15. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, 1990
Well, after part 2 was a weird comedy/horror thing, part 3 decided to ignore it completely, wanting to make a more serious film. SO basically they rehashed the original but added a bit of Hollywood to the mix… and by that I mean: like the original only flashier and with a considerably bigger budget.
The photography is pretty decent, also the main theme, which is something I never gave any attention up to this point, but hey I can’t just talk shit about this movie (yes I can).
Leatherface looks like he’s a member of Slipknot, but bigger, and wears a leg thingy (maybe referencing the first movie’s final scene when he cuts his own leg with the chainsaw… or maybe I’m giving them too much credit).
Anyhow… Viggo Mortensen is in this movie, fuck LOTR this is the highlight of his career. Ken Foree is also in this and he’s a bad ass, he plays basically himself in every movie I’ve seen him, and he’s great at it, just give him a gun and have him say ‘motherfucker’.
I just wish I had seen the Director’s cut, supposedly it has more gore and the ending is different, but maybe next time. Speaking of directorial duties, Tom Savini was offered the job of directing this film. (yeah, I wasn’t gonna miss the chance of talking about that dude).
It’s a ‘meh’ kind of movie if you’ve seen the original, I mean it does have entertaining moments and the last 10 minutes are pretty goddamn awesome, but ‘meh’ still.
If you’re a fan of everything Texas Chainsaw (like me), be sure to check it out.
P.S. In this movie Leatherface has a daughter… go figure that one out.
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