This was a good but not great movie. It isn't near as good as Rob Zombies remake of John Carpenters Halloween. It would be nice if Zombie could also do a remake of all the other Halloweens john screwed up (AKA everyone except for the forth, maybe fith, H2O and maybe the second to last one).

Now on to the review. The Devils Rejects is a sequal to the film "House of A Thousand Corpses". In this film the bad guys from "House of A Thousand Corpses" are on the run from the law in the desert. This movie was allot simular to "House of A Thousand Corpses". Good costumes, and very beleivable, but it could have used a few more killing scenes. All though it did have a bit more killing in it then "House Of A Thousand Corpses". This movie gets 1/2 a star more then "House of A Thousand Corpses", because it had a bit more killing in it and an extreemly good sick and twisted ending.

Well...cinematically, this was a pretty interesting movie. The storyline was so sick and twisted that only Rob Zombie could come up with it. I seriously came really close to vomiting. The only time a movie has brought me to yak was Snakes on a Plane--and that was because i had tonsil surgery and was on all these meds. I definately watched in horror, and I threw this one into the "sell" pile because I don't think I can sit through it again.

I thought House of 1000 corpses was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and had I not already purchased this one before seeing that one I would not have ever watched this, however this one is much "Better" than its prequel.

When I found out that there was a sequel to House of 1000 Corpses, I groaned considering how disturbing and almost pointless the first movie was. I decided to give The Devil's Rejects a second chance (mainly because I was intrigued... and because I have a "thing" for Sheri Moon Zombie who plays Baby Firefly). Turns out, it's muuuuuuuuch better than the first movie.

So what's the movie about? The movie begins with a group of cops attempting to raid the Firefly home. A few members of the Firefly family escape and take four people hostage at a motel. The rest of the movie has the family torturing others and having some fun along the way.

Let's talk about the positives. Like House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects is chaotic and just plain crazy. You'll be guaranteed to be on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie. There certainly is never a dull moment. Acting-wise, aside from a few actors here and there, the cast is perfect. The bottom line is this-If you like scary movies and enjoy or don't mind a ton of gruesome gore, you'll really like this movie.

And now for the negatives. Yeah, it's gory as heck. Especially the last scene. If you don't like the gore, stay far, far away. And yeah, I guess you can say that most of it is over the top. Had Zombie taken it down a notch, I'm not so sure it would have been as good though.

I'm definitely glad I gave this film a chance. If you've seen House of 1000 Corpses and felt that there was something missing, I'd give this movie a chance. If you like horror movies with meaning, I'd skip it. Overall, I really liked The Devil's Rejects.

this is good old fun horror action cult film making... rob zombie has a great eye for cinema.. buy it now!!!!

If I had known this was the sequel to _House of 1000 Corpses_, I would have rented that movie instead of this one. Oh well.

This is one of the sicker films I have ever seen; it however does have some redeeming qualities which serve to counteract the vein of mindless sadistic violence that runs through the film.

One thing I like about the movie is the casting. Any movie with Ken Foree (_From Beyond_, which is one of my absolute favorites, comes to mind) in it can't be all bad. Bill Moseley does well as Otis Driftwood, while Sid Haig's performance as Captain Spaulding is memorable. William Forsythe does a marvelous job as Sheriff Wydell, also. But Sheri Moon Zombie stole my heart: I haven't gotten a crush on a film star like this since I saw Barbara Crampton in _From Beyond_ and _Reanimator_. Never mind that the first time you meet Baby is probably the last, as well: she's basically so cute I can't stand it. I think I'm going to see _House of 1000 Corpses_ just to see her in another film.

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In a more serious and constructive vein, I would classify this film as a revenge movie, as well as horror/action/etc. It has a certain something in common with films such as _Oldboy_, or _The Black Cat_. In the case of this movie, I paid attention to my feelings as the story unfolded and wound down to its (in retrospect) inevitable end. At the beginning, my basic emotion was simply revulsion for the whole Firefly clan, and found myself wishing for their violent extermination. But as Sheriff Wydell got closer to his goal of vengeance, I began to feel a certain sympathy for them, and then after that, when Tiny came back into the film and did in the sheriff, disappointment that they were going to get away after all.

