Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

January 2006

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Synopsis

In 1939, a worker has an abortion while working in a slaughterhouse and dies. The deformed baby is dumped in a garbage container and found by a beggar who brings him home. Along the years, the freak creature called Thomas is raised by the Hewitt family, working at a meat plant. In 1969, when the facility gets close down, deformed insane Thomas kills the foreman. His deranged stepfather executes the sheriff that is going to arrest Thomas, and assumes his identity and entitling himself as Sheriff Hoyt. Meanwhile, the brothers Eric (Matthew Bomer - "Flightplan") and Dean (Taylor Handley - "Zerophilia") are traveling in a Jeep with their girlfriends Christie (Jordana Brewster - "The Fast and the Furious") and Bailey (Diora Baird - "Wedding Crashers"). When the group has a car accident, Hoyt arrests Eric, Dean and Bailey and brings them to his house. Christie follows them trying to rescue the trio, trapped in the house of sadistic and insane cannibals, in a trip of horror and gore. MPAA Rating: R Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content. Copyright © 2006 New Line Productions, Inc.

Reviews

4.2

251 total

5 152

4 50

3 21

2 10

1 18

Randy Cordova

Gross and sadistic but never scary.

Chris Tilly

Oppressive, mean-spirited and sadistic, The Beginning is an unsavoury exercise in cruelty and pain that one hopes will also be the end.

Peter Travers

Attention sadists: Demand more from your gorefests than this pro forma return to the well. Has mass murder ever been this dull?

Keith Phipps

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning relies on made-you-jump shocks and more fake entrails than a Jaycees haunted house.

Richard Roeper

The story's been played out so many times.

Peter Hartlaub

All you need to know about the character is he's really crazy and carries a chain saw. And he's got an even crazier uncle who all but steals the film.

Critic reviews

Randy Cordova

Gross and sadistic but never scary.

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Chris Tilly

Oppressive, mean-spirited and sadistic, The Beginning is an unsavoury exercise in cruelty and pain that one hopes will also be the end.

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Peter Travers

Attention sadists: Demand more from your gorefests than this pro forma return to the well. Has mass murder ever been this dull?

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Keith Phipps

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning relies on made-you-jump shocks and more fake entrails than a Jaycees haunted house.

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Richard Roeper

The story's been played out so many times.

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Peter Hartlaub

All you need to know about the character is he's really crazy and carries a chain saw. And he's got an even crazier uncle who all but steals the film.

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Roger Moore

It's as remorseless and disheartening as any of the others, more gory and less scary.

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User reviews

Hailey Lukkes March 16, 2013

I have seen this movie I have seen this movie. It is really scary and thrilling it will have you sitting on the edge if your seat!

A Google User September 22, 2012

Good movie No big on remakes but this was good

Deontae Douglas April 2, 2014

The massacre was good, but i think this one is better.

Scott Williams April 13, 2014

Texas chainsaw massacre Is the best movie of all times and the best horror movie.

DONESONZ August 26, 2013

Great! I'm not usually a big horror movie fan but this movie is great!

Jesse Lee May 16, 2013

Explains alot It tells the story of why it is in the original tcm. I highly recommend you watch the original than the 2nd one.

estelle mathieu June 8, 2014

Massacre a la tronconneuse le commencement Il est carrement trop bien

Zaib Khan February 1, 2013

Texas Chainsaw Massacure This is an A+ horror film. I love the erey feeling about this movie! Awesome!

Jeun Hyo Kang November 30, 2012

Good movie but there is better Don't pay for this old remake. Just wait until the new one comes out featuring Trey Songz.

MiZZ ChuLa December 18, 2012

I love diz movie All the collections of texas scary & best

Daisy Martinez July 4, 2014

Good This is a great horror movie I loved it

david glover January 17, 2013

Chilling Movie Completely crazy and very scary people in this movie. This sherriff should be shot because of association.

Kake Lee January 2, 2013

Love it.. My Shitt

Chris Collins May 14, 2013

Excellent Another great chainsaw episode.

A Google User September 30, 2012

Awesome The most guttiest one of all time

carla Ayala March 31, 2014

Awesome One of my favorite movies, the police guy is so funny. XD

laina lane December 17, 2012

Yes! Awesome! Scary i jumped & squinted a lot

A Google User August 19, 2012

I want this!!! Why can it only be rented?

Jonathan Martinez January 21, 2013

Ok Liked it

A Google User July 29, 2012

Awesome I have that movie

Cast and credits

Actors	Jordana Brewster, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird
Director	Jonathan Liebesman

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

12%

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Rental period

Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.

Run time

90 minutes

Rating

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