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Devil's Rejects Movie Review
I loved this movie. I understand people might not like it,
because most of the characters don't have much going for them in
terms of redeeming social qualities, but that's kind of the point of
The Devil's Rejects. I saw House of 1000 Corpses
immediately before watching The Devil's Rejects, but I wasn't
crazy about it. I liked it, but I didn't love it.
The Devil's Rejects on the other hand was a movie that I
not only loved, but watched again the next day. Even my wife liked
it, and she's no fan of the horror genre. But that's the interesting
thing about this sequel to House of 1000 Corpses--it's not a
horror film. It's a revenge movie, a road movie, and an action
movie. There are some horrific moments. But really, it's like a
combination of Walking Tall and Natural Born Killers...without
the moralizing of the latter.
Performances
Sheri Moon is just as great in this movie as she was in the first
one, and she's possibly even sexier this time around. She's
certainly more sinister.
Sid Haig is again outstanding in this film, and possibly even
more entertaining than he was in the first movie.
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But the guy who really steals the show is Bill Moseley. He took
off running with the ball in this movie, and he never stopped. The
character as portrayed in the first movie isn't sympathetic at all;
he's too scary and psycho to relate to. But in The Devil's
Rejects, he really portrays a character so unusual and with so
much style that he's hard to dislike, even though he's a vicious and
psychotic serial killer.
What's most interesting to me about the performances in this
movie is that they manage to make you like these characters,
even though they have NO redeeming qualities at all. Maybe "like" is
the wrong word, but it's hard to not feel a certain amount of
sympathy for them as they transform from victimizers to victims.
Directing
Rob Zombie does an outstanding job of directing this film. His
use of the period's music to punctuate scenes makes the movie almost
feel like a movie video in several places.
I mention in the section of this site devoted to Sheri Moon that
it's very obvious that Zombie is quite taken with his wife's behind.
You can tell because he finds excuses for loving close-ups of her
butt over and over again.
All in all, a fantastic and entertaining film. If you can handle
the gore and get past the utter lack of socially redeeming
characteristics the protagonists display, that is.
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