The final scene, though, has got to be one of the classics of film. To see Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) silently screaming *expletive deleted*, with that huge revolver in her hand, with "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd filling the soundtrack, is worth the price of the film in itself. This is a beautiful portrayal of an essential part of the American soul, and may it never die.

Finally -- a criticism: the movie takes place in 1978, as I found out watching the bonus material, and something kept bugging me about it. A couple of days later, it finally hit me what the problem was. This film takes place at a time when the anti-smoking campaign was barely starting, and about half the people in this country were still smoking cigarettes, while I can't recall even one character in the film so much as flicking a butt out through the wing vent on his car. Everything in the film looked as smoke-free as a government office building of 2005...

I'd recommend the film for those who like tacky b-movies, not least because the wretched serial killers are shown as human beings, and not just as some force of nature to be combatted. If you're squeamish, or have pretentious taste, avoid it, because you'll hate it. I give it 4 stars.

This movie was a hell of alot better than Rob Zombie's other movie based on this crazed, cult, killer family. Far more entertaining and, I think, more realistic when it comes to the psychotic mind of depraved killers. I was surprised to see Priscilla Barns in the movie. I was wondering what happened to her after Three's Company (lol). Rob Zombie definately has the insanity it takes to make this sort of movie and make it well. If you like horror movies and like to be freaked out than this flick is a definate must see.

Even if you're a Rob Zombie fan, you don't have to like his movies. But if you like mindless, hardcore violence and his specific humor, you will definitely enjoy this one. Especially in this HD highest quality...

I've noticed that most people are claiming this is a horror movie. I just don't see it. Is it sort of sick and twisted, yes. But scary, no way, unless you are 10 years old... Most of the film is boring and forgettable. I even found the characters to be uninteresting. Its nothing that I havent seen before. Nothing new or innovative or cringe-worthy. No awesome payoff at the end. Just a waste of time really.

I picked this movie from the very limited list of freebies that came with my Sony blu-ray player. I'm glad I didn't pay for it.

No redeeming qualities whatsoever, I, with a taste for horror, sci-fi, zombie movies and the like found this revolting. No wonder our society is "f"'d up. I shut if off half way through, and felt violated for the rest of the evening. Another mistake. It's going in the trash, where "Saw III" went. I guess this new generation of movie makers are all cut from the same no talent loser cloth.

It's nothing more than sick freaks murdering and torturing hapless people who are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I can only hope that "live by the sword, die by the sword" might apply to the director of this piece of trash. If he thinks this is entertainment, maybe he should try experiencing some of this junk in real life.

Don't waste your time or money.

The best Rob Zombie movie yet! The master fan of horror is FINALLY coming into his own as a director. GREAT performances by Sheri Moon Zombie & Sid Haig. A must have for the horror collection!

Rob Zombie is really coming into his own as a horror director. This is more psychologically frightening than house of 1000 corpses. This is the most twisted horror film I have seen in a while. It rates right up there with Q. Tarantino's 1970's style double feature from 2007.

I want to start off saying "BRAVO ROB!"

Devil's Rejects is a great film with strong actors. It really does keep you interested. Definitely better than House of 1000 corpses.

Acting: B+
story: A
Visuals: A
Overall: A

This is by far one of my favorite horror movies that's been released in the last decade. It has all the redneck, blood & gore, violence, sexual comments as the great 80's horror movies.

I love how the movie follows the bad guys around, instead of victims. It gives the movie a "fresh" feeling, and sets it apart from all the other overused horror movie parts. I will admit that this isn't a scary horror movie, but if you like horror movies, I would recommend this movie to anybody!!!

I passed up House of 1,000 Corpses, many times, when I worked in a movie store, because the cover was freaky and the special packaging was gruesome. I never rented it. However, I watched The Devil's Rejects (Unrated Widescreen Edition), and loved the movie. A coworker explained that this was a "part two" of House of 1,000 Corpses, so I gave it a chance.

I not only enjoyed the movies, but I must admit that thess are now some of my faves. I also purchased the following items related to this flick; House of 1000 Corpses (Soundtrack, Explicit Lyrics), House of 1,000 Corpses, and [[ASIN:B0009SCUXIThe Devil's Rejects (DUALDISC, EXPLICIT LYRICS, SOUNDTRACK))].

