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Sexy Celebrity
04-12-03, 08:49 AM
House of 1000 Corpses
I'm so glad someone said this.....I've heard nothing but good things about it, but after hearing the words "Rob" and "Zombie" and then seeing some of the artwork....I was squicked out. :)
It's one of those basically psychotic, crazy, gruesome films. In the lines of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . When seeing the House of 1000 Corpses.Screener I thought it was a fairly made horror flick.
Hey, if you know who Rob Zombie is you'll be ready and know what to expect.
This is actually for those with specific tastes though. :yup:
Sexy Celebrity
04-15-03, 11:09 PM
Originally posted by jrs1013
It's one of those basically psychotic, crazy, gruesome films. In the lines of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . When seeing the House of 1000 Corpses.Screener I thought it was a fairly made horror flick. Hey, if you know who Rob Zombie is you'll be ready and know what to expect. This is actually for those with specific tastes though. :yup:
Yeaaaahhh..... a taste for POOP! Coprophagic Cinemax! EEEEEGAH!
Rob Zombie is full of himself. I loved his CD, "Hellbilly Deluxe", but the movie shows how limited and dull he really is. He should stick to the music business. The only thing that I liked from the movie was the Dr. Satan surgery scene -- it was visually appealing, but, c'mon -- it served no purpose! The movie was a trashcan missing its trash. And no way is it in the lines of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!!! Have you been looking at things right?
If I'm not finding anything strong with the horror movie, I look for a killer with a look that stands out, something memorable. House of 1000 Corpses had nobody! Captain Spaulding looked stupid in his "If I wanted to listen to an *******, I'D FART" shirt, or whatever it said. What was with them wearing dumbass shirts right outta Spencer Gifts? Like that Tiny guy, or whatever his name is, trying to be the new Leatherface. PSSST! His "This is my Halloween Costume" t-shirt. And what do we get most of the time? A bunch of guys trying to give us scary looks -- without anything on their face. It was so wrong. Rob Zombie is as braindead as his 1000 corpses (which we never saw).
Caitlyn
04-16-03, 02:25 PM
I love it… no, not the movie… this review… :laugh: ... Thanks for the warning Sexy… :D
Sexy Celebrity
04-16-03, 02:42 PM
Oh, always a pleasure. That's the first principle.
moviefan20
04-16-03, 06:10 PM
I heard it sucks too. A lot of people said that up here in PA..
I would have to agree with JRS thought, that the movie "is for those with specific tastes"
Rob Zombie is a straaaaaaaaaaange fellow, but he is cool with me.
You live in Pennsylvania!?! Where do you live?
Sexy Celebrity
04-16-03, 07:11 PM
Originally posted by moviefan20
Rob Zombie is a straaaaaaaaaaange fellow, but he is cool with me.
Stephen King is strange. Rob Zombie is typical. Nothing he comes up with is original. Rob robbed me of my money! Bad zombie!
r3port3r66
04-16-03, 07:20 PM
Great review Jas'. I'm wondering though how you and moviefan's friends were able to see it. I mean I haven't even heard of a release date for it here in CA, I haven't seen a trailer or coming attraction either. Usually there's a trailer that says its opened in "limited release" in select cities. Los Angeles is usually one of those selected cities. What gives?
Jrs, I know a screener is a video of an upcoming video release. Is House of 1,000 Corpses straight-to-video, if so how did Jason see it in a theater........I'm confused....
Sexy Celebrity
04-16-03, 07:28 PM
All I can tell you is that it got a wide release after having a limited release, but it's not playing at many theatres and I haven't seen TV promos either. I had to go to Sterling, VA (miles and miles away) to see it. The soundtrack just came out in stores too.
moviefan20
04-17-03, 09:08 AM
Originally posted by Gracie
You live in Pennsylvania!?! Where do you live?
I am from Bloomsburg, lived in Sunbury and now reside where the Little League World Series is played..South Williamsport:)
Why do you ask???
