House Of 1000 Corpses

[Mike]

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PLOT:

Set in the 1970's, two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the thousand horrors that await.

Genre: Suspense/Horror

MPAA Rating: R for strong sadistic violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: April 11th, 2003

Starring: Rainn Wilson, Chris Hardwick, Jennifer Jostyn, Erin Daniels, Bill Moseley

Directed by: Rob Zombie

Produced by: Andy Gould

Written by: Rob Zombie

Distributor: Lions Gate Films


I've seen the trailer to this one a few times. I think it looks like a twisted blast. The plot sounds interesting and reminds me of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This is definitely a movie for true horror fans only. It would probably be too twisted and violent for non horror fans. Plus, since it's a throwback to 70's horror flicks, mainstream audiences will probably find it to be a stupid and pointless gore fest. But it actually does have a point, which is to ENTERTAIN!

I'd like to check this out next weekend if a theater around me gets it. It's only supposed to open in around 500 theaters though so I'm not sure if one will. And even if a theater does get it, I don't know who I could get to see it with me. I know a lot of people that like horror movies, but they aren't really into the older style ones and I'm sure pretty much anyone I know that I'd see this with would find it stupid. Oh well, if I don't get to see it in theaters, I'll definitely check it out on video.

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[ilovemovies]

It looks like crap to me. It seems like good horror films are rare and this doesn't look like one of them. However, if it is released nearby I will give this film a chance anyway and I will go in with an open mind and hope it will be good even though it doesn't look good.

[movies35]

I am really hoping this gets to me. I would love to see this. We got The Hours, which I think is a lower theater count then this so I think we should get it.

[idealdiscountdude]

I wouldn't touch this awful looking film with a ten foot pole.

Me is staying far away.

[dh1989]

Wow! A Z-grade snuff film is getting a big release! Who would've thought!

I will NEVER see this garbage. Hollywood is running out of ideas when they let a retard like Rob Zombie direct a film that rips off classic horror. Oops, I mean pays homage. :rolleyes:

[RogueSpear]

I've seen it. I think all the hype this movie has been given actually worked against it. However, I still think it was pretty good. Zombie is definately not a "retard". Not only has he directed some very cool music videos but his visual flare shows through in the movie.

Though most of the acting sucks, two characters in particular Otis and Captain Spaulding make the movie.

I don't think the movie is as gory as it was made out to be. There's definately blood, but not much gore. It's more brutal and disturbing violence.

I think it was a "homage" to the horror movies of the 70's, mostly The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. However, House of 1000 Corpses ends up being better than that pile of crap.

[Donnie_Darko]

Had it.... watched it... gleefully deleted it...

Is that a good review?

The last 20min are so fucking retarted... I mean... jeez!! :rolleyes: I pinned the movie down like this before...

"Take the worst part of TCM (which I love), one part Rocky Horror Picture Show (which I HATE), and one part U-Turn (Stone's WORST movie), and you'll get Ho1000C." It's not the cheese that turned me off. The cheese is what made it even remotely watchable. It's partly the hype that killed it. All this "most disturbing... graphic... blahblahblah.".... whatever. I know they prolly hacked the hell out of this release, but still. Even if you put ALL the violence back in, it still won't make up for the TERRIBLE directing (Rob... stick to music videos dude!!), TERRIBLE acting... and HORRIBLE dialogue.

The only good thing about the movie, was Sheri Moon... and trust me, it was NOT her "acting"... she's hot.

It was kewl to see... but even kewler to get the 400Mb back after deleting it. (yea... I know... I'm a "thief")

[Invincible]

Originally posted by Mike
[B]
http://www.movie-source.com/zpics/house1000corpses4.jpg

Whoa! :eek: that pic looks nasty! Rob Zombie definitely achieved what he wanted.

[Moviefan1234]

Look's worse than "What A Girl Wants," in my opinon.

[Sugar Magnolia]

This film looks.........interesting. Yeah, interesting. And fucked up, yeah, looks pretty fucked up.

[VicVega]

http://www.movie-source.com/zpics/house1000corpses4.jpg

From what I remember, this picture wasn't even in the movie. This particular scene was seriously trimmed down.

[RogueSpear]

Originally posted by VicVega
http://www.movie-source.com/zpics/house1000corpses4.jpg

From what I remember, this picture wasn't even in the movie. This particular scene was seriously trimmed down.

Yep, this scene was cut, I believe. At least I don't remember seeing it.

[Donnie_Darko]

That scene was in the movie, but it was cut down, and edited to jump cuts, and flash cuts... you miss everything.

[Kastman]

I REALLY wanna see this movie.

those pictures are awesome, andi wanna see an uncut version, i mean australia got the uncut version of the rules of attraction in theaters (didnt get to see it though, god damn gotta be 18 or over) .

[Strider]

There's absolutely no way in hell that I will ever, and I mean EVER see "House of 1000 Corpses"!!!

Strider

[Ed]

I would see this film out of curiosity, i've already seen a few tv spots and they are pretty good imo. I like the colors of the movie, and i love horror, although i think this movie could be too gory for my stomach to handle.

[rushmore beauty]

This flick is going to seriously entertain me...I haven't seen a lot of horror flicks, so in the next few weeks (it opens April 18 in Calgary, Alberta), I am going to be renting a few horror flicks (Texas Chainsaw, Dagon). Dont laugh at this question though....is there zombies in the movie? And Mike, the plot reminded me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but that's probably where the similarities end...

[bob]

I will never see this film, ever. This is the "Salo" for the 21st Century.

[Scarface98.9]

It should come as no surprise I won't see it. Being an anti-horror movie guy, it wouldn't make much sense to see a horror movie tribute

[Slim]

I expected a lot more out of this one. Considering that Rob Zombie is a fanatic of horror movies. I noticed that a lot of the more gorier footage was cut. Damn censorship!

[MickeyKnox]

I have heard that from all the cuts made in this movie that it is not worth seeing!

[Sinfolti]

crap,cripity crap crap crap...........Not only does this movie look insipid. It looks like it will disappear from theaters faster than a honey baked ham in front of Anna Nicole Smith,MMMMMMMMMM ham. But back to subject. Not only does his music suck....its what i call heavy metal disco......He has the audacity to think what he does is art. And inflict it upon the public.

[Mike]

Originally posted by rushmore beauty
And Mike, the plot reminded me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but that's probably where the similarities end...

I wouldn't really know, since I haven't seen ROCKY HORROR. I've heard a lot of people say that it's really stupid, so I've never been too interested in renting it.

[rushmore beauty]

Originally posted by Mike
I wouldn't really know, since I haven't seen ROCKY HORROR. I've heard a lot of people say that it's really stupid, so I've never been too interested in renting it.

Oh man Mike....I've heard so many people call it shit, but I personnly love this flick....it's a 1970s rock musical with 1970s horror aspects. You should check this out if you're into musicals or enjoyed Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

[RogueSpear]

Originally posted by bob
I will never see this film, ever. This is the "Salo" for the 21st Century.

This is your opinion and that's fine but I really don't see how you can compare House of 1000 Corpses to a movie in which teenagers are raped, paraded around nude and forced to eat shit. House of 1000 Corpses is brutal and disturbing, I'll give you that, but from I've heard Salo is just sick and depraved shit.

At least see it before you make a comparison.

[JustinKing665]

Originally posted by dh1989
Wow! A Z-grade snuff film is getting a big release! Who would've thought!

I will NEVER see this garbage. Hollywood is running out of ideas when they let a retard like Rob Zombie direct a film that rips off classic horror. Oops, I mean pays homage. :rolleyes:

Why must you call Rob Zombie a retard? He is one of the most talented industrial rockers today, and I actually enjoyed House of 1000 Corpses, as cut and watered down the version I saw was.

And people, get real. He didn't rip off TCM. He may have borrowed elements from the movie, but the overall story and events that take place are completely different than TCM. Plus, he adds his own innovative touches to it to make it different than both the old and new.

[Jon Lyrik]

Not interested. Not only are the early reviews pretty bad, but it looks like a rip-off of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

[dh1989]

Originally posted by JustinKing665
Why must you call Rob Zombie a retard?

In my opinion, he is the worst musician working today. His music is completely awful. Judging from the trailers, his directing style can be described as "choppy" and/or "messy". Plus, his interviews make me think he has a sixth grade education.

[Invincible]

Originally posted by VicVega
http://www.movie-source.com/zpics/house1000corpses4.jpg

From what I remember, this picture wasn't even in the movie. This particular scene was seriously trimmed down.

You know what's weird? this movie was based in 70's...and your particular post counts '1970'..cool huh?

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[Horror whore]

I'm not really sure about House of 1000 Corpses. The Arrow's review makes it seem like it'll be a good movie. But I've also read some reviews from test screenings over at Ain't It Cool News, and they were scathing. I know this movie will feel like it has been heavily cut, because it has, and that usually bugs me when you know you should have seen more but those MPAA bastards don't want you to. The Friday The 13th series suffers from that a lot, you can always tell when something has been cut, it pisses me off. I'll probably just wait until video when I can (hopefully!) see the unrated version...

[bob]

Originally posted by RogueSpear
This is your opinion and that's fine but I really don't see how you can compare House of 1000 Corpses to a movie in which teenagers are raped, paraded around nude and forced to eat shit. House of 1000 Corpses is brutal and disturbing, I'll give you that, but from I've heard Salo is just sick and depraved shit.

At least see it before you make a comparison.

