Netflix remake of iconic film in backlash as fans slam 'disrespect to original'
Netflix viewers have been left reaching for the off button after watching a recent remake of one of the most notorious horror films ever made.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre first hit screens in 1974 and instantly caused quite a stir. Directed by Tobe Hooper, the film followed the masked serial killer Leatherface - infamous for his use of chainsaws to dispatch his victims.
Alongside his cannibalistic family, Leatherface terrorised and slaughtered a group of teenagers, causing widespread fear.
Following the success of the original film, a franchise was born, spawning numerous sequels. The film was first remade in 2003, and in 2022, Leatherface made a comeback in an updated version of the film on Netflix.
In the Netflix remake, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre served as a direct sequel to the original film, picking up several decades after the events of the first movie, reports Surrey Live.
Featuring stars such as Elsie Fisher and Nell Hudson, the film introduced a new group of teenagers who come face-to-face with Leatherface. It also marked the return of original survivor Sally Hardesty.
However, it seems the release of Texas Chainsaw Massacre has left Netflix viewers split. One disgruntled viewer vented: "Honestly one of the worst remakes I've ever seen. Nothing redeeming at all. And I usually love a lot of 'so bad they're good' movies but this was beyond cringy.Another chimed in: ".
Another viewer chimed in: "No story, and over the top gore! Give me the original any day." A third also wrote: "I stopped watching after 10 minutes, it's a disrespect to the first movie."
Some viewers were not too pleased with a particular "woke" scene, which depicted a group of social media influencers being slaughtered by Leatherface on a bus while live-streaming the event after one of them warned the killer "try anything and you're cancelled".
"I guess this was the writer's attempt at attacking 'woke' culture, which itself is pretty stupid in a horror movie because there is no movement to cancel horror movies for being too violent," pondered one viewer.
Another added: "Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was terrible, pure cringe and too woke."
A third then said: "To me that part just seemed to be a situational set up. In the way of "hey let's have Leatherface saw a bus full of people into pieces" sure why not. The movie itself doesn't make much sense."
However, not all viewers were disappointed as one person wrote: "I'm still kinda shocked people hated this movie because I loved it. I felt they purposely made the characters hateable and stupid for their satisfying deaths. Another added: "It was a hot mess, I liked it!
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