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Nice effects though.

Load of rubbish!!

Brilliant and touching

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I've seen complaints that this film contributes very little to the origins of Leatherface, which is true. However if you go into this without that expectation you have a very solid slasher flick, which is surprisingly well shot might I add. A fun movie intended for lovers of the genre.

Many of us horror-lovers took a sick enjoyment out of the homicidal antics of a certain faceless, chainsaw-wielding Redneck serial killer from 'middle America' back in the seventies when we first met him in 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' Naturally, our - the public's - weird fascination with him meant that he was featured prominently in one sub-standard sequel after the next. Despite the character still 'selling' the franchise, less and less people got excited by what followed the original 'shocker/slasher.' The 2003 Michael Bay remake wasn't bad, but divided long-term fans. However, no matter how much people enjoy seeing 'Leatherface' slice and dice his way through hordes of screaming teens, I never actually heard anyone asking the question: 'What was he like as a child?' (think about what the public reaction was to the 'Halloween' remake which delved into Michael Myers' adolescent backstory!).Here, surprise surprise, we meet our future nut-job as a wee young child and get a brief inclination of how, growing up in a family who eat people and actively promote cutting up dinner guests with a chainsaw, may end up damaging young minds. The film is effectively a whistle-stop tour of the boy's life, from how he gets taken away from his family to a - supposedly - 'safer' establishment, only for it to yet warp his mind further.Yes, this story is not only not what anyone was asking for and merely - yet another - cheap cash-in on an established brand, but it's also pretty dull. There's little you need to know or see here if you're a fan of the franchise and, if you're looking for gore, scares and/or creative death scenes - then you won't find any of that here. Instead you simply get 'horror 101' displaying every tried and tested technique to get even a slight scare out of its audience.I didn't enjoy it. And I know it may sound like a stupid thing to say, based on the fact that the film is named after one of the most evil and therefore unlikable characters in screen history, but there is a total lack of sympathetic characters to root for. I know there are a couple of 'heroes' who we're supposed to feel for their plight, but they're just too damn generic and uninteresting to care for.If you're a fan of the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' then just watch that. If you think it looks a little old and outdated then watch the 2003 remake (it's actually not as bad as some people made out!). This is simply a horror film that doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as a film which - kind of - started the 'slasher' genre which still goes strong today.

In Leatherface, practical make-up creates gruesome imagery without the intrusion of unwanted visual effects. The vehicular stunt near the close is spectacular and screams high production value. The alternate ending is vastly superior and buying the BD is recommended as it allows for this finale to be incorporated into the full feature.

I didn't even know that they made this movie and happened to come across it by sheer luck. And being a huge horror fan, I did of course grab it immediately, because "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is indeed a mastodon in the horror genre.But wow! This movie disappointed tremendously, as it had a very pointless storyline, which offered nothing much to the franchise. And it was a very anti-climatic and disappointing backstory to an otherwise iconic horror character.I will say that the acting in the movie was adequate, and that was actually one of the brighter sides to this otherwise abysmal prequel.There were a few good kills in the movie, but hardly enough to make up for all of the other shortcomings that made up the "Leatherface" movie."Leatherface" is not a movie that you should run out to invest in right away, unless you find it a super bargain discount bin and if you are an overly huge fan of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise.