“I think it’s stupid” Quentin Tarantino hates the sequel to this cult horror film that changed the genre forever!

News culture “I think it’s stupid” Quentin Tarantino hates the sequel to this cult horror film that changed the genre forever!

A “perfect” film

Quentin Tarantino is an inveterate film buff who has continued to prove it over the years. The director of Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood constantly refers to the films that have marked him throughout his life and does not hesitate to cite them directly when the opportunity arises. For example, during Jimmy Kimmel Live, the filmmaker notably mentioned “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, a film that he considers “perfect” in a certain way.

There aren’t many perfect films, and that just goes to show that the art form of cinema is difficult. A perfect film somehow transcends all aesthetics: it may not be your cup of tea, but there’s nothing you can say to detract from it.

A failed sequel

But if Quentin Tarantino has so much esteem for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, this is not at all the case for its direct sequel, still directed by Tobe Hooper. Invited earlier this year on the podcast Eli Roth’s History of Horror, the filmmaker had shared his point of view on this second part.

I really wanted to like it. I really wanted to see Tobe Hooper do something really good. I even went to see it twice in the theater to figure out what was wrong with it. (…) I think the movie is stupid.

A point of view shared by many spectators and fans of the horror genre. With “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”, Tobe Hooper failed to repeat the feat of the first part. That being said, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre saga remains a monument of cinematic horror and continues to influence many films of the same genre today.