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October 06, 2006
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
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Don't get too attached to any of the nubile young twentysomethings in horror prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Expectedly grisly pic provides the origin story for Thomas Hewitt, aka "Leatherface" — which means these kids are little more than chainsaw fodder for the Ed Gein-inspired cannibalistic killer. Whereas the three Star Wars prequels set up key events foreshadowing young Anakin's turn to the dark side, implication here is that Hewitt was always evil. In light of the 2003 Michael Bay-produced remake's $80 million box office take, expect this entry from Rings helmer Jonathan Liebesman to scare up healthy numbers.
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