S'pose your right. I should have said: This LOOKS like the Salo of the 21st Century.

[Mike]

Actually, I remember hearing a little while back that it was going to be released on video with the stuff that was taken out put back in. I sure hope that's true, because I would like to see it the way it was meant to be seen.

[screamer581]

I saw "House" a couple weeks ago, and wasn't very impressed. Yes, it may pay homage to TCM, but that doesn't make it a good film by any means. Zombie actually doesn't do too bad directing, he was no Oliver Stone by any means, but there was a few neat visuals here and there. It isn't a horrible horror film, but it is pretty far from a good one. I really think the hardcore horror fans will get a bigger kick out of it than me (look at arrows review), so what do I know?:D Oh by the way, my score 5/10.

[BorderEevilIII]

I love Rob Zombie,White Zombie as an artist but director? I dunno. Clips of the movie well hasn't inspired me nor when I saw Willard, House of 1000 corpses happened to be one of the trailers & there was DEAD silence. But anyway, unless it pars up to what Jeepers Creepers or the buzz talk of Blair Witch 1 decides to change my mind it looks like a wait for video for moi.

[Mike]

Originally posted by JustinKing665
And people, get real. He didn't rip off TCM.

I don't think anyone even said that it was a "rip-off" of TCM before your post. There's one after your post though, but a lot of the ones before your post just say that it looks similar to TCM. The story certainly reminds me of TCM, but I don't think it's a rip-off. I'm sure it did borrow elements from it though, as well as other 70's horror films.

[TheMovieGoerz]

Originally posted by dh1989
Judging from the trailers

Don't you love people who judge a movie from the trailers? :rolleyes:

Judging from the movie, after watching the movie, here is a review of the movie.

House of 1000 Corpses can be broken into two distinct parts, the first 3/4 and the last 1/4. The last 1/4 is basically without dialogue and seemed to have potential, but was too short and edited to have a real impact (except the last minute).

For the first 3/4, I think I was at least grinning for 95% of it. You don't grin or laugh if you're bored, and this was one of the most fun and entertaining films in recent memory. Rob Zombie is an artist and an aficionado of all things horror, and has made a perfect 'date' movie. His campy music may suck, but he shines as a campy film maker, there is nothing "Grade Z" here. As another reviewer put it; "Beautifully depraved".

The cast - the clown-guy definitely steals the show, hopefully there will be a sequel with him. Also, the actor who played "Otis" in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is now a sheriff, and other "hidden" references and inside jokes abound, any fan of horror will appreciate this.

The atmosphere - perfectly represented, reminiscent of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, if you liked TCM you can't help but enjoy this movie.

These are all reasons (as well as the one "paused" scene - no spoilers, but you will know which one) why House of 1000 Corpses is sure to be a classic of the campy horror genre.

First 3/4 = 9/10, last 1/3 = 6/10

7.5/10

[Bickle]

Originally posted by bob
I will never see this film, ever. This is the "Salo" for the 21st Century.

That movie was so sick and perversive. I've never repulsed a film so much.

[someguy]

I've seen it and I shall give my review.

This movie is definitely two different parts. Right when Otis goes "It's all true. The boogeyman is real. And You found him." it gets CRAZY! And that's what I loved. How it just went into extreme in the final part and was not like that in the beginning made it seem unexpected and that's what I liked.
But anyway the opening will get you right into the movie. I was grinning and laughing during that. Captain Spaulding is the man. After that your introduced to the teens one being the mean one,one the crazy one,one the nice person,and one the geek. They go to the house and that's when everything begins.
First off let me say that although it isn't very gory it might make you cringe at some parts(the scalping!!!). And secondly this is twisted. Watching a guy getting hacked up while another person is dancing to the Commodores "Brick House" is pretty twisted in my opinion. And it now has one of my favourite scenes. Let's just say that the scene will be "Remembered" if you understand. But it's pretty enjoyable overall.

7/10

[Cyclonus]

As it turns out, House of 1000 Corpses is playing in my area. I just don't know whether or not it will be good enough to justify paying full price for--especially the cut version. Maybe I should just sneak in.

[Jim H]

I will never see this film, ever. This is the "Salo" for the 21st Century.

Based on the trailers, that is a bad comparison. Salo is, as far as I can tell, a movie intended to completely repulse you (from every review I've read, there doesn't seem to be much of a purpouse to the movie). House of 1000 Corpses is just supposed to be an amusing and perhaps, at its best, mind bending enjoyable ride.

[JCR]

Based on the trailers, that is a bad comparison. Salo is, as far as I can tell, a movie intended to completely repulse you (from every review I've read, there doesn't seem to be much of a purpouse to the movie).

That's a bit unfair. You appear to be making negative comments about a movie you have not watched- how can you have an opnion about a film you haven't seen?

I am no great fan of Salo but I can see it does have several serious points to make- about consumerism, about sex, power, violence etc. etc.

Random comment on House of 1000 corpses so this post is still a little on topic: Rob Zombie needs a haircut.

[sleekproductions]

My Theatre Got It. I'll See It.

[TheMovieGoerz]

Originally posted by someguy
Captain Spaulding is the man.


haha, word @ that.

Originally posted by someguy
And it now has one of my favourite scenes. Let's just say that the scene will be "Remembered" if you understand.


Definitely one of the best wtf scenes, totally unexpected.

[Mike]

My theater didn't get it :(, yet they still manage to get pointless crap like Bowling For Columbine :D. <-----------Just kidding, of course... Actually, Bowling For Columbine isn't at the main theater, it's at the cheap $1 theater.

Hmm, maybe my theater will get House Of 1000 Corpses next weekend or the weekend after that, otherwise maybe they won't get it at all. Oh well, if they don't get it then I'll just see it on video.


And Cyclonus:

Since your theater actually got it, I'd just check it out if I were you. We've got to support the horror genre! And we should especially help out the smaller underdog movies.

[Jim H]

That's a bit unfair. You appear to be making negative comments about a movie you have not watched- how can you have an opnion about a film you haven't seen?

I am no great fan of Salo but I can see it does have several serious points to make- about consumerism, about sex, power, violence etc. etc.

Random comment on House of 1000 corpses so this post is still a little on topic: Rob Zombie needs a haircut.



I was kind of making a point within a point about judging a movie by trailers. :D

Salo is the kind of movie that pretty much all who have seen it agree it is completely nauseating, and deliberately so, with no form of alleviation or what have you (like a cut of Schindler's List with nothing but Jews being killed and Schindler totally cut out). I just can't really imagine wanting to see something like that, just as movies like the Guinea Pig series, can't imagine wanting to see that either (except maybe to admire the incredible FX work).

But I also tend to avoid completely existential movies for similar reasons, so perhaps my opinion is a little silly to many of you.

[Mike]

The only thing that really disappoints me is that HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES is getting released in a good chunk of theaters, yet the MUCH better looking MAY (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44341&highlight=Anna+Faris+Angela+Bettis) gets shit on. I love Lions Gate, but I hate that they are just dicking around with MAY (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44341&highlight=Anna+Faris+Angela+Bettis). Granted, I know it's a movie that needs to be brought out slowly, since it's not exactly too mainstream, but Lions Gate has been testing it in a very small amount of theaters ever since February 7th, it's time to add more theaters and give it a real release. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES doesn't look very mainstream either, yet that gets a much better release. I really hope Lions Gate doesn't screw MAY (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44341&highlight=Anna+Faris+Angela+Bettis) over and just give up on it, deciding to just hurry up and send it to video instead of messing around with giving it more theaters. I want to see it really bad, and I sure as hell would be at the theater supporting it if it ever goes wide enough. I want to see HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES as well, but I'd much rather see MAY (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44341&highlight=Anna+Faris+Angela+Bettis). I just think that if HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES is going to get a decent release, then so should MAY (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44341&highlight=Anna+Faris+Angela+Bettis).

[Ed]

Originally posted by Mike
I love Lions Gate, but I hate that they are just dicking around with MAY (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44341&highlight=Anna+Faris+Angela+Bettis)

i soo have to agree, May deserves so much better, i guess House just got alot more controversy behind it than May.

[7 Zark 7]

Originally posted by dh1989
Wow! A Z-grade snuff film is getting a big release! Who would've thought!

I will NEVER see this garbage. Hollywood is running out of ideas when they let a retard like Rob Zombie direct a film that rips off classic horror. Oops, I mean pays homage. :rolleyes:

dh1989, I think you're a retard

I saw the movie last night on a grainy "screener" from the net and it's the most fun I've had in AGES watching a movie!! It's such a blast of fresh air from the torrid "mainstream" SHIT (for lack of a better word) and it will be a huge cult classic movie. (by the way, maybe the best way to experince the movie IS from a grainy screener!)

Oh dh1989, I got more entertainment from the 1st minute spent with Captain Spaulding than I did from both Harry Potter movies put together.:p

[The Prowler]

I saw this baby this afternoon. I raced from work to the movie theater and made it in during the previews. I had been waiting a long damn time for this flick and it doesn't disappoint. Actually I was surprised on how well Zombie did as a first time director with slick split screen shots, wonderful sets with Spaulding's store, the old decrepid house, and the underground burial ground. I knew I was in for a treat when it flashed 1977 on the screen which tells you right away it is old school. As far as the movie, I would describe it as a cross of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Funhouse, Tourist Trap, and Midnight. If you dig those movies you should have a good time with this one. The lead characters were not as annoying as I thought they would be. The two good guys were actually pretty funny and the sadistic family was the best portrayed since the classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The lead bad guy (Bill Mosely) was even in TCM 2 as part of the Sawyer family so it was nostalgic to see him. This is by far the best horror out this year and a definate purchase on dvd for all the scenes that were cut.

