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  • Actors: Sid Haig, Karen Black, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Chris Hardwick
  • Directors: Rob Zombie
  • Writers: Rob Zombie
  • Producers: Andy Given, Andy Gould, Danielle Shilling Lovett, Guy Oseary, Joel Hatch
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Tartan Video
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 85 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001EYTK2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,672 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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It's sick! It's twisted! It's House of 1,000 Corpses, and it's more fun than a wholesome bowl of "Agatha Crispies"! Dropped by two studios (Universal and MGM) and doomed to obscurity until Lions Gate Films gave it a limited theatrical release, Rob Zombie's gonzo horror flick is a blood-spattered throwback to the gore-fests of the 70s, lending new meaning to the term "box-office gross". Most critics misunderstood this unbridled exercise in graphic style and violence, but for devoted horror buffs it's a refreshing rebuttal to the comparatively "polite" frights of the post-Scream era. While paying homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Last House on the Left, Motel Hell and other gory classics, Zombie's ramshackle plot (two young couples are terrorized by an inbred family of homicidal maniacs) lacks a crucial sense of dread, but his pastiche of vivid colours, grainy fetish-films and photo-negative imagery is guaranteed to hold your attention. A bona-fide cult item, this House is definitely worth a visit... if you dare. --Jeff Shannon

Synopsis
Rob Zombie, the heavy metal hero who has released such albums as SINISTER URGE and HELLBILLY DELUXE as a solo act and ASTRO-CREEP 2000 with his band, White Zombie, takes on the world of horror movies in this very bloody, very entertaining tale that rips off the old car-trouble story in which a group of unsuspecting travellers must spend the night in a place of demented evil--in this case, the Museum of Monsters and Madmen. Zombie makes the movie work for the same reason his music career has been so successful: He knows he's going way over the top, and he's not afraid to go as far as he can, so eager viewers should put their tongues in their cheeks and go along for the raunchy ride.
The always beguiling Karen Black, who starred in one of the all-time great horror classics, BURNT OFFERINGS, turns in another terrifically offbeat performance as Mother Firefly, the marvellous matriarch of a murderous family. Other fabulously gruesome characters include the crazy clown Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) and the oddball "lady killer" Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley); Marx Brothers fans should note that many of Zombie's characters are named after roles played by Groucho. One of the advertising lines for the movie calls it "positively the most horrifying film ever made!" Zombie does his best to try to live up to that demanding tag, upping the gore quotient with numerous inventive killings that involve lots of blood and innards.

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4.0 out of 5 stars House of 1000 corpses, Love it, 24 Feb 2004
A horror masterpiece by one of metals biggest icons. A film very much in the vien of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre(even mentioning the famous Ed Gein) but taken to a higher level. Based around a fictional tale about Dr satan, a medical surgeon who takes a fancy to experimenting on his patient in bizarre ways. This leads a group of youngsters to investigate the tale to cure their boredom on long drive. This leads to a highly entertaining gore fest, with great over the top characters, and some cameos from some of horrors greats such as Karen Black.(Rob Zombie does not appear in this movie, only directs!)

A film for horror fans who just expect to be entertained, it doesnt take its self seriously and has re educated us on how to make horror movies, taking us away from the 90's formula of horror!

Great movie, cant wait for house of 2000 corpses! Watch it!

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Horror Film, from a fan for fans, 29 Mar 2004
Rob Zombie has stated many time he has always been a fan of CLASSIC horror films. What he created here has every cliche of the horror films of the 70's and 80's..but with a mordern twist and AWESOME music...the characters are really twisted and you cant seem to look away at the scariest parts...this film will have you on the edge of your seat at times, laughing like crazy te next, but either way you will be FULLY entertained
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars a good film, but a censored film, 17 May 2004
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when watched properly (dark room, proper speaker setup);this film creates tension really well due to the crazy atmospheric noise and general vulgarness of the film. also, one the people near the end of the film kinda reminded us of a bad guy from power rangers.that was funny.
the whole film has really random editing (kinda similer to natural born killers), a cool soundtrack, and is entertaing for an hour and a half. the treatment of the film on dvd sounds and looks great.
sadly edited of pretty much all it's violence though. this will probly put off most people. an artists view compromised then of the only reason people really want to see this.
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