The Screen Addict Recommends – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

The Screen Addict Recommends – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is another example of a sequel that may actually be even better than its already phenomenal original – see also The Godfather Part II (1974), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Aliens (1986), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)… am I missing any?

For his second serving, original Chainsaw writer-director Tobe Hooper had Cannon money to play with – über schlock-producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus picked up the check this time round.

Dennis Hopper chainsaws his way through a batsh*t-crazy plot that doubles down on blood, guts & gore conjured up by legendary makeup wizard Tom Savini.

Many sequels and remakes would follow – even Netflix took a stab at the property recently – but without Hooper in the director’s chair, the franchise feels less like tongue-in-cheek grindhouse and more like hardcore Horror.

Nothing wrong with proper Horror, don’t get me wrong, it’s just a shift in tone.

If this recommendation has whetted your appetite for Hooper’s Chainsaw diptych, your best bet is a good old DVD or Blu-ray, as distribution rights for the films are scattered across many companies and multiple territories.

It’ll be worth your while, though!

Seek ‘em out & get your fix.

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