After seeing the Rob Zombie films, the soundtracks have a life of their own. I've become a big Rob Zombie fan over the past few years, and I recommend his stage performances, as well as ALL of his CDs and DVDs.

Jeez, where do I begin on this one?

Okay, this movie fell through my cracks, mainly due to my
personal views on the original "House Of 1000 Corpses" &
the fact it's played exclusively on Showtime (I'm an HBO/
Cinemax man myself). But every so often I wanted to see
this, having high hopes that this would take the unfortunate
hokeyness of Corpses and put it in the right direction. I mean,
the characters of the Firefly family all have great potential
that to me didn't reach it effectively the first time. Would
Zombie correct his mistakes being allowed a second time around?

Taking place shortly after the Corpses, Devil's Rejects pretty
much begins at the Family's downfall by Sheriff Wydell, this time
as the brother of the originally slain Wydell from the first film,
played by character actor favorite William Forsythe. Forsythe
plays the revengeful Sheriff typically over-the-top, and by the
time he loses it, you're already well aware it's gonna happen.
Escaping the raid is four principal characters: Captain Spaulding,
Otis Driftwood, Baby Firefly, and captured Mother Firefly (this
time played by Police Academy's Lesile Easterbrook). So when your an on-the-run psychopathic family, what do you do? Go killin' of course! And in typical family psycho tradition they find another group to go torture & humilate in the likes of the Banjo & Sullivan family, a traveling country group who, of course, just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Without spoiling too much more, you get the principal idea. Look, Rob Zombie is my age, so the guy grew up with the exact horror sexploitation films that I did. There's no doubt this movie is more of a homage to past films like "House On The Edge Of The Park" or "I Spit On Your Grave", just without any victim retaliation. Each character is played still so over the top, you just cannot figure out if Zombie's intent for the film is either parody, straight forward horror, or just plain comedy, and that's my main problem. While some characters grip the right feel (Haig and Moseley do add some true Horror credibility here), other characters like the Mother and especially Sheri Moon's Baby just comes off as annoying. REAL annoying actually, almost making me want to shut off the flix right then and there. But then again, the overall feel is better presented here than in Corpses, but getting to third base instead of first still isn't a homerun to me.

I should note that ALL of Zombie's films look great. There is no doubt he is a great director. The look of sets, camera angles, music pieces, and such always hit the mark every time. It's just his writing. Too hokey at times, too much like a cheap copy of the films we grew up. Instead of a better way of telling this genre, he gives you an alternative one, not the same but not better either. That's the same feel I got from his 2007 Halloween too, Looks great, less filling! Also, his casting is always a treat for a Horror fan like myself. Always a group of "Oh, I know that guy/girl from..." list. For instance Priscilla Barnes, of Three's Company fame, plays one of the victims here, and in her big scene it's as if because she was availible to Zombie, he would recreate her humilation from 1979's Delta Fox strip-or-die section. To younger fans it's different, but to me and Zombie's generation it's more like "Yeah, yeah...I remember...". I mean it was cool then Rob, but now........

Anyway, I'm glad I got it out of the way, and while I didn't hate the film, I consider it to be Zombie's best picture, even as far as saying it's miles ahead of Corpses and Halloween, it just doesn't hit classic territory still. Maybe if Zombie was born fifteen years earlier and made this in 1978 it would be a classic, but then again if that were the case he wouldn't have all those original films to be "inspired" by now, would he?

Worth a rent, but still Zombie needs to put down the pen and
concentrate on just the directing.

***1/2 2005. Written and directed by Rob Zombie. A family of vicious murderers is chased by the local sheriff. I can understand that this film could be violently rejected but one can't deny that Rob Zombie loves cinema and deserves to be considered as the only worthy horror films writer/director that has appeared since John Carpenter.

by dane youssef

Rob Zombie is without a doubt one of the most versatile and true to his genre artists out there. "The Devil's Rejects" is the kind of movie uptight censors and worried parents always warned you was gonna get made some day.

A movie where the leads are psychopathic murderers, the violence is excess and the gore is so voluminous, that you have to ask: "Does this movie satirize this kind of sadism... or celebrate it? Is it a fun campy parody... or a sign that we may have gone too far with our ultra-violent-based entertainment?"

