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Summary: Only for Rob Zombie music fans!
Review: I'm a pretty big fan of Rob Zombie's music and I wanted to like it but just couldn't. As would be expected, the music/soundtrack was pretty good. However, as a movie it left a lot to be desired. Rob just couldn't find a "tone" or mood and stick with it. For a lot of the movie, especially in the start, it was more "backwoods" funny than scary ( I kept on thinking Tales from the Crypt" crossed with "Deliverance") By the end it was more on the creepy, psychotic feel to it than anything else (think the Cell with J Lo). But overall, Rob just couldn't pull everything together. It not that bad for a first try though - maybe if he had a little more experience he could come up with a film that would be a little more well received. But I think he should stick to what he does best music - and maybe music videos.
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Summary: A Great Movie!!!
Review: The People who gave this movie a poor Review Probably Loved that Crap 28 Days later. This Movie Rocks!!
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Summary: Sheri is hot!
Review: Sheri Moon is smokin' hot in this "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"-ish flick. She steals the show and should be showcased in any future flicks by Rob or others. MORE SHERI!!! PLEASE!!! Best sound bite by Sheri..."We like to get f*%'d up and do f*%'d up things, if you know what I mean!"
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Summary: Better luck next time, Rob
Review: As a musician, Rob Zombie has been responsible for some of the best shock-rock of the past twenty years. As a film-maker...well, Rob Zombie is a fine musician. Rob's authorial/directorial debut is derivative, which is not too much of a sin in the horror genre, but it's also boring, which is a terminal flaw. In order to qualify as "horror," I should be, well, horrified. I should care what happens to some of the characters, I should care whether they live or die. Zombie makes this practically impossible by offering us teenage prats for victims, and then offering us uncharismatic nothings for villains. A thick 'Okie accent (Otis) and an hysterical giggle (Baby) do not make a compeling villain. Even nasty little gorefests like Texas Chainsaw Massacre offered SOME kind of internal logic to their storyline, SOME kind of rationale behind the splatter. Zombie offers us none whatsoever, and actually ends up contradicting himself several times. If the monstrous gang of butchers are simply escaped psychopaths, why are there a bunch of undead zombies rising from the water at the film's climax? If they're so above the pretensions of their victims' horror fetish, what's with the childish 'satanic' ritual at the ending? And the horrors of the underground chamber seem entirely supernatural -- where's the rationale for that? Please, Rob. Grow up. There is one startlingly well drawn character in this see of faceless dorques, and that is Captain Spaulding, a hilarious send-up of Zombie himself as a mock-terrifying clown who offers to show us horrors which are, at their core, more rusty carnival sideshow than real terrors. Sadly, though, Spaulding's character is left in the dust by the plot, which ratt;es on to focus on our gang of lame been-there, done that, psychos. By the film's end, the appearance of yet more un-named nasties with axes and scalpels produce yawns, not shudders. All the plot holes and mischaracterizations could be set aside if the film were visually engaging -- beautiful (as Eyes without a Face, or The Ring) or compelling (Andalusian Dog, or the otherwise sad remake Thir13en Ghosts), or terrifying. Instead, Zombie swings from a georgeously carnivalesque atmosphere in scenes around the gas station to color-negative 'dream' sequences, and then to simply grainy and indistinct 'gut' shots of maggots, flyblown corpses, and skeletal remains. There's no visual consistency, and, unfortunately, not much consistency of any other kind, to be found. There are three sequences which stand head and shoulders above the rest of the film. The first is the introductory sequence in which Captain Spaulding and his assistant confront some would-be thieves, and the second is Captain Spaulding's tour through his Murder museum. In both cases, there is an achingly true contrast between those who think they're bad-ass (the thieves, or the hapless horror-fans) and those who actually ARE a menace (Spaulding and his hulking assistant). The third is the sequence in which the police finally reveal the family's handiwork, only to be victimized themselves, to an insanely incongruous soundtrack of 40's love-ballads. The juxtaposition between violence and schlock is brilliant. Of particular note is a final shot which starts in deep focus on the barrel of the gun levelled at one officer's head, and then pulls back, and back...and back...and back. The tension is sustained longer than I thought possible, much longer than I think most film-makers would dare, and yet the absolute stillness in the center of the frame keeps the audience stretched taut as razorwire. It's a moment of actual terror which may, hopefully, point to better work in Zombie's future.
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Summary: This is a good old fashioned fun gore-fest. Funny too.
Review: I first saw this on pay per view. I didn't expect much. Boy was I wrong. This is a fun old-time scary movie. The first ten minutes I was laughing more than I had at some comidies. Do not take this movie too seriously. I don't think the makers of this movie do. It just a good old fashioned fun gore-fest. Not for kids. Lots of nudity and gore. I watched this movie on a dreary foggy fall day. Perfect! This one is worth getting.
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Summary: worth the wait
Review: After hearing about Rob Zombie's film for so long it was great when it finally dropped through my letterbox.
I wasn't disappointed at all - this is a very inventive and very self-assured effort from the debut director. It really is an all stops out assault on the senses which left me reeling for quite a while. A top notch transfer and an enveloping 5.1 Dolby Digital mix add greatly to the atmosphere.
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Summary: Retreadsville...
Review: This film had nothing new. It ripped off other films and had no gore whatsoever. And the bad 70s rock video "special effects" were just plain ridiculous. There was no plot, it wasn't scarey and the dark humour was too predictable.
The best part about the DVD was the menu system.
The movie itself sucked ass.
Zero stars should have been istigating for this stinker...
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Summary: Rob! What were you thinking?
Review: This movie was terrible! I'm so disappointed in Rob Zombie (the whole reason I purchased this DVD). It's all over the place and the plot....what's the point. Please save your money.
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Summary: If you want to be horrbily scared look elseware
Review: This movie isn't as half as terrifing as the cover lets on. You can tell that Rob Zombie is a fan of old horror flicks though. It has all the classic horror film elements, not much of an apparent plot, stupid teen victims, a scary house, creepy looking costumes, and a little bit of gore thrown in for good measure. The movie seemed more funny than scary. I watch it around one in the morning on Halloween in my dark basement and it didn't creep me out one bit. I would have to say the best thing about the movie is the beautiful Sheri Moon as "Baby"...who can be stabbing someone to death and still look hot. I would have to say this movie was a let down. I find a good horror film, that is truely scary, leaves certain creepy images in your head after you see it...this movie didn't achieve this at all. The DVD itself is pretty well done. Rob's commentary is informative and entertaining. The character menu hosts are well done. The DVD has plenty of extra features... especially for a crappy little horror flick. All in all, it is a good rent but I wouldn't suggest buying it.
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Summary: Sick and twisted & stupid.
Review: I usually stick it out through bad movies, but this one I walked out on. It's meant to gross out and offend so every other word is the ... word. It was too much when he described performing ...with his mother. I can only describe this movie as twisted.. but not a "good" twisted. If you could rate a movie with zero stars that's what I would rate this one.
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