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 enlarge | Director: Rob Zombie
Actors: Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe, Ken Foree
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  317 reviews
Sales Rank: 8567
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LGEBR19507
UPC: 031398195078
EAN: 0031398195078
ASIN: B000HCO80E
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: August 22, 2006
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 01/08/2008 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: R
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Homicidal maniacs have a field day in Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, an ultraviolent spin-off from Zombie's critically reviled 2003 debut, House of 1,000 Corpses. As Zombie continues to cultivate his name-brand variety of extreme horror and splatter-film homage, he definitely takes his place among connoisseurs of carnage. In the case of The Devil's Rejects, several characters from 1,000 Corpses return for another marathon of mayhem, as the murderous Firefly family (led by Sid Haig as the maniacal "Captain Spaulding") turn their bloody wrath against hostages in a fleabag motel, while the local sheriff (William Forsythe) plots revenge against them for the killing of his brother. Before their inevitable showdown, Zombie has plenty of fun--perhaps a little too much fun--indulging his penchant for sick, sadistic humor and gruesome atrocity. Clearly, Zombie fancies himself as horror's answer to Quentin Tarantino, but he lacks Tarantino's gift for riveting plots and escalating tension. Instead, The Devil's Rejects is just raw, rampant excess from start to finish, paying visual tribute to gruesome classics from the '70s and guaranteed to earn the cult status that Zombie is all too obviously aiming for. He's an unabashed horror buff who's carving a niche in the genre he loves, shamelessly satisfying a small but loyal audience of sicko-phants. --Jeff Shannon
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 Drive-in horror without the drive-in July 25, 2005
108 out of 142 found this review helpful
It's the 1970s all over again. If you're obsessed with the 1970s, like me, especially 70s drive-in classics, like me, The Devil's Rejects is a must-see. It's probably the closest thing to a 70s drive-in horror flick that's been made since the 70s. This is either a good or bad thing depending on your perspective. If you hate tasteless, gory, low-budget B-movies, then you would do well to skip The Devil's Rejects. If, however, you are passionate about Ford Administration-era low-budget flicks, then don't hesitate: see this movie.
The Devil's Rejects is Rob Zombie's spin-off/sequel to his 2003 directorial debut, House of 1000 Corpses. That film was famously dumped by its distributor, Universal Studios, and then picked up by Lion's Gate. Then upon release it was scathed by critics, but not surprisingly, managed to connect with a cult audience. Personally I found it to be the most sensational, joyous horror film I had seen in ages. It reveled in its depravity and had the ability to be both hilarious and disturbing at the same time. The Devil's Rejects is up the same alley. Not as much of a horror movie as its predecessor, The Devil's Rejects is more of an action-horror-road movie. It looks like a 30-year-old drive-in movie. If you didn't know any better, you could swear that it was filmed on a shoestring budget in the late '70s. It captures that feel extraordinarily well. The movie gets it down from the start and never strays from it, right down to the soundtrack. The first song that you hear in the movie is The Allman Brothers Band classic "Midnight Rider". The soundtrack also features Joe Walsh, Terry Reid, James Gang, Elvin Bishop, Otis Rush, etc. Not to mention a very memorable use of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird".
If House of 1000 Corpses was Rob Zombie's homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Devil's Rejects seems almost like an homage to Tobe Hooper's 1986 sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. The similarities are certainly there. William Forsythe's Sheriff Wydell is not far from Dennis Hopper's Lieutenant Lefty Enright, who maniacally pursues the family of killers to exact his revenge. The whole film reeks of Tobe Hooper worship (but not in a bad way).
The Tobe Hooper element is certainly there, but another director sprang to mind as I was watching the film. The Devil's Rejects is almost like the horror equivalent of Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino's retro-martial arts-spaghetti western masterpiece. Upon seeing the film a second time, I was reminded of the work of yet another director: Sam Peckinpah. I don't know if Rob Zombie was directly influenced by Peckinpah (it's certainly likely), but all thoughout The Devil's Rejects I was reminded of films like The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs and The Getaway. The first time I saw it, all I really thought of was Tobe Hooper, however I now see that The Devil's Rejects may be a bit of a Peckinpah homage as well. This certainly gives the film an element of style and class to contrast the otherwise trashy material.
Rob Zombie, just like Quentin Tarantino, is passionate about this genre of film and tries to make the ultimate drive-in homage. Just look at the roster of horror film veterans that Zombie assembled: Ken Foree, P.J. Soles, Mary Waronov, Michael Berryman, and Steve Railsback. If you know who any of these people are, then you are definitely part of the target audience for this film. Not to mention Sid Haig and Bill Moseley returning from House of 1000 Corpses.