8/10

[movies35]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
dh1989, I think you're a retard

I saw the movie last night on a grainy "screener" from the net and it's the most fun I've had in AGES watching a movie!! It's such a blast of fresh air from the torrid "mainstream" SHIT (for lack of a better word) and it will be a huge cult classic movie. (by the way, maybe the best way to experince the movie IS from a grainy screener!)

Oh dh1989, I got more entertainment from the 1st minute spent with Captain Spaulding than I did from both Harry Potter movies put together.:p

somehow I see yo getting banned in the near future. You DO NOT call anyone a "retard" on this board. If someone isn't interested in a certen movie then DO NOT need to see it.

[dh1989]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
dh1989, I think you're a retard

Oh dh1989, I got more entertainment from the 1st minute spent with Captain Spaulding than I did from both Harry Potter movies put together.:p

:(. Such anger, that is why evil movies like this should not be released. Look at the affect it has on people. ;) Anywho, I suggest you read the rules again, you'll see a rule about not calling people rude names. :)

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
dh1989, I think you're a retard

Goodbye.;)

[7 Zark 7]

Originally posted by dh1989
:(. Such anger, that is why evil movies like this should not be released. Look at the affect it has on people. ;) Anywho, I suggest you read the rules again, you'll see a rule about not calling people rude names. :)

well, you called Rob Zombie a retard, a man that created a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. By saying that, you kind of called me a retard. I know the board rules already and I had the forethought to catch you on that one!

[xUberJasonx]

i want ot see the movie it looks good

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
well, you called Rob Zombie a retard, a man that created a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. By saying that, you kind of called me a retard. I know the board rules already and I had the forethought to catch you on that one! Is rob zombie a shmoe???I don't thin so. And I bet Harry Potter will be better then this movie even though I'll probally rent this just to cheeck it out bacause HARRY POTTER KICKS ASS!

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
Oh dh1989, I got more entertainment from the 1st minute spent with Captain Spaulding than I did from both Harry Potter movies put together.:p

This is something I really doubt because like I said before Harry Potter Kicks Ass

[7 Zark 7]

Originally posted by DevilMonkey
This is something I really doubt because like I said before Harry Potter Kicks Ass

RRRRIGHHT!

[Gandalf the Grey]

Just sat through this piece of shit. Easily right up there as one of the worst films that I have ever seen in my life. I wanted to like this movie so bad, being the huge Rob Zombie fan that I am, but this movie had not one redeeming quality...except the end credits. I know a lot of you horror fans will completely disagree with me here, but I'm just stating my own opinion, you are all entitled to your own. Hell, I like plenty of stupid shit that my friends think I am mental for liking. A good example would be "Meet the Feebles." Some of the gore effects were pretty cool, and for those who have seen the movie, that stupid blonde and her miserable and annoying fucking laugh were almost enough to make me slash my wrist in the middle of the theater. I'm sorry, I'm just tired and I am rambling. Forgive me. I need sleep. Good day to you all.

1/10

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by Gandalf the Grey
Just sat through this piece of shit. Easily right up there as one of the worst films that I have ever seen in my life. I wanted to like this movie so bad, being the huge Rob Zombie fan that I am, but this movie had not one redeeming quality...except the end credits. I know a lot of you horror fans will completely disagree with me here, but I'm just stating my own opinion, you are all entitled to your own. Hell, I like plenty of stupid shit that my friends think I am mental for liking. A good example would be "Meet the Feebles." Some of the gore effects were pretty cool, and for those who have seen the movie, that stupid blonde and her miserable and annoying fucking laugh were almost enough to make me slash my wrist in the middle of the theater. I'm sorry, I'm just tired and I am rambling. Forgive me. I need sleep. Good day to you all.

1/10

God it was that bad??

[Mike]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
dh1989, I think you're a retard


You really aren't supposed to call names on the board no matter what. Yet, DH shouldn't have called Rob Zombie a retard either. He may not like him, and Rob Zombie may not be a schmoe, but he is a person too. So I guess he kind of just got back what he dished out. I'm not saying that makes it right, because it doesn't, but I can see why you did what you did.


Originally posted by dh1989
:(. Such anger, that is why evil movies like this should not be released. Look at the affect it has on people. ;)


Movies don't make people crazy or fill people with anger. Hell, I watch plenty of movies like this and I think I turned out fine :D...

[Mike]

Originally posted by Ed
i soo have to agree, May deserves so much better, i guess House just got alot more controversy behind it than May.

Yeah, MAY does deserve MUCH better. I think the reason HOUSE got the better release is because it has Rob Zombie's name behind it, which will attract fans of his.

[7 Zark 7]

Originally posted by Mike






Movies don't make people crazy or fill people with anger. Hell, I watch plenty of movies like this and I think I turned out fine :D...

Movies like this are a release of anger. It's movies like "The Core" that makes me want to throw darts at people.

[Puck Bond]

House of a 1000 Corpses is a movie that I have no idea what to expect. A movie that seems has been waiting for release for 2 years or so...and I have only seen one preview of it and I don't remember much of it. All I know is that Rob Zombie of band White Zombie wrote and directed it. Based on his artwork and gothic appeal this should be weird and wild shit! Also, loved when he showed his house on MTV Cribs he had classic horror movie posters all over the place and they looked awesome...obviously a fan of the genre and will probably do it justice. I plan on seeing it sometime this week.

[rushmore beauty]

It opens next weekend at my local theatre and I will be there, opening day. I am not going to see this to be frightened, but because the trailers contain just radical visuals and whacky performances which I'll get a kick out of. Anyways, I went into Willard with everyone talking shit about it and I walked out one DAMN happy camper. This flick will entertain me.

[movies35]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
well, you called Rob Zombie a retard, a man that created a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. By saying that, you kind of called me a retard. I know the board rules already and I had the forethought to catch you on that one!

So what if he called Rob Zombie a retard? He isn't a schmoe, but you are, I think you should re-read the rules before you get kicked out.

[bskutle]

"House of 1000 Corpses"-F
Now, if I were a sheltered moviegoer- which is to say, one who's never seen a slasher film, "The Exorcist," Kubrick's "The Shining," Cronenberg's "Crash," or several dozen "Mystery Science Theater 3000s" in my lifetime- I might find the writing-directing debut of shock-rocker Rob Zombie shocking. But since I'm not sheltered from these things, I've gotta ask- why was this dropped by 2 majors (MGM and Universal), picked up by a daring indie (Lion's Gate), and held on the shelf for two years? I know the answer to the first question. But there's just nothing to get worked up about except maybe some controversy about possible occult material. Sure, it's a bit over-the-top in gore and style, but so were Sam Raimi's infinitely more invented (and entertaining) "Evil Dead" films. This is just a lame, boring rehash of dozens of cliches from dozens of other better, surperior movies. A "filmmaker" of the uncompromising spirit of Zombie's should know better. At least I saw it for free.

[Mike]

HOLY SHIT! My theater may get this afterall, it should be adding more theaters next weekend after its surprising and kick ass gross on Friday. It looks to have a great weekend with a jaw-dropping per-screen average.

[dh1989]

Sadly, this film did well at the box office. :( Maybe if Willard said "SHOCKING" and "CONTROVERSIAL" ten billion times during its TV spots, it would've made money too. Ah, if this does well, we'll most likely see a rash of sadistic teen horror films...... :( Well, I am happy for Mike. Maybe if HO1000C does well, May will get a medium-wide release! :)

[The Delfonics]

House of 1000 Corpses - (6/10)
Info: (2003) R, Chad Bannon, Sid Haig, Sheri Moon
Genre: Horror
Comments: It's been three years of waiting for fans of Rob Zombie and even fans of the genre. Now that HOTC has hit theaters does it live up to the hype? Not really. This may be due in part to the MPAA raping this movie of almost all of its gore. The movie is pretty much Texas Chainsaw Massacre with new characters. A carload of people is on a sightseeing trip when they end up breaking down and staying with a family. This family is deranged and they enjoy cutting people up (ala TCM). One thing I enjoyed was Rob Zombie's direction. I think he did a good job with these odd shots that were almost like foreshadowing. The score was also pretty good even though Rob Zombies music was no where to be found, his version of Brick House with Lionel Richie during a slaughter scene was great. The main problems with the film are its rip-off of TCM, the lack of gore, and lack of any suspense really. One thing that saves the movie is the end. Some other cool niches were the visuals. The characters wore funny T-shirts, the bouncing clown at the gas station and the cereal named "Agatha Crispies". I was annoyed at the fact that we get no Sheri Moon. We get a nice ass crack and that's it. Man, I need to see this Uncut version. The climax was pretty cool and was probably even cooler in the Uncut version. Overall I give Zombie props for his first effort even if it was pretty dissapointing.

Dialogue - 4/10 (Pretty bad, but a good way to give us that throw-back feel. Annoying, 1 dimensional characters.)
Violence/Gore - 7/10 (Its hard to ignore the gore thats there so Ill give it 7. Seriously though, everything is pretty much cutaways)
T&A - 3/10 - (Very dissapointing, A lot of dead boobs if you like kind of thing.

[dh1989]

The critics seem to love this film!

