View Full Version : In your opinion...what exactly went wrong with House of a 1000 corpses?
spacemonkey
08-19-2003, 01:30 PM
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It seems this films a love it or hate it thing. Weather you liked it or not please state the specific reasons why you loved it or hated it. And what you would like to see in the sequel.
I liked it for the most part but there were some things I was not happy with.
Heres what I liked:
1- Cool characters, Capt. Spaulding, Baby, Otis, Dr. Satan, all cool characters in my book.
2- Cool sets, Capt. Spauldings Gas Station was full of cool looking horror stuff. The Murder Ride was awesome. The caves towards the ending with skeletons and bones. The House itself was preatty cooky too.
3- Preatty good film for Rob Zombies directorial debut, but it couldve been better.
Heres what I hated:
1- Not a good story. What exactly did the family want? Why were they nuts? What was that ritual thing at the end?
2- We had cool characters, yet they were underdeveloped. Wish I could had seen more of Dr. Satan after all that waiting...
3- Practically no gore. After all the hype about this being "the greatest story of carnage ever told" there was almost no blood in it.
So there you have it...what are your thoughts on this? Post em here!
Boogeyman
08-19-2003, 01:41 PM
I think that the hype destroyed it. Everyone was built up into thinking it was the "most shocking horror movie ever!" and when they saw it, it was indeed shocking, but not what they were expecting.
I liked it. But I like it for the fact that Zombie directed, he tried to be different, and his directing style was that of nothing ever seen before. Basically, it was original. Thats why I like it.
later
Carrie White
08-19-2003, 02:09 PM
I'm crazy about this movie.Things I love(SPOILERS)
1.Great opening with Captain Spaulding.Nobody had better mess with this dude.He blew those robbers to kingdom come and it was funny when he was griping about the blood on his clown suit.
2.I thought Sherri Moon was perfect as Baby.She looked so sweet but was so sadistic and that laugh was creepy.
3.The sets were awesome and it was the little odd things that I liked.The sign with the missing dog head was a hoot.And the music was so perfect and really fit this movie.
4.The very long shot where Otis had the gun on cop and finally killed him was amazing.
5.It wasn't gore filled but I did think it was very violent.Those scenes were disturbing where Bill was getting cut and turned into Fish boy.And also Jerry being operated on by DR Satan.
6.Bill Moseley was terrific as Otis.It was cool when he went on his long rants.
7.Dr Satan was scary and that whole underground lair and those disturbing looking people were freaky.
8.The dreamlike quality of this movie.It was like a nightmare or Alice In Wonderland on acid.
Jack_Cheze
08-19-2003, 02:36 PM
I think it was a pretty good movie, the ONLY thing I think that was wrong with it was all the delay. I had so built it up based on studios dropping it that when I saw it I wanted more...
still a fun horror movie though
TheAxeGrinder
08-19-2003, 03:20 PM
What I think spoiled the movie for me was the ending. POTENTIAL SPOILERS!
To me, an ending like this is like a Shakespearean tragedy where no one wins, which I can't stand. Sure Jeepers Creepers has the same feel to it, but it'll have a chance for closure with the sequel. Not so with House of 1000 Corpses, unless Rob feels that there is a need for closure. I guess I just don't like having the bad guys win unless I'm rooting for them or I know that the good guys get their revenge later on.
spacemonkey
08-19-2003, 03:53 PM
Originally posted by Carrie White
I'm crazy about this movie.Things I love(SPOILERS)
1.Great opening with Captain Spaulding.Nobody had better mess with this dude.He blew those robbers to kingdom come and it was funny when he was griping about the blood on his clown suit.
I agree the opening sequence was excellent everything Capt. Spaulding says is a hoot! "Fuck yo mama!" "Fuck yo sista!" Fuck yo Grandma!" "But most specially...fuck you!"
2.I thought Sherri Moon was perfect as Baby.She looked so sweet but was so sadistic and that laugh was creepy..
Defenetly her laughs one for the books. She also managed to look extremely hot and be extremely evil at the same time. Nice butt crack shot at the beginning when shes serving Bill some hot coco.
3.The sets were awesome and it was the little odd things that I liked.The sign with the missing dog head was a hoot.And the music was so perfect and really fit this movie.
Yeah specially Capt. Spauldings place with all those weird things hanging around like Alligator boy and just plain old weird things.
4.The very long shot where Otis had the gun on cop and finally killed him was amazing.
