Production Companies New Line Cinema, Focus Features, Radar Pictures Inc. (in association with), Platinum Dunes, Next Entertainment Inc., Chainsaw Productions LLC
Studio Michael Bay, Next Entertainment, Platinum Dunes, Radar Pictures
Release Date: Mar 30, 2004 Region: 1 Runtime: 89 mins Studio: New Line Home Entertainment Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] ENGLISH: DD-EX 5.1 [CC]
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color
Subtitles: English, Spanish Packaging: Custom Case Rating: R Features:
Alternate Ending and Opening 3 Filmmaker Commentaries on Prouduction, Story, and Technical aspects of the film - featuring Producer Michael Bay, Director Marcus Nispel, Actors Jessica Biel, Eric Balfour, and more DVD-Rom Features including Script-to-Screen, Storyboard Viewer, weblink and more! Severed Parts - Deleted scenes documentary on what was cut from the film and why Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre - Comprehensive feature-length documentary covering the film's origins, casting and production through make-up, film scoring, marketing and fan reaction Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfiend - Shocking documentary on the real killer that inspired the film Screen Tests featuring Jessica Biel, Eric Balfour, and Erica Leerhsen Art Galleries featuring Production and "Leatherface" concept art Original Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Motograter "Suffocate" Music Video
The 2003 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre adheres to the pure-and-simple slasher-movie formula: introduce a gaggle of sexy young people, make vague gestures to distinguish them--Jessica Biel wants to get married and doesn't like pot, so she's our moral compass--then start hacking them to pieces one by one. The visual palette includes grimy crucified dolls, fly-specked pig carcasses, body parts floating in murky jars, a tobacco-chewing redneck sheriff and many slender beams of sunlight cutting through dank, dusty interiors. The camera lovingly photographs Biel's tank-topped bosom and sculpted abs as she's running in terror from a bloated, chainsaw-wielding, human-skin-wearing maniac. This remake lacks the macabre comedy of the original; it's all about the nauseating sensation of waiting for something to jump out of the dark. --Bret Fetzer
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