Hudson"s Devils Rejects Review Spoiler Free

John_Hudson said:
I have this 2 Disc DVD and have been junkying on the 144 Minute Documentary on the MAKING OF

Good times.
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Yeah, the 2nd DVD is cool. The doc is really good. I was a little disappointed with the deleted scenes (some just a line or two--durr can see why they were cut) and the bloopers were...interesting if not all ha ha funny... the tribute to Tiny was a little lame. I thought they'd do a little more.

All in all, its a nice package. The 2nd DVD makes up for whats lacking on the first and the unrated cut is worth having on its own anyway.

-Robert
 
I'm really enjoying this DOCUMENTARY

And anyone who just NEEDS TO SEE full fledged DVX100 footage should get this DVD. I think about 98% of this is shot on DVX.

Looks great
 
John_Hudson said:
I'm really enjoying this DOCUMENTARY

And anyone who just NEEDS TO SEE full fledged DVX100 footage should get this DVD. I think about 98% of this is shot on DVX.

Looks great
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Yeah, I was really impressed by it. Looks great and its a really good doc as well.
 
I thought that Rob Zombie's wife has pulled off probably one of the worst performances I have seen this year. I can't count how many times she took me out of it for a second. I think Rob was blinded by love. Also, she was the only one I wanted to see naked. Aside from that I really, really, liked the movie. I study serial killers as a hobby and this kind of **** is right on. Ruthless killers like this aren't uncommon at all.
 
I didn't like the movie, but i loved the documentary. I wish they did this on more dvd's. They should have released the documentary and left the film on the "cutting room floor".
 
For some reason I love horror...even though I've watched hundreds and hundreds of films and 98% of them are sub-par. Once again the story just sucks and decent dialog is replaced with"****,****...****,****". I just want to see more films like Jacobs Ladder. Horror movies don't have to suck. But for some reason everyone just settles.
 
I'm not to enthused on horror, gore etc. but now after that review i told my mate i would like to see this on DVD. i have a nice big screen. I'll sit up close. should i eat dinner or not, probably not spaghetti
 
I just bought the DVD this weekend. I'd been avoiding it for months and months. I think I was scared off by the "Rob Zombie" thing. I'm not too into his music, and I was a bit worried what a movie by him might be like. But then I sat down and watched it and remembered how I secretly love these kinds of flicks.

I watched it Friday night alone, and then again Sunday night with a friend of mine. I told her that I didn't really know what kind of film to call it. It kind of mixes genres a little.

She said to call it: "sick and wrong".

To which I smiled and said "Yeah, ain't it? I love this ****."

I think this movie has my favorite opening credits of the year. It reminded me of the old exploitation movies.

The acting was top notch. With the exception of Sherri Moon Zombie. She was very uneven with her performance. Some moments she was deliciously evil. And other moments she was just awful. And I agree that it would've been nice to see a little more of her. She's pretty damn cute. Less clothes. More Sherri.

And I agree with Hudson. The soundtrack is incredible. I love all that classic rock. Zombie chose his songs perfectly. And the song at the end is "Seed of Memory" by Terry Reid. Not sure if anyone has told you yet.

K. I'm spent.

bottom line: great film
 
Uh, am I the only one that felt that the protagonist wasn't really clear? First it seemed like the family, than the sherrif, than the whole police force. Maybe I'm thinking to hard...
 
No you are right on the money - which is one of the things that zombie was intentionally experimenting with, although I would say it seemed like the sheriff then switched back and forth and then most decidedly ended with the family in there Manson-esque Thelma and Louise-ish end.

I just saw this this week and will probably buy the DVD now.

Whether you loved or hated this film, one thing is clear, Zombie is the real deal - not just some director wannabe headbanger that made a 90 minute long rock video - he's got a vision, is dedicated to the craft though willing to set it on its ear, and his very twisted personal predilections that he wants to explore thematically -- like oh say ... David Lynch or David Cronenberg. You might not totally dig their vision the whole time - but you have a feeling of confidence, while watching their film, that they got their vision on celluloid and that is exactly what you are seeing.

Excellently shot, well played - I thought Sherry moon was Ok -, great art direction -like anything without a strong protag / dilemma to see them deal with, my attention waned slightly in the middle - but entertaining and more than entertaining: provocative, and while a homage in many respects, a unique and rare film worth watching if you can sit through it.

"All art is immoral, and all artists a menace
to the safety and well-being of the state."
- Plato

"Art isn't safe."
-Rob Zombie
 
You know, you're right. It did seem like he had a clear sense of what he wanted, but for some reason I just can't get over his cheesy name, same reason I don't like calling "The Rock" the rock. or Vin Diesel "Vin Diesel" it just seems unprofessional. Although, He's just a director, so it probably shouldn't matter much.

Anyhow, freaky movie.
 
yeah me too

I laughed the 1st time I saw a movie poster for 1000 corpses written / directed by Rob Zombie.

I don't think the movie was 100% successful, mostly due to the script (like a lot of Lynch), but he was pushing the envelope in an interesting and impactful way.

in otherwords it was ambitious and not in a James Cameron sort of way, but in a lynch, cronenberg, fellini, cassavetes kind of way.
 
I just saw this -- It's not really my kind of movie, but I can see how people are drawn to this flick. I wish I had heeded Hudson's advice and seen 1000 Corpses first. Still haven't seen that one.

Hudson, have you seen Mallrats? Priscilla Barnes has a topless scene in that. She is still a babe. After seeing Mallrats, I wasn't too surprised by the scene in the hotel room.

The domestic gross through August 21 was $16,901,126 -- pretty decent coin if he spent 7 MM to make it. Add in DVD sales: ka-ching.
 
hey uhrgl -- where did you get that 7m stat I've been looking all over for the financials on this

I did see some random weekend in video sales or rentals that it was #7 with 7 million dollars and the new batman was #10 on that week -- so def a good profit which means we'll be seeing more from Mr. Zombie.

the plot here would really be what McKee calls anti-plot (I think) but certainly moves away from the "grand argument" story. McKee points out in his book that the farther you move away from the grand argument story, the smaller the size of the audience, but also points out that you can do that providing you keep your costs low which RZ has apparently gotten very good at to the pointy of incorporating effeciency and cost as a part of his artistic process.
 
I finally checked this movie out about a month ago and it is my favorite non-Oscar nominated film of 2005. Simply an amazing film and by far the best second effort by a director. I think that Zombie needs to be taken seriously because this is an incredible film. After House of 1000 Corpses I thought he was just a Tex. Chainsaw ripoff artist, but this is a legit film and an unbelievably brilliant one at that.

The dialogue is brilliant and the cinematography is incredible. By far, an incredible film that begs to be watched a lot (I've seen it a lot in the past month and make people I know watch it).

Simply incredible and highly recommended.

Only bad thing I can say about it, I missed it in theatres.

Oh, and to add one final thing, the use of 'Freebird' in the ending gets my nomination for best use of a song in the history of filmmaking. Simply brilliant
 
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