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Tobe Hooper’s 1974 Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a triumph in the horror-slasher genre for endless reasons. Be it the haunting, stomach-churning portrayal of the Sawyer family, a silent, macabre masked cannibal wielding a chainsaw under the Texas sun, or a traumatized Sally Hardesty having the last laugh: every frame is an ode to true terror. Hooper’s film, obviously, inspired a barrage of reboots and remakes, among which 2003’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre emerged as the strongest, while entries such as Leatherface mindlessly attempted to flesh backstories that did little to add depth to an already iconic character. Netflix’s legacy sequel, 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre picks up right after Hooper’s original and ignores all previous entries.  Unfortunately, it also ignores everything the 1974 film achieved and stood for. Despite featuring tense chase and gore sequences that are fairly well-made, Texas Chainsaw Massacre butchers Leatherface's legacy in the dullest of ways.