Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004 Video) User Reviews

A very insightful documentary

[baumer · 10/10 · 30 March 2004]

There is no denying that the creators of the new TCM put a lot of time and effort into making the film. Never is it more apparent than watching this documentary on the DVD. Simply put, this is awesome stuff. There is more insight here from so many different players that it is quite amazing to see all of them involved. Bob Shaye adds his two cents, as does Bay and every star of the film. I love this aspect of a DVD. If you don't have a documentary and some commentary, then it just means to me that you don't care enough about your fans to make a DVD worth buying. These guys do care about us and it is omnipresent in this documentary. You want to know about the fights on the set? It's in here. You want to see the actors imitate their fearless director? It's in here. You want to see one of the actors get undressed and walk off the set at the end of his shooting schedule? It's all in here. This is a very well made and interesting documentary about the making of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and it makes the DVD worth the purchase.

10/10

The Remaking of Chainsaw

[Michael_Elliott · 17 July 2017]

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004)

*** (out of 4)

Director Marcus Nispel, producer Michael Bay and several of the cast and crew members are interviewed for this 76-minute documentary that takes a look at the making of the remake of THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE. This is a pretty darn good documentary that starts off with the outrage that people felt when word got out that the Tobe Hooper classic was going to be remade. There are some funny interviews with fans and then we get to hear some about that 1973 film. We get to hear about its production as well as the huge impact it had on the genre and then we cut to Bay who discusses what the point of remaking it was.

From here we learn about the director, what he wanted to do with the film and then we get into casting and various stages of the production. This documentary pretty much covers everything you'd want to know about the film including the music, the special effects and we also get to hear from cast members like Jessica Biel, R. Lee Ermey and Andrew Bryniarski who played Leatherface.

I think the highlight of the thing were the first ten or so minutes when we hear about the original and from the fans who were outraged at it being remade. The majority of the stuff dealing with the remake was good but before long the thing did start to feel too much like a promotional piece with everyone talking about how great everyone was doing. This here did get a tad bit old but if you're a fan of the film then there's no question that this is worth watching.