15 Great Film Franchises Ruined By Too Many Sequels And Remakes

Film Count: 8

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre scared the absolute sh*t out of people in the 70s, introducing a new type of slasher film genre that would take hold over the decade and beyond.

The original film in 1974 was an overwhelming box office success considering the baby budget it was working with, becoming a cult classic among younger audiences and horror film die-hards of the era.

Despite the overwhelming success, it would be over a decade before a sequel came to life. That's where the trouble begun.

The second movie would also gain a cult following over time, but more of a sarcastic following than a genuine one due to the near-comical acting, dark humour, low-budget effects and general absurdity of the gore involved.

It was critically slammed and barely covered budget. From there, the franchise just never recovered. Another poorly received third film and the financial disaster of fourth brought and end to the original series of films in 1995.

A 2003 reboot was released with the same name, based on the original film, but following a different storyline. We were then given a prequel film set before everything and kind of not-related-but-also-related to the original saga.

To keep the confusion going, Texas Chainsaw 3D was released as a direct sequel to the 1974 original, but completely disregarded the other originals, despite them being the actual sequels.

Last in the line of disasters was 2017s Leatherface, another prequel. It was not related to the first prequel, but still in line with the original series, but also not.

Who knows.