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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (originally released as The Return of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is a 1997 American slasher film written and directed by Kim Henkel, and starring Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, and Robert Jacks as Leatherface. It is the fourth installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, and also features uncredited cameo appearances from Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, and John Dugan, all stars of the original film.

The film was screened as The Return of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1995 before being shelved by Columbia Pictures. Two years later, it was re-cut and released under the title Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation on August 29, 1997, after Zellweger and McConaughey had both become major Hollywood stars. This was the final installment in the original series, with the next entry being a remake of the original film.

Plot
After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The main problem with the film is that Leatherface looks nothing of the previous films as they changed gender into female, which it hasn't age well.
 * 2) The story is a complete mess. It rehashes lots of stuff from the first three films, and throws in the Illuminati for some reason. Also, having the family being part of a secret society's plan flat out ruins the threatening and nutty nature of the family.
 * 3) Leatherface is been completely watered down, and unlike the other films, barely does anything.
 * 4) The scary and disturbing moments are very dull.
 * 5) Jenny is a very bland protagonist.
 * 6) The kills are a major letdown.
 * 7) There are many plotholes and inconsistencies with the original film.
 * 8) The acting is either too wooden, or too over the top.
 * 9) The pacing is unbelievably terrible and slow, makes them so boring.

Reception
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation was universally panned who criticized focused on the lead performances of Zellweger and McConaughey, who had garnered significant fame in the interim. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation holds a 16% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 37 reviews with an average rating of 3.6/10. Its consensus reads, "The Next Generation has the fortune of starring early-career Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger, but it services neither headliner well in a convoluted and cheap-looking slasher that doesn't live up to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy.". On Metacritic the film holds a score of 50 out of 100, based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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