This movie actually defines the term "overkill." Three of the more interesting deranged killers from "House Of 1000 Corpses" get their own spin-off in the "Frasier" or "Jeffersons" tradition.

The three, who are a family, actually (a father and his son and daughter) go on a mass killing spree and are racing out of the country to legal freedom on the other side of the border. They seem to echo the Manson Family.

Their sense of humor is the kind of acquired taste like the movie itself has. It stems from the experience you'd get from... watching slasher movies throughout a lot of your life. Like lime green Jell-O, anchovies, fish eggs and black licorice, this is not for all tastes.

The movie is actually a lot smarter and more complex than you might imagine, if you're unfamiliar with what Zombie's movies are about. It's akin to films like "From Dusk 'Til Dawn," "Vulgar," "Desperado" and "Freaked."

If you like these types of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday the 13th" re-vamping in the video-geek traditions, here is a movie you may hold up as one for the history books. The dialogue is written a twisted brilliant way and the direction has a real retro-'70's homey-quality to it. In a way that doesn't feel contrived.

Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Sheri Moon are all so perfectly demented in their roles, you have to wonder what they're like in real life. You pray they're nothing like they are here... and hope you never come across anyone remotely like this either.

Sheri Moon, wife of director Zombie, looks more like a typical American model-actress than the degenerate rank-skank she plays here. Moseley is real-life, was actually a columnist and Heig often played scuzzy thugs, but also took a big turn in a bit part as the judge at the end of Tarantino's "Jackie Brown."

I find it incredibly strange that some people seem to be COMPLAINING that the pursuing cop character (the sheriff, John Quincy Wydell) is as sadistic and mentally unbalanced as the family killers themselves. Why?

Yes, he is. But... why?

Why is that a bad thing? In any way at all?

Look, if there's anything history and government have taught us, it's that it takes one to catch one. Not just in the movies, but in life. And not just in real life, but in movies as well. You see, it's not just an opinion. It's a fact. It's the way of the world.

People... do we all not remember Tommy Lee Jones in "The Fugitive"? His I Will Catch Him By Any Means Nessicary Law Enforcer way was one of the true milestones in the movie, and it got him an Oscar. Would we want any of the other major characters to be far less interesting than the leads?

When you eat a meal of any kind, you don't just want a rich main course and the side dishes to be as tasteless as styraphone. You want a whole meal you can taste.

And the stuff with the sheriff and the rest of the cops IS something to see. Why? Because he isn't any kind of undeveloped character. Zombie made him (and everything else) just as big, broad, colorful and energetic as the '70's genre that this one stems from.

There's some humor with the Kentucky-Fried Sheriff and the rest of his "Good Ol' Boys" in Blue. It goes without saying that in a small town, the cops are all red-necked. The way the stereotype of the small-town cop in a campy-slasher pic is handled with more laughs than usual.

And there's a great moment where they call in a specialist, a film historian (see: uber film geek) to help them with the investigation and this film critic.... well, suffice to say, he insults the name of God in the house of the Lord, to say the absolute least.

We all know Zombie is a neo-talent outside of the music biz. He did the LSD effect in "Beavis & Butthead Do America."

The end may justify the means, in this case. The hick cops and the colorful killers... in the end, it's an ending we all knew we deserved.

Speaking of Zombie, his film debut "House of 1000 Corpses," was a film I found to be embarrassingly bad. I'm a fan of those types of rock-horror camp movies in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "House Of Wax" vein. SEVERED vein, in this case.

But everything was played out so campy, so cheaply, so maudlin, so without suspense... that Zombie, I felt, made a movie that seems to be an insult, rather than a tribute to those horror-show camp classics.

But he's redeemed himself with this one. He's working without a net and it all could have gone horribly, pathetically wrong. So I give him props. BIG, BIG PROPS.

As I'm writing this now, he's currently re-making "Halloween." Though I wish he wouldn't, really. Why re-paint the Mona Lisa? Give it eyebrows, what? Will that REALLY be an improvement?

Brace yourself. Not for all tastes. Procceed with caution. Use extreme care.

NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED, SQUEAMISH, PRUDISH... OR TOO MORAL.

