| Rob Zombie's Best Movies & Reviews | | | | House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Plot:
Jerry, Bill, Mary, and Denise are two couples out on the road in hopes of writing a book on offbeat roadside attractions. When the four meet Captain Spaulding, they learn of the legend of Dr. Satan. When the four take off in search of finding the tree that Dr. Satan was hung from, they pick up hitchhiker Baby. When their car breaks down, Baby invites them into her house. This is where the two couples meet the Firefly family, a murderous clan of bizarre people. As the family attacks the unsuspecting couples, Jerry and his friends try to survive the house of 1000 corpses and it's dark secrets.
 | Reviews:
"It is disturbing, to say the least, and seems destined for 'cult classic' status."
- Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
"Redneck humour + heavy metal video mentality = the future of horror."
- Movie Gazette
"The gory bloodbaths are as gratuitous as ten Friday The 13ths combined on a Halloween night: if ever there was a film destined for Rocky Horror cultdom, this sanguinary delight is it."
- Peterborough This Week
"Underneath the unhinged surfaces of this film is a tight little thriller that really grabs hold and never lets go."
- Shadows on the Wall
"A worthy tribute to the 70s and 80s slasher and splatter flicks."
- Supercala.com
"A dazzling, spooky visual masterpiece...One of the year's best."
- TheMovieBoy.com
"Upholding an atmosphere of dementia, Zombie returns horror to its roots of abstraction over logic."
- Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
"This will most likely only be enjoyed by the eyes of true
horrorfans."
- Slasherpool
"It's a film that grows on you, and has a killer family that is much like a undated version of the Sawyers."
- The Horror Review [Horror Bob]
"Just the right amount of creepy atmosphere, nervous laughter, cheap scares, fun rides and blood and guts to satisfy any major fan of the macabre."
- JoBlo's Movie Emporium
"A legitimate achievement in horror filmmaking."
- Aisle Seat
"Loud, fast, derivative, and hypnotic...if there are two things that [Rob Zombie] is all about, it’s horror movies and the art of the spectacle...campy and often funny."
- eFilmCritic.com
"The film is a true gem and a rarity; it's a kind of film that hasn't been seen on the silver screen in over twenty years and probably won't be for a further twenty."
- The Flesh Farm
"Thanks Rob, not only did I need this slamming dose of genre juice in my veins, but it also inspired me on an artistic level and is now my new "choice" Halloween Party horror movie. LONG LIVE THE HOUSE!"
- Arrow in the Head |
| | The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Plot:
Sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' is set some months later with the Texas State Police making a full-scale attack against the murderous Firefly family residence for the 1,000+ murders and disappearances of the past several years. But three of the family members escape, including Otis, Baby Firefly and Baby's father Captain Spaulding. The evil trio go on a road trip, leaving dozens of mangled bodies in their wake. Evading a massive Texas Rangers dragnet as well as a group of equally murderous bounty hunters led by Ken Dwyer (the brother of a policeman Mamma Firefly killed in 'House of...') who's obsessed with finding the deadly killers, the surviving Firefly clan gather at a run-down amusement park owned by Captain Spaulding's half-brother, Charlie Altamont, whom offers them shelter and a new base of operations for their killing spree as Sheriff Dwyer, the Texas Rangers, the FBI and others slowly close in.
| Reviews:
"Disgustingly gruesome tale that people have been clambering for since the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre""
- Moviehole
"Gut-bucket filmmaking at its most lurid-and most fascinating."
- Film Journal International
"One of the best, most chilling slasher films ever!"
- Wordmag.com
"The look and feel of this film is a total nightmare, and some of the most effective American mood-making in years."
- Time Out
"*** Not for the faint of stomach and definitely won’t appeal to everyone but it’s worth seeing if you like this sort of thing."
- ViewLondon
"A hardcore horror film that will appall as much as entertain, The Devil's Rejects is both impressive and repugnant."
- BBC
"It has to be the sickest, the most twisted, the most deranged movie so far this year. And I'm giving it thumbs up because it's very good at what it wants to be."
- Richard Roeper (Ebert & Roeper)
"The year’s most viciously entertaining psycho-road- movie-revenge- 'n'-wreckage- romance."
- Austin Chronicle
"It is grim, unrelenting and savage, and it is destined to become a genre classic. After seeing this one, you won't just lock your doors, you'll nail planks over your windows."
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Gore hounds will love it, this is the genre at the top of its game."
- CinemaBlend.com
""The Devil’s Rejects" will repel many but will thrill the fans and the daring. I think Rob Zombie has an instant horror classic on his hands."
- Reeling Reviews
"One nasty, brilliantly constructed scene after another."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
"For those who can stomach the violence, it is destined to become a classic."
- Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
"*** A kind of heedless zeal transforms its horrors. The movie is not merely disgusting, but has an attitude and a subversive sense of humor."
