10 Movies That Are The Black Sheep Of Their Franchises

6) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

The fourth instalment of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is an unusually starry affair, with future Oscar winners Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger in leading roles. This is from a time before anyone knew who they were, so neither of them talk about it much – which is easy to understand.

It’s a tedious horror romp where the only highlight is watching McConaughey overact with all his might. The movie attempts to recreate iconic moments from the original, but it has none of the atmosphere or creeping dread. Furthermore, the characters are immensely irritating and Leatherface is turned into a shrieking drag queen who doesn’t really do anything.

At least the tagline is kind of funny: “If looks could kill, he wouldn’t need a chainsaw.”