Some people think this shot could have benefited from some sound effects or music, I think its cool just the way it is.
5.It wasn't gore filled but I did think it was very violent.Those scenes were disturbing where Bill was getting cut and turned into Fish boy.And also Jerry being operated on by DR Satan..
Actually I dont remember any scenes with Bill being cut and turned into fish boy...just that scene where they show him as fish boy. I get a feeling these two scenes where a bit longer....
7.Dr Satan was scary and that whole underground lair and those disturbing looking people were freaky.
Those scenes I really liked but I dont know if Im alone in this, I wished I could have seen more of Dr. Satan. He didnt do anything on the film! Aside for operating on Jerrys brain...he didnt look like much of a menace.
Hey AxeGrinder: (Spoiler hightlight to read) At least two of the teenagers survived! Alice wasnt killed and neither was Jerry. They were operated on...so maybe well see them on the sequel...slightly different Im sure after being operated by Dr. Satan.
Carrie White
08-19-2003, 04:21 PM
SPOILERS
Spacemonkey,the scenes that I meant with Bill were when Baby was playing the music and she and Otis were cutting him.I would love to see that uncut.Zombie said on the commentary that it was very brutal with Otis doing all kinds of horrible things to him.I think he mentioned burying an axe in him or something like that.I want a directors cut bad because I noticed in the pictures on the DVD still gallery that it showed Otis cutting Denise dad's face off.
I agree with you about wanting to know more about Dr Satan and finding out who he actually is.I also want to learn more about the family.I wonder about who the kids father really is and what happened to him.They mention his name is Rufus but I think Dr Satan may be their dad.I hope the sequel goes deeper into the past and how al the maniacs came to be here.
:D
spacemonkey
08-19-2003, 04:32 PM
Yeah I heard him say on the commentary that Otis buries his axe into Bills chest but that he was gonna "save those scenes for another day" so I guess we will eventually see them on an uncut DVD wich Im sure well see in a few months.
Also now that I think about it, I guess what this movie really does is present us these characters....I guess well go deeper into who they really are on another sequel.
About Dr. Satan, Capt. Spaulding mentions in his murder ride that Dr. Satan was interested in creating Super humans with his experiments on retarded people or something like that. I guess thats where "The Professor" character comes from.
I hope the title of this thread isnt misleading, I dont hate this film, I actually dig it a lot, but it did have a few glitches, mind you just a few. Film is fun.
Lindsey
08-19-2003, 06:38 PM
""Obvious Spoilers**
I think this is a great film in my opinion. My favorite scene has to be the one towards the end. When the police officers and the dad went to the house, and they found the girls in the shed. That has to be one of the best scenes! That awesome song plays, while everyone is getting shot. But the most amazing and cooliest scene ever is the LONG pause before Otis shoots the cop. How cool was that? Very brillient in my opinion.
House of 1000 Corpses reminded me of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Hellraiser. I loved every character, but I wish we could have known more about the tow truck guy. He was the one who looked indian, and kept chanting "Otis, Otis, Otis". Other than that, the movie rocks!
Cyclonus
08-19-2003, 06:41 PM
**spoilers**
According to imdb:
When first released in the USA, allegely 16 or 17 minutes of excess footage was cut from the 88 minute realease. There is also speculation that the ending was changed to Captain Spaulding actually saving the suriving girl from Otis by knocking him out of his moving car and driving her to safety, while a montage of still photos appear over the closing credits showing the discovery of the mass graves, as well as newspaper front pages detailing the find, along with police mugshots of the family including Mother Firefly, Baby Firefly, Grandpa, Otis, Rufus and Tiny.
That explains why the ending was so abrupt. What else was cut out, and what cool stuff are we missing???
SixStrangSmoker
08-19-2003, 07:28 PM
alot of people have expressed how they wanted to see more of Dr. Satan, and i will admit he was pretty cool looking and i even wanted more....but i feel the abruptness of that scene and how it only showed him a while actually makes it better... think about it..it left you wanting more of him instead of overkill of him..plus we all know he will be in the sequal
Inglorious
08-19-2003, 08:35 PM
Many of you know, if there are 2 people out there who hate this film, EvilDeadGirl and I are those people!
House Of 1000 Corpses went wrong with House Of 1000 corpses! It's story was horrible. It tried to hard... I respect Rob Zombie for trying something new, but I don't think was trying to try something new. I think he stuck to what was familiar to him. The movie was overhyped, if it hadn't been so hyped up and people hadn't said it was "The goriest ever!", "The greatest story of carnage ever told!" etc. It might have been better.