Viscuoa
04-17-03, 01:53 PM
I heard it sucks too. They also had to do bunch of edits to make it theatre 'appealing/suitable'. Maybe the director's cut will be full of more of that 'stuff' but I guess I won't watch this movie. I'm a horror movie buff and I watch almost every horror movie that comes out. If this is just another one of those slasher types then I'm not interested.
I thought you were from California or something. I'm from Pittsburgh, one of the most unknown places in the world. :D :yup:
moviefan20
04-17-03, 04:09 PM
I used to live in California---many moons ago:)
Cyanide
04-20-03, 03:36 PM
I tend to disagree. I found that the movie was quite entertaining. Not the greatest, but very good. I can understand why today's audience's might not deem it scary or popular with the over saturation of teen slasher flicks like Scream, Urban legend, etc..
Now granted I have not seen the theater version yet. I have a bootleg of the uncut version, so I don't know how badly they butchered it. If you don't want to spend the 7 bucks to see it, wait till it comes out on video. The flick is worth a viewing.
r3port3r66
04-20-03, 03:46 PM
So far this thread has done a good job of desribing why this movie is so bad. Sexy has a well written, bad review of the picture. But so far those of you who "liked" the film have yet to explain why one should see it. Anyone out there willing to go the distance and explain why I might want to see it?
Sexy Celebrity
04-20-03, 04:31 PM
Originally posted by Cyanide
I tend to disagree. I found that the movie was quite entertaining. Not the greatest, but very good. I can understand why today's audience's might not deem it scary or popular with the over saturation of teen slasher flicks like Scream, Urban legend, etc.. Now granted I have not seen the theater version yet. I have a bootleg of the uncut version, so I don't know how badly they butchered it. If you don't want to spend the 7 bucks to see it, wait till it comes out on video. The flick is worth a viewing.
The Scream and Urban Legend series are both on their way to being dinosaurs. The new age slasher genre is dead. What we have now is the new age special effects/creature genre (Jeepers Creepers, Final Destination) but it's about dead too, THANK GOD (still got Jeepers Creepers 2).
But the IN thing now (to horror fans like me) is the return of retro horror and the classic 80s horror movie killers. I would shout "WHOO-HOO!" as it's my favorite, but unfortunately, idiots are helming the projects. First Jason X was ruined. Then comes along House of1000 Corpses, written and directed by an ego-driven horror nut with no talent. Soon we'll have Freddy Vs. Jason, which I think will really kick it off (hello? It's got Kelly Rowland, and it's a fight movie) but I bet it will be a stinker cause I've seen pictures and scenes. Then there's the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake which is beyond unnecessary and is DEFINITELY going to suck because of what I've seen and read.
House of 1000 Corpses is forgettable in all ways. It will only serve its purpose as a memory of what to avoid. Psycho scared us away from showers, and House of 1000 Corpses will scare you away from seeing it a second time.
Cyanide
04-21-03, 03:51 PM
I did not know anything about this movie until a couple months ago. I've heard from time to time that Rob Zombie was making a movie, but that was it. No mention of a title or what it was all about. A friend of mine told me a couple months ago that it was coming out soon and I should check out the trailer online, on which I did and I was very intrigued. I'm just explaining this first off to give you my frame of mind towards the movie. I wasn't following the hype, or "A Rob Zombie movie! I gotta go see that!" I was interested in what I seen of it thus far. Now with that said, for someone's first attempt on making a horror film its a good movie. 500 times better than Dee Sniders lame attempt on making his own. The acting was decent with a couple memorable characters. Capt Spaulding I thought was a riot. I'm not a big fan of Karen Black, but she gives her typical annoying performance which fits her character well. Another familar face though brief but funny was Michael J Pollard. Sheri Moon's performance was quite impressive considering that she has never acted before. The screen play wasn't bad, alittle bit hokey but it went in flow with the movie. Rob said it himself, this movie is a homage to some of his favorite flicks like Texas Chainsaw, Last House on the Left, etc... and you can see that. The freaky cinematography really gave some scenes that disturbing flair to it. Mostly everybody I talked to said its like a music video not a ripoff of Natural Born Killers, which is the first time of heard of that opinion. I mentioned that to some people and they just gave me a strange look. It is a updated modern version of the old style horror films. Like I said I seen the uncut version. Maybe the movie was cut up so bad it ruined it. I'll have to see it sometime this week to find out. It isn't the greatest, but it is a decent film. Like you said, Rob Zombie designed a freakish carnival ride that's as tricky as a hall of mirrors. HOWEVER its an enjoyable one that one should ride at least once.