- Roger Ebert |
| | Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007)
Plot:
The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet... but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, a ten year old boy called Michael Myers brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage pursued by Dr Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home... is it pure coincidence that she and her friends are being stalked by him?
| Reviews:
"The Batman Begins of slasher movies, and one of the more frightening stabathons of recent years."
- New York Post
"Instead of trampling over the original, he builds on it and creates an homage that should motivate the new generation of horror fans to seek out John Carpenter's original with the respect and excitement it still deserves."
- Filmcritic.com
"I won't make the case that Halloween is anything other than a well-crafted slasher film. That's all it wants to be, and that's what it achieves. But I will say that the movie does the horror genre a big favor by reclaiming a legendary character."
- Aisle Seat
"As far as remakes of modern horror classics that did not need to be remade go, rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie's tribute to John Carpenter's 1978 original is not a bad one."
- Urban Cinefile Critics
"Halloween is nicely cast with a combination of Zombie regulars, familiar faces and compelling newcomers and satisfyingly constructed with camerawork that heightens the suspense on the page."
- Boxoffice Magazine
"The original and the remake need to stand alone and apart, and Zombie's film has merits of its own that should be appreciated."
- KPBS
"Save the first two Halloween films, Zombie's take is the best film of the franchise. That's not saying much, I know, but it is a compliment that Rob deserves."
- Film Threat
"Zombie delivers a scary horror movie immediately recognizable as his own -- something that will come as a welcome relief to fans who've diligently sat through seven "Halloween" sequels in hopes of one day reliving the original's terrifying magic."
- TV Guide's Movie Guide
"Halloween has everything you could want in an updated slasher movie, as long as you're not a homicidally slavish purist."
- Los Angeles Daily News
"Rob Zombie's Halloween shines as a tribute to the slasher genre instead of proof of its passing."
- MovieCrypt.com
"A scrappy, semi-brilliant reawakening of a fabulous horror icon, and the best part about it? No Busta Rhymes."
- eFilmCritic.com
"Halloween is brilliant. It's a stroke of slice and dice genius."
- PopMatters
"Horrific as it is, Halloween isn’t so much a horror film as a biopic, and a superb one at that."
- LA Weekly
"Halloween is a real, classic-style horror movie, not an exercise in gross special effects. Oh, and for those who’ve missed Carpenter’s classic, this will scare the candy corn out of you."
- Premiere (Paul Semel) |
| | Halloween II (2009)
Plot:
Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.
| Reviews:
"Halloween II offers up a rush of fiercely imagined nightmare images."
- New York Post
"Zombie walks the walk, you can't deny it. And he's found the medium where he can let his freak flag fly highest."
- New York Daily News
"A demented, uninhibited sequel that tears off in a vividly lunatic direction. Zombie's making this one for himself, folks, and either you succumb to the experience or every single scene is going to feel like multiplex imprisonment."
- BrianOrndorf.com
"It's not one of those so-bad-it's-good, or B-movie fun (MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D), this is a serious and genuine shocker. If you like Zombie's sadistic offbeat humor and his filmmaking style, you'll eat this up."
- Sin Magazine
"Zombie redeems himself with Halloween II."
- What Would Toto Watch? (Christian Toto)
"There's just something about H2 that's peculiar, odd & even intriguing. Maybe it's the fact that Zombie made HIS movie instead of OUR movie, or maybe it's the sheer simplicity & brutality of it all, but in the end I think hardcore horror fans will enjoy."
- Bloody-Disgusting
"The violence is relentlessly brutal and you will definitely be jumping out of your seat."
- BDK Reviews
"There are bits and images in this film that would ensure praise from the horror-fan crowd."
- eFilmCritic.com
"Almost shocking how skillfully anchored it is, Halloween II is confidently and assuredly its own beast, and what a beast it is."
- TheMovieBoy.com
"HALLOWEEN 2 was far from a conventional Myers tale and that will of course divide peeps left, right and center. But I for one appreciated its audacity, its schrooms inclined audio/visuals style and it’s in depth approach to its characters. It’s Michael Myers taking a ride on the Lynch train! Never thought I’d ever say that about the Halloween franchise, but hey, I just did!"
- Arrow in the Head
"Laurie’s story holds interest thanks to Taylor-Compton’s intense, nontrivializing dedication to the role, especially when the character’s feral brother comes calling."
- Time Out New York
"*** Zombie remains committed to showing how violence lingers with, and perverts, all who are touched by it, yet his carnivalesque approach often undercuts his very real empathy."
- Time Out New York
"There's a lot going on here that's worth a look, even if the writer-director's reach occasionally exceeds his grasp."
- E! Online
"What Halloween II does have is Zombie's claustrophobic visual style; he half-drowns his actors in shadow, then tracks them through windows and around corners like a focused predator."
- Entertainment Weekly |
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