Ahh, yes... Sid Haig and Bill Moseley. This movie absolutely belongs to them!! Haig and Moseley own the screen! These two actors alone make the film a must-see. They are awesome! If you liked Sid Haig's Captain Spaulding character from the first film, you will be delighted to know that he plays a much bigger part in this one. Sid Haig is a devilish delight as the mad clown, Captain Spaulding. Bill Moseley simply rules as Otis! He is a bad M.F. These two awesome performances carry the movie. Also worth mentioning is William Forsythe who is excellent as Sheriff Wydell, the obsessed lawman who is trying to track down Captain Spaulding and his cohorts. Next to Sid Haig and Bill Moseley, Forsythe gives one of the best performances in the movie. However, I really miss Karen Black as Mother Firefly. Not to say that Leslie Easterbrook isn't good in the role, but I think she goes a bit over the top. Karen Black would have brought a graceful sensuality to the character, and probably a bit of restraint.
So, is The Devil's Rejects a good movie? Well, that's not an easy question. The short answer is probably "no, it's not". By the conventional definition, it would probably not be labeled a cinematic triumph. However, Rob Zombie does a fine job directing and his dialog is deliciously profane. For those who like this sort of thing, the movie is a blast. Finally, allow me to state a blunt warning: If you are looking for a good, scary horror movie, The Devil's Rejects is probably not what you're looking for. If you like horror movies like The Ring and The Grudge, The Devil's Rejects is DEFINITELY not what you're looking for. Simply put, if you like modern horror movies a lot, you will probably not like The Devil's Rejects. On the other hand if you recognize Ken Foree from his roles in George Romero's Dawn of the Dead and Stuart Gordon's From Beyond, and you know Michael Berryman as the "freaky-looking guy" from The Hills Have Eyes, then yes, The Devil's Rejects is certainly for you. If you treasure your copy of VideoHound's "Cult Flicks and Trash Pics", then yes, this is for you. If you're not too squeamish, you'll probably have a bloody good time.
 Revenge, Murder, Mayhem, and Chaos. It's warped, It works... November 9, 2005
45 out of 68 found this review helpful
Rob Zombie is a genius of many colors. He is able to take several theme's, put them into a general plot, and fill it with vivid, comic book type characters that somehow defy reality, yet bring it into your living room with exploding gunfire, broken glass, and blood galore.
The movie is about a series of murders that take place in 1978. The spoof factor looms large as we see cops with sideburns and a large redneck factor emerge on a dump of a house out in the hills...the occupants escape, but leave behind some scrapbooks of the killings. From then on the authorities begin to piece together the murderers, while at the same time begin the manhunt for the killers.
THE GOOD: The show never has a dull moment as we are taken on an americana journey of despair, humiliation, torture, and murder. The chief of police is bound determined to capture these rogue, sadistic mountain people. They consist of A long haired Harley Davidson Biker type, and his younger (and extremely beautiful) sister.
THE BADDEST OF THE BAD: The two hijack a car and head out on the open road, where their destination takes them to a cheap, seedy motel out in the middle of nowhere. They quickly continue thier reign of terror, while waiting for a man who looks like an evil clown to come and meet with them.
THE UGLY and THE DAMNED: This thing make's Natural Born Killer's look like Driving Ms. Daisy! Mayhem and chaos continue as they travel with the Clown to hole up in a western gambling type town where they meet up with an accomplice of the Clown's. The setting is something right out of Tombstone, Arizona. Lot's of bright lights but no big city as it further makes you feel like you are really somewhere off the beaten path. It is here where the authorities may catch up to them and make their final stand, or will they?
Rob Zombie's imagination soars as we are brought into a world within our own. Something that does not seem possible, or real, yet is very much both! His ablitity to show the characters as a close knit family, while bringing out the revenge factor of a certain policeman on the hunt (won't give away spoiler) is above exceptional. The overall violence and viciousness of the film may be disturbing to some, and hopefully not familiar with others...
The final scene was done extremely well, as we weren't sure what was going to be at the "end of the road" The soundtrack is laden with 70's rock like Lynyrd Skynyrd, securing the time it took place heavily with the viewer.
Addnote: The bonus disc is superb as it shows you how they made the movie. This is one of the best "behind the scene's" feature footage I have ever seen, very thorough and vast as it takes us literally through all of the major scenes and parts of the story. Definitley a plus!