This whole movie is just stupid arguments from start to finish. Arguing about a tv, about how to get more men, about ice cream. ICE CREAM! come on, Rob. You're better than that and you know it. There isn't one jump throughout this entire movie. Don't waste your time.

This is one whacked out movie and is not for the faint hearted. Violent, gory, twisted, creepy and just outrageous. Rob Zombie is either psychotic or a horror genius. I saw it before the "prequel" House of 1000 Corpses and you do not need to see that movie first. "Rejects' stands on its own, I didn't like the prequel near as much as this one. I luv it!

I love Rob Zombie think he is a genius (musically) on the movie front he tries but fails miserably. These are like Low Budget Taratinoesque wannabes flixs. Besides the violence, the movie is a borderline porno with its racy sex scenes along with its violence. Very predictable movie, no real surprises here...RENT IT if you MUST but I wouldn't recommend buying this movie unless you are a DIEHARD Zombie Nut.

First off, to all of those trying to compare Rob Zombie to Tarantino...wake up! He's not trying to emulate him at all nor is he worried about doing so, I'm sure. And for the previous reviews that actually compared this movie to Hostel, it really shows how poor your movie tastes are. Hostel was not tasteful at all; the first half of the movie was all naked European women and sex scenes, and the second half was nothing but head on, non-stop gore. The plot was horrible and the only good thing about the movie was the cinematic quality due to Tarantino putting up money to produce the film.

Now, about this film. For recent years, this is definitely one of the best horror movies out there, especially for somebody putting out their 2nd attempt at a major title. This movie has great character development, the acting is amazing compared to most other horror movies, the special effects are realistic, the fear-factor is there, and the whole point of this movie is that it's actually believable. There's nothing in this movie that's too off the wall or too out there that people couldn't associate this with a real life experience in the lives of serial killers and psychopathic families.

I loved this film. And it's even better in Blue Ray. The sound quality is wonderful and the you feel like you're in the room with Zombie's rejects. This movie is more fun that any of the horror flicks I've seen and you owe it to yourself to see it in High Def.

If you watched house of 1000 corpses and you liked it, well this sequel is
superior in all aspects, great acting, better scrip, if you like horror, gore with inteligent quotes this is a must.Rob zombie for me is the one of bests horror directors of this decade.5/5

This is truly the worst movie I have ever tried to watch. The movie is a composite of vile scenes that fail to create a scary, intriguing or even an interesting story. It is simply a movie filled with as much gore as Rob Zombie could throw together. I will be looking to dump this movie as soon as possible.

The Devil's Reject's is a pretty decent horror flick compared to the crap that Hollywood is pumping out nowaday's, but that's not saying much. It seems to me like this is more of a disturbing thriller than an actual horror film, there is not really any on-screen gore or special effect's, just offensive dioluge and bad CGI. Overall it just seemed like it could almost be considered a remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so loses point's for originality in my book. I respect Rob Zombie's effort's in pushing the envelope and he's got talent, but just it felt like he was trying to hard in all the wrong way's. The overuse of swear's for instance was ridiculous, I think there were over 100 F-bomb's in the first five minute's, which does'nt offend me but it was just way overdone, and that mean's a lot coming from me......I f****ng swear constantly. I like the fact that he made the movie using film rather than going digital but the shaky hand held camera, and fast editing got annoying real fast. It was cool in the first scene, but after ten minute's I was begging for it to stop. The movie star's off strong, but slowly loses momentum all the way up to the slow-motion end sequence. I liked the camoes from Sid Haig (the best character in the movie) and Ken Foree though, it just seem's like Hollywood's version of exploitation to me. Good for a rental. 3.5 Star's.

This gritty movie is hard to watch. If you don't like violence or cult shock you are not going to like this movie. I loved House of 1,000 Corpses and figured this movie would be similar, and it is not. It has a more late 70's cult feel to it rather than a horror film like the first one. This movie does in fact stand alone though, and it is worth checking out if you liked the first one, or if you like Rob Zombie. People are quick to judge him by his music, but really give this film a chance and forget who is directing it, and you may enjoy it. Otherwise, I'm going to say that this one is for fans only.

First off, this is coming from a guy who loves a good slasher flick, or bloody caper, or a bloody slasher caper. Hell, I honestly enjoyed the first Hostel because I thought it was done very well. But "The Devil's Rejects" is easily one of the worst movies ever committed to film.