E! Online:

Director-rocker Rob Zombie will tell you that this movie was shelved for a year and jumped distributors because it was too gory. Naw, it's just horrible. Everything lacks inspiration. It's set in the '70s, it's Halloween night, and when a group of road-trippers wander off the beaten path (oh, it's raining too), they end up in a spooky mansion-type place with a murderous family of psychos. Even if you're on a lazy hunt for a Texas Chainsaw Massacre-level horror throwback, this monstrosity's low-budget style doesn't deliver. Things are slightly bloodier than a Rob Zombie music video, the predictability undercuts any sense of suspense, and the characters are all clichés of every bad video you've accidentally rented. However, if you were wondering what Chris Hardwick, the host of Shipmates and MTV's old-school dating show Singled Out, was up to, well, you finally have your answer. Now, that's scary. Grade? F.

Film Threat:

Dazzling visuals, gob smacking editing, flamboyant sets and deliciously over the top characters. Unfortunately that’s the only merit I can give the long awaited “House of 1000 Corpses”, written and directed by musician Rob Zombie.

Taking its cue from those vintage 70s horror films (which probably had half the budget), “House” centers on very little, but one might make out that it’s about four kids whose car breaks down and they end up in a house full of lunatics. Not unlike “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." You see, the kids were on the road looking for eerie and abnormal tourist attractions (not unlike “Kalifornia”), and are about to stare a couple in the face, most notably the manic cannibalistic Dr Satan.

If an hour and a half of undecipherable plot and sickening – but not exactly novel – horror tickles your fancy, then “House of 1000 Corpses” should get your heart palpitating.

Some of the characters in this movie are truly terrifying. Sid Haig’s Captain Spaulding, the owner of a roadside attraction chronicling serial killers, is an obvious highlight. He’s freakishly uncomforting, but refreshingly entertaining. It’s a pity the movie didn’t feature more of him in it’s plot.

In fact, once the kids get to their ‘Final Destination’ – the house of horrors, if you will, the film goes down hill. One by one the freaks come out of the woodwork, and one by the one the kids are slaughtered. Nothing very novel there – and horror fans, it isn’t done very imaginative either. In fact, most of the horror sequences are clouded by either foggy edits, shots of old horror films or TV shows, or unfathomable imagery. It’s as if someone told Director Zombie to cover up the blood and gore. That blood and gore might have saved his movie – in the eyes of a horror fan anyway.

For a film that’s been shopped around to that many distributors and been removed and re-slotted into different release dates, I fail to see what the attraction is with this film. In my opinion, it's not better than an MTV video clip that some hard rocker would helm.

Yes, it’s similar to “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, but not that much-loved original, more “The Next Generation”. Now does a film like that deserve so much of your attention?


:D

[movies35]

dh we get it, you DON'T WANT TO SEE HO1C

[dh1989]

Originally posted by movies35
dh we get it, you DON'T WANT TO SEE HO1C

What's wrong with posting reviews? I've done it in many THOUGHTS AND REVIEWS threads.

[movies35]

Originally posted by dh1989
What's wrong with posting reviews? I've done it in many THOUGHTS AND REVIEWS threads.

I just think it is funny that you are posting all the bad reviews and not any of the good ones! That's all.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Well, I am happy for Mike. Maybe if HO1000C does well, May will get a medium-wide release! :)

Thank you ;)! And it would definitely be nice if MAY could get a better release now...


It's not surprising that critics aren't loving it though, this isn't a movie for critics at all. I knew from the beginning that they'd hate it, they aren't a fan of the horror genre to begin with and love to rip horror movies apart.

[dh1989]

Originally posted by movies35
I just think it is funny that you are posting all the bad reviews and not any of the good ones! That's all.

Well, those are the only two listed on Yahoo! Movies, and I did not have time for my computer to freeze up to ten billion pop-ups on Rotten Tomatoes.

[SkyNet]

THE MOST FUCKED UPMOVIE EVER MADE! and i LOVED every seond of it!

even if sum ppl dont like to give movies a chance and post reviews on a movie they have never seen to try n sway ppl....... u need to see it for yourself, it is just ultra fucked up... and if that is the stuff they left in the movie.. i CAN NOT WAIT to see what they took out of it! i think im going to go see it again some toime this week. Fuckin 10... 4 stars... 2 thumbs up!

[7 Zark 7]

Originally posted by movies35
So what if he called Rob Zombie a retard? He isn't a schmoe, but you are, I think you should re-read the rules before you get kicked out.

I think you should go out for a jog

[7 Zark 7]

Originally posted by SkyNet
even if sum ppl dont like to give movies a chance and post reviews on a movie they have never seen to try n sway ppl.......

yeah, what kind of goofy shit is that?

[movies35]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
yeah, what kind of goofy shit is that?
I am really sure that you WILL get banned within the nuxt 2 days, if you can last that long. So enjoy your last hours.:D

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
I think you should go out for a jog

Please tell me what that has to do with anything...;)

[Mike]

Originally posted by Sugar Magnolia
Please tell me what that has to do with anything...;)

Yeah, I don't get it either...

[idealdiscountdude]

I'd first like to re-state for those who seem to have not read the rules of the JoBlo.com message boards, that disrespecting your fellow schmoes is NOT TOLERATED WHATSOEVER!

For all of y'all who responded to the disrespectful post, just ignore it, and lets get back to talking about movies, or in this case a rather shitty looking film known as House of 1000 Corpses. ;)

[TheMovieGoerz]

^ However shitty House of 1000 Corpses may be,
it is nothing compared to that shit factory called E.T. ;)

[TheMovieGoerz]

Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
dh1989, I think you're a retard


LOL


Originally posted by 7 Zark 7
Oh dh1989, I got more entertainment from the 1st minute spent with Captain Spaulding than I did from both Harry Potter movies put together

hahah, agreed again.

[dh1989]

I just wanted to say sorry if I offended anyone by calling Rob Zombie a "retard". I did not mean it literally, obviously. It was just the first "dislike" word to come to mind. Once again, sorry. :)

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
I just wanted to say sorry if I offended anyone by calling Rob Zombie a "retard". I did not mean it literally, obviously. It was just the first "dislike" word to come to mind. Once again, sorry. :)


That's alright DH, I personally wasn't really offended, but it still wasn't exactly the best choice of word to use... At least you apoligized though, that was very big of you ;).

[SkyNet]

Mr. Dh... i mean no disrespect at all by this, but has there ever been amovie that you trashed before you saw it, and like you posted negative reviews and called the makers of said film retards or what not, and than you saw the film and said "holy shit, this isnt half bad"? I mean however much you think certain films will suck or rule, you have to at least have a respect for the craft, right? i doubt you would belong to such a board if you didnt at least respect the pure craft of film making.

Like last night when i was waiting in line to go see Corpses... there was this dumbbitch who came out of the theater and wa slike "Dont waste your time waiting to see this piece of shit" that is fine if she doesnt like the film, but i REALLY hate it when people do that stuff... how do they know that i am not going to enjoy it? Just because they hated a movie doesnt mean others will also. its not like "ok, she didnt like it... i better return my money and go see Anger Management!!" or in your case "oh he thinks it looks like shit, i better not even waste my time"!!

and last but not least: I just finished watching the first Harry Potter film for the first time, i had held off on seeing for the longest time, but i had a few extra hours on my hands b4 work, and i think my girl wants to see the second one next time im off of work, so i had better catch up! i was very surprised that i really enjoyed it!!

And i definetly meant no DR (disrespect) in this post, just a few questions i had thought up for you

[DevilMonkey]

I think that this thread should go back to just discussing House of 1000 Corpses then tell othwer shmoes there dumb, saying sorry, etc. just get back on topic. I think that House of 100 corpses looks like it will scare me but it isn't really my type of movie ive heard it horible but I'll cheeck it out on video :)

[SkyNet]

Originally posted by DevilMonkey
but I'll cheeck it out on video :)


on video you are goning to get the much more violent and gory NC17 cut of the film. I made the ultimatem to my gf... either we see it in theaters and the R rated cut, or we wait til video and see the NC17 rated cut that would scare her even more! needless to say we saw it last night! (i LOVED it, she was scared shitless by it)

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by SkyNet
on video you are goning to get the much more violent and gory NC17 cut of the film.
Thats not why im not going to see it in the theater.

[dh1989]

Originally posted by SkyNet
Mr. Dh... i mean no disrespect at all by this, but has there ever been amovie that you trashed before you saw it, and like you posted negative reviews and called the makers of said film retards or what not, and than you saw the film and said "holy shit, this isnt half bad"?

Sure, it has happened recently with Glen Morgan's Willard (8/10), but HO1000C looks SOOOO bad. That being said, I'm sure I'll watch it some day when it appears on HBO or Starz!. I usually end up seeing everything, I just do not expect anything from this one.

[The Claw]

Originally posted by Sugar Magnolia
Please tell me what that has to do with anything...;)

7 Zark 7 is a health nut i guess.

I'd like to see this movie I guess, but not in the cinema, I'm ever so cheap.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Sure, it has happened recently with Glen Morgan's Willard (8/10), but HO1000C looks SOOOO bad. That being said, I'm sure I'll watch it some day when it appears on HBO or Starz!. I usually end up seeing everything, I just do not expect anything from this one.

I thought you gave WILLARD a 9/10!? That's too bad that you lowered your grade.

