House Of 1000 Corpses Reviews

A rollercoaster ride of fun and gore!

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, a local serial killer who would brutalize his victims. And so they take off in search of finding the tree that Dr. Satan was hung from, but on the way they pick up hitchhiker Baby. When their car breaks down, Baby invites them into her house which is nearby. This is where they 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.

House of 1000 corpses never takes itself too seriously, but still manages to remain quite atmospheric and dark. Rob Zombie, the musician, wrote and directesd this film which is a parody and homage to the 70's slasher flicks that he grew up on.

The film had production troubles from the outset, firstly in trying to find a company willing to produce this, as they all thought it too sick, and then in distributing it, as many cuts had to be made to get it released here in the UK. This release is a good 15 minutes shorter than the orginal shown at the Mar de Plata Film Festival and these cuts HAVE affected the film.

With all the cuts, the amount of gore on show in this film has been reduced dramatically, although some sick scenes do still remain. te acting for the most part is good, and Baby especially is great. She is married to Rob Zombie in real life and manages to look smoking throughout!

Seen by many as almost a direct ripoff of the Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this elevates itself above it by parodying it so greatly. Captain Spaulding is one of the greatest characters in this film, and easily one of the sickest. His sense of humour is morbid and sarcastic, which makes him perfect to laugh at.

Don't take this film seriously, don't go in with any preconceptions about it and you WILL take something away from it.

finally...a movie for the true horror fans!

There was alot of anticipation surrounding this movie before it's release so i didn't really know quite what to expect, but being a true horror fan myself, it was well up there in my 'must see' movie list.

For those of you who think that films like 'scream' and 'i know what you did last summer' were true horror pieces, then you ain't seen nothing yet.

If you want your horror films full of madness, macarbe, insanity and a whole lotta lunatics running around, then this is one flick you cannot ignore.

Up there with the likes of 'Texas Chainsaw', and the 'Hills have eyes'?...I think so!

Pigs is nice.....mmmmmmmm

I would like to start by giving a huge pat on the back to Mr Rob Zombie, him of WhiteZombie fame. It came as a nice suprise for me that Mr Zombie was making a film. I didn't need to be told that he wasn't making a romantic comedy or a remake of The Bridges of Madison county. The movie is, if I am to critique it fairly, a little disjointed. This is redeemable though because it just gives it more of a sense of madness. The family portrayed are the most heart warmingly endearing family since the Chainsaw Massacre. I love a movie where I root for the bad guys. Anti-hero's R us. It really is an homage to those '70's flicks such as Chainsaw and Just before dawn(81). I would encourage anyone to watch this movie just for Captain Spaulding played by Sid Haig, he of Spider baby fame to name one of his movies. His performance is worthy of any major loon that ever was. I would advise you to see both House of 1000 corpses and Devils Rejects back to back with beer, pizza and dancing girls!!

Pigs is nice.....mmmmmmmm

I would like to start by giving a huge pat on the back to Mr Rob Zombie, him of WhiteZombie fame. It came as a nice suprise for me that Mr Zombie was making a film. I didn't need to be told that he wasn't making a romantic comedy or a remake of The Bridges of Madison county. The movie is, if I am to critique it fairly, a little disjointed. This is redeemable though because it just gives it more of a sense of madness. The family portrayed are the most heart warmingly endearing family since the Chainsaw Massacre. I love a movie where I root for the bad guys. Anti-hero's R us. It really is an homage to those '70's flicks such as Chainsaw and Just before dawn(81). I would encourage anyone to watch this movie just for Captain Spaulding played by Sid Haig, he of Spider baby fame to name one of his movies. His performance is worthy of any major loon that ever was. I would advise you to see both House of 1000 corpses and Devils Rejects back to back with beer, pizza and dancing girls!!

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Rob Zombie rocks!

This film was just amazing. The plot is your typical horror movie - group of teenagers on a voyage to discover urban legends related to serial killers end up stranded in the middle of no where, when - low and behold - help is at hand in the form of Captain Spaulding (the fantastic Sid Haig). What really rates this movie above others is Zombie's cinematography - he portrays his best scenes using techniques that can only remind one of a camp, fifties horror movie. Flashing, psychedelic shots, coupled with the most bizarre happenings and Sheri Moon's manic laughter in the background, certainly make this a movie to remember. If you like things that are out of the ordinary, odd and twisted then this is defintely worth a look.