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I know I sort of panned House of a 1000 Corpses ( gave it a 2.5 out of a possible 5 stars) but I'm secretly looking forward to it's sequel, The Devil's Rejects. In the first one, there just seemed to be a bunch of backwoods bumpkins slaughtering unwary passers-thru with a maniacal glee that rivaled the merciless killings some thirty years before in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( I was much kinder to "Corpses" this flick only garnered 1 out of a possible 5 stars.) I actually see no merit in such films. The outcome is usually never in doubt. More often than not the entire cast that isn't part of the lunatic clan, will be dead by the films end, with little to no reprocussions on the idiot family.
This is a little different. In this film, it seems as if Rob Zombie will answer some nagging questions that have been taunting me since the first film. This time, the Firefly Clan have REAL TROUBLE on their hands in the form of revenge seeking lawmen and Bounty Hunters. With the playing field more evenly distributed, this should be like The Wild Bunch meets The Manson Family with casualties on ALL SIDES. I don't mind seeing whimpering morons being annhilated by madmen, Lord knows I enjoy several installments of Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but at least give them a fighting chance for Christs sake! It's no fun if the outcome is readily known before the first reel expires.
The movie has a veritable "Who's Who" of genre stars that reads like a grocery list: Sid Haig, Ken Foree, Michael Berryman, Sherri Moon, Bill Moseley, Natasha Lyonne, Ginger Lynn Allen, Tyler Mane, Danny Trejo, P.J. Soles, Mary Woronov, Steve Railsback, William Forsythe, Leslie Easterbrook and newcomer wrestler turned actor, "Diamond" Dallas Page. Whew!
The trailer is up, for those who want to take a gander before it hits theaters tomorrow to play with the other previews that will be on the movie Saw. got it where I get all my other news from, Dread Central:
http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=325
This is a little different. In this film, it seems as if Rob Zombie will answer some nagging questions that have been taunting me since the first film. This time, the Firefly Clan have REAL TROUBLE on their hands in the form of revenge seeking lawmen and Bounty Hunters. With the playing field more evenly distributed, this should be like The Wild Bunch meets The Manson Family with casualties on ALL SIDES. I don't mind seeing whimpering morons being annhilated by madmen, Lord knows I enjoy several installments of Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but at least give them a fighting chance for Christs sake! It's no fun if the outcome is readily known before the first reel expires.
The movie has a veritable "Who's Who" of genre stars that reads like a grocery list: Sid Haig, Ken Foree, Michael Berryman, Sherri Moon, Bill Moseley, Natasha Lyonne, Ginger Lynn Allen, Tyler Mane, Danny Trejo, P.J. Soles, Mary Woronov, Steve Railsback, William Forsythe, Leslie Easterbrook and newcomer wrestler turned actor, "Diamond" Dallas Page. Whew!
The trailer is up, for those who want to take a gander before it hits theaters tomorrow to play with the other previews that will be on the movie Saw. got it where I get all my other news from, Dread Central:
http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=325