SPOILERS
The scalping was the most violent part if you ask me, also the Dr. Satan operations at the end...
END SPOILERS
ZoMBiEPeEpSHoW
08-19-2003, 08:44 PM
This movie is all about imagery. And that reason alone is what I truly enjoyed from the movie. The visual style was visceral and enthralling. Everything from the doll heads on the front porch of the house, to Tiny's introduction, to Dr. Satan's lair, was a visual treat for me. I can't wait for the sequel. Rob Zombie is a god among men and I respect his struggle to bring this work of art to us. It may not be complete, but one day it will and I cannot wait.
no offence but i hated it the only thing i liked about it was the dirction and Capt Spaulding . Ii am a huge fan of Rob Zombie but i didnt like this at all .
CrazyKillah
08-20-2003, 01:42 AM
Man, I REALLY need to check this one out no DVD. None of the cinemas in my surrounding area carried this (shocking, considering some of the relatively obscure stuff that they'll show). I just might be the only Schmoe who hasn't seen it.
madness295
08-20-2003, 02:52 AM
Yeah, I hated this movie too.
It seemed to rely waaay too much on shock value, which I thought was a mistake. I do, however, love the crazy color scheme and lighting filters throughout the movie. If there was ever a case of style over substance, this was it.
thebloodfeaster
08-20-2003, 07:17 AM
I for one loved the movie. I thought it was perfectly executed and I find no flaws in it. I can't wait to get an uncut version of it if one ever gets put out on dvd. Let's just hope when the special edition comes out, the cut scenes will be IN the movie, and not just in a deleted scene section.
spacemonkey
08-20-2003, 12:46 PM
Originally posted by madness295
Yeah, I hated this movie too.
It seemed to rely waaay too much on shock value, which I thought was a mistake. I do, however, love the crazy color scheme and lighting filters throughout the movie. If there was ever a case of style over substance, this was it.
I agree with you there madness, this was style over substance. But if you understand where Rob Zombie comes from youll understand why it is that way.
Rob Zombie is an artist himself and gives a lot of importance to the visual side of things, in fact he gives visuals priority in everything he does, his concerts, his album covers, and his illustrations. I guess I was really expecting something really really strong on the visual side, coming from him. Even if it did sacrafice a bit on the story side.
In the introduction he did for "The Nocturnals" trade papeback called "Unhollowed Eve" he mentions that sometimes the writing didnt really matter that much because with illustration....one look and bang zoom...your there. Transported into another world.
I guess he still holds true to what he said there, even while making House of a thousand Corpses.
EvilDeadGirl
08-20-2003, 12:52 PM
Penut.....once more you said it perfectly.
What was wrong with this movie?!
LoL! Where to begin?
The storyline was pretty blah.
The acting was shitty.
Where was all this violence and gore?
I've seen sicker stuff in my cousins diapers for crying out loud!
This movie was one long ass music video. I said it before and I'll say it again, IF I wanted to watch a music video I'd turn it on MTV or MTV2 not rent a "movie".
countchocula
08-20-2003, 12:56 PM
Originally posted by Penut
The movie was overhyped, if it hadn't been so hyped up and people hadn't said it was "The goriest ever!", "The greatest story of carnage ever told!" etc. It might have been better.
You shouldn't fault the film itself for being overhyped. It's your fault for buying into it. It's the same film with or without the hype.
MadsenOMC
08-20-2003, 01:49 PM
I like and respect Rob Zombie a lot. The guy is extremely talented. His direction is good in House of 1,000 Corpses. Though I don't think it's exactly original, as someone else pointed out. I'm not sure what he does that hasn't been done before. What needs work, however, is his writing. The script for this thing is abysmal. And that's being nice. I wanted to love this movie. I wanted it to scare me and shock me and disturb me. Sadly, none of that happened. The characters are a joke. The dialogue and acting is dreadful. Some lines that were supposed to be scary were just corny and laughable. Lines like, "You think the world is all teddy bears and fairy tales." Or whatever it is he says. There are so many lines like that. I was laughing my ass off. Not a good thing and not what I wanted from this movie. Horror fans have been way too forgiving with two movies this year: House of 1,000 Corpses and Wrong Turn. At least there are some good aspects to Zombie's movie. It has its moments, but I still don't think it's good. Wrong Turn is just a huge piece of generic shit. I can't believe the way horror fans raved about it.
the night watchman
08-20-2003, 02:07 PM
I didn't hate the movie, I actually kinda enjoyed it and will probably buy it on DVD one of these days. That said, I my three main problems are:
1. Not enough Captain Spaulding. The guy was a hoot! More Spaulding = good movie.
2. Otis and Grandpa got on my nerves. Otis's anarchist/nihilist speeches were witless and dull. Plus, he looked too much like Riff Raff to be taken seriously. Grandpa was very nearly a cliche. Ooh! A crass old person! How shocking!