Sexy Celebrity
04-21-03, 04:08 PM
... but is it a movie?
Sexy Celebrity
04-21-03, 10:18 PM
Your brain needs glasses.
Cyanide
04-22-03, 03:00 PM
Now it just boils down to personal tastes. You found stupid and boring. I found it enteraining and visually appealing. One of the main things I've come across why people think it sucks is that they say its not scary. So I asked what is scary to them, thats when the "Scream's" come up and so on and so forth. What makes them scary? Well, its not the mask but its the formula that even the Friday the 13th series follows, its the build up for the startle. There's nothing wrong in that, it works very well. Its just thats what people are used to seeing when they go see a horror movie. There are alot of people who haven't seen Texas Chainsaw or some of the older classics! (yeah, I was shocked too!!) :eek:
Another cliche that Corpses doesn't seem to have is the Scooby-Dooism. The explanation of why the killer is doing these evil deeds before trying to kill his last victim blah, blah, blah. You said that the one scene you did like was the Dr Satan scene but had no purpose. Yeah it did, that is the main plot of the movie basically. Its about the legend of Dr Satan. The movie doesn't really explain that or how the family with is sorta intertwined with Dr Satan, but you can see it. They never really explained why Michael Meyers is hard to kill. Except for Loomis's explanation "He is just pure evil".(I haven't seen the last 2 Halloween movies). Even the first Hellraiser (Excellent movie!) They didn't really explain to much at first. But that is Clive Barker's writing style for the most part. He jumps right in to the good stuff, then slowly starts explaining alittle later maybe.
Now In my opinion the teen slasher flicks aren't dinosaurs yet. I do also put the Friday the 13th series in that catergory too. Only because it was the Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Nightmare that really put the starting peg in those types of movies. Now don't get me wrong I love those movies, the first couple at least. After that it gets pretty redundant. Lets see, Jason was killed in the last one, lets bring him back to life, give him a new set of characters he could hack to bits. Should we have the last surviving victim kill him? Sure we can always resurrect him in the next one. Freddy Vs. Jason, does sound interesting. I just hope they aren't goin to start a series in that. Freddy Vs. Jason The Rematch! Its going to be a fighting film? Hmmm... I don't know. Jason doesn't seem to be the fighting type. He's more of a just go for the kill "slam, bam, your dead" type.
As you can see I'm a Huge Horror buff, and I love a good debate.
Thanks!
:p :p
Sexy Celebrity
04-22-03, 03:35 PM
Originally posted by Cyanide
Now it just boils down to personal tastes. You found stupid and boring. I found it enteraining and visually appealing. One of the main things I've come across why people think it sucks is that they say its not scary. So I asked what is scary to them, thats when the "Scream's" come up and so on and so forth.
You're one of those "Anti-Scream" people, aren't you? Those that complain that films like Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Urban Legend suck and that they ruined the genre and they're weak and not scary. I can't stand them. Scream is a GOOD movie -- scary, fun, and realistic.
Corpses is not scary because nobody has any idea what the **** is going on. C'mon! It had the worst beginning in a horror movie ever! Captain Spaulding killed those robbers, or whatever they were -- WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT?! It was never brought up again, it was pointless and it was pathetic! The characters that are then thrown up on the screen don't show us their humanity -- they're duds. Each one of them, except for that one girl whose purpose was just to drag the crappy film to its' "end", gets butchered before you know it, and there's NO POINT! To top it off.... IT'S NOT A FUN POINTLESS HORROR MOVIE! Didn't you notice how everything they tried was lame? They even tried to make it look very "Rocky Horror" -- the lead pointless redneck has Riff Raff hair, the dinner scene reminds me of Rocky Horror's birthday party, and there's a BORING music number with a girl who looks like Magenta.
