The Next Texas Chainsaw Massacre Should Bring Back Chop Top
Warning: Spoilers For Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022
Here's why the next Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie should bring back fan favorite Chop Top. The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 regularly tops lists of the greatest horror movies ever, with Tobe Hooper's film being a claustrophobic, sweaty nightmare. Despite featuring a masked killer wielding a chainsaw who stalks a group of young friends, the movie doesn't feel like a typical slasher in the way something like Friday The 13th does.
Despite this, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series has tried to apply this formula to its various sequels and reboots. Entries like 1990's Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III or 2013's legacy sequel Texas Chainsaw 3D feel like more typical gory slashers, while outings such as 1995's Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation — featuring Matthew McConaughy and Renee Zellweger — are just plain bizarre, bringing in elements like the Illuminati and featuring no characters actually being killed by chainsaws. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 is the franchise's latest outing, which only really acknowledges the events of the original, though it doesn't discount the other films happening either.
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Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 from 1986 brought the cannibalistic Sawyer clan back to screens after a decade, but instead of being an unrelenting horror movie, it was more of a dark comedy. It was also intensely gory, leading to the sequel's distributors releasing it unrated, which impacted its box-office tally. The sequel may have disappointed viewers expecting something like the first movie, but it has garnered a cult following in the years since.
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