This movie falls completely flat and is devoid of any sort of redemptive qualities. Zombie seems more interested in proving that he's "shocking" than creating a quality film. All of the moments which were designed to scare or horrify only serve to solidify the poor editing and writing which may have otherwise simply been questionable.

The dramatic moments, particularly the ending, were laughable. It was like Oliver Stone got really high and instead of beating you over the head with the point he was making, decided to beat himself over the head until he was utterly retarded and decided to make a movie. But that may be giving too much credit to the director of this movie because even a beaten and bloody, semi-retarded Oliver Stone would have created at least one or two well crafted scenes amidst the chaos of mediocre cinematography and useless characters.

How anti-video game d*** Roger Ebert gave this movie two thumbs up is a total mystery to me, especially when there are much better options like Resident Evil: Extinction which he probably gave a low score to just because it's based on the games. This is basically how the film felt: 90% disgusting porn and dirty talk and 10% blood and gore action. The gore is fantastic along with the Lynyrd Skynyrd tracks, but the whole movie is about disgusting topics that I don't even don't want to go in to(It makes Hostel look like a Disney movie). Just avoid this movie people, it's not worth it.

I watched "house of 1,000 corpses" and was not overly impressed but having heard how disgusting this film was picked it up in the bargain bin.

I was expecting another horror but found this one to be more in leagues with a quinton tarintino crime film. I thought this was excellent. William Forsythe was brilliant and really lifted this film as did the performances of the three psycho's. Sheri Lee Moon is one hot chick, even if she has one or two (or twenty) screw's lose. She can torture me anytime, hang on, I digress.

All in all, a thoroughly entertaining and sick ride, not for the prudish or squeamish or faint at heart or religious (i'm really not sure why they would sit down to this anyway).

Thanks Mr Zombie for a fun ride.

I finally saw this newer horror movie (2005). My good Amazon bud, C. Blackshere suggested this one to me.

This movie is about a family that enjoys killing and are very sick and sadistic. This film is technically good and the acting is not bad---pretty good for recent horror. The opening scene is a shoot out with the cops and immediately grabbed my attention! This sick family goes on to kill after some members escape the gun battle. They run havoc on a little motel in the desert, hold hostages and torture them. The "big daddy" of the group, Captain Spaulding (a clown), comes to his kids rescue to help carry out more murders. A cop then seeks revenge on this group for killing his brother, the fun then begins.

Gore? This movie has it. But I wouldn't call it scarey. It is just a fun, entertaining movie about a very sick family. The clown, Sid Haig is excellent in this and actually makes the film. The plot was something less to be desired as it skips all over the place and doesn't always makes sense of what's happening.

But, I have to admit, with all its flaws, I did enjoy this movie and it's always nice to see a well photgraphed horror movie. Probably the better of recent horror.

Perhaps too many people have come in to Rob Zombie movies thinking that they would be gratuitous gore-fests, and they have been sorely disappointed.

What Ho1000C and Devil's Rejects are, plain and simply, are exploitation movies without so much gore and violence. While I think the first outing in Corpses is not as strong as Rejects, they are at least honorable homages to earlier movies.

The plots seem generic and akin to the plots of older flicks, and that's almost the intention, it appears. Rob Zombie is working within the genre and imbuing the movies with his own brand of dirty, gritty, low-budget schlock. Originality is not a concern of his.

Neither is the mainstream. Horror movies, in recent years, have become slick works, meant for easy marketing and still trying to capture the Scream audience. Devil's Rejects does not. The dialogue is not stylized, and the look and feel of the movie is gritty and grainy and real, almost like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which makes it more frightening and foreboding.

More than violence is the threat of violence that looms in the movie. The opening shootout is one of the most entertaining in the last decade - probably my favorite since True Romance - and the scenes in the motel are so cringe-inducing that most people can't make it through them.

That's not to say that there aren't some weak points in the movie. It seems that Rob Zombie becomes a little too interested in his actors and leaves in material tha very well could have been cut out. If you're a fan of the actors in the movie - Ken Foree and Bill Moseley and Sid Haig - then you probably won't mind so much.

