.

[@Rorschach--hm3dk]

@@MadGeorgeProductions Agreed.

[@DontfuckwithdaGunslinger420]

I personally think the Hills Have remake is better than the original

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

@@DontfuckwithdaGunslinger420 It is.

[@Rorschach--hm3dk]

@@DontfuckwithdaGunslinger420 Agreed.

[@wy4553]

I watched the remake recently. It's fine. I wouldn't classify it as a "really good movie" but it's definitely not bad either. It was well acted and well shot. You could almost feel the southern heat and smell the awful butcher shop and house. Also, the teenagers weren't overly stupid. It's just that the two girls were too well-intentioned for their own good and ended up dooming their friends. The sheriff was extremely unsettling and I think he was actually a much more effective antagonist than Leatherface. It's definitely better than a lot of teen slashers out there and even ones that are considered classics. People praise the original alot but the acting was really bad... I laughed so hard at that freezer scene you showed because the girl's acting looked so stupid. What I find to be interesting is the difference in the way they treated the male and female characters in each version. The original almost fetishized the prolonged torture of the female characters but killed the males off quickly. The only exception is the wheelchair guy but he's portrayed as a much weaker character due to his disability. Whereas in the remake, the men definitely had it worst, especially the poor Chad who got his leg amputated and hung on a meat hook. I seriously winced at the unsuccessful times he and the final girl tried to pull him off the hook.

[@tylertheguy3160]

I didn't even know that this movie had a bad reputation. I think it's a solid slasher film, and when I hear it brought up it's usually in a positive light. It doesn't stray too far from the idea of the original but does so much to stand apart from the original. I'm fully comfortable in saying that of of all the big horror remakes of the 2000's, this is the best one.

[@tylertheguy3160]

@Tom Ffrench Honestly I forgot those. I should've worded it better. I was thinking more along the lines of the slasher remakes, pretty much everything produced by Platinum Dunes at the time.

[@dgarcia173]

@Tom Ffrench Agreed and I would also include the Hills have Eyes remake

[@tylertheguy3160]

@@dgarcia173 I liked Hills but Texas Chainsaw just gets to me more. I think it's because it's hard to imagine Hills actually happening but Texas Chainsaw is more believable to me. It's like Ryan said, yeah, it's fiction, but there are some seriously sick fucks out there

[@tylertheguy3160]

@Tom Ffrench I like Friday but I think it had a decent amount of camp to it. Texas Chainsaw left me feeling uncomfortable.

[@tylertheguy3160]

@Tom Ffrench Fair enough. To each their own.

[@ImDudeRandom90]

This film and the original disturb me in a way that no other horror film has; weird as it may sound, they make me feel...sticky. Like how you feel during a really humid day in the summer. The heat is overwhelming and you're sweating buckets. By the time you're out of it, you feel exhausted and gross, like you're encased in a coat of grease. It's one of the most unpleasant feelings you can experience, and Texas Chainsaw OG and 2003 makes you feel it. It's great.

[@nu-metalfan2654]

No it isn’t, in fact Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 remake is one of the best Horror remakes of all time. 2003 was a transition period in Horror, from 1996 to 2003 was the Neo Slasher/Horror craze after Scream, you then had I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Halloween H20, Disturbing Behaviour, The Faculty, I’ve Been Waiting For You, Bride Of Chucky, Cherry Falls, Urban Legends: Final Cut, Final Destination, Do You Wanna Know A Secret?, Valentine, Ripper, Wishcraft, Jason X, Halloween:Resurrection, and Freddy Vs Jason all coming out through Scream’s success. Then in 2003 we SAW (pun intended) a passing of the torch, by 2003 we was heading in a new craze in a return of that 70’s grindhouse Horror return that would be called Torture Porn, New French Extremity and a return of the Home Invasion film. 2003 saw the release of High Tension, TCM remake, Wrong Turn and the Saw short film that begin the craze that didn’t end until 2009, with Saw and the dozens of sequels, Hostel 1 and 2, TCM: The Beginning, sequels of Wrong Turn, Wolf Creek, Vacancy, Captivity, Martyrs, The Strangers, Human Centipede, The Loved Ones, and many more. The mid to late 2000’s was like a love letter to 70’s Grindhouse and Exploitation films.

