Devil's Rejects
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Saw it Sat at Universal citywalk in Orlando, hot diggity it was an awesome movie that really kicked my ass.
If you hated House of 1000 Corpses you should give this movie a chance it is totally different, it has a gritty 70's feel to it.
there's no Rob Zombie soundtrack, it's all vintage songs from the 70's and earlier. Zombie doesn't pull any of those craptastic video tricks he used in 1000 corpses.
Devils Rejects is like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre while House of 1000 Corpses is more akin to the campy Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
If you hated House of 1000 Corpses you should give this movie a chance it is totally different, it has a gritty 70's feel to it.
there's no Rob Zombie soundtrack, it's all vintage songs from the 70's and earlier. Zombie doesn't pull any of those craptastic video tricks he used in 1000 corpses.
Devils Rejects is like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre while House of 1000 Corpses is more akin to the campy Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
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It's complete shit . I went to see it and not only is it basically the same as one of those torture video released by Al Quada but every single story element is put in just to rush the next horrifically violent scene with no point . Ohh and don't let me get started on the jerky shakey cam in half the movie which almost made me sea sick ...and the horrible editing ..the slow motion scenes that added no effect and made no sense ..I could go on and on but it's not even worth wasting my breath .. it's 100% grade A shit..
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So, you liked it huh?
I don't see how you could accuse the slow-mo as being pointless, it was appropriate for the drunken party at Charlie's place and it was appropriate for the car drive at the end; everyone was beat to shit and driving in the boiling sun. I can't recall other times slo-mo was used, it didn't really stand out to me, maybe the burning house scene.
should profit whether you like it or not.
2 thumbs up from me.
It's just a shame the horror film I wrote is quite similar in many places.
It's complete shit . I went to see it and not only is it basically the same as one of those torture video released by Al Quada but every single story element is put in just to rush the next horrifically violent scene with no point . Ohh and don't let me get started on the jerky shakey cam in half the movie which almost made me sea sick ...and the horrible editing ..the slow motion scenes that added no effect and made no sense ..I could go on and on but it's not even worth wasting my breath .. it's 100% grade A shit..
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Meet Pogo, this is one of the most positive member of this board. Dont waste your time if HE didn't like a movie its means YOU wont like too. His opinion is YOUR opinion and so on.
Embrace the ignore feature folks.
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one thing i really did like was the part the cop found,captured and tortured the bad guys, dont recall any horror movie in which the psychos in the movie got the tables turned on them like in that part.
if the movie would have ended with the sheriff killing the 3 of them it would have came off better.
but i saw tiny or whatever his name was killing the cop from a mile away,pretty much when he brought them to the farm i knew tiny was gonna surprise him and kill him.
see the board title? for general discussions, not for "who can be more of an ass". pak, use the ignore feature if you're so inclined. both of you, please do whatever it takes to restore some semblance of civility in this forum (might i humbly suggest posting more work in our PnP forum), or i will embrace my ability to edit/delete other peoples' posts, folks.
on the actual topic at hand, i have mixed feelings about the Devil's Rejects. part of my reservations stem from the fact that i'm not really familiar at all with any of the 70's grindhouse fair that Zombie is so clearly paying tribute to with the film, and that i'm not all that much of a horror buff generally. so why did i see it at all, especially after not caring to finish all of 1000 corpses?
well, here's a pretty good interview with mr. Zombie:
http://avclub.com/content/node/25219
I went and saw the movie because Zombie clearly loves what he does and takes great care to make his films. they are films that are probably not all that intended for viewers like myself, but i can at the very least appreciate the man's work as a fellow artist.
I think that the Devil's Rejects shows that Zombie is actually a pretty gifted filmmaker who is still honing his craft. Devil's Rejects was well shot, and particularly the first reel or so is very tightly put together and very atmospheric. the music cues are excellent, and he makes what were grotesque cartoon characters in House out to be significantly more believable. But I think he's still got a lot to work on. The script has some inspired passages and some scenes stick in your head for more processing, which I always associate with a good movie, but I thought that the last half of the film didn't make good on rather tantalizing setups. I think a more thoughtful but also more horrifying movie would have kept the killers with the Sullivan family in the hotel for more of the movie, for instance. if the good dialogue bits were expanded too I think Zombie would have had a better film. As it is, it doesn't really seem to make sense what the killers are trying to do; are they really trying to escape? The fatalistic final sequence seems to convey that they didn't really ever intend to get away, they just wanted to keep the fun going for just a little while longer before it ended. I had to laugh when I heard the opening chords of 'Freebird', because it was so cliche... but I think that was Zombie's intent; the rest of the movie has such carefully chosen and effectively used music that I can't help but assume Zombie knew what he was doing by setting the final sequence to Freebird. It makes it quite a bit more comical, a nice wink to the audience.
in the interview i posted, Zombie mentions that he made Rejects in less time and with half the money he had for 1000 corpses, but Rejects is a much better film on all counts i think. That's definitely a testament to his increased skill as a filmmaker. If his next film actually does turn out to be a non-horror project I'll probably go see it, because while invariably I am certainly not the kind of guy that Devil's Rejects is targeted at, I admire the strides he's made artistically and would enjoy seeing him make his way further.
As to the acting being genuinely good, then yes, I beleive that in many case it was. Some people were weak, some were over the top, ans none were oscar winning - but for a slasher movie, it had certainly some of the best I've ever seen, and fo a film in general the acting was good. And it had no teeneage kids in it, which is alwasy a refreshing change.
It felt good to watch a horror that wasn't just lowest common denominator stuff.
here's their review:
http://avclub.com/content/node/24941
and yes, the OAV Club is my favorite
I must say that this movie really did make me despise the murderous family for thier brutal crimes but about half way through their humanity was shown and the togetherness of the family, by the end I felt sad for them. It's very rarely a film can make me feel emotional like that.
My opinion is that this is one of my favourite movies but it's not a horror!! On all counts it is much more accurately described as a drama, action movie, whereas it's predecessor was definately part of the horror genre!
I hope Mr. Zombie continues to provide such quality work in the future.
i also prefer it way over 1000 corpses... tdr has a lot more style to it and feels more like a road movie kind of thing - i certainly found it very entertaining.
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