10 Horror Movie Reboots (And Scoring How Successful They Were)

10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

As a film franchise, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre might be in with a shout of having the most precipitous drop in quality from the original movie across its various sequels, prequels and reboots.

The 2003 Chainsaw Massacre reboot was produced by Platinum Dunes, who also produced three other films on this list. Having carved out a niche for themselves making bad horror movie remakes, Platinum Dunes has recently achieved far greater success with A Quiet Place.

Tobe Hooper’s 1974 movie was a terrifying slow-burn horror which ended with a crescendo of gore. Many of the other films in the subsequent Texas Chainsaw Massacre series have missed that picture’s element of subtlety, which served to make the violence in the latter part of the film all the more shocking.

The 2003 film suffers from that very problem: it’s more concerned with grossing out the audience rather than crafting the original’s oppressive atmosphere.

Esteemed film critic, Roger Ebert rated the remake zero stars, stating, “The new version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a contemptable film: Vile, ugly and brutal”.

However, this film was the highest grossing in the franchise, even when adjusting for inflation, so it’s clear The Texas Chainsaw Massacre still has some notoriety - particularly as it's been followed by a further three outings for the franchise.

Reboot rating: 2/10