Breh they been hurting it's legacy since 1986 and even then I'd argue that its legacy is completely intact. You don't do 4K restorations on 35mm print to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a movie that has a hurt legacy. That "hurt legacy" thing only exists on the internet and even then it's a vocal minority that feel that way. If no one wants to see this movie, much like that last piece of crap that came out, then don't see it and Tobe Hooper's first movie will continue to stand on its own no matter what. People remember the 2nd one because Hooper went so far left of his original. They remember the new generation because McConaughey and Zeillweger are in it and of course that film and other films in the series all have their fans. The remake gets talked about once in a while and it too has its fans, but the last two films are essentially forgotten. Legacies can't be hurt outside of the internet because we should all be smart enough and mature enough to realize that a movie can stand on its own. Godfather part 3 doesn't hurt the legacy of the first two and why is that? Because people rarely talk about it and most cinephiles rarely talk about part 3 but it doesn't stop them from continuing to throw praise on the first 2 years after their initial release.
To make a sports analogy: MJ came back and played for the Wizards in the early 2000s, did it hurt his legacy? Not at all because when people talk about his career and the highlights are played over and over, they're talking about and highlighting the first and second three-peat. The monstrous dunks, the crossovers, the clutch moments. If a movie or a player or anything is that great, that greatness will live on breh no matter what
@ the nikka running over dude, jumping out the truck, beaning leatherface with the monkey wrench and then running for his fukking life
The Shape died when they gave him a motive. Myers is still the GOAT though.