[JustinKing665]

Originally posted by dh1989
Sure, it has happened recently with Glen Morgan's Willard (8/10), but HO1000C looks SOOOO bad. That being said, I'm sure I'll watch it some day when it appears on HBO or Starz!. I usually end up seeing everything, I just do not expect anything from this one.

Well to be honest, the type of movie that HO1KC appears to be doesn't really appeal to you. HO1KC is advertised as a cheesy gorefest, and it is. Willard was advertised as some cheesy horror movie, when in actuality it wasn't at all, it was an intelligent psychological thriller with a bit of humor thrown in it.

[dh1989]

Originally posted by Mike
I thought you gave WILLARD a 9/10!? That's too bad that you lowered your grade.

I saw Willard twice. The first time I felt it was a 9/10, but after my second viewing of the film, I had a few problems with it that I did not have before. I was going to see it again to try and give it a final grade, but my theatre got rid of it. :( I'll definitely buy the DVD the minute it hits shelves, and after my first viewing of the DVD, I'll give it my final grade whether it be 8/10, 9/10, or 8.5/10. Who knows?

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/new_line_cinema/willard/crispin_glover/willard6.jpg

[SkyNet]

so Willard was actually a good movie?? i was very hesitant about that. the dude who said it looked like a cheesy horror flick hit the nail on the head w/ what i was thinking. If it has a good spec edition (and is fairly reasonably priced) i may pick it up.

but another question Mr. DH (im sorry im gettin OT alot, but this is the thread where i think up my questions): If you trash a movie so much, and think it is gonna suck THAT much... why do you go see it?

and by the way... GO SEE HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES... IT RULES!
(figured id try and get back On Topic)!

[SteveSzyk]

I loved it: Here's my review I posted on epinions...

It's been 3 years of hype. 3 years of waiting, of frustration, and of pain for sick die-hard horror fans like myself. We heard the claims; House of 1000 Corpses was to reinvent the horror genre. To be in the tradition of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, knocking the horrible teen slashers of late out of the water, and pack a punch with tons of blood and guts. Myself, I was hooked. I craved a flick like this one; and as soon as possible I downloaded Rob Zombie's theme song to this film. The hype raised. The sniplets from the film had be more excited than I had ever been. I had myself a horror orgasm waiting for the news of a release date. My desktop wallpaper was drenched with creepy clowns, psychos, and skulls; everyday checking my favorite horror movie sites for news relating to this film, and one day it happened. I discovered I would be able to see House of 1000 Corpses, the flick I was already truly, madly, and deeply in love with. Some early reviews from horror fanatics came in, many positive, but many negative, claiming it to be a let down. I, on April 12, 2003 have finally seen what I've been waiting for for nearly 3 years. And I can say I was not let down.

Let me establish my love for horror. My favorite films of all time include The Exorcist, The Changeling, and more relevantly The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I consider horror to be outrageously underrated with critics not getting it; not recognizing the brilliance and skill the hacking up of stupid blondes can contain. And although I have not read any professional critic's reviews of 1000, I'm sure it is being bashed for having "underdeveloped characters, bad acting, and little plot blah blah blah." And bluntly, I don't care. This is a film that is masterful in its tribute to the classics; Zombie's love of horror is exploited, his inspiration is seen, and he does not, for one second, try to hide his love for this genre - even his music is an incredibly entertaining array of horror stories. 1000 is an ode to everything from the obvious (Chainsaw) to the subtle (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Evil Dead), and I appreciated every second of it.

Now to get technical. The acting from our teen leads; horrible, and perfectly relevant. I can not speak highly enough of how perfect the acting choices were. It seems as though this bad acting was done on purpose, further homaging Zombie's favorites. Most of the 1970s horror acting was horrid, yet full of charisma and persona. And it's exactly the same here. No matter how unrealistic the performances from Chris Hardwick (Jerry), Erin Daniels (Denise), Jennifer Jostyn (Mary), and Rainn Wilson (Bill) one, or at least I myself, cannot help but falling in love with these fantastically thin, and one dimensional characters. This works in exactly the same matter as a favorite of mine A Nightmare on Elm Street. Heather Langenkamp in the lead of Nancy Thompson is infamously bad, yet one of the greatest horror characters of all time. Therefore, whether meant to be or not, this 1000's acting cannot help but be seen in my eyes as a wonderful tribute to the classics. As for the sick twisted family of killers, all the actors are wonderfully disturbed. Bill Moseley as Otis, the most cold-hearted of the gang, is creepy and intense. Cult figure Karen Black is outstanding as Mother Firefly, perfectly overdone; hysterical yet scary and certainly very evil. Rob Zombie's love Sheri Moon gives her debut performance, and steals the show as Baby, with a spine-tingling evil laugh, in the vein of The Evil Dead (homage-alert!) that will without a doubt make your skin crawl. She's scary, yet sexy; a fascinating combination in horror. Sid Haig was downright hilarious as Captin Spalding, the outrageously vulgar clown; and Matthew McGrory plays Tiny, a tremendous, hideous, mute monster who's only purpose seems to be to acknowledge Leatherface from Chainsaw, and Freddy from Elm Street (homage-alert!).

Rob Zombie's directing is all over the place. Split screens, an astonishingly perfect use of slow motion (that finale!), colors galore, and so much more to put a viewer in a state of bliss. At times dizzying, this film looks incredible; cool and bizarre, a thick, horrific atmosphere is developed that doesn't let go until it makes a complete inversion for the fantastic finale. Zombie directs this as what it is: a trippy and disturbingly entertaining horror flick. The score fit the film perfectly, and the use of musical contrast was much to my liking, and in a word brilliant. Slim Whitman's vintage "I Remember You" plays over a massacre and the result is priceless; The upbeat, feel good "Brick House" is played over flying limbs, and lots of blood; again-priceless. Rob Zombie's directoral debut shows a great amount of talent and promise. I cannot wait to see his next effort.

Moving on to the red stuff. Originally rated the dreaded NC-17, 1000 is said to have been heavily cut to receive the R rating, and for me, it was unnoticeable. The gore here is used perfectly, like only Lucio Fulci could do. Not overdone, not exploitative, just the right amount and perfectly used to disturb and advance the narrative. However, I won't deny often I found myself cringing, not a common occurrence for a horror fan like myself, especially during the finale which I will discuss further a little bit later. Also, I won't lie; I am eagerly awaiting to see the uncut version, which I suspect will be released on DVD and will show us how Zombie originally intended his film to be. If his cut version contained more blood than the entire Urban Legend franchise, I can only imagine the tons of blood left on the cutting-room floor. Kudos to this films guts; Zombie didn't hold back and let his imagination run wild crafting some fantastic gore sequences that I doubt I will forget anytime soon.

And now the finale which I have spoken so highly of. It is a fright fanatic's wet dream - Gory, anticlimactic, and disturbing. Truly oozing Chainsaw Massacre, we have a dry desert, a bloody, good gal running; trying to escape the madness; A seemingly supernatural twist that adds a whole new atmosphere to this richly atmospheric piece. I could not think of a better way to end this twisted horror masterpiece, as it shocks, scares, and implants viewers at the edge of their seats, maybe even screaming to the character on screen.

As a whole 1000 is just what it sets out to be: an entertaining homage to the 70s. If you have not seen the classic horror films, my suggestion would do yourself a favor before checking out this film: Go on a spree, seeing all the best horrors from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Evil Dead, not missing a single classic in between. I would be glad to give a complete list of the film's allusions, but there are just too damn many to count. Zombie serves the horror community with a great, old fashioned fright flick he cooked up, not forgetting to add a whole lotta' inspiration and respect for the horror genre. Critics; don't see this film, it's not for you. Horror fans; here comes your cult classic.

8/10

[dh1989]

Originally posted by SkyNet
but another question Mr. DH (im sorry im gettin OT alot, but this is the thread where i think up my questions): If you trash a movie so much, and think it is gonna suck THAT much... why do you go see it?

Willard recieved very good reviews from many critics.

[JustinKing665]

House of 1000 Corpses was a good, cheesy little campfest that was a great tribute to the horror classics while also allowing Rob Zombie to insert his own original camera techniques and touches in it. (Loved all the documentary-like character footage that interrupted some of the scenes, cool and original).

Since this was supposedly a horrifying gorefest, its easy to tell this R-rated version was cut down a lot, because there's not nearly enough gore to warrant all the hype and fuss this movie's been getting for 3 years. However, what we get is still pretty good, and at times will make you cringe (the scalping scene, ouch!). It's pretty obvious the gore-factor will be considerably higher in the unrated version when it comes out on DVD.

The acting is atrocious, but you know what? I don't really care. And I think the critics need to get a damn grip, but as with all the horror films, they have to be pricks about it. On an artsy fartsy pretentious level, the film fails miserably, and intentionaly, but on pure entertainment and cheese it goes through the roof.

There are about 2 things I didn't like about this movie. First, the movie started to go down hill after the first half, it still remained good, but it didn't live up to the potential the first half brought on. Second, we didn't get enough of Captain Spaulding. That character kicked ass and was fuckin hillarous! I wish he got more screen time.