3. The victims were just that -- victims, maniac munchies, knife fodder. It's hard to care what's happening if you don't care about the people it's happenning to. The family might as well have been hacking up the maniquins in Captain Spaulding's horror ride.
On the plus side, I appreciated that "House" wasn't yet another teeny-bopper slasher flick, enjoyed some of the visuals and the mood, and chuckled at some of the dark humor.
Xipe Totec
08-20-2003, 02:39 PM
I liked the movie. The problems I had with this movie however were the visuals and the format. The best part of the movie have to be the sets, camerawork, the style and all the visual stuff. The flashy skin-peeling scenes were ones of the best in the movie IMO. That was exactly the stuff I wanted and expected to see in a movie by Rob Zombie. The problem with it was that though the main weight was on the visuals, it should`ve been even more on the visuals. Maybe Rob wanted to add some acting value to the movie and that was wrong IMO. Only Otis, Spaulding, Baby, Tiny and the monsters deserved their screen time and should`ve had more. Others screen time should`ve been reduced and filled with the crazy visuals.
The other problem - the format. I think Rob should`ve done a monster movie. I believe it would`ve fit him and his style better. I can just hope that he`ll make a monster or a zombie movie one day.
the night watchman
08-20-2003, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by Xipe Totec
The other problem - the format. I think Rob should`ve done a monster movie. I believe it would`ve fit him and his style better. I can just hope that he`ll make a monster or a zombie movie one day.
I agree. A monter movie would be great, or a "Zombie" or "Shock Waves" style island zombie flick.
Originally posted by countchocula
You shouldn't fault the film itself for being overhyped. It's your fault for buying into it. It's the same film with or without the hype.
Good observation, Count. I think resistance to hype simply comes from experience (read: constant disappointment).
countchocula
08-20-2003, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by the night watchman
3. The victims were just that -- victims, maniac munchies, knife fodder. It's hard to care what's happening if you don't care about the people it's happenning to. The family might as well have been hacking up the maniquins in Captain Spaulding's horror ride.
Yeah, there should have been more emphasis on character development. Even TCM, this flick's most prevalent influence, spent an ample amount of time fleshing out the protagonists. In HO1KC (thank Satan for abbreviations), the female leads are interchangeable. Couldn't they at least look different? They're both bland brunettes! Jerry was cool, though. "The Manson girls were hot!"
I also wanted Captain Spaulding to take center stage, but I'm sure we'll get more of him in the sequel.
SixStrangSmoker
08-20-2003, 04:45 PM
i love this damn film, i guess cuz i just pretty much love all horror movies and i can tell Rob Zombie does as well, i gave it a chance, and i dug it
i used to complain though, that the 2 female girlfriends were not distinguishable from each other, they were the same character, then i started to think , i've met more than a few women in my life, and i've noticed women do that..
when people hang out, they tend to act like each other, esspecially girls i have met, that almost makes it more realistic to me
spacemonkey
08-20-2003, 05:36 PM
Originally posted by MadsenOMC
What needs work, however, is his writing. The script for this thing is abysmal. And that's being nice. I wanted to love this movie.
I agree with you on this madsen, his writing didnt help very much in helping tell the story. In fact its the story that needed development. The story and the characters. The "good guys" were hollow characters without much personlity.
But then again this is Rob Zombies first film, and first script his ever filmed so we gotta give him some room to grow. Im sure these faults will get improved on in the second film.
