The premise is the same as the original -- a bunch of good-looking twenty-somethings are on a road trip through rural Texas. Except this time, they're coming from Mexico and headed for a Skynard concert, not checking on Grandpa's corpse. We also don't have a Franklin in this one, much to my relief.
Furthermore, this little group of wanderers does not happen upon an abandoned house because it's their grandfather's. On the contrary, they have a little suicide mishap in their car and get directed to a "meeting spot" with the sheriff. I understand that this was the 70s and everyone was pretty laid back, but if someone ever told me to drive to an abandoned house with a dead body in my car to meet up with law enforcement, I would say no. freakin. way.
So, as you would expect, the middle of nowhere is not a good place for a rendevous, especially when you run into a creepy little mutant kid and then decide to split up. Not a good plan for anyone involved. All goes to hell after this, with us getting a little background on Leatherface (skin disease) and a random storyline about a stolen baby (never quite understood that one)
This movie is definitely more gory and fast-paced than the original, but lacks the overall creepiness of the 1974 version. Definitely an awesome remake though.
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I liked both versions of the film, but I prefer the '74 version.
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