SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

adonis98-743-186503 A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 feels like a shadow of the first film. It literally starts quite dumb with this 2 guys having fun on the road and then Leatherface appears out of nowhere like he was waiting for something and is dressed like a ghost or something and from that scene alone you understand what this movie is going to be. Way over the top, silly and just stupid with lots of comedy plus what the hell was wrong with the poster? It looks stupid. (0/10)

avalonjoyous Absolutely dreadful only one of many words to describe this travesty of a "MOVIE".I like the lead actress I have seen her in many films but even she was embarrassing in this film.I also liked Dennis Hopper and he was literally the only character in the entire film I actually liked.The actress playing the lead role was nothing but a screaming,crying,and weak mess up until the end of the film.Spoiler Alert!!!! Hopper was pretty smart up until near the end when he makes one fatal and stupid mistake. Spoiler Alert!!!!!?Leatherface was boring also not the least bit scary and even the violence was more comical then graphic or shocking as it was in the original film.The "comedy" was laughable and felt misplaced making this already nonsensical mind f!*# deranged film feel even more messed up.The ending is hilariously bad and just like most of this film makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.This one should have never even saw the light of day not even Hopper normally reliable could save this one.

a_chinn Disappointing sequel to the classic original film is still good, but nowhere as shocking or frightening as the original. This sequel catches up with the Sawyer family years later, now hold up in an abandoned amusement park. The story goes through the story paces of the original, with the film's heroine having to endure seeing friends killed, a demented dinner scene, strange interactions with Leatherface, and an eventual escape. The big difference between this film and the original is that writer/director Tope Hooper focuses a lot more on black comedy, which was certainly an element in the original, but it's much more in the fore than it was in the original film. This sequel also features a tremendous amount of gore courtesy of special effects legend Tom Savini (that's either a good thing or a bad thing depending upon your perspective), which actually earned this film an X-Rating upon it's initial release. Another added comic element is Dennis Hopper playing a crazed Texas Ranger who's hot on the heels of the Sawyer family and looking for revenge because he's related to wheelchair bound Franklin from the first film. Bill Moseley is a real standout as Chop- Top and is probably the most memorable part of this film (and I'd forgotten that his line "Dog will hunt!" was sampled in a Primus song). Overall, this film is is pretty entertaining for horror fans, though nowhere as scary as the original film.

ersinkdotcom "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" holds a special place in my heart as a horror fan. As a teen, I would go to my father's during the summer. I used this time visit him and the rest of my family in the area. During my downtime, I would catch up on movies I wasn't allowed to watch living with my mother. Many of the these were, of course, in the horror genre.One of my favorite memories was watching a double feature one night with my father in the summer of 1987. We went to the local video store and rented "Psycho 2" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2." A funny side-note is that I had never seen either one of the original films. "Chainsaw 2" had a profound impact on me, as it was the first truly graphic and gory movie I had seen. It also had a far sicker sense of humor than what I had witnessed in other horror / comedies like "Fright Night" and the likes.Revisiting "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" in its new 2K digital transfer was an interesting experience. The movie still holds up over all these years. There's nothing quite like seeing Dennis Hopper battle Leatherface in an epic chainsaw duel. Imagine Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader brandishing chainsaws instead of lightsabers and you get the idea.Caroline Williams' screams rival those of Fay Wray's in "King Kong." I can't think of any way she could have improved her performance, from her Texan accent to the epic Chainsaw dance at the end of the movie. She is quite the trooper and deserves all the credit she gets as a scream queen being covered in bloody goo and dirt for much of the film.Dennis Hopper comes alive as a police officer looking to avenge the deaths of his family and end the chainsaw massacre once and for all. He quotes the Bible and sings church hymns while destroying the lair of Leatherface and company, adding to the dark zaniness of the movie. He plays the role relatively straight where many other actors would have hammed it up.I was very surprised upon re-watching "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" that there's no nudity. There's suggestive material throughout the movie. However, there's no actual sexual situations or topless women to be seen. That's a big surprise to anyone who grew up watching horror movies in the 1980s. I think there might be a pinup picture in the background of a couple shots. Granny Sawyer's decomposing dead body is shown sans clothing, but there's no detail in the body parts."The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" still ranks as my favorite sequel to the original. Its combination of tension and wild violence with over-the-top black humor still stands as the blueprint for most of the gore fests we get today from folks like Rob Zombie and countless others. Thanks to great practical effects, on-location shooting, and Tom Savini's masterful makeup and prosthetics, the film stands the test of time and is a great example of a well-executed sequel.