Because lets face it with out a good script you can be preatty sure the movie is gonna be bad. The script is the building block for a good movie. If you do a half assed script, youll have a half assed movie. I respect Rob Zombie for his efforts and fighting for this film, but he does need to work on his writing skills, cause the talent is there, he just needs to polish it a little.
mackwilson
08-21-2003, 12:51 AM
the first time i watched this movie I thought it was decent but after viewing it a second time I found it to be rather annoying. The story was horrible, and it was more stupid than scary. It was a good concept but the way it was executed was all wrong. I felt the comedy in the film was not needed and it was a poor attempt at a texas chainsaw massacare.
mackwilson
08-21-2003, 12:53 AM
Originally posted by the night watchman
I didn't hate the movie, I actually kinda enjoyed it and will probably buy it on DVD one of these days. That said, I my three main problems are:
1. Not enough Captain Spaulding. The guy was a hoot! More Spaulding = good movie.
2. Otis and Grandpa got on my nerves. Otis's anarchist/nihilist speeches were witless and dull. Plus, he looked too much like Riff Raff to be taken seriously. Grandpa was very nearly a cliche. Ooh! A crass old person! How shocking!
3. The victims were just that -- victims, maniac munchies, knife fodder. It's hard to care what's happening if you don't care about the people it's happenning to. The family might as well have been hacking up the maniquins in Captain Spaulding's horror ride.
On the plus side, I appreciated that "House" wasn't yet another teeny-bopper slasher flick, enjoyed some of the visuals and the mood, and chuckled at some of the dark humor.
yes you are right not enough captain spaulding he was the best part of this train wreak!!!!!!!!
spacemonkey
08-21-2003, 04:02 PM
So what we want to see in a sequal, to kind of sumarize everyones thoughts here is:
1- Better writing and story
2- More character development on both the victims and the bad guys.
3- More Capt. Spaulding
4- More Dr. Satan
Am I missing anything?
the night watchman
08-21-2003, 04:29 PM
Sounds good to me. I'd love to see a "Yojimbo/Fistful of Dollars" type of storyline with Captain Spaulding in the center of a feud between the Firefly family and Dr. Satan's Legions. :D
spacemonkey
08-21-2003, 04:44 PM
Originally posted by the night watchman
Sounds good to me. I'd love to see a "Yojimbo/Fistful of Dollars" type of storyline with Captain Spaulding in the center of a feud between the Firefly family and Dr. Satan's Legions. :D
You know speaking of Capt. Spaulding, is he good or evil? I kinda got the vibe that he was ok, just dont fuck with him. Kinda like a "loveable asshole" In fact a good idea for a sequel would be to put Capt. Spaulding and his lacky dude, you know that other clown guy, going up against the Firefly family. I think it would be mighty interesting since Spauldings such a bad ass!
the night watchman
08-21-2003, 05:31 PM
Yeah, I think Spaulding's just a merry asshole who's okay with you so long as you're not a moron or try to rob him. He's a businessman, who can glad-hand as well as anyone else so long as he's getting cash at the end of it. I get the impression he's friends with the Firefly clan, but doesn't know about their murderous tendencies or that they're keeping Dr. Satan in their basement.
SpaceMutt07
08-21-2003, 11:04 PM
Big letdown...
I saw it last weekend on DVD and it didn't live up to the high praise it was receiving. Most of it was tacky, it was too "throwback" for my tastes...the extreme closeups and slo-mo screaming didn't do it for me. There was hardly any gore, which was a huge no-no because by what I was hearing I was to believe it was a huuuuge gorefest, but nada mucha here. It was good in some aspects, like creepy atmosphere and a great job by Captain Spaulding and umm....the mom, whatever her name was. Overall I didn't like it too well, though...
GrimKnife101
08-22-2003, 11:13 AM
God you people who are whining and complaining about there not being enough gore to live up to the hype!
1.REMEMBER THAT TONS OF FOOTAGE WAS CUT OUT BECAUSE OF GORE!?!?!?!?YEAH, THATS WHY YOU HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS TO GET IT(that and studios dropping it).
2.Any real horror fan would know that a movie doesn't have to be a complete gore fest to be good!!!This movie was still disturbing just suggesting it-kind of like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre(Yes, better movie than House of 1000 Corpses, but I do like H1KC)
Yeah I wrote a review about House of 1000 Corpses saying I didn't like it but on DVD I liked it. I don't care what anyone says. This flick is good.
P.S.-I could tell which teen was who.....but I did have to pause it and look at those two girls faces for like 10 minutes first.;)
Raymond Babbit
08-22-2003, 12:05 PM
I think it went wrong when it started ripping off Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Inglorious
08-22-2003, 12:35 PM
Originally posted by countchocula
You shouldn't fault the film itself for being overhyped. It's your fault for buying into it. It's the same film with or without the hype.
