10 Worst Slasher Movie Reboots Ever Made

With Platinum Dunes out of the picture, Lionsgate were given their own chance to take a swing at the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. Early promotional material looked promising and even began to fill fans of the series with hope that maybe they had actually gotten it right. These hopes were soon crushed, however, as the film managed to somehow be even worse than the previous two.

First and foremost, this is a film that suffers from a major identity crisis, as it cannot seem to make up its mind as to whether it wants to be a remake or a sequel. It was announced as a reboot, yet branded itself as a sequel to the original, taking place several years later. Yet, it copies certain shots and scenes from the first movie wholesale. The writers and director very clearly could not decide what they wanted this film to be, and it shows in the final product. And the mediocre acting certainly didn't help the movie feel more cohesive.

The worst part of this film, in a strange change of pace, is not an overuse of violence, but rather the plot itself. The story we see unfold in this movie is devoid of all human logic and emotion. At one point in the film the main protagonist, despite watching Leatherface brutally murder her friends throughout the runtime, decides to side with him after learning they are long lost cousins, giving the murdering psychopath his weapon of choice. Because that makes sense. For lack of a better term, this film is utterly stupid. And even though Platinum Dunes failed at telling a good Texas Chainsaw story, at the very least they actually tried.

When it comes to awful reboots, it seems that ol' Leatherface just can't win. And with a Lionsgate-produced origin story for the icon currently in the works, things don't appear to be getting any better.