Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 15% approval rating based on 88 reviews and an average rating of 3.80/10. The site's consensus states: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is full of blood and gore, but not enough scares or a coherent story to make for a successful horror film." Metacritic reports a 30 out of 100 rating, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Peter Travers from Rolling Stone awarded the film zero stars, calling it "putridly written, directed and acted", also criticizing the film's "obvious" plot turns. Nathan Lee from The New York Times panned the film as "an invitation to hard-core sadism". In a more positive review, Peter Debruge of Variety thought "Liebesman hews close to the 2003 pic's bile-tinged snuff film aesthetic ... Purists who wondered what had become of the family dinner scene (left out of the remake) should be pleased to find an even creepier version recreated here." At the 27th Golden Raspberry Awards (2006), the film was nominated for a Worst Prequel or Sequel, but lost to Basic Instinct 2. Cancelled sequel In January 2007, Platinum Dunes executives Bradley Fuller and Andrew Form stated that the company would not be producing the third film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake franchise. References External links 2006 horror films 2006 films 2000s slasher films 2000s serial killer films American slasher films 2000s English-language films Beginning, The Films produced by Kim Henkel Films set in 1939 Films set in 1969 Films set in Texas Films shot in Austin, Texas American serial killer films Platinum Dunes films Prequel films Films scored by Steve Jablonsky Films directed by Jonathan Liebesman Films produced by Michael Bay Films produced by Andrew Form Films produced by Bradley Fuller Films about deserters 2000s American films American prequel films