Now Watching #The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
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BILL MOSELEY⭐ AS CHOP TOP🩸for "The Texas Chainsaw Masacre 2" (1986).#billmoseley #choptop #thetexaschainsawmassacre2 #horrormovies
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Know Your 80s!
10 Totally Awesome Horror Movies from the 1980s!
1. Killer Klowns From Outer Space
2. Poltergeist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
4. Friday the 13th
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
6. The Return of The Living Dead
7. Child’s Play
8. The Shining
9. The Thing
10. Creepshow
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
The first time I saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it frightened me so I had to add it to my movie collection. I love it for what it is and for what it isn’t. It’s subtle, low-budget, quiet, realistic, and shocking. It feels like a snuff film you’ve stumbled upon and can’t look away from.
I distinctly remember the first time I saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. I had excitedly brought it home to watch. What a colossal disappointment it was. I'd hoped since then, my palette might've adjusted to the deliberate change of tone, that I'd appreciate director Tobe Hooper's choice to go the other direction. TCM 2 is the antithesis of its predecessor in every way possible, including my rating. I gave the original a 5/5, this one gets a proud and well-deserved 0!
Set 13 years after the first, the film’s hero is radio DJ “Stretch” (Caroline Williams). When she records Leatherface’s family murdering two motorists on her show, the southern cannibals set their eyes on her. Meanwhile, a deranged former Texas Ranger, Lieutenant “Lefty” (Dennis Hopper), begins stalking the killers himself.
I get it. This movie is meant to be a dark horror-comedy. There’s no way anyone could re-capture the immediate and tangible terror of that first picture, so why try? Good idea in theory. In practice, it’s loathsome. TCM 2 feels like a children’s playground scenario. Imagine being 8 years old and having a rival, a cocky little snot that always beats you at soccer. Determined to beat them, you practice every day and work hard to effortlessly dribble the ball, pass, and shoot. Finally, the big day comes and it’s paying off. You’re winning. Badly. Sensing this, your rival begins goofing off, running around blindfolded and scoring on their own net. They're trying to save themselves from the embarrassment of losing but you know. You know you beat them. That’s what this movie is.
At 101 minutes, TCM 2 feels like it lasts over two hours. Not content with being unfunny, it repeats itself endlessly and refuses to make sense. There’s no escalation or breaks, no comedic timing or proper pacing in its humor. Non-stop, it's Lt. Lefty dual-wielding chainsaws, Leatherface (Bill Johnson) pretending his signature weapon is his penis, and his brother Chop Top (Bill Moseley) cackling. It renders you numb. If you cut out all of the “No, somebody help me!”, "Please, help me!”, and “Oh God! Someone please!” out of the film, you’ve got maybe half an hour’s worth of footage, tops.
Making it an even harder watch are the characters. There’s no one to like in this picture. Some might argue Lt. Lefty, but he’s a gargantuan moron. Same for Stretch, who is too stupid to get herself out of simple jams. Even the killers aren’t entertaining because they’re so over-the-top.
Burn this movie. Chop it up into pieces and set it on fire. I hated it the first time I saw it and now, I loathe it even more. It’s a chore to watch and yeah, I laughed a couple of times. There’s even an instant I found genuinely scary, but those are brown jelly beans in a bucket filled with rabbit poop. It’s not worth digging through, not when there are perfectly good bags of candy available. Let me say it one more time because it brings me joy to do so. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 gets a perfect 0/5 rating. (Original cut on DVD, January 29, 2016)
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Horror Movie Marathon (2020) October 23rd 51. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986) Directed by Tobe Hooper #thetexaschainsawmassacre2 #thetexaschainsawmassacre #leatherface #dennishopper #carolinewilliams #jimsiedow #billmoseley #billjohnson #tobehooper #choptop #screamfactory #bluray #notrated #thebuzzisback (at La Casa De Sweeney) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGsKyiFAo_K/?igshid=1whiy4mwl4ncy
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One wasn't enough so part 2 came in theaters back in 1986. Returning director Tobe Hooper directs, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" and changes the direction of horror. Leatherface does the chainsaw dance, the cook is back doing his usual and we introduce to the hiker's twin brother name Chop Top and of course Grandpa. Dennis Hopper guest stars and he's grabbing his chainsaws to go on a rampage but to avenge his brother's death and Caroline Williams plays as the radio talk show host name Stretch. This was an horror and comedy film that does turn out to be silly but became a classic horror cult. It ain't too bad and even the characters were likable and funny at the same time. Give it a chance and perhaps it might be an entertaining sequel. I'll give it an 7.3/10. . . . . #thetexaschainsawmassacre2 #Leatherface #horror #slasher #moviereview #horrorclassic #thesawisfamily #thesawyers #horrorcult #tobehooper #80shorrorclassic #choptop #horrordarkhumor #dennishopper #carolinewilliams #thetexaschainsawmassacrefranchise https://www.instagram.com/p/B7w-rUPFhkz/?igshid=1ajgu3ta381wz
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Happy Birthday, @choptopmoseley!!! 🧡🖤🧡🖤 #billmoseley #thetexaschainsawmassacre2 #nightofthelivingdead #houseof1000corpses #thedevilsrejects #Halloween #Halloween2 #horror #scarymovies #horrorhunk #horrorgeek #november #autumn #autumnal #lateautumn #terrorverse (at The Terrorverse)
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#Repost @willicaroline with @repostsaveapp ・・・ @reelhorrorshow666 We were honoured to get to interview legendary scream queen, Caroline William's. Star of Hatchet 3, Halloween 2 and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Head on over to our site to see what she had to say. https://www.reelhorrorshow.co.uk/post/reelhorrorshow-inerview-with-caroline-williams @willicaroline #thetexaschainsawmassacre2 #hatchet3 #robzombieshalloween2 #carolinewilliams #screamqueens #reelhorrorshow #horror #horrorstar #horrorqueen #horrorinterviews #horrorjunkie #horrorfans https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tWBniFwZU/?igshid=1amc9a0u6ii4x
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