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

You need to check also Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses and Devil’s Rejects (2003 and 2005 respectively) Both also love letters to the 70’s horror movies

[@nu-metalfan2654]

@@charlespuruncajas9663 yeah I forget to mention them.

[@PierreMontgomery]

Those movies weren’t love letters, Quentin. They were studios trying to cash in on a fad. They were throwing shit on the wall to see what stuck. Its why we got a bazillion Saw movies and another gagillion Paranormal Activity movies.

[@NM-ev7pu]

TCM The Beginning was a cheap cash grab.

[@bitchface235]

@@PierreMontgomery yeah typically love letters are full of passion and are you know actually good.

[@virginiapicker]

It was a great take on the premise of the franchise. R. Lee Ermy’s performance was worth the price of admission. Cinematography was excellent, all of the other actors were terrific, and it brought some new twists that more than justified the remake.

[@jwnj9716]

Did it need a remake? Eh no, the franchise is a mess of course but the original was a complete nightmare from start to finish that still gets talked about. The remake managed to do its own thing and it worked. I'm glad they didn't recreate the famous dinner scene. Even they knew you couldn't top it. It's one of my favourite remakes. Just skip the sequel, the ending is ridiculous. How did she not notice a giant Zangief hiding in the backseat with a big chainsaw...

[@Xehanort10]

And the prequel explained too many things that didn't need explaining like how Leatherface got his chainsaw from the slaughterhouse he used to work at, Hoyt missing teeth in the remake because one of the Hewitt's victims slammed him face first onto the Hewitt house porch repeatedly, Monty having no legs because a biker whose girlfriend Hoyt killed shot him in the leg and Hoyt told Leatherface to saw Monty's leg off but accidentally cut his other leg so Hoyt told him to cut that off too or the wound would get infected.

[@thescarecrowman]

The original is one of the least frightening films I think I've ever seen.

[@aydenvavra2153]

I like the writer David J. Schow he wrote the prequel and I can admit it never needed to exist. The writer wrote Critters 3 & 4, The Crow, two episodes of Masters of Horror Pick me Up and We all Scream for ice cream. Although I will admit I like some of the writing in that prequel and I kind of liked the dinner scene in that film

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

@@aydenvavra2153 yeah, don’t forget David Chow wrote the story but the producers and co writer changed much of the aspects to make it digestive

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

Fun fact, Leatherface actor in both the remake and prequel is the same who portrayed Zangief in Street Fighter movie (along Jean Claude Van Damme)

[@xalandercarter6153]

I was in the 3rd grade when this movie came out, I remember a school employee telling me the story of Ed Gein and how it had inspired not only Texas chainsaw but psycho and silence of the lambs as well.

[@Lamattack]

I'm going to have to accept the fact that Ryan is never going to cover Train to Busan.

[@AJadedLizard]

Has he covered *any* zombie movies?

[@BiyikFrostDiaz]

@@AJadedLizard yes he has Several of them

[@BiyikFrostDiaz]

First one: good Sequel: generic zombie flick

[@chriscze6153]

Train to Busan being broken down on why it's an amazing film and work of art as narrated by Ryan just...needs to happen one day.

[@DodgyDan4]

But the film is amazing and everyone knows it haha. It's not an underrated gem, so I can see why it hasn't featured in a vid yet

[@horrorveronica724]

The best memory I have of this movie was when I saw it at the cinema. A girl in the row in front of me blurted out (in the scene when Leatherface removes his mask): ”Oh, Michael Jackson!” Made me laugh out loud.

[@cacomeat7385]

Definitely not as bad as most other remakes, and it was a huge influence on the gnarly, gory aesthetics of many other films in the 2000s like Saw and Hostel.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Yeah, considering we live in a world where the Omen remake and Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates exists, this one isn't all that bad.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I doubt that when Eli Roth was making Hostel that he was inspired by the TCM remake

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

I've always loved this movie. Imo it's probably the best horror remake from the 2000s. It did it's own thing while respecting the orignal film. R. Lee Ermey was brilliant & Jessica Biel is a straight smoke show in it🤩 also shes actually a smart protagonist lol

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

This was one of the few horror remakes that was actually pretty good. I was impressed when I first saw it. I really thought it was gonna be trash.

