The Devil's Rejects

Sadistic. Hateful. Sinister. Wicked. All these might define The Devil's Rejects, and that is exactly what it aims for. Whereas its predecessor House of 1000 Corpses was a campy horror flick, Rejects follows a much more gruesome path, reminiscent of 70s style horror. Serious, but not without its twisted idea of fun. The story features a family clan of murdering rapist hillbillies, all of whom enjoy what they do, running from the police. They kill along the way, torture an innocent family, and engage in other similar acts you'd rather not see, but would never turn away from watching. Rob Zombie, the writer/director, succeeds here where he failed in Corpses. This is his unrelenting vision of terror, and terrifying it is. But Rejects is not about the script, the acting, or the directing. It is about mood and trying to make the audience feel something (i.e. uneasy), which is what it does and what most movies fail to achieve. A great watch for true horror fans.

Genre - Horror (2.75)

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