What makes them scary? Well, its not the mask but its the formula that even the Friday the 13th series follows, its the build up for the startle. There's nothing wrong in that, it works very well. Its just thats what people are used to seeing when they go see a horror movie. There are alot of people who haven't seen Texas Chainsaw or some of the older classics! (yeah, I was shocked too!!) :eek:
WELL, *I* certainly have seen it, repeatedly since the age of three! I know what the expect, and I assure you, the formulas are nice, but Corpses had the FORMULA FROM HELL!
People... this is a movie that doesn't know what it's doing. For some reason, the killers from the house take these girls to a cemetary to be buried, and once they're lowered in the ground, we never see the killers again! Instead, one girl survives, escapes, goes through some kind of underground tunnel that was very Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and sees that Dr. Satan guy operating on a guy, which is very Hellraiser 2. Then the girl runs, being chased by him, and eventually some boards fall down on the Dr. and kill him (?) IT MAKES NO SENSE.
Another cliche that Corpses doesn't seem to have is the Scooby-Dooism. The explanation of why the killer is doing these evil deeds before trying to kill his last victim blah, blah, blah. You said that the one scene you did like was the Dr Satan scene but had no purpose. Yeah it did, that is the main plot of the movie basically. Its about the legend of Dr Satan. The movie doesn't really explain that or how the family with is sorta intertwined with Dr Satan, but you can see it.
You made a very good point for me... the movie is pointless and nothing is explained! We don't need explanations for why all of these dumbnuts are killing -- what we do need an explanation for is WHY IT'S HAPPENING. And why, why, why, WHY did Rob Zombie make this in the first place? $$$$$$ perhaps? Yes?
The bimbo hitchhiker in the movie is Rob's own girlfriend... that should say something.
They never really explained why Michael Meyers is hard to kill. Except for Loomis's explanation "He is just pure evil".(I haven't seen the last 2 Halloween movies). Even the first Hellraiser (Excellent movie!) They didn't really explain to much at first. But that is Clive Barker's writing style for the most part. He jumps right in to the good stuff, then slowly starts explaining alittle later maybe.
No, no, no, no! The WHOLE MOVIE has to be like a puzzle, there has to be a reason for what's going up there at all times. Making "good stuff" and then explaining why you put that crap there in the first place is BAD. With "Corpses", it's all this so-called "good stuff" :sick: with NO EXPLANATION. Nada. Zip!
As you can see I'm a Huge Horror buff, and I love a good debate. Thanks! :p :p
You're not welcome. I shouldn't be debating.
Cyanide
04-23-03, 04:05 PM
You're one of those "Anti-Scream" people, aren't you? Those that complain that films like Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Urban Legend suck and that they ruined the genre and they're weak and not scary. I can't stand them. Scream is a GOOD movie -- scary, fun, and realistic.
I NEVER said I was "Anti-Scream". Nor did I say they sucked. They were entertaining. They started to get redundant, but still entertaining to say the least. Fun? Army of Darkness was fun. Realistic? :rolleyes: Scream? Give me a break.
I was merely pointing out the differences of what people are accustomed to as "scary" from the ones who don't follow the same formulas. The buildup for the startle is very easy to do and it works well, and that is what people are used to. There are other ways to scare people.
Corpses goes for more of the freaky disturbing graphic visuals than anything else. Gore Galore!
They even tried to make it look very "Rocky Horror" -- the lead pointless redneck has Riff Raff hair, the dinner scene reminds me of Rocky Horror's birthday party, and there's a BORING music number with a girl who looks like Magenta.
Rocky Horror?? What? Please! Now you're really trying to grab for straws just to make a sarcastic joke. Riff Raff? He reminds me more of the character ChopTop from TCM 2, but that could be because he is the same actor. So now the girl you said looked like Madonna before now looks like Magenta? Which is it?
