The Devils Rejects Review

Starring: Sig Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, Ken Foree, Michael
Berryman, PJ Soles, Diamond Dallas Page, Steve Railsback, Tyler Mane,
Danny Trejo, William Forsythe, Brian Posehn, Natasha Lyonne, Leslie
Easterbrook, Rosario Dawson, M.C. Gainey, Mary Woronov, Ginger Lynn
Allen, E.G. Dailey, Deborah Von Vaulkenberg.

Directed by: Rob Zombie

Story: The unthinkable horror and chaos continues a few weeks after
the events depicted in "House of 1000 Corpses," as the murderous
Firefly family is forced on the lam after a bloody showdown at their home.
With their story all over the news, the Firefly family continues their
soulless killing spree, while Sheriff John Wydell hell-bent on avenging his
brother's murder - looks to track them down for one last horrifying
confrontation.

Review:

I have to admit that the 70's were a great decade for horror films. Some
even consider the 70's to be the "golden age of horror". With such
classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, The Exorcist, Last
House of the Left, The Hills Have Eyes etc. All these films had such a
strong impact on the genre and even helped changed the way we looked
at horror films. In the year 2003 musical artist turned director Rob
Zombie brought us a very memorable horror film called House of 1000
Corpses. A film which not too many enjoyed, according to both critics
and box office scores. I have to admit I wasn't very fond of the film
myself the first time around, but after giving it another try I found that
the more I watched the film the more it grew on me.

So its no surprise that the horror community were awaiting a sequel.
Two years after House, Rob Zombie brings us 'The Devils Rejects'. A film
which displays the further adventures of the Firefly Family (the family
responsible for the numerous amounts of unsolved murders). Sheriff
John Wydell goes after the Firefly family to avenge his brothers death,
using a police squad to shoot down the entire household. While some of
the Firefly family escape, police discover bizarre things within house and
soon search for the remaining members of the family as they run from
the feds. But of course the horror doesn't stop there as Captain
Spaulding, Otis and Baby shed more blood while on their journey to
safety.

First off I have to say that this movie isn't much of a sequel, but more of
a spin-off film. The Devils Rejects feels almost like a completely different
movie. The only major ties this movie has with the first film is that it has
the same murderous characters. Other than that the music, dialog, story
and the overall look of the film was very different from House of 1000
Corpses. Its a fresh new start for those who were very upset with the
first film. But if you ask me I think Rob Zombie did a better job with this
movie and I think it'll please any horror fan. I thought the acting was
really good, some of the actors from the first film make a return here,
along with some new familiar faces and characters.

I thought the dialog in this film was very well written. Most of the
characters in the movie really depend on one-another and there is even
some humor thrown into the mix. The lines in the movie were really cool
and the dialog was really strong. The visual effects to the movie were
really good as well. As I mentioned before this movie is very different
from House and this movie at times doesn't even feel like a horror film.
There are great gun fights and believe it or not there is CGI used in the
film. But its hardly noticeable so thats not too much of a problem. The
music in this movie was very different as well, but overall I thought it fit
well and gave this movie a whole different tone and it helped make it feels
like a 70's film.

What I liked the most about this movie was that it was very
unpredictable. There are moments in the film where you don't really know
what is going to happen next and Rob Zombie does a great job of
bringing unexpected things to surprise us. The film itself is very strong
with all the violence and language. This movie had to be cut many times
just to get an R rating, but this theatrical cut is very gritty and in your
face. Not too much gore, but there is blood and really brutal visuals that
should please all you gore hounds. This movie is a straight horror film,
you'll find no cheap scares or thrills here. This is a movie that horror fans
will talk about for years. Overall I thought it was a really good movie, but
of course its not perfect.

The only thing that I didn't like was that most of the excitement was in
the first half of the movie, then as the film progressed it just seemed
toned down. But other than that I have no big complaints, I had a good
time watching this movie. I loved the cast, music, cinematography and
the humor. This is a straight in your face horror film which should only be
viewed by a mature audience. If you didn't enjoy the first movie then its
not a big deal, this movie is very different from House of 1000 Corpses
and I definitely think that everyone will enjoy it. If you're into films where
the bad guys are shown as the heroes, then you'll dig it for sure. If not,
then you must be really picky or you just don't like clowns.

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Overall: 8/10