 Did I see the same movie? August 1, 2005
27 out of 52 found this review helpful
I waited to see the House of 1000 Corpses until it came out on HBO. It was reviewed so horribly that I didn't even want to waste my money on it. In the end, I was glad because I really didn't care for it too much. So, when Devil's Rejects was announced, I rolled my eyes and thought nothing of it. Until the decent reviews came in. At that moment, I thought, well maybe Zombie got his act together and maybe the new one will be decent. I should have waited for HBO again.
Really, I am the prime demographic for this movie. I'm in the low 20s, I'm a guy and I love horror films. I enjoyed the 70s horror gore flicks, the 80s stalkers and the more adult horror films of today (like Haute Tension and Saw are two that come readily to mind). The movies that are truly horror (because there are major differences between scary movies and horror movies). And, to Zombie's credit, The Devil's Rejects feels at times an homage to the 1970s gore flicks like TCM. Unfortunately, it's like he took the worst parts of those films and ignored the best.
At the heart, Rejects is a road trip movie about a family of serial killers. And the movie is mostly told from their point of view, with a couple of scenes as viewed by the obsessive detective. I'm not sure who is supposed to be the protagonists of the movie and I'm sure that that is the point of the movie. All of these characters become or are at the beginning all morally ambiguous or the antithesis of morality that I can't even begin to relate to them. So, when the killing starts, I'm so distanced from the movie that I don't even care. It's not suspenseful, it's not scary, it's just violence in the name of violence.
And it is here that I think Rob Zombie missed the point. The reason the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre was so effective in its horror was that we had a character we could sympathize with. Sally Hardesty was a sympathetic character so that when she was trapped at the hands of the cannibalistic family, when she's being chased by Leatherface and when her friends are all murdered in horrific ways, we feel the horror. When the Firefly family is tortured in the Rejects, I don't feel sympathy for them, I don't feel anything. It's just violence. And it's deserved.
And, for a horror film, it was incredibly boring. With only a few sequences that were horrifying or intense (the aftermath at the hotel involving the maid for instance) that were interesting, we are given boring and pointless dialogue, driving sequences and sequences of horrible acting. The whole movie felt drawn out that I was actually looking at my watch, waiting for it to be over.
The only really fun parts of the movie involved Sid Haig's Captain Spaulding. He was my favorite character in House of 1000 Corpses and he is the only shining light here. His grin filled with rotting teeth, his scary clown routine and his home life all provided the only source of entertainment in the Rejects.
Truthfully, I didn't have the highest hopes for this movie. I was willing to give it a chance based on some of the reviews I've read, and I hoped I would be pleasantly surprised. But, even with my low hopes I was still disapointed. It lacked some of the good things from 70s horror and took all of the bad. Instead of feeling like an homage to that genre and style of horror, it became a mess of a movie. In the end, I didn't care and I wasn't horrified by much of anything (hotel scene is about it) because for the most part, they all deserved it.
 Devil's Rejects on Blu-Ray? Seems standard to me January 12, 2007
24 out of 28 found this review helpful
Devil's Rejects is amongst my favorite films, for it's great mix of humor, action/violence/gore, and character development. Most people looking at this review already know all about this movie.
The Picture on this movie doesn't seem to be all that much of an improvement. I've seen VAST differences on Blu-Rays vs DVD (Unforgiven especially!!!), and this movie just doesn't seem to have all that much extra when watching it in Hi-Def.
There are no new special features in this release, so if you already own this title on DVD, I would advise against upgrading like I did.
Don't quit your other day job, Rob! November 4, 2005
19 out of 32 found this review helpful
When I heard Rob Zombie was making a horror film way back before House of 1,000 Corpses, I thought, 'Awsome! Who better than one of the most horror film obsessed men on the planet?!
The controversy surrounding the release of the movie only heightened my interest. After seeing it in theaters, I was very dissapointed. It seemed to me like Zombie just meshed all his favourite horror movies into the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, threw in some tastless devil worship and called it a day.
Nevertheless, when The Devil's Rejects came out, I went back to the theatre and saw it, the trailer was cool, the film sounded better and I was hoping Zombie would redeem himself with a stronger effort.
About half way through the movie, I relalized I had the wrong feelings about Zombie's first movie, if he insists on making movies, he SHOULD copy other horror films, becuase although this film is a somewhat original effort, it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen! Where's the horror in this 'horror' film?? Where's the suspense? All I see in this movie is a family of idiots threatning to rape and murder people and making fun of God, interspersed with pointless scenes in a jail cell of a cop threatning to rape and murder their mother. Ridiculous.
I think there's a reason the Misfits never made horror movies, Zombie should take notes, some obsessions are better realized on stage.
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