The Devil's Rejects (2005)

The Devil's Rejects (2005) is a sequel to House of 1000 Corpses (2003). This sequel features the same characters, but with a very different kind of plot. In this film, the sadistic serial killer family is running the show, the victims aren't the stars here, the killers are. The family is on the run throughout the entire film, with the police and a sheriff with his own agenda after them. There are several different reasons as to why I'm not giving this film nearly as high of a rating as it's predecessor. One, is that it's not nearly as creepy. I feel like all the scariness was sucked out but they piled on the sadism and crudeness. In my opinion, that is a big mistake. I liked the first so much because it wasn't just pointless nasty violence, it was actually creepy and had a unique plot. Here, not so much. Two, there wasn't enough interesting details here to keep me engaged. This film felt very run of the mill and lacked the creativity of 1000 Corpses. The writing was also pretty messy, I feel like they just cursed for the sake of cursing. I am no prude and I have no issue with cursing, but when it's literally every two seconds, it comes across as lazy. Overall, this is not a good horror film and it's predecessor is much better. 4/10.

No wonder the USA is in a mess when something like this is passed as entertainment. I have no sympathy for any deaths in America having watched this. They have the society they deserve.Violence never for the sake of it, underdeveloped American minds, of which there are many will be affected by this. RIP America. Would the director or any of the stars be proud to show this to their kids or parents?

SPOILER: This is a really good movie. I can't go so far as to say it's worthy of 7 stars, even though I would really like to push that 6 further out. Maybe a 6.5? What can I say about a Rob Zombie movie? He can just do them better than anyone else. Rob Zombie is the master at disgusting, putrid horror that can make any person from an older generation cringe. This story is very well written, and the things that happen are just fun to watch. The movie drops off pretty often, but once it does, it easily catches itself and gets back up. In a way, it could be a way of Rob Zombie telling the world he just doesn't care what they want, much like his characters.Grimy story about killers on the loose, who take hostages, escape multiple times, and end up dying in the end. No morals really, and no great tellings can come from this movie. But it is damn good!6.5 Stars?

Dear Rob Zombie, The Devil's Rejects is your best film so far. It is in my top ten films of all time. There was so much to appreciate in the film: The great soundtrack featuring The Allman Brothers Bnad, Terry Reid, Lynyrd Skynyrd etc. The brilliant performances by Sid Haig, William Forsythe, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Geoffrey Lewis and Ken Foree. In a fair world, they would all have won Oscars. There were many other great actors in bit roles too. Great characterization - the unapologetic redneck characters like the unholy two and the two rodeo exhibition couples. There ought to have been separate films about each one of the supporting characters. The hilarious dialogs - the film had some of the best dialogs in recent memory. The great action scene at the end. And even though they are terrible people, you sort of miss the Reject's when the movie ends. Rob, you made the audience spend enough time with the Rejects to make us empathize with them in the end. You sort of wish you had friends like them :). They occupy a free world where everyone lives on impulse, far different from the square life. Best Regards, Pimpin.