Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Die Rückkehr (1994)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Die Rückkehr: Directed by Kim Henkel. With Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky. A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface (Robert Jacks) and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

“At one point, a terrorized Jenny screams u0026quot;I donu0026#39;t understand!u0026quot; And Vilmer replies u0026quot;Welcome to the real world.u0026quot; For me, this sums up everything I like about this movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe TCM series has — at the best of times — been about random violence…usually for the sake of sensationalism. But underneath it all is the creepy realization that not everybody thinks like you do. Some of them do things which make no sense to you. When you step into their reality, youu0026#39;re at their mercy, and youu0026#39;ll never understand exactly why.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis installment plays the u0026quot;why?u0026quot; theme to the hilt, eventually copping out somewhat near the end when they should have just left us wondering. Darla is wonderful as Vilmeru0026#39;s girlfriend, alternately getting hung up about seemingly trivial things — having a quiet dinner for a change — and goading Vilmer into continuing their twisted, mutually abusive relationship. Vilmer himself has fantastic moments, though none of the actors quite live up to Perensky u0026amp; Zellwegeru0026#39;s standards of convincing nuttiness and terror, respectively. Though Newmyer is also great in a role which is too small.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOutside of the mayhem, thereu0026#39;s some wonderful dialogue, especially the first few lines in the movie: the teacher who simpers around the students and then gripes, u0026quot;f*** I hate kids.u0026quot; Heatheru0026#39;s friend with the absolutely bizarre mannerisms explaining that the gossip-monger is just trying to cause trouble. Heather saying that they might end up slaughtered and hidden away in somebodyu0026#39;s basement, with Sean retorting, u0026quot;thatu0026#39;s stupid, the houses around here donu0026#39;t have basements.u0026quot; And finally, my favourite line: u0026quot;Too bad about her face, Leather, but you can have her shoes!u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDespite all the bad press this movieu0026#39;s received, I hope Kim Henkel enjoys what she created as much as I enjoy watching it. Goofy, funny, real, unreal, terrifying and witty: good job.”