You made a very good point for me... the movie is pointless and nothing is explained! We don't need explanations for why all of these dumbnuts are killing -- what we do need an explanation for is WHY IT'S HAPPENING.
NO you totally missed MY point! Yeah, Corpses doesn't verbally explain everything, but you are still able to follow and understand it. I was able to. Couldn't you? Or do you need someone to hold your hand explain in great detail so you are able to understand? :rolleyes:
As I said before, its not the greatest but its decent. Its pretty good for someones first attempt on making a film like this.
Spew away!
Sexy Celebrity
04-23-03, 05:05 PM
Originally posted by Cyanide
Army of Darkness was fun.
Well, that's your taste. I personally don't get any satisfaction out of that one. I only liked Evil Dead 2.
Realistic? :rolleyes: Scream? Give me a break.
Where at?
There are other ways to scare people.
Corpses goes for more of the freaky disturbing graphic visuals than anything else. Gore Galore!
See, I hated the visuals in "Corpses", and the gore didn't go well with the movie. I hated it. You already know that, but I'm here to say it again. That's what debating here is all about!
Rocky Horror?? What? Please! Now you're really trying to grab for straws just to make a sarcastic joke. Riff Raff? He reminds me more of the character ChopTop from TCM 2, but that could be because he is the same actor. So now the girl you said looked like Madonna before now looks like Magenta? Which is it?
I don't grab straws, just nuts. He DID look like Riff Raff. Did you see that hair? And you've got me all wrong - I said that Baby, the hitchhiker, looked like Madonna. The dark-haired dancer who did that musical number after dinner looked like Magenta - she also looked my sister in the 80s when she wore too much makeup, but you wouldn't know about that.
NO you totally missed MY point! Yeah, Corpses doesn't verbally explain everything, but you are still able to follow and understand it. I was able to. Couldn't you? Or do you need someone to hold your hand explain in great detail so you are able to understand? :rolleyes:
Sure, you can hold my hand, Beatle. Are you comfortable with it in public? The point is IT'S A STUPID MOVIE WHERE A BUNCH OF STICK FIGURES TRY TO DO "SCARY" AND GROSS SCENES AT RANDOM, while being totally careless to the audience. It's ludicrous how Rob Zombie filmed it. Like that scene with the cop who's about be killed, and the camera zooms away from him and Otis for... FOREVER! Causing everyone in the audience to shout "SHOOT HIM ALREADY!" until he finally does.
That was so annoying, not cute and not clever at all. The real Rob Zombie masterpiece was sitting in the audience watching it -- talk about a reality horror film.
As I said before, its not the greatest but its decent. Its pretty good for someones first attempt on making a film like this.
Spew away!
I'll spew like a fountain of blood.
Karl Childers
08-23-03, 03:04 AM
This movie is very cool!
If you were expecting a true horror movie, then maybe you should be a little disappointed. But some here have gone a little overboard in trying to disregard the entirity that is Rob Zombie and his Zombie-Vision.
If your cup-of-tepid-tea is a Freddy-flick, then I guess something as fractured and freaky psycho-delic as House of a 1K Corpses would make you uncomfortable.
This movie is purely hilarious. It is the epitome of black-humor and the embodiment of a motion-picture comic book. House of a 1K Corpses is the celluloid personification of a bad but exhilarating LSD trip.
It's an S&M ride and an over-loaded hodgepodge of grotesque giallo hues, spectacular villains, and updated gallows humor. It's a visual and spicy Bloody Mary peppered with disconnected vignettes that either enhance the surrounding scenes, or render them more abstract.
It's camp, but it's camp done right.
This movie is very cool!
If you were expecting a true horror movie, then maybe you should be a little disappointed. But some here have gone a little overboard in trying to disregard the entirity that is Rob Zombie and his Zombie-Vision.
If your cup-of-tepid-tea is a Freddy-flick, then I guess something as fractured and freaky psycho-delic as House of a 1K Corpses would make you uncomfortable.
This movie is purely hilarious. It is the epitome of black-humor and the embodiment of a motion-picture comic book. House of a 1K Corpses is the celluloid personification of a bad but exhilarating LSD trip.