7/10

[MadsenOMC]

I wanted nothing more than to love this movie. Horror is far and away my favorite genre, and good horror movies have become few and far between. Plus, Zombie is an extremely appealing guy that you really want to succeed. And he could have a great career ahead of him as a director. But as much as I wanted to love it, House of 1000 Corpses has too many shortcomings to be a completely satisfying movie. The writing and acting are atrociously bad. Maybe you can get by with bad acting. Some have pointed out that it may be bad intentionally. That I can live with. But the writing is difficult to ignore. There are some of the worst lines I've ever heard, including almost every sentence from Otis. It was hard to ignore them and I couldn't help but laugh. It really takes you out of what's happening on screen. It caused scenes that are meant to be disturbing and frightening to instead be silly. On the other hand, Zombie's directing is excellent overall, and some parts are quite disturbing and frightening. So I found it to be a mixed bag. I don't want to come across as a whiner. There's some great stuff here. But the weak spots are undeniable.

5/10

[sharkstank]

House of 1,000 Corpses 3/10 Ninety Minute Mess, Becomes Tediously Nonsensical
After three years, several distribution changes, and many go rounds through the MPAA, Rob Zombies homage to horror movies has finally been released. What results is a mess of a movie, which has zero character development, no flow to the story, and absolutely no scares. The story is quite simple: four friends are traveling to one of their parent's homes, stopping along the way to many odd roadside attractions. Eventually they encounter Captain Spaulding's House of Monsters and Madmen(which also has gasoline and fried chicken). There they learn about the local legend of Doctor Satan. After leaving, they encounter a hitchhiker(Sheri Moon) who leads them to her home after some car trouble. The house turns out to be home to a family of serial killers and the house itself is a labyrinth of monsters and tortured souls. This is where the gore,scares, and mayhem should begin. I sat there for 90 minutes waitng for that, but it never came. This could have been made by a bunch of teenagers who know how to do a few cool tricks with a camera. There is no hero here, just about every scene makes absolutely no sense, and after a certain point the movie becomes tedious to sit through. The only redeeming qualities about the movie were Sheri Moon and Sid Haim's eccentric Captain Spaulding. They are both a hoot, but are only used sparingly. I know this was probably butchered by the MPAA, so maybe I'll give it another chance on DVD. But as it stands, Zombie's love letter to old school horror films is not very good.

[Lazy Boy]

This "movie" was shit.

Not THE shit, but simply a big pile of excrement.

There seems to be a reason why Rob Zombie is a singer and not a director, and House of 1000 Corpses proves it. Sadly, I had been interested in seeing the movie since its inception three years ago, through all the strife and ratings troubles.

Now that I've seen it, I would say, rent the original, real horror films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Black Christmas; this didn't frighten or scare me in the least. I sat there, nary a peep. And, after all, it could've at least been entertaining, right? Right??

Nope, and nope. Sorry, horror film buffs, there's not much here for me to like. The acting was atrocious (and no, it wasn't purposefully bad, imo, RZ simply hired bad actors, thats all). Actually, Captain Spaulding (played by Sid Haig) did manage to bring me out of my perpetual snooze now and then.
I also dislike the fact that directors basically cover up the lack of true scares via so-called "cool" camera shots (grainy footage, music video style, etc.) and lots and lots of blood and gore. No sireebob, I found it almost on the level of Natural Born Killer badness. It becomes tedious and, well, boring.

An excruciating experience, and a major disappointment. :(

Grade: 1/2* (only for Sid Haig's gleefully over-the-top performance)

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
I saw Willard twice. The first time I felt it was a 9/10, but after my second viewing of the film, I had a few problems with it that I did not have before. I was going to see it again to try and give it a final grade, but my theatre got rid of it. :( I'll definitely buy the DVD the minute it hits shelves, and after my first viewing of the DVD, I'll give it my final grade whether it be 8/10, 9/10, or 8.5/10. Who knows?

Ok, I see...

[Duder]

I never left in the middle of a movie but this time I was thinking about it ... but I didn't, it wasn't interesting, it wasn't funny either. There was a lot of violence, so ? The end was kinda cool but there isn't anything in the movie, the characters are supposed to be crazy sons of a bitch, we've all seen it before, too much editing, not enough tits.

[Marilyn Monroe]

As a new member I'd like to say Hi to everyone first.

I liked House of 1000 Corpses. It is not on my top favorite movie list but, it was worth the movie admission price.

I am a fan of Rob Zombie and his music. Since he is a fan of horror films I think he produced a good example of a horror/gore flick. The movie was more gory and disturbing then scary. I noticed no one screaming or jumping out of their seats. I think more conservative people may even walk out on this flick. I enjoyed Rob's use of pin-up type chicks, sadistic doctors and creepy sideshow freaks. The "good guys" in the film were boring and I was not really rooting for them to get away.

Question for those who saw it: I'm not sure of the character's name but, the guy who played the burned victim and lived in the house with the other killers: Was that "Big Foot" from the Howard Stern Show???

[Horror_Master3]

Alot of you are a bunch of Morons this is one of the only theatrically released horror movies this year thats worth a damn. Sure its a bit of a TCM ripoff but not exactly some of it I don't get but overall the movie is fucking awesome! Good performances by Sheri Moon, Chop Top, and Stiffler's mom.

[Horror_Master3]

P.S.
IT WASN'T GORY BECAUSE THE RATINGS BORED MADE THE DISTRIBUTORS CUT IT TO SHIT. There'll probly be anx or nc17 rated version on the dvd... or a directors cut.

[MadsenOMC]

There is no reason to call anyone a moron. And Stifler's mom is not in the movie. That's Karen Black. Stifler's mom is Jennifer Coolidge.

[XCoRyX]

definetly worth the wait,hype,anticipation,everything.kickass fun and entertainment.had many cringing but at the same time having the best time of their lives (okay maybe not).Great beginning for Rob Zombie (and mucho respect for him and his outlook on horror) and he gets my props for having the outrageously sexy gorgeous insane sheri moon as a wife.him smashing that being a fact,drives me to envy to the biggest point.

[travis]

The movie was so hacked apart to get it into theaters that it lost alot. We can only wait for the dvd

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror_Master3
Alot of you are a bunch of Morons

Gee, that's always nice to hear...

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by Mike
Gee, that's always nice to hear...

You bet your sweet bippy it is! I felt like shit earlier...and now I feel GREAT!! :D

[RogueSpear]

Originally posted by Horror_Master3
P.S.
IT WASN'T GORY BECAUSE THE RATINGS BORED MADE THE DISTRIBUTORS CUT IT TO SHIT. There'll probly be anx or nc17 rated version on the dvd... or a directors cut.

Actually, I believe Rob Zombie has stated numerous times in interviews that there were only a few small edits, but nothing major. The movie we got was most probably the movie we were supposed to get.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Sugar Magnolia
You bet your sweet bippy it is! I felt like shit earlier...and now I feel GREAT!! :D

I know! It's amazing isn't it!? ;)


Just to let everyone know, House Of 1000 Corpses is adding 252 theaters on Friday for a total of 847...

[movies35]

Originally posted by Mike
I know! It's amazing isn't it!? ;)


Just to let everyone know, House Of 1000 Corpses is adding 252 theaters on Friday for a total of 847...

Oh I read somewhere on the board it was adding 1,500 theaters tomarrow. I thought that was a little high!

[Gruber318]

I saw this film, and I would just like to say that this is one of the dumbest and most disturbing films I have ever seen. Don't waste your money on this piece of shit. (Or in my case, your parents' money)

[movies35]

Originally posted by Gruber318
I saw this film, and I would just like to say that this is one of the dumbest and most disturbing films I have ever seen. Don't waste your money on this piece of shit. (Or in my case, your parents' money)

see but if people like disturbing movies, this is your kind of movie. But anyways I changed my rating to a 6/10. I will buy the DVD when it comes out, and I hope that is soon.

[travis]

Originally posted by Gruber318
I saw this film, and I would just like to say that this is one of the dumbest and most disturbing films I have ever seen. Don't waste your money on this piece of shit. (Or in my case, your parents' money)

As movies35 said, if you on the other hand love disturbing shit and lots of gore, this is your movie. And I looooove that kinda stuff. What a great movie. It had a couple problems but hey what movie doesnt. I'll be first in line to buy the dvd :D

[XCoRyX]

hopefully it can cash in some more sucess....

[JustinKing665]

All I have to say is that it is a lot better than BOTH Harry Potter movies put together :)

[movies35]

Originally posted by JustinKing665
All I have to say is that it is a lot better than BOTH Harry Potter movies put together :)
bullshit!

[XCoRyX]

i'll agree its better then the 1 harry potter film i did see,but different strokes for different folks eh?

[JustinKing665]

Originally posted by movies35
bullshit!

Nope, not bullshit. I just said that in contrast to DH's constant bashing of the movie and one of my favorite industrial rockers, Rob Zombie.

Besides, the critics would disagree with me, but common sense agrees ;)

[mannylage]

I totally loved the movie. It was an awesome horror movie, alot better than those shitty new horror movies beign released. I think Rob did a wonderful job directing, especially with great scenes such has in the one where Otis shoots the cop and there is that long pause. What a great scene. I also love the part where Otis tortures Bill while Baby is dancing to 'Brick House' and laughing. The movie is filled with great dark humor throughout the whole movie. I can't wait to see the UNCUT DVD.

Love, Manny.

[mannylage]

Originally posted by RogueSpear
Actually, I believe Rob Zombie has stated numerous times in interviews that there were only a few small edits, but nothing major. The movie we got was most probably the movie we were supposed to get.

Umm, the movie is around 104 minutes we get 88 minutes? Only a minor cut right? Right.....

Love, Manny.

