Just perfect...

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

I really wanted to get into this. I love crazy, I love the original, I love funny horror, I love Dennis Hopper…yet, I just couldn't find my way into this. I guess it's supposed to be a comedy, but I mostly just found it obnoxious. I like some of the disgusting visuals, and there were certainly some funny lines. However, in the end, it is just too much of the bright chaos of Canon Productions, and not enough of the dark insanity of the original.

n my Fangoria reading youth, there were two constants: Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the scariest movie ever and Tom Savini was the master of gore. If you put that chocolate into that bloody peanut butter, what would you get? And in a world where Freddy, Jason and soon, Michael Meyers would all get sequel after sequel, why not Leatherface?Two failed films into his Cannon Pictures deal, one would assume that Tobe Hooper felt the same way. And even though Chainsaw 2 would double its slim $4 million dollar budget, it wasn't considered a success by audiences and critics for years — similar to how Halloween fans just could not see Halloween 3 as a great film until the last few years.Whereas Chainsaw seems to be a nuanced film based on dread, mood and cinema vérité, the sequel is in your face, replete with tons of gore, overwhelming screams and saw noises and near slapstick moments. Maybe it's because Tobe Hooper, unlike nearly every other human being on the face of the Earth, saw the first film as a black comedy and this was just the next logical progression. For me, I saw Chainsaw 2 as a middle finger, an f you to the expectation that the film needed to be just more of the same. Ironically, Rob Zombie seems to have fallen in love with this film so much that he's filmed variations of it several times and even used some of the cast.Read more at bandsaboutmovies.com/2017/09/13/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-2-1986/

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a great horror sequel and is one of my favorites in the genre. The film is totally bonkers and as such is a black comedy splatter masterpiece. Chainsaw 2 is a great follow up to the first film and is much different. The story continues with The Sawyer family. There is not only large doses of dark humor, but also heavy helpings of state of the art gore.(courtesy of F/X master Tom Savini) The film is completely insane and very unique blood splattered entertainment. Bill Mosley gives a legendary over the top performance as lunatic Chop Top. Dennis Hopper also gives an iconic performance as revenge seeking Texas Ranger Lefty Enright, which is also one of my favorite performances of his. The film has great quotable dialouge and is a very creepy, brutal and hilarious horror classic. Chainsaw 2 is one of my all time favorites and is essential viewing for horror fans.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) ** 1/2 (out of 4)A former Texas Ranger (Dennis Hopper) sets out to bring down Leatherface (Bill Johnson) and his family of cannibals and seeks the help of a radio host (Caroline Williams) who happened to catch one murder on tape. Soon the host finds herself being held by the cannibal family and gaining the affections of Leatherface.THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 is probably one of the most hated sequels in the history of cinema. It was released with a lot of hype but pretty much died at the box office and it got a beating from fans and critics. Those expecting anything like the original are bound to be disappointed but once you accept that this is more of a comedy than a horror film and you view it on its own merits, the film really isn't all that bad. It's certainly an incredibly flawed film but at the same time I respect director Tobe Hooper for trying something different.When you get down to it, this here is basically just a remake of the first film but done in a tongue-in-cheek way. The film's incredibly troubled production has been discussed to death but the budget was cut and apparently Hooper's vision was for something much bigger but we can only judge what's here. I think the biggest problem with the movie is the fact that it runs way too long with the "climax" of the picture clocking in at over a hour. I'm going to guess that there was a lot more character build up planned for the Hopper character. Speaking of Hopper, the film does benefit from a colorful cast and some interesting characters. Hopper manages to turn in a good performance, although he doesn't seem too thrilled to be appearing in a movie like this. Williams is certainly delightful as the radio host and there's no question that her personality is one of a kind. Lou Perry is exceptionally funny and memorable in his role. Jim Siedow is fun in his return and Bill Moseley is memorable as well. Bill Johnson can't match the original Leatherface but then again he really wasn't asked to. He's good in the part when you consider what Hooper was going for.The film also benefits from some great special effects from Tom Savini and there's no question that Hooper builds up a rather interesting atmosphere. Again, this film tried for something big and original and while, in the end, it failed, there's still no question that you've got to respect Hooper for trying something different instead of just delivering the same type of film as the first.