11/11/2023 0 Comments Edwin neal bill moseley![]() And there are so many quotable lines too. There are so many memorable scenes in TCM 2, some of which are the most amazing horror moments ever put on screen (when Leatherface tries to put the scalped face on Stretch, the scene when Stretch finds her friend sans face, etc). They actually TRIED to do something different: different from the equally great TCM, different from the increasingly boring horror films of the 80s. I give credit to everyone involved with TCM 2. It's probably due to the fact that TCM 2 is a sequel to a quasi-legendary horror film and everyone expected the sequel to be the same as the first movie. It's odd that critics will rave about Peter Greenaway's "THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER" which is a twisted drama in the the Grand Guignol style, but didn't see TCM 2 in the same way. I'm amazed that critics missed the whole difference between TCM and TCM 2. In TCM 2, Hooper creates a vast canvas of baroque imagery, where we watch the insane and gory story unfold before our incredulous eyes. While TCM is a sweat inducing TERRIFYING horror film in the first order, TCM 2 is a "GRAND GUIGNOL HORROR" horror film in the first order. Unfortunately, they didn't get the point of the violence in TCM 2. I understand what the critics were saying. I love Texas Chainsaw Massacre as much as I love TCM 2. Because of the amount of violence and violent imagery, films critics trashed TCM 2, pointing out how the first film didn't rely on gore and violence to scare the audience. But the violence in TCM 2 is more engrossing, shocking and even at times funny, and in turn less acceptable than the unreal violence found in many slasher films. The body count is extremely low in TCM 2 compared to the Friday the 13th or Elm Street flicks. TCM 2 is totally different than the plethora of slashers that many horror fans expected to see, which is one reason why many horror fans didn't get it. ![]() The first and most important thing to point out is that back in the 1980s, horror films were reduced to simple slashers. There are so many things to point out why TCM 2 is a stand-out. Now after a decade or so after its release, TCM 2 is now a bona fide cult movie. Even many horror fans, of the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre or slashers in general, hated it and dismissed it. I saw Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 when it was released in theaters back in 1986. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is one of the most misunderstood movies of all time.
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