[Puck Bond]

House of 1000 Corpses is a fucked up, twisted and very disturbing horror film from Rob Zombie. This movie has been talked about, discussed and anticipated for quite a while. It has recieved numerous delays and was dropped by a few major studios, but now fans of the genre really have something new and exciting to see. If you are a fan of shock horror filled with sadistic violence, gore and just plain ultra-creepiness I'm sure you will enjoy this movie. This really isn't my sort of movie to begin with but it does have its merits. Of course it is written and directed by White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie, who is known for his gothic appeal. If you know his music and his basic artwork...this movie is a pretty good representation of that. The story involves 4 college kids on their way home on Halloween Eve, 1977. Right away we are treated to an old school feel...and perhaps the most colorful character in the entire movie in Captain Spaulding, played by Sid Haig, who runs an eccentric gas station filled with weird and wild artifacts of the macabre...he also serves fried chicken on the side. The 4 college students stop for gas and are treated to a mystery, murder ride...that illustrates different serial killers through the ages. The movie basically takes place in the South in a town called Ruggsville and one of the murder stories is a local legend about a "Dr. Satan". The kids are intrigued by this and go in search of this legend. Unfortunately their car breaks down, and they wind up staying at some local house. This house features one the most weird and disgustingly brutal families I have ever seen. What ensues is a basic number of mutilations, tortures, murders and just utterly degrading behavior. The movie is certainly not pretty...although the actual gore is pretty tame, the level of violence and the purely brutal way the 4 kids are treated is enough to turn off most people. I just sat their with my jaw on the ground through most of the movie. At times I winced and gasped or just sat there in silence and awe at how disturbing this movie was. This movie has recieved comparisons to other movies most notably The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it is so different from the usual brand of modern horror we are used to, that it does seem so new and out there and in a fucked up sadistic way...sort of refreshing. Rob Zombie obviously loves the genre and he uses plenty of weird and interesting sets, like underground dungeons, and graves that seem to be alive. The movie looks great and is shot in an appropriate way that just adds to the creepy and disturbing atmosphere. The music is also effectively creepy. Overall, House of 1000 Corpses is certainly not what I would call a great horror film. It certainly is different from what we are used to and I'm sure if this is your sort of thing you will love it, but it was just a little too messed up and disturbing for my taste.

[Donnie Darko]

Someone said before that House of 1000 Corpses was going to be out of theatres super-fast... well, all I have to say is, it's still going strong at 2 theatres locally, and after a quick chat with one of the theatre managers (Cinemark theatre) he said they were still pulling in enough to keep showing it on a weekly basis, so it's going to be around for a while.


Second, someone had the gall to compare it to Salo. This definitely negates any reason for someone to post a "who's the smartest schmoe" thread. You've already got dead last. To make the comparisons, when you apparently had not even seen the movie, is ridiculous at best. Ho1kC is a fun romp through someone's twisted vision... Salo was a serious commentary on facism, hatred of homosexuality, and an attack on catholicism/christianity. I know were not supposed to insult other schmoes here, but I take it as an insult when someone makes a comment like that.

Regardless, all the negative hype is coming from people who haven't seen the movie, people who don't like the type of film it is in the first place, or people who just want to bitch about something. For anyone who went in ignoring the hype looking for a good honest retro-horror movie and enjoyed it, then bravo to you. You're the type of fan Rob Zombie made Ho1kC for.

[Donnie Darko]

Originally posted by Donnie Darko
Someone said before that House of 1000 Corpses was going to be out of theatres super-fast... well, all I have to say is, it's still going strong at 2 theatres locally, and after a quick chat with one of the theatre managers (Cinemark theatre) he said they were still pulling in enough to keep showing it on a weekly basis, so it's going to be around for a while.


Second, someone had the gall to compare it to Salo. This definitely negates any reason for someone to post a "who's the smartest schmoe" thread. You've already got dead last. To make the comparisons, when you apparently had not even seen the movie, is ridiculous at best. Ho1kC is a fun romp through someone's twisted vision... Salo was a serious commentary on facism, hatred of homosexuality, and an attack on catholicism/christianity. I know we're not supposed to insult other schmoes here, but I take it as an insult when someone makes a comment like that.

Regardless, all the negative hype is coming from people who haven't seen the movie, people who don't like the type of film it is in the first place, or people who just want to bitch about something. For anyone who went in ignoring the hype looking for a good honest retro-horror movie and enjoyed it, then bravo to you. You're the type of fan Rob Zombie made Ho1kC for.

[The Arrow]

Originally posted by JustinKing665
All I have to say is that it is a lot better than BOTH Harry Potter movies put together :)

I second that motion whole heartily...HERE HERE! :)

[Horror whore]

This movie is AWFUL.... And why the hell is it being compared to Harry Potter, some people need to grow up. :rolleyes:

Worst.
Movie.
Ever.

(Okay not really, but it's close. Someone just murder Rob Zombie so they don't get to make a sequel....)

[this one dude]

rob zombie is going to save the current state of horror.

House of 1000 corpses is a breath of fresh air into the terribly stagnant genre. it gets back to what a horror movie is supposed to be about: horror.

fuck the plot twists and teen actor bullshit.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Puck Bond
House of 1000 Corpses is a fucked up, twisted and very disturbing horror film from Rob Zombie. This movie has been talked about, discussed and anticipated for quite a while. It has recieved numerous delays and was dropped by a few major studios, but now fans of the genre really have something new and exciting to see. If you are a fan of shock horror filled with sadistic violence, gore and just plain ultra-creepiness I'm sure you will enjoy this movie. This really isn't my sort of movie to begin with but it does have its merits. Of course it is written and directed by White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie, who is known for his gothic appeal. If you know his music and his basic artwork...this movie is a pretty good representation of that. The story involves 4 college kids on their way home on Halloween Eve, 1977. Right away we are treated to an old school feel...and perhaps the most colorful character in the entire movie in Captain Spaulding, played by Sid Haig, who runs an eccentric gas station filled with weird and wild artifacts of the macabre...he also serves fried chicken on the side. The 4 college students stop for gas and are treated to a mystery, murder ride...that illustrates different serial killers through the ages. The movie basically takes place in the South in a town called Ruggsville and one of the murder stories is a local legend about a "Dr. Satan". The kids are intrigued by this and go in search of this legend. Unfortunately their car breaks down, and they wind up staying at some local house. This house features one the most weird and disgustingly brutal families I have ever seen. What ensues is a basic number of mutilations, tortures, murders and just utterly degrading behavior. The movie is certainly not pretty...although the actual gore is pretty tame, the level of violence and the purely brutal way the 4 kids are treated is enough to turn off most people. I just sat their with my jaw on the ground through most of the movie. At times I winced and gasped or just sat there in silence and awe at how disturbing this movie was. This movie has recieved comparisons to other movies most notably The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it is so different from the usual brand of modern horror we are used to, that it does seem so new and out there and in a fucked up sadistic way...sort of refreshing. Rob Zombie obviously loves the genre and he uses plenty of weird and interesting sets, like underground dungeons, and graves that seem to be alive. The movie looks great and is shot in an appropriate way that just adds to the creepy and disturbing atmosphere. The music is also effectively creepy. Overall, House of 1000 Corpses is certainly not what I would call a great horror film. It certainly is different from what we are used to and I'm sure if this is your sort of thing you will love it, but it was just a little too messed up and disturbing for my taste.

Your review is probably one of the best I've read from a schmoe so far, actually, it's one of the only reviews I've read from a schmoe so far. Most just post comments on it, like "it sucked" or "it was awesome," but no actual review. Anyway, you're the first person I've heard here call it disturbing, which I must admit intrigues me even more. Most say it's not disturbing at all, and the hype was all crap.

Well, either way, I'll definitely check this one out right away on video.

By the way, this is STILL playing at my theater. That's pretty cool, it's been about a couple of months. I don't have anyone to see this one with though, since I don't know anyone else that cares for movies like THIS. Although one of my friends does want to see it, he's been too busy to go so we'll probably just check it out together on video.


Originally posted by The Arrow
I second that motion whole heartily...HERE HERE! :)

I'm sure it will easily be better than the second one, but I'm not sure about the first one (which was surprisingly pretty good). Oh well, either way, I'll take my horror over any genre any day, especially something like fantasy, which I've never cared for.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
This movie is AWFUL.... And why the hell is it being compared to Harry Potter, some people need to grow up. :rolleyes:

Worst.
Movie.
Ever.

(Okay not really, but it's close. Someone just murder Rob Zombie so they don't get to make a sequel....)

Why didn't you like it? What was it about it that you didn't like? Was it too disturbing or gross for you?

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Why didn't you like it? What was it about it that you didn't like? Was it too disturbing or gross for you?

EVERYTHING. I don't know where to begin. This movie is just a jumbled mess of shit.

The directing: What the fuck was Rob Zombie thinking when he "directed" this movie?! Most of the direction is just blah, but some of it is just stupid. There are a ton of pointless shots of nothing that lead the story nowhere and are just there to "look cool," when they actually look really annoying. When something important happened there were way to many quick cuts so you couldn't tell what the hell was going on, or he used pointless slow motion (I think it was just to get the runtime longer).

The acting: Terrible. Not a single performance doesn't deserve a Razzie here. Everyone of the four teens is annoying, underdeveloped, and really stupid. Every member of the family seemed to be wierd and crazy just to be wierd and crazy, and there were no motives given for anything here. And don't even get me started on that fucked up guy in the clown costume at the beginning who had at least 5 dick "jokes" in the first 10 minutes.

The story: Story? What story? It's basically just TCM on crack, really annoying crack. At first it's about the four teens, then it's about the fucked up annoying ass family, then it's about the police officers, then it's about Doctor Satan (BUNNY COSTUMES?!?!). The movie is basically just a incoherent mess of flashy scenes for 88 minutes.

The gore: There wasn't much gore at all, and if there was, it wasn't noticable due to Rob Zombie's dreadful direction and the awful editing. It wasn't too disturbing for me at all, Scream is more disturbing to me. Maybe if I could have been able to see what the hell what was going on I might have been disturbed.

After thinking about it for a while, I think I can honestly say House of 1,000 Corpses is the worst movie I've ever seen.

[this one dude]

Originally posted by Horror whore
EVERYTHING. I don't know where to begin. This movie is just a jumbled mess of shit.

The directing: What the fuck was Rob Zombie thinking when he "directed" this movie?! Most of the direction is just blah, but some of it is just stupid. There are a ton of pointless shots of nothing that lead the story nowhere and are just there to "look cool," when they actually look really annoying. When something important happened there were way to many quick cuts so you couldn't tell what the hell was going on, or he used pointless slow motion (I think it was just to get the runtime longer).

The acting: Terrible. Not a single performance doesn't deserve a Razzie here. Everyone of the four teens is annoying, underdeveloped, and really stupid. Every member of the family seemed to be wierd and crazy just to be wierd and crazy, and there were no motives given for anything here. And don't even get me started on that fucked up guy in the clown costume at the beginning who had at least 5 dick "jokes" in the first 10 minutes.

The story: Story? What story? It's basically just TCM on crack, really annoying crack. At first it's about the four teens, then it's about the fucked up annoying ass family, then it's about the police officers, then it's about Doctor Satan (BUNNY COSTUMES?!?!). The movie is basically just a incoherent mess of flashy scenes for 88 minutes.

The gore: There wasn't much gore at all, and if there was, it wasn't noticable due to Rob Zombie's dreadful direction and the awful editing. It wasn't too disturbing for me at all, Scream is more disturbing to me. Maybe if I could have been able to see what the hell what was going on I might have been disturbed.

After thinking about it for a while, I think I can honestly say House of 1,000 Corpses is the worst movie I've ever seen.

if you are not a horror movie fan, you will not appreciate this movie. thats the bottom line.

and if you are, i would like to hear what your opinion of a good horror film is

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by this one dude
and if you are, i would like to hear what your opinion of a good horror film is

Scream and Halloween are my two favorite horror movies, unlike HO1kC, they're actually scary (at least they were with my first viewing) and they're good.

[this one dude]

well, judging by your favorites, i wouldnt expect you to like a movie like this. personally, i find the slasher genre(for the most part) atrocious.

[DevilMonkey]

***Conatins Spoilers***

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I just finished watching it and it was totally not what I expected. What I got was a some entertainment that left a weird feeling in my stomach. It is totally disturbing and at the same time addictive. Many times I wanted to turn it off but I kept watching. Normally I would just turn any other movie off but for some reason I coudn't grab the mouse and click the tiny X at the corner of the screen. This was one of the most disturbing movies I've seen for many reasons. The first was that some images were just so sick like when one of the teen girl's father is killed they take the insides of his body out and the main killer freak wears the skin asking the girl "Who's your daddy?". I was like "Oh god, ew!". ANother thing I thought was disturbing was the songs they played at certain parts! The played the song Brick House while one of the female killers laughs like a childrens doll dancing and her brother slashes a victims face then choping his arm off and rubbing it in his face! (Sick stuff). The last disturbing thing was to think there are families or even individual people actualy like this out in the world. I've heard of Pogo the clown and Charles Manson and after watching this I really thought more about how big monsters they really all are. Horror Whore said the movie was not gory but I thought it was extremely gory. There were scenes when a charcter was rubbing a chewing blood all over their own faces. But I do have to agree with Horror Whoe on one thing, those fricking scenes that had no point were stupid and disturbing. There was one when the main killer girl was lying in bed with a skelaton and others with girls naked and jumping around. Like HW said they were just there to look cool. I liked the chrcters especially Captain Spaulding he was very cool but I expected him to be the killer when the movie started. He does kill a person but only because they were robbing his museum. The college students were a little anoying but too watch them be slaughtered was very sad, sickening, disturbing and emotional. When the first was being killed I imediatly gasped and then when the main killer guy came to his girlfriend to reveal fish boy it was totallly sick and disturbing and I felt sad for the girl. I as surprised that ob Zombie pulled this off because I didn't think he seemed like a very bright guy but I've only seen him performing his music so I can't really talk. I would recomend House to only some people. If you like Horror and think you can handle it then give it a try if not and you like horror but not stuff that'll ake you feel sick stay as far away as possible. In the end I give it an 8/10.

[Sad man]

I really wanna see this movie. But I'll have to wait a long time to see it. That's why I started reading the script. And it's amazing, very graphic and disturbing even on paper. Rob Zombie is an excellent writer...although I haven't read the whole thing. I stoped reading after ****SPOILERS**** one of the guys is transformed in to a human fish(Eww!) and the girl(Mary) wants to scape. I actually felt her pain. I don't even wanna imagine what happens to the others. Oh shit, I wanna keep on reading****END SPOILERS****

[DevilMonkey]

Oh god?! How can people compare this to Harry Potter?!

[Jim H]

For some reason, it always bugs me when people review films that they downloaded and watched a shitty version of. But I guess that's a different issue.

Is this playing anywhere in Missouri?

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by Jim H
For some reason, it always bugs me when people review films that they downloaded and watched a shitty version of. But I guess that's a different issue.

Is this playing anywhere in Missouri?

I didn't download it, I got a botleg and watched it on my computer ;)

[Sad man]

Originally posted by DevilMonkey
I didn't download it, I got a botleg and watched it on my computer ;)

How did you get it?

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by Sad man
How did you get it?

A person that sells bootleg films..

[Sad man]

I just finished reading the script. Wow, that was sick. What an awesome script, very good. Im sure I'll like the movie.***SPOILERS*** Poor Denise, she almost made it. I feel sorry for those kids. I thought Mary was going to survive, she was a very strong character. I was surprised with Cap. Spaulding, I didn't think he was one of the killers.***End Spoilers***. Anyway, this was an amazing reading.

My rating for House of 1000 Corpses's scrips is: 9/10 or A

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by Sad man
I just finished reading the script. Wow, that was sick. What an awesome script, very good. Im sure I'll like the movie.***SPOILERS*** Poor Denise, she almost made it. I feel sorry for those kids. I thought Mary was going to survive, she was a very strong character. I was surprised with Cap. Spaulding, I didn't think he was one of the killers.***End Spoilers***. Anyway, this was an amazing reading.

My rating for House of 1000 Corpses's scrips is: 9/10 or A

OH! In the script did it talk about Denise's death because in the movie Denise gets in the car with Capt Spaulding then she lays back and the main killer comes out from the back of the car, I was unsure of the end..

[Sad man]

Originally posted by DevilMonkey
OH! In the script did it talk about Denise's death because in the movie Denise gets in the car with Capt Spaulding then she lays back and the main killer comes out from the back of the car, I was unsure of the end..

Yeah, that happened.

[DevilMonkey]

That doesn't mean she dies, I really hope this movie has a sequel!

[Sad man]

Originally posted by DevilMonkey
That doesn't mean she dies, I really hope this movie has a sequel!

No, a sequel would suck. I dom't think Denise is alive, I think that the ending shows you that she will be pretty much dead in less than an hour. ;)

[DevilMonkey]

Originally posted by Sad man
No, a sequel would suck. I dom't think Denise is alive, I think that the ending shows you that she will be pretty much dead in less than an hour. ;) It fades to black and the following words appear:

The End?

[SykkBoy]

I loved this movie
it was a movie made for horor fans by a horror fan. It had some rough spots, obvious MPAA tampering and wasn't perfect, but what a fun thrillride it was.
I love seeing genre vets like Karen Black getting screentime instead of the latest WB whining rich teenager....

I enjoyed the visuals and while I agree this movie isn't for everyone, it wasn't made for everyone. As a huge fan of 70's horror, I loved the refreshing throwback and a lot of "inside" winks. It's like when friends and I disect White/Rob Zombie lyrics by which movie they came from or are referring to, we'll probably do likewise once we get the dvd of this badboy flick in our grubby little paws (please, let it be an unrated Director's Cut). While there is always a fine line between ripoff and homage, it's a great show of Zombie's love for hororr movies of the past.

[Sad man]

Originally posted by DevilMonkey
It fades to black and the following words appear:

The End?

Still, I don't think she's alive. ;)

[Sad man]

Hey DevilMonkey: Do you think I'll like the movie as much as I liked the script?
If my rating for the script is 9/10 or A, my rating for the movie should be....

[DevilMonkey]

7/10 probally.

[Sad man]

Ok. Thanks, I hope I'll like it more than that.

[Mike]

DevilMonkey, I tried to keep from reading your review because I didn't want to read any spoilers, but I couldn't help myself. Anyway, you made it sound really gory, which I've heard it isn't but from what you described, I'll probably think it is. Either way, it sounds good. I'm looking forward to checking it out. I will rent it right away on DVD. I was disappointed that they aren't releasing the UNRATED version, but it sounds like the R-Rated version is gory and disturbing enough anyway, so it doesn't matter much.

And yes, a sequel is on the way already, it's supposed to come out around April 2004.