Embarrassingly wooden performances in pointless 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'

In 1974, director Tobe Hooper gave birth to a memorable big screen bogeyman - Leatherface – with the release of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.

Embarrassingly wooden performances in pointless 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'

In 1974, director Tobe Hooper gave birth to a memorable big screen bogeyman - Leatherface – with the release of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.

The film fell foul of British censors and was banned for more than 20 years, supposedly as a result of the sustained terror inflicted on the pretty heroine.

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