Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

Name: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: October 7, 1994
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Chris Kilgore, James Gale, Joe Stevens, John Harrison, Lisa Marie Newmyer

1994

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: October 7, 1994 | R

Starring: Chris Kilgore, James Gale, Joe Stevens, John Harrison, Lisa Marie Newmyer, Matthew McConaughey, Renée Zellweger, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Tyler Shea Cone

Summary: A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

Director: Kim Henkel

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 95 min

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Joe Bob Briggs

A flick so terrifying and brilliant that it makes the two other Chainsaw sequels seem like After-School Specials. [20 May 1995, p.E6]

Kevin M. Williams

Nothing at all is surprising about Next Generation except how enjoyable it is. It won't become a classic, but is quite a hoot, like the cockamamie Motel Hell, as funny as it is frightening. [29 Aug 1997, p.32]

Liam Lacey

The other thing that sets this movie apart from the current crop of tongue-in-cheek screamers (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream) is that it's actually perversely intriguing, rather than just clever. [03 Nov 1997, p.C2]

Nathan Rabin

A slightly above-average slasher film that's only partially redeemed by small but endearingly loopy shreds of black humor. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Its own efforts to be tongue-in-cheek, as with a backwoods gunman who quotes Emerson and Machiavelli, fall seriously flat. But should anyone have the patience to look closely, the two leading players do show signs of what would soon make them famous. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Henkel's directing debut isn't incompetent: It's just derivative, pointless and tediously repetitive. Read full review

John Anderson

What we want from Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is a giddy mix of gruesome horror and campy humor. What we get is less massacre than mess. [29 Aug 1997, p.F16]

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Panchogul

Feb 22, 2022

Aquí se que nadie estará de acuerdo conmigo, pero esta es mi película favorita de la saga, quizás porque fue la primera película de este tipo que vi en la TV en los lejanos años noventa y porque pese a que es una baratija impresionante y que se aleja por completo de la película original, seAquí se que nadie estará de acuerdo conmigo, pero esta es mi película favorita de la saga, quizás porque fue la primera película de este tipo que vi en la TV en los lejanos años noventa y porque pese a que es una baratija impresionante y que se aleja por completo de la película original, se me hace inmensamente divertida y entretenida, incluso nostálgica al ver a una joven Renée Zellweger que ya derrochaba talento y belleza en su primera película.… Expand

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royalguy07

Oct 27, 2022

The setup may be different but the middle is so similar to the original its a little jarring. Getting the "alright, alright, alright" from McConaughey was a big eye roll moment. Final act was incomprehensible, the plane for example??? Also I don't think a single person actually got Chain Sawed.

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robertoiglesias

May 10, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Besides Jenny and Darla, the other characters are awful and/or underdeveloped.
The kills are very boring, the Illuminati stuff is ridiculous, and the story is so similar to the original.… Expand

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Habibiehakim

Feb 9, 2022

Finally the worst one in the franchise, and not only in the franchise but Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation just became my new pick for the worst movie i've ever seen, the movie is terribly written, terribly produced, horribly performed, and there is literally zero thing on thisFinally the worst one in the franchise, and not only in the franchise but Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation just became my new pick for the worst movie i've ever seen, the movie is terribly written, terribly produced, horribly performed, and there is literally zero thing on this movie that i like, the look of Leatherface in this one is just the worst thing ever and his/her scream is even worst, all the actor and the actresses performance in this movie is one of, if not the worst performances i've ever seen, they're so annoying and they're stupid, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is just so frustrating to watch and if it's not because of the franchise i already stop in the first 10 minutes of the film, it's a horrible horrible experience.… Expand

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Justinhorror

Sep 15, 2019

This movie is the most horrible movie in history. The acting sucks, the kills are horrible, and everyone was stupid.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

imthenoob

Jul 18, 2019

It's the kind of movie that nearly qualifies for a "So bad, It's good" kind of film. I think it's just freaking awful though. Worth watching to rip on it but totally irredeemable.

4 of 4 users found this helpful40

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