It's an S&M ride and an over-loaded hodgepodge of grotesque giallo hues, spectacular villains, and updated gallows humor. It's a visual and spicy Bloody Mary peppered with disconnected vignettes that either enhance the surrounding scenes, or render them more abstract.
It's camp, but it's camp done right.
what??? i'm sorry, but this movie is simply retarded.
Mary Loquacious
09-06-03, 04:35 PM
My take on House of 1000 Corpses should probably be in the "jury is still out" thread. :p And it's odd, but I can see just about everyone's point on this thread. So here follows a most indecisive opinion--enter if you dare. :D
While I was watching it, I was pretty much like, "Okay." But when we left the theater, Troy and I both wondered why we even went to watch it. It was pointless, but I did laugh at some of it. And a lot of it just annoyed me.
It did have its moments, though. One thing I disagree with Sexy C. on is the opening, which I though was pretty cool. A strange and random thing: a bastard who gets it from bigger and weirder bastards.
However, I thought the rest of the movie would follow up on that. What would have been awesome, in my mind, is the Would-Be TCM family coming up against Dr. Satan--who's the bigger bastard there?-- but instead they are somehow (never explained or even dealt with) working together to slaughter stupid teenagers. And we spend the rest of the movie with another dumb girl as our focal point, and blah de blah.
One of my biggest problems with horror flicks like this--TCM being one of the exceptions--is that I get bored with one-sided conflict. You know all but one or two kids are gonna get killed, and you already know who's dealing out the death, so all that's left is the how. And that "how" better damn well be entertaining. House of 1000 Corpses didn't really deliver on the how-factor--I know, because I remember maybe one of the deaths: that of the poor fish-guy, whose death wasn't even onscreen. One of the reasons I and many others like Jason vs. Freddy was the title bout: killer vs. killer. Not killer vs. fodder.
And the family itself--yeah, they were crazy and bizarre. Again, not much new there. And Dr. Satan, after seeing the exhibit in the beginning, was a disappointment.
But even in the acknowledgement of all this, some part of me still insists that I enjoyed House--that I laughed enough, and was entertained enough, to make it an okay experience. So I'm not sure.
I can tell you this, though, for certain. At the theater in my town, the marquee was missing a crucial number. So the movie I went to see was actually House of 000 Corpses.
No corpses there. :D
Beale the Rippe
09-06-03, 06:21 PM
I'm not so sure on the film.....I might see it sometime.....thanks for the heads up anyway Sexy! :)
Monkeypunch
09-07-03, 01:39 AM
I liked it. Make no mistake, it was crap, but it was entertaining, incomprehensible, insane, drugged out, funny crap. I'm a White Zombie fan, and this was like a long WZ video, kinda. I love weird-o cult movies like House of 1000 Corpses, or Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or Basket Case, Evil Dead 2, Dead/Alive, etc., so quality was never an issue for me. I knew it was gonna be cheese, and it was outstanding cheese! Grade A Velveeta all the way. (The hollywood remake of Chainsaw Massacre, however...Am I alone in thinking that that's gonna SUCK?)
I liked it. Make no mistake, it was crap, but it was entertaining, incomprehensible, insane, drugged out, funny crap. I'm a White Zombie fan, and this was like a long WZ video, kinda. I love weird-o cult movies like House of 1000 Corpses, or Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or Basket Case, Evil Dead 2, Dead/Alive, etc., so quality was never an issue for me. I knew it was gonna be cheese, and it was outstanding cheese! Grade A Velveeta all the way. (The hollywood remake of Chainsaw Massacre, however...Am I alone in thinking that that's gonna SUCK?)
The remake of TCM can't be ANY worse than TCM: Next Generation
Dave
projectMayhem
09-07-03, 05:33 PM
I can't wait for the TCM remake. Simply because it is a horror movie. This year has been one of the best years in a long time for horror fans. They may not all have been the best but there have been a lot of them regardless. So I look forward to each one eagerly because it'll probably be a long time before we get another year like this one.
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