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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:10

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A tongue-in-cheek sequel to the 1975 splatter classic. Dennis Hopper stars as a Texas Ranger seeking revenge on the murderous, chainsaw-wielding clan who dismembered several members of his family... A tongue-in-cheek sequel to the 1975 splatter classic. Dennis Hopper stars as a Texas Ranger seeking revenge on the murderous, chainsaw-wielding clan who dismembered several members of his family in the first flick. Body parts and self-referential jokes fly, as the crazed lawman (he's almost as wacked as the villians he's stalking) heads toward the final, blood-soaked showdown. [More]

Starring: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Bill Johnson, Jim Siedow

Starring: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Bill Johnson, Jim Siedow

Director: Tobe Hooper

Director: Tobe Hooper

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Reviews for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Variety

A good deal gorier and more disturbing than the original. Certainly it's far better than the soulless 2003 remake.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/18/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A ripe and wicked horror-comedy, as black as pitch and every bit as violent as naysayers mistakenly accused the first film of being.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/24/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

No review available.

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08/01/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

There is absolutely nothing to distract us from the sheer misery of watching oblivious clowns cracking awful jokes.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
06/09/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Empire Magazine

Society is restored as before, but it's a society based on victims and victimizers. De Sade rewrites Darwin.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
11/07/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

...if nothing else, the entire flick may be worth a look for the absurd moment in which Leatherface breaks loose with a particularly apt example of the ol' shifty eye.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/23/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The film feels as if Hooper himself has nothing but contempt for the original and went out of his way to tear it down.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/03/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

'Bloody' good fun....Hooper's still the man when it comes to horror

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03/11/06
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

It's all good as long as you consider it a blacker than black comedy (and not a horror movie).

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
12/29/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
About.com

No review available.

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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08/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Irresistibly demented.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
06/30/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

No matter how adeptly Chainsaw 2 was put together, it would remain just another exploitation flick for fans who get a tingle from watching blades slash into flesh and innards peep out.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/21/03
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
New York Times

The most tedious crapfest I've sat through in a while. Annoying characters who never shut up. Even some amusing moments with Hopper can't save it.

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03/25/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

This movie is a great, big mess.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Chris Parcellin
Chris Parcellin
Film Threat

Tobe Hooper's biting satire of the Reagan years done up as a very graphic horror film

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
N/R

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Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
05/10/02
Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker
This is London
 
 
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