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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3

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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1989)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:3

Rotten:12

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Two friends begin a simple, uneventful drive to Florida to deliver a car. But the trip soon becomes a voyage to hell when they hit the backroads of a barren Texas county and meet up with a... Two friends begin a simple, uneventful drive to Florida to deliver a car. But the trip soon becomes a voyage to hell when they hit the backroads of a barren Texas county and meet up with a monstrous serial killer. Through all the gore, it's really a comedy. [More]

Starring: Kate Hodge, William Butler, Ken Foree, Viggo Mortensen

Starring: Kate Hodge, William Butler, Ken Foree, Viggo Mortensen

Director: Jeff Burr

Director: Jeff Burr

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Lacks the clarity and identity of the earlier 1974 and 1986 installments.

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10/24/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

It's certainly a cut above the standard late-'80s horror film, though hardly up to the level of Tobe Hooper's original.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
06/17/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Taken as a separate entity, this is a competently packaged horror movie that plays by the rules and delivers what the title promises: sadistic killers, whimpering victims, and chainsaws.

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10/03/06
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

The blade is dull, but there's just enough to make it worth watching.

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12/29/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
About.com

A failed attempt by New Line to reinvent the titular chainsawer into a Freddy Krueger-style villain.

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07/24/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

No review available.

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06/30/05
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Director Burr should never have shouted 'Cut.'

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

No review available.

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06/25/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

It's really just another generic slasher flick with nothing beyond the Leatherface connection to recommend it to discerning fans.

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12/08/02
Chris Parcellin
Chris Parcellin
Film Threat

Rent CHAINSAW 2

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

For those who saw the first two Massacres, this will seem pretty much deja-boo!

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/16/01
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post
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Believe it or not, even horror movie fans like some meat in their stories. You should pardon the expression.

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10/30/01
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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10/30/01
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