[@MKLettis]

I think you're one of the only youtubers who I don't skip the sponsor ad for.

[@evanmichaelpearce1367]

Legitimately one of the best ad reads I've ever seen.

[@RykerJones28]

Always enjoy Ryan's ad reads.

[@Thomas_of_the_forest]

I mean, if you gotta have those in there, make them fun enough to not skip

[@mistyless7431]

I ordered a pair literally cause of his presentation

[@joshj1953]

Ryan's are absolutely some of the best! InternetHistorian has THE best in my opinion

[@ryonn422]

I love this movie, scary leatherface, and a generally interesting backstory behind the family

[@jpvielleux]

The wait for Session 9 is pretty epic, not gonna lie. Thanks Ryan! Suggestions: The taking of Debrah Logan Chasing sleep

[@moofoogee]

Sorry I must have missed something. Is he doing something on Session 9 soon? I love that movie. Way overlooked.

[@jpvielleux]

@@moofoogee He said he was this year sometime. I recommend it probably 50 times in a row until he caved. I like to think it was me but he probably already had it in mind. Great film!

[@xavvi]

I love Session 9 but man I hated Deborah Logan. Felt like such a paint-by-numbers found footage movie for like 90% of it and then the ending in the cave made me laugh like no other.

[@stumpedsuper2014]

In the TCSM (1974) imo is actually about the tragic story of Leatherface and how these 4 teens broke into his house forcing Leatherface to have to protect his family, the only thing he has. It shows him having mental breakdowns. He doesn't know what to do as the whole world is crumbling around him. Eventually one of the burglars manages to escape with the help of a truck driver who ran over and killed his brother. The ending scene shows Leatherface waving his chainsaw around in a desperate attempt to repel all of the outside forces that threaten him. He knows he will lose his family now and then what? What will happen to him? What will he do? Actually a very sad movie. Leatherface is mentally disabled and has no idea that what his family does is wrong :(

[@isabellhell]

Fun fact! You could not watch Chainsaw massacre legally in sweden until 2005 due to our censureship laws. Same with many other horror movies and some adult films. If you wanted to have those movies you had to be lucky and hope that you could rent them under the table from the video rent place. the one you could get were often edited to bits

[@theSHELFables]

I've always felt the 2009 Friday the 13th remake is better than people give it credit for. It consolidates the messy timeline of the 1st 4 movies, has some fun twists on Jason as a character and how he survives alone and it lives up to the memories of those movies being all about kills and T&A by giving more of that stuff than most of those movies actually did if you watch them nowadays. There's also tons of in there for long time fans and Derek Mears did a great job as Jason. I feel like a lot of people dismissed it solely on it being a remake when it came out which is a shame.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I honestly think that the timeline of the original is a lot more interesting than the remake. But yeah the remake is very solid, it feels like a better version of his TCM remake.

[@AE24N]

Dawn of The Dead The Hills Have Eyes & Texas Chainsaw Massacre are some of the best remakes

[@stephenflanagan5560]

Absolutely!! 👌 Throw in the Evil Dead remake to that list 👍

[@nopizzawithoutpineapple]

The Hills Have Eyes is pretty good, but I hate Dawn of the Dead. Snyders style is so aggressively easy to digest, and while cgi is bad generally, it's even worse in horror. Or, in this case, 'horror'

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

@@nopizzawithoutpineapple you need to see the making of, Snyder and team used practical effects for almost all gore scenes

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

Deserves to be there: Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Evil Dead 2013 and the Child’s Play remake is worth to watch (gotta admit it, Mark Hamill as the murderer doll was a perfect casting choice)

[@Azarya_Madness]

Absolutely!! And "Evil Dead"

[@celestedivinity2178]

I’d very much love to see you cover Suspiria and the 2018 remake. I love both and think they are a gorgeous example of remakes and their potential to be love letters to original concepts without being redundant

[@brianrohan1]

I am a horror purist but, I have to admit, I loved the 2003 remake. A perfect horror film for the era. At the time of its release, George W. Bush (from Texas) was creating war with many of his followers both powerful and rural cheering him on. In this film, those in power and those in trailer parks are all aware of the atrocities and simply accept it. In fact, the scene where Jessica Biel takes refuge in the trailer of the morbidly obese woman and her strange sidekick was reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. And while Jessica was a little too ab-tastic to pass for a ‘70s girl, I think she gave a great performance.