People looking for an entertaining, easy-to-watch thrillride should not opt for Devil's Rejects. You almost have to work to watch and enjoy the movie, and much of it is rough around the edges. Rob Zombie, though, is building a brand as a neo-exploitation auteur, so if you're willing to give him a chance, perhaps you'll be surprised.

Rob Zombie's first movie House of 1000 Corpses is the best horror movie in recent years but this sequel isn't really a horror movie. The Devil's Rejects is more of a film about human nature. I don't believe any of the people who posted negative reviews have actually even seen this film because if they had they would have experienced not only one of the best "horror" movies of recent years but also one of the best Films of recent years.

I saw this flop in the movie theater. It was so bad that people were leaving during the film! I'm a big fan of horror movies and was so disappointed by this movie. The acting was horrible. The plot was stupid. Even within the first ten minutes, I knew I had wasted my money, buying tickets to see this film. Please don't waste your money like I did on this flop. Even Dreamcatcher was better (which was a horrible horror movie as well).

***spoilers ahead***

It wasn't all that long ago that rock star and horror fan Rob Zombie created a chilling new addition to the horror fan base of possible franchise hungry characters when he made HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. Creating a franchise was not his intent. Rather, it was to pay homage to the full bodied horror films of the seventies and early eighties, those grab you by the throat films that he remembered. The trials and tribulations that Zombie had to go through to simply get the film released and the success of the film when it happened are now legendary. So it was likely that a sequel would follow.

THE DEVIL'S REJECTS is completely unlike the first film. Where the first delved into the oddball Firefly family and its penchant for homicide mingled with preaching, this one is straight up human destruction. Picking up where the last film left off, or shortly thereafter, we are presented with a new adversary for the family in the form of Sheriff Wydell (William Forsyth) the brother of downed Lt.Wydell (Tom Towles) from the first film.

Wydell has nothing on his mind save for the extermination of this family that robbed not only him of his brother but so many families of their loved ones. The brutality and loss of loved ones is hit on here rather than the fun horror film gore of the first film. The true depth of depravity and pain that the Firefly family is seen as we turn from garish lights in the original to more realistic daylight here. And in that light we are witness to all they have done.

The Firefly family escapes the attack of Wydell and his men with the exception of Mother Firefly (this time played by Leslie Easterbrook). Taken into custody, Wydell does his best to interrogate her, showing her pictures that the family took of their victims. But this is a lady without remorse.

Meanwhile, Otis (Bill Moseley) and Baby (Shari Moon) contact Capt. Spaulding (Sid Haig) and then head for a preordained meeting place. When the pair arrives they take several guests hostage in their room and begin to play twisted games with them, showing how truly low they can go. These are not the somewhat sympathetic cartoon characters from the first film.

When Spaulding arrives the trio makes preparations to get out of harms way. But at the same time we witness a transformation of Wydell at the same time. The change is disruptive to the film as he goes from lawman to God's angel of vengeance. Tossed aside is the letter of the law and Wydell is reduced to little more than a member of the family in different clothing.

Wydell does finally capture the three and takes them back to their home. There he proceeds to torture them in much the same way they did their victims. Suddenly the villains of this piece aren't as bad as we thought. And this is perhaps the biggest weakness of the movie. We are to revile these characters and BAM they become almost heroes.

The final moments of the film almost cement this feeling as the tones of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" rise while we watch them driving. And the last thing we see is reminiscent of BONNIE AND CLYDE where other outlaws were hailed as mere victims.

In the end this movie is not near as satisfying as the first. The sudden change in structure at the end dissolves all feelings that we had something different than most films that make icons of their protagonists. Granted we won't be seeing a sequel after this film's end (never say never). And Zombie proves himself as a director with fine capabilities shown in two films now. While this film is more original than most released this summer and more entertaining than others, on the whole I expected more. The actors still rule and we can hope that Zombie is now given more to do having proven himself capable.

this movie was a trip, a bunch of crazy, no good killers, who fortunatley get theres in the end. rob zombie, like they say practice makes perfect. better the second time around. if you don't like the sadistic crazy maniac killers who don't give a crap, well this isn't for you. cause these guys and girl are just to freakin evil, no remorse, no mercy. they make everyone pay, in the worst way possible. in general the whole storyline and craziness, i liked it and i give it a thumbs up.