Genre: Horror
Director: John Luessenhop
Plot: A young girl learns she has inherited a large mansion in Texas and decides to go there with her friends, not knowing she has also inherited a chainsaw wielding killer with it.
The gist: I never saw the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre film or the many remakes following it. So I'll judge this based on its own merits as a horror flick.
Texas Chainsaw 3D is pretty much a by-the-numbers horror film in every way. Pretty damsel in distress? Check. Horny woman who shows lots of skin? Check. Inept law enforcement officers? Check. Good guys who aren't what they seem? Check. Characters making stupid decisions? Check. Bloody kills? Check that one too.
I've seen quite a number of slasher type horror films, and nothing in this particular one makes it even remotely outstanding compared to those. Worse off, towards the end, it turns out that there are more despicable people in the story than poor Leatherface. Boo hoo.
The good: Alexandra Daddario at the very least makes good eye candy, even with her clothes on.
The bad: Plenty of lapses of logic, even though it's not uncommon in horror films. Like for example, some people choose the worst places to run or hide from a monster, like an open grave. And what kind of policeman would enter a house where the killer is with no backup? And the above mentioned textbook elements.
Verdict: Skip this and go watch some horror flicks with genuine scares, of which there are plenty. (2/5)
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