[@mobbingjesusvonnazamett6390]

Rest in peace R. Lee Ermey.. Fantastic as always in the role of the sheriff

[@anthonyleyva]

No. In fact, as remakes go, it's pretty acclaimed.

[@RyanHollinger]

History would have you believe otherwise

[@AlvinFlang69420]

@@RyanHollinger I think you''re being the contrarian here, Ryan. This, alongside John Carpenter's Thing and Cronenberg's fly are always brought up as good remakes.

[@Xehanort10]

It was one of the few good horror remakes.

[@dog-eared6991]

@@AlvinFlang69420 "Always" is a very strong statement.

[@aengusk3313]

@@AlvinFlang69420I don't know man, IMDb would lead me to believe otherwise

[@LiftedRetina]

I’m not a horror movie watcher. I can’t stand the feeling of being scared. But I’m fascinated by the genre and you’re a great middle man to give me everything I need to know. One day I’d love an explanation of the difference between what you’d consider “tasteful” and “tasteless” mean-spirited violence. I think a video with specific examples and your thoughts would be really neat.

[@hardygal2]

I’m glad to see someone else share the same feelings about Ryan’s channel as I do (as someone who doesn’t really watch horror movies either lol)

[@Payduro]

This and the Evil Dead remake are the best of the horror remakes

[@seanwegner9925]

Dawn of the Dead 2004 was sick as hell too. I saw all of these movies in theaters I’m so lucky haha

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

What about Rob Zombie’s take on Halloween?

[@vestiario77]

The town that dreaded the sundown 2014

[@GracieBarraCT72]

The Thing (1982) is the best remake

[@wyattisrite5153]

@@vestiario77 I had no idea they remade that.

[@neverforsakelife]

I mostly don't subscribe to channels. But, today, I realized that I was independently looking forward to whatever you released next, knowing it would be good, and that I didn't want to miss it. So, I subscribed. Thank you for making content more interesting than most of what I could watch on Netflix right now.

[@MisterBolticus]

I'd love to see a video on The Evil Dead remake, while it pales next to evil dead II, as its own thing I think it's pretty fantastic

[@RomanCzachor]

agreed

[@Kpba32]

He already did that

[@kawaiikawaiianimegirl4144]

The Thing and the Fly those are the only remakes that deserve the love lol

[@tjmaybury993]

Hey i just watched "a girl who walks home alone at night" and think it'd be a great movie for you to cover

[@YoutubeSun1]

As a lover of the OG, I truly thought the 2003 version was great and really well crafted. Jessica Beil was a sublimely heroic protagonist! Actually, all the characters had a nuance almost every viewer could possibly relate to. Thanks Ryan, for revisiting this overlooked remake horror gem, from my home state!😱😆🙌🏼💯. I’ll take LeatherFace over TedCruz any. freaking. day!!!

[@PedroHenrique-bh8oh]

Ryan: Is Texas Chainsaw's 2003 REMAKE Really That Bad? Me who enjoyed the remake: ....yeah right haha...oh god

[@wy4553]

I was just amazed at the number of chances these kids had to get away. Too bad Final Girl repeatedly guilt them into doing the "right" thing and got them all murdered. Of course she's the one that got away scot free.

[@campbell8260]

Lesson of the movie; don't listen to women.

[@residentjess]

Don’t let men drive🤪 Look at where they ended up.

[@Slasher006]

i love the remake! R.Lee Ermey is amazing. Also in tcm the beginning..more sadistic Ermey :-D I have seen interviews that indicated he had a pretty good time.

[@mylesg7980]

I'm so glad this movie is getting a bit more praise. This is the first horror movie I ever saw, and led me to change my tune on horror as a whole, causing me to be the fanatic I am today

[@LemonJetD100]

Well for this one I liked the atmosphere, it had lighting and camera quality of a modern movie. That said it's a remake and I didn't think it was any better than when I first watched Texas Chainsaw. (Like playing a remake of a game years later) It has value and can attract younger audiences. But I didn't enjoy the original that much which led to me just going through the newest without much care. I'm pretty sure I would care less about the new one if I hadn't seen the first though.

[@pinkfloyd1327]

Starting out with a foot reveal teaser. What a way to get us into your episode.

[@SuperIceeyou]

Speaking of remakes that didn't get a fair evaluation, Nightmare On Elm St. (2010) got slammed pretty hard, and I can't find a legitimate reason why people hate this film.

[@jsc315]

There is an amazing book about the original film from the guy who played Leatherface and I highly recommend it if you want to understand how a film with no budget become one of the most iconic horror films. Also fun fact: some of the ideas cut from the original film is used in this film.

[@kingkull77]

I would love to hear your thoughts on the 2009 Friday the 13th.

[@harrisonsmovietributes1689]

Same here!

[@adamh6281]

Same!

[@donwhiteley3293]

As a longtime Friday the 13th fan, I've never understood the hate this movie got. Was it perfect? No. Was is better than the best offerings of the series? Again, no. "Hoyever" I was thoroughly entertained and though it was one of the better remakes to come out during that time.

[@jjeffrey7966]

Yeah I'm the 13th like!

[@feck2594]

The original is one of my all time favorite movies. I was so mad hearing about a remake. But was shocked how much I liked it.

[@evenflow5491]

I think the Friday the 13th remake is underrated, they made the best and scariest jason the series ever had. I also probably would have loved the Nightmare on Elm Street remake if it had made Freddy properly innocent like they were hinting.

[@roryslaine7896]

I remember watching this back in the day when I was like 10 and my sister told me the 'found footage' bit was real and I was absolutely terrified. I had nightmares about it lol.

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

People thought this movie was bad? Lol. I fucking love this movie.

[@HollywoodWhore17]

It did get pretty negative reviews back in 2003 but it seems like it has grown a (well deserved) fan base over the years. I love it too.

[@bigmanliam]

yea its easily one of the best remakes ever

[@myfriendisaac]

LOVE this damn movie: gorgeously filmed, genuinely creepy scenery, & a believably frightened characters 💯

[@50meterworm]

Me: Oh this movie has a remake? Maybe I should check it out first. Ryan: "Micheal Bay's-" Me: ...Maybe I should hit the bong first. Update: Watched last night and that shit broke me. Did not go into it expecting to feel emotions over Texas Chainsaw victims, but at the same time there where certain moments where Bubba's mask would remind me of that video of Micheal Myers eating chips and I'd be okay for a bit. It was probably because of the weed though. 10/10

[@lakamokolaka]

Honestly the grudge remake is a movie I would point too as having some genuinely good changes to it.

[@assembled1855]

The American version is a remake and 2020 is a sidequel that takes place in the same timeline of the American version.

[@steelballrunner636]

I really like the ending of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Beginnings because it reflects the political stresses of its time. The idea that a person can strike hard and then just walk off without being found and then going on to claim more victims reflects the fear that people had of terrorists such as Bin Laden. He struck hard and then faded away to claim more victims, just like Leatherface does at the end of this movie.

[@_shenanigans_8337]

I Love this movie. If I remember correctly, this was the first, if not one of the first horror movies I saw when I was a kid. I loved it then and I love it now. I didn't see the original until much later in life where I binged the series, but man this movie has stayed in my mind since I was a kid. That scene where Leatherface was wearing that dudes face has stuck with me my whole life, it was brutal seeing it as a kid. I love the atmosphere in this movie, and frankly, visually it still holds up better than most modern horror movies. This movie kept me up at night when I was a kid because I've lived in Texas most of my life and my brother loved to hammer home the fact that it was 100% real, to mess with me.

[@arcadia7459]

Hey Horror Daddy, wanna come to the Horror Simp Dinner Party?

