Well, I've always been a devout fan of the Horror genre, and a big fan of Rob Zombie's music. I also really loved his featured art in the Beavis & Butthead film. So not long ago I've asked myself - how come I've never seen any of Rob's films?! So, better late than never, I've got my hands on House of 1000 Corpses.
Now I've seen every kind and sub-genre of the Horror genre, and still I have no idea how to even begin describing this film. Is it a homage/tribute to earlier Horror films from the 70's? Is it a gore film? Is it Comedy Horror? Is it a parody/satyr? Is it torture-porn? Is it the waking nightmare of a sick, sadistic maniacal mind? Is it even a film?! The answer to all these questions would have to be something like "well no, not exactly, but actually kind of, heck f*** me if I know!" The only way I could tag this film would be "Rob Zombie". Had zombie made long short-film music videos (like Michael Jackson RIP) - they would have probably resembled this film.
Still, I'll try to review it the way I always do by examining all the regular aspects... The screenplay and story are, well, actually of no importance. The main gist isn't at all original, even if it was written 10 years ago. Then again - the story itself was never meant to be the original part. The acting is excellent, especially by the psychotic Firefly family (much respect for Sheri Moon Zombie who played the psycho-hottie almost as if she wasn't acting at all). The shooting, cinematography and soundtrack are all originally horrific and very artistically done. The little short cut-scenes (of sorts) were also a great addition.
All in all - this film was sick and genius at the same time. This might be the only film ever where I hated the plot and haven't at all been compelled by the story, but have still enjoyed the film. Rob Zombie, in a way, is the Tarantino of Horror films, and deserves a genre of his own.
Now I've seen every kind and sub-genre of the Horror genre, and still I have no idea how to even begin describing this film. Is it a homage/tribute to earlier Horror films from the 70's? Is it a gore film? Is it Comedy Horror? Is it a parody/satyr? Is it torture-porn? Is it the waking nightmare of a sick, sadistic maniacal mind? Is it even a film?! The answer to all these questions would have to be something like "well no, not exactly, but actually kind of, heck f*** me if I know!" The only way I could tag this film would be "Rob Zombie". Had zombie made long short-film music videos (like Michael Jackson RIP) - they would have probably resembled this film.
Still, I'll try to review it the way I always do by examining all the regular aspects... The screenplay and story are, well, actually of no importance. The main gist isn't at all original, even if it was written 10 years ago. Then again - the story itself was never meant to be the original part. The acting is excellent, especially by the psychotic Firefly family (much respect for Sheri Moon Zombie who played the psycho-hottie almost as if she wasn't acting at all). The shooting, cinematography and soundtrack are all originally horrific and very artistically done. The little short cut-scenes (of sorts) were also a great addition.
All in all - this film was sick and genius at the same time. This might be the only film ever where I hated the plot and haven't at all been compelled by the story, but have still enjoyed the film. Rob Zombie, in a way, is the Tarantino of Horror films, and deserves a genre of his own.