The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Too much of everything

Thanks for the memories!

As Good As It Gets

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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.

This is probably Rob Zombie's best film. It's got decent editing and the story works for the characters.Now for the reality: This movie still has horrible dialogue, acting, and characters. There are a few lines that would have been perfect had Rob Zombie kept them short and didn't add his redneck malarkey. There are scenes that are genuinely intense (the gun pantie scene) that end up falling apart because of bad acting. Bill Mosley has a moment where he says "I am here to do the Devil's work," but the rest of the dialogue comes off as flat and it sucks.In the end, this movie is Zombie's best, but it's still no better than hearing Tutti F*ing Fruity over and over again.

baby firefly, Otis driftwood, and captain Spaulding find themselves on the run from a revenge fueled sheriff who is itching to avenge his brother's death. this is by far the better film than its predecessor, house of 1,000 corpses was really lacking in the gore department due to grossing out one studio and pissing off another one and losing the 17-32 minutes of gorier uncut footage in the process (which I still highly doubt), but THIS one on the other hand DELIVERED on the gore, and it's actually more of a gritty action film with touches of horror, which is always a great combo. Bill Moseley is still a total badass as Otis driftwood, sid haig is still hilarious and messed up and crazy as our favorite foul mouthed clown captain Spaulding, the gorgeous Sheri moon zombie is still sexy and deadly as baby firefly, and William forsythe played what is honestly the most crazed and menacing sheriff I've ever seen. anyway, I highly recommend this badass movie to horror and action fans alike.

Devil's Rejects (2005): Dir: Rob Zombie / Cast: Sig Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Ken Foree: Rob zombie's sequel to House of 1000 Corpses about a psychotic family that murdered several victims in their farm house. Great opening sequence with a shootout where one arrest is made. From there we witness the torture of a travelling band at the hands of the remaining killers at a roadside hotel. Rob Zombie is a skilled director especially when factoring that this is actually quite different from the previous film. Excellent performances by a cast headed by Sig Haig as Captain Spaulding who leads the family into their grisly lifestyle. The violence is maddening but its anti-hero theme is familiar. Moseley plays his psychotic son Otis, and Sheri Moon Zombie as his daughter. William Forsythe brings in the vengeful madness of the Sheriff whose brother was a cop murdered in the first film. Forsythe reverses the formula when he enact revenge while his subjects are nailed to chairs and questions are asked where answers are a must. Sheri Moon Zombie in particular is given brutal treatment when Forsythe releases her and hunts her down. Ken Foree plays an associate of the Firefly family who is a shyster at best until his intentions go in different directions. Forgiveness is not in focus as we witness the vile ugliness of a reversed justice in this well made excess in murder. Score: 9 / 10