The Devil's Rejects - Special Edition [2005] [DVD]

The Devils Rejects is a much more serious film and should be taken for exactly that, there are still some good one-liners and moments that will make you chuckle, but it remains a kick-ass movie and in my opinion matches, if not excells, any Tarantino pre-Fiction movies. It spirals away from the horror genre and is more thriller/action/crime all rolled into one, but stays with its roots of the 1st movie. If you havent seen House Of 1000 Corpses it shouldnt matter as you will pick the storyline up easily although you may benfit from seeing it so you can get to know the background of certain characters which feature in this movie. If you HAVE seen a 1000 corpses and are frankly put off by seeing this (and i expect a few people will have been!) then i URGE u not to let The Devils Rejects pass you by cos it is an AWESOME movie and you WