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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 12/26/2022...

Great music but the beyond evil plotline was over the top even for Eli Roth style terror films.

Tiffany C. from TYLER, TX
Reviewed on 9/1/2009...

Awesomely brutal...

Definately Worth It to Buy It

P. Julian | 03/17/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rob Zombie has proved himself to be a great director with the Firefly Family series. He already proved himself as a musician but these movies are the real reason why I respect him. This movie has a unique set of characters, great plot, and plenty of action. This movie is truly grotesque and even feels like a Horror Western. My only complaint with this movie is that Rob has in all his movies sex-crazed hillbillies, however they are even well done in this movie."

Devil's Rejects

cbrown8995 | 07/17/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just gotta say. I'm a huge film guy. As low as you can go. But this is top notch! To begin with, the soundtrack is fantastic. Maybe the acting isn't quite all there, but what the story has in this movie made me go back to find Rob's first film. To get the beginning. Really you don't need that, but if you dig this you may want to. What I'm trying to say. When this came to my eyes, I thought, Terrantino. But it wasn't. It was Rob Zombie, and I've never even listened to his music, don't care to from what I'm told and I do like hard stuff. Anyway, This movie will make you cringe at times, but make you laugh, then cringe and writhe, and then pull for the bad guys at the end, kinda like Butch Cassidy, etc. at the end of that film is what I've compared it to. It's really that good. Just beware, this is not for the faint of heart, whatsoever. There are some gruesome and sexually explicit scenes. But man, it's real."

The Devil's Rejects

Carl Manes | 10/04/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Coming off of the insane visual experience that was HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES, Rob Zombie performs a complete reversal in style and tone with his companion piece, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. Picking up shortly after the events of the previous film, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS finds the Firefly family on the run from the law, and leaving a trail of bodies in the wake of their escape.

Here, Zombie is able to take a group of truly despicable monsters and somehow bring out their humanity in a way that makes them accessible and likable despite their horrifying acts. Many critics have argued that Zombie has unfairly forced the audience to align themselves with the killers through his kind portrayals of the characters, but he would be unable to do so without getting beneath their trashy exteriors and drawing out their twisted sense of family and friendship. Likewise, Rob demonizes the character of Sheriff Wydell, and transforms him from the altruistic "Hand of God" into the same breed of ruthless killer which he despises. It is only natural that the audience grows to hate him in the process. While each of the performances are provocative in their own right, it is Bill Moseley's depiction of the foul-mouthed Otis that stands out above all others. He commands the screen with a terrifying display of power and unmatched evil. Only William Forsythe stands to top him as the bulldog Sheriff that decides to take the law into his own hands.

THE DEVIL'S REJECTS removes the safety of the extravagant coloring and comic book characters from HOUSE in place of a washed-out color palette and gritty realism that is reminiscent of the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. The film does maintain the humor from before, but it does so in a darker and more unsettling way. Otis, Baby, and Cutter make sharp but crude remarks that momentarily cut the tension during the disgusting torture scenes. They force guilty laughs out of audiences, who are then left feeling as sick and depraved as the villains as a result. Rob Zombie has not only dramatically improved his writing skills, but his directing and editing as well. The film's closing scene best epitomizes these changes, as the Reject's last standoff offers the same devastating impact as the climax of Ridley Scott's THELMA AND LOUISE. Yes, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS has just been compared to THELMA AND LOUISE.

THE DEVIL'S REJECTS is truly Exploitation at its very best. It is dirty, filthy smut, in all the right ways. No audience member can walk away unscathed from its horrifying depictions of blood and violence. Rob Zombie has created one of the defining films of the 2000's, and one that he may never be able to top.

-Carl Manes
I Like Horror Movies"