I wasn't Count... you misunderstood my point there, I was saying it way overhyped on the gore and shock aspects. Hopw everyone was saying it was "The goriest ever!" and "The scariest ever!" It was a little too overhyped there. I can understand one or two of those, but when it's 100's... I just don't see why it was so overhyped in those aspects. Make more sense?
SixStrangSmoker
08-22-2003, 02:10 PM
its never the movies fault when its hyped soo much and lets someone down...the movie is what it is, dont buy into the hype until you watch it
i guess im not as picky as most people when it comes to horror movies, why does everyone expect sooo much like more gore or more boobs...i just like to have fun and watch it
Inglorious
08-22-2003, 02:18 PM
Too much boobs IMO. I thought the montages of the girls boobs were a little too much. And the bunny scene was disturbing, bit actually rather entertaining, I did like Cpt. Spaulding... and I guess I just didn't like the film.
SpaceMutt07
08-23-2003, 12:05 AM
Yeah, Captain Spaulding was the movie, IMO.
I just didn't get such a kick out of the rest of the movie. Even if I do have high expectations, that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it either way, movies don't need to meet my "expectations" for me to enjoy them. I don't need ANY gore at all to be happy, like The Ring and The Others, but when something is almost flat-out promised, and doesn't deliver, that doesn't rub me the right way. I really don't dig it when movies rip-off other movies, either...that was kinda shameless to do that to TCM. I know it was supposed to be a "wink-wink" or "throwback" kinda thing, but this was too much of the same stuff to think that it could possibly not be the same damn movie. Baby was annoying as hell, too...that laugh! I wanted to reach through the TV and kill her myself.
Overall this could have been a good movie....COULD.
APzombie
08-23-2003, 03:04 AM
I, overall, did not enjoy the film. It was a collage of images that did not involve a developing story. If it was supposed to be portrayed like a Alice in Wonderland like dream, i didn't buy it that well.
I wanted to like it, i like Rob, i want to like a sequal, but this just didn't float my bag...
TheDeadWalk
09-28-2003, 06:51 PM
I think the unrealistic, confusable horseshit at the climax of the film was completely fucking retarded.
Dr. Satan reminded me of something retarded either from G.I. Joe, or better yet Psycho Mantis in Metal Gear Solid.
Then you have the blood stained piece of stool that's wearing goggles and carrying an axe. Whoa.
The whole family deal was the concept I liked, and would have preferred if they would have just stuck with them. I still have no idea what the underground concept was.
Also some of the shots I didn't think were done that great... When the cheerleader says that B-A-B-Y spells Baby, it swaps over to her friend who is already dead... but how? I squinted my eyes but couldn't see what exactly she died from.
Before anyone jumps on my back about spoilers, no. This isn't worse than any movie review I've read on it.
Sad man
09-28-2003, 07:43 PM
The first hour was good. But then it goes downhill. It barely makes any sense, it's boring, bad acted and just plain bad.
5/10
sharkstank
09-28-2003, 11:51 PM
House of 1,000 Corpses * Ninety Minute Mess, Becomes Tediously Stupid
After three years, several distribution changes, and many go rounds through the MPAA, Rob Zombie's 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 waiting 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 in the upper echelon of the genre.
SixStrangSmoker
09-29-2003, 08:25 PM
sorry schmoes, i respect all of your opinions, but i really love this film.
I thought it was a nice change of pace, and something a little new from what has been around. You can tell Rob is a huge horror film fan, so i totally respect and dig what he did.:D
Johnny582
09-29-2003, 10:55 PM
only thin that went wrong with the film was the bad fans:(
EvilDeadGirl
09-30-2003, 01:44 PM
Ya know I MIGHT have liked the film a tiny bit more if Baby would have stopped with that god damn giggling! That about drove me nuts. By the time the movie was over I wanted to reach over and rip her fuckin' throat out. :)
What was the point of that? Was it supposed to be cute? Or just show how annoying she is?
spacemonkey
09-30-2003, 01:49 PM
I thought baby was one of the coolest things in the film! I must admit it, Ive fallen deeply in love with Sheri Moon she, is, a, BABE!
Her giggling just something to make her seem a bit more crazier!
I must admit that this film has grown on me a great deal! So what if it aint perfect! I love the characters! Bring more of them on! I cant wait for the sequel wich Im sure will improve a lot on the many mishaps that the first one had!
Hey this time Zombie knows whos going to distribute it! Hes got the money! Hes got some experience! Hes sure to have the whole cast back! Heres hoping he doesnt screw things up. :D
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