Devil's Rejects

[otcconan]

Just rented this film. The unrated version.

I did not see "House of 1000 Corpses," so I did not know what to expect from Rob Zombie. It was truly disturbing. Normally, gore does not faze me in the least because I know it's a movie. And usually, as with movies like "Evil Dead" it's done so cartoonishly that your belief is suspended.

This movie was different. Although I will say I still managed to consume six hot dogs over the course of the film, I actually was grossed out a couple times. Not for the faint of heart.

The story was a little dumb, but it's a horror flick so what the hell. But the only likeable characters in the film die horrible deaths (one having his face removed), and the villains are alternately heroes and villains...and the hero ends the film as a villain. Really hard to know who to root for, and in the end, that meant that by the end of the film you just wanted it to be over because you don't care. So everyone is evil...what's the point?

[ozzfest36]

I really loved this movie myself.I agree with the point that they turned it around and made the villans look like the victims though but I tried to ignore that.But I thought it was a great story about a psychotic family.Lots of great acting IMO.But everyone has the own tastes so if you dint like this dont see House of 1000 corpse.The gore is worse and the story is kind of strange.

[rikki]

I liked it better than "House of 1000 Corpses"

[ozzfest36]

rikki said:

I liked it better than "House of 1000 Corpses"

It seems most people do (including me)

[frehleyscomic]

I unfortunately rented this last night. Rob Zombie is certainly going to hell for making this movie, or at least i hope. Not as grotesque as i thought it would be but still sick none the less. But then again i'm not a big gore movie fan. I can see where some goth crank head kids somewhere will see this and try something like that becuse the movie does bounce back and forth from making them look terrible and then into rebel hereos. The only redeeming qaulity about this movie is the great 60s and 70s rock tunes in it.

[otcconan]

Gore is cool if it's done the way Sam Raimi does it. Here, it's just gross. And my stomach for gore is pretty strong because I know it's not real, which makes it easier. Hell, I ate 3 orders of nachos in the theater while watching Schindler's List. If I can't stand something, it's really bad.

[eilene]

Will have to check this one out...I love the gore in movies..

[jimmccormick3]

Great movie! Different in tone from the first one which I loved. "Devils Rejects" is more of a straight forward 70's style snuff flick ala' "Texas Chain Saw Massacre," "Hills Have Eyes," etc. Where "House of a Thousand Corpses" was black comedy/horror. Both films prove Zombie to be a director to watch, he does some amazing things in both films, such as almost making you feel sorry for the villains in "Devil's Rejects," by showing both good & evil can be twisted, grotesque, & brutal when it comes to meeting their objective. A real mirror to the world that surrounds us, only taken on a much more personal level. In a world filled with war & genocide it is the small atorcities that makes us feel uncomfortable & Zombie knows this.

In "House of a Thousand Corpses," Zombie turns an hilarious black comedy filled with great dialog into a serious horror film that is disturbing to the core. Any lesser director would have not been able to pull it off. He makes his victims so unlikable that you almost really want to seem them get killed off one by one in the most viscous manner for their rude behavior, but when it starts to happen you feel sorry & root for their survival.

I don't think "The Devil's Rejects" was necessarily very gory, but very disturbing how it presented its brutality of its characters. Just goes to show a good script, good director & talented actors are always much more convincing & potent than a film made just for gore value such as films by Fulci as an example.

Zombie knows how to get under ones skin in more than one way, & I applaud his efforts & look eagerly to his next film!

[otcconan]

"Hills Have Eyes,"

In fact, the pimp's sidekick in Devils Rejects was in that movie as well.

[caljam]

Best thing about the film are the Terry Reid tracks they use in the soundtrack.

Anyone unfamiliar with Terry Reid, check out the Seed of Memory album.

He's most famous for turning down the lead singer's job for a new band Jimmy Page was starting many moons ago, but in his own right, he is a fabulous vocalist.

Gorgeous album. A voice to die for. One of rock's forgotten heroes.

[duojett71]

I liked 'Devi's Rejects' better than the first one was well. I loved watching Sherrie Moon dancing to "Rocky Mountain Way". Thought William Forsythe was excellent as the Sherrif. Once again Otis was great.