[@CHXRMXN]

I think watching the 2003 remake as a kid who was just beginning to get into horror has made me appreciate it more than I ever would if I were to watch it for the first time now. the found footage shot of Leatherface at the end still gets to me.

[@TrueCody]

This is one of my all time favorites, honestly. Wish they made more like this!

[@Ghughes88]

I’d love to see Ryan talk about the other big remakes like the Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on elm street remakes

[@MagicalQuestAdventures]

@7:59 the timing tho! Aspect!!!

[@leoaguilar8684]

“The unintentional campiness” It was intended that’s why they amped it up in the sequel

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

The thought of an insane man chasing me through the fields at night wearing my partners face wanting to rip me apart with a chainsaw is one of the reasons this remake works it puts you in that situation and it’s absolutely petrifying.

[@jklo4377]

Honestly the beginning suicide in the movie threw me off right away it was intense. To this day I remember it because I didn't see it coming. I saw it in the movies and everyone was like WTF

[@aryankamnetz9808]

R Lee Ermey was amazing in this movie and will be missed

[@Music34897]

Your music is so good it makes that Vessi ad seem horrifying lol

[@AWBDream]

I like this one more than the original, sure the original is “smarter” but that has nothing to do with terrifying me the same way as the remake. I can see why people prefer the original though

[@acecashman1237]

Yeah, the original didn't scare me whatsoever, just annoyed me with Sally's constant screaming, while here Leatherface had me unsettled a bit with just how big and creepy he looks

[@thomasffrench3639]

The remake is one of the least scary horror films I've seen (exaggeration) and the original is very scary. I feel more dread from the existential crisis of being bored more than the film itself.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@acecashman1237 And I was annoyed with all of the characters in the remake and Jessica Biel yelling "Kemper!" for half the movie.

[@euphoriamusic_]

when I was a kid in 2003, my brothers convinced me it was real and that the found footage part was a part of it. I didn't sleep that night.

[@PuNkIsNoTdEaD01]

Compared to the recent ones this one was a masterpiece 😂

[@charlesthorndike2702]

Out of the remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, this movie is definitely the best remake out of the 4. R. Lee Ermey as the psychotic sherriff was great. The ending also deeply unsettled me.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think Friday the 13th and Halloween were better than TCM, especially Friday the 13th.

[@zyppy3742]

The original is one of my favorite horror films, but i also love the remake. I think it is a great film that manages to maintain the spirit of the original while being different and not just a copy. I love the style and the violence and it’s version of Leatherface is probably the best after the one from the original. Especially in comparison to all the sequels and prequels the remake really shines in my opinion.

[@onetallpheeesh]

It was my first experience with the franchise so i will never hate it. It's just different. I grew up in this era. DAWN OF THE DEAD the 2004 remake literally introduced me to the Zombie genre. The Hills Have Eyes messed me up, gave me nightmare for weeks about my family dying. It makes me sad that as an adult I look back on these movies with the criticisms in mind and can actually understand what they mean especially after watching the classics. They dont really deserve the hate. They didnt butcher the franchise the way the 2015 Fantastic 4 reremake did to Fantastic 4 lol

[@doodman3070]

The only memory I have of this movie is having a huge crush on the lead actress. And however many years later, yeah shes still a bombshell.

[@jeansonne100]

Hoiever many years later**

[@icycult]

the 2003 remake haunted me for YEARS. i was 8 years old at the time and i remember going to hollywood video to go rent it and i just remember being next to my mom in line, and holding the vhs tape in my hands. i was literally so scared because the trailer for the movie had me interested but also terrified, LOL. the excitement and dread waiting for the sun to set so my siblings and i can watch it was such a surreal feeling at that age! i absolutely love the movie and its why im scared of chainsaws tbh lmao

[@aengusk3313]

Regardless of what people say about the quality of the movie itself. There's no denying R. Lee Ermey gave an amazing performance in it

[@kyleshiflet9952]

I agree he was the only thing I liked about the movie

[@FatherStack]

Yeah, definitely the best thing about a shitty film.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

@@FatherStack yup

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

Not really, felt like he was ripping off his FMJ character.

[@FatherStack]

@@DrGregoryHouseIT yeah, he kind of was.