Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, William Forsythe, Ken Foree Directed By: Rob Zombie Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Lions Gate Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 08, 2005 Running Time: 107 minutes Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 2005
Amazon.com: Homicidal maniacs have a field day in Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, an ultraviolent spin-off from Zombie's critically reviled 2003 debut, House of 1,000 Corpses. As Zombie continues to cultivate his name-brand variety of extreme horror and splatter-film homage, he definitely takes his place among connoisseurs of carnage. In the case of The Devil's Rejects, several characters from 1,000 Corpses return for another marathon of mayhem, as the murderous Firefly family (led by Sid Haig as the maniacal "Captain Spaulding") turn their bloody wrath against hostages in a fleabag motel, while the local sheriff (William Forsythe) plots revenge against them for the killing of his brother. Before their inevitable showdown, Zombie has plenty of fun--perhaps a little too much fun--indulging his penchant for sick, sadistic humor and gruesome atrocity. Clearly, Zombie fancies himself as horror's answer to Quentin Tarantino, but he lacks Tarantino's gift for riveting plots and escalating tension. Instead, The Devil's Rejects is just raw, rampant excess from start to finish, paying visual tribute to gruesome classics from the '70s and guaranteed to earn the cult status that Zombie is all too obviously aiming for. He's an unabashed horror buff who's carving a niche in the genre he loves, shamelessly satisfying a small but loyal audience of sicko-phants. --Jeff Shannon
Description: From the visionary mind of acclaimed musician Rob Zombie comes Lions Gate Films' THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, the gritty, violent follow-up to Zombie's smash horror hit, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. Written and directed by Zombie, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS reunites the homicidal members of the Firefly family, tracing their bloody flight from an outlaw sheriff hell-bent on revenge... Ambushed at their isolated home by Sheriff Wydell (William Forsythe) and a squad of armed men, the Firefly family wakes up one morning with guns blazing - yet only Otis (Bill Moseley) and his sister, Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), manage to escape the barrage of bullets unharmed. Hiding out in a backwater motel, the wanted siblings wait to rendezvous with their errant father, Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig), killing whoever happens to stand in their way. But as the body count mounts higher, Sheriff Wydell decides to take the law into his own hands, paving the way for one of the most depraved and terrifying showdowns in cinematic history.
I watched in horror...which i guess is good cuz thats the genre... Well...cinematically, this was a pretty interesting movie. The storyline was so sick and twisted that only Rob Zombie could come up with it. I seriously came really close to vomiting. The only time a movie has brought me to yak was Snakes on a Plane--and that was because i had tonsil surgery and was on all these meds. I definately watched in horror, and I threw this one into the "sell" pile because I don't think I can sit through it again.
I thought House of 1000 corpses was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and had I not already purchased this one before seeing that one I would not have ever watched this, however this one is much "Better" than its prequel.
Muuuuuuch better. When I found out that there was a sequel to House of 1000 Corpses, I groaned considering how disturbing and almost pointless the first movie was. I decided to give The Devil's Rejects a second chance (mainly because I was intrigued... and because I have a "thing" for Sheri Moon Zombie who plays Baby Firefly). Turns out, it's muuuuuuuuch better than the first movie.
So what's the movie about? The movie begins with a group of cops attempting to raid the Firefly home. A few members of the Firefly family escape and take four people hostage at a motel. The rest of the movie has the family torturing others and having some fun along the way.
Let's talk about the positives. Like House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects is chaotic and just plain crazy. You'll be guaranteed to be on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie. There certainly is never a dull moment. Acting-wise, aside from a few actors here and there, the cast is perfect. The bottom line is this-If you like scary movies and enjoy or don't mind a ton of gruesome gore, you'll really like this movie.
And now for the negatives. Yeah, it's gory as heck. Especially the last scene. If you don't like the gore, stay far, far away. And yeah, I guess you can say that most of it is over the top. Had Zombie taken it down a notch, I'm not so sure it would have been as good though.
I'm definitely glad I gave this film a chance. If you've seen House of 1000 Corpses and felt that there was something missing, I'd give this movie a chance. If you like horror movies with meaning, I'd skip it. Overall, I really liked The Devil's Rejects.
killer killer good time this is good old fun horror action cult film making... rob zombie has a great eye for cinema.. buy it now!!!!
Ooh Sheri Baby If I had known this was the sequel to _House of 1000 Corpses_, I would have rented that movie instead of this one. Oh well.
This is one of the sicker films I have ever seen; it however does have some redeeming qualities which serve to counteract the vein of mindless sadistic violence that runs through the film.
One thing I like about the movie is the casting. Any movie with Ken Foree (_From Beyond_, which is one of my absolute favorites, comes to mind) in it can't be all bad. Bill Moseley does well as Otis Driftwood, while Sid Haig's performance as Captain Spaulding is memorable. William Forsythe does a marvelous job as Sheriff Wydell, also. But Sheri Moon Zombie stole my heart: I haven't gotten a crush on a film star like this since I saw Barbara Crampton in _From Beyond_ and _Reanimator_. Never mind that the first time you meet Baby is probably the last, as well: she's basically so cute I can't stand it. I think I'm going to see _House of 1000 Corpses_ just to see her in another film.
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In a more serious and constructive vein, I would classify this film as a revenge movie, as well as horror/action/etc. It has a certain something in common with films such as _Oldboy_, or _The Black Cat_. In the case of this movie, I paid attention to my feelings as the story unfolded and wound down to its (in retrospect) inevitable end. At the beginning, my basic emotion was simply revulsion for the whole Firefly clan, and found myself wishing for their violent extermination. But as Sheriff Wydell got closer to his goal of vengeance, I began to feel a certain sympathy for them, and then after that, when Tiny came back into the film and did in the sheriff, disappointment that they were going to get away after all.
The final scene, though, has got to be one of the classics of film. To see Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) silently screaming *expletive deleted*, with that huge revolver in her hand, with "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd filling the soundtrack, is worth the price of the film in itself. This is a beautiful portrayal of an essential part of the American soul, and may it never die.
Finally -- a criticism: the movie takes place in 1978, as I found out watching the bonus material, and something kept bugging me about it. A couple of days later, it finally hit me what the problem was. This film takes place at a time when the anti-smoking campaign was barely starting, and about half the people in this country were still smoking cigarettes, while I can't recall even one character in the film so much as flicking a butt out through the wing vent on his car. Everything in the film looked as smoke-free as a government office building of 2005...
I'd recommend the film for those who like tacky b-movies, not least because the wretched serial killers are shown as human beings, and not just as some force of nature to be combatted. If you're squeamish, or have pretentious taste, avoid it, because you'll hate it. I give it 4 stars.
Better than House of a 1000 Corpses This movie was a hell of alot better than Rob Zombie's other movie based on this crazed, cult, killer family. Far more entertaining and, I think, more realistic when it comes to the psychotic mind of depraved killers. I was surprised to see Priscilla Barns in the movie. I was wondering what happened to her after Three's Company (lol). Rob Zombie definately has the insanity it takes to make this sort of movie and make it well. If you like horror movies and like to be freaked out than this flick is a definate must see.
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