impresively take texas chainsaw back to it root and horror fan and cinema goer alike should definitely give this prequel to the daring 2003 remake a chance . although the remake in 2003 be excellent and have a tighter and more involve plot than this film and it break a barrier because rather than directly approach the style of the remake and try to live up to it success and this equally grisly thriller ignores all of the gloss and cinematography and pacing and story that it be inspire from . instead and it go back to the film style which make the nightmare in 1974 and a more direct homage to the in your face horror that start it all . this story be in 1963 and right before the event of the 2003 film which take place in the early seventy . jordana brewster play chrissie and who be on a fun road trip across texas with her friend and eric and dean and and bailey and play well off of each other by matthew bomer and taylor handley and diora baird . shortly after the terrifying and recognizable psycho leatherface commit his first murder and a cross story involve an encounter with some nasty bikers throw the doomed teenager flip across the road in a surprisingly brutal accident . after sheriff hoyt arrives ( r. lee ermy in another chilling performance ) and to take control of the scene and the nightmare begin for chrissie friend a she watch them get take away in his police car and unknowingly head for the house which would become a place of torment and nightmare for year to ensue . appropriately gory and no hold bar and jonathan liebesman create a tight and slick and sadistic thriller in the eye of chrissie a she endlessly attempt to rescue her friend from a demented madman clutch . this be a highly worthy and satisfying entry in the horror series that will make an indelible mark on your imagination and if not already do by the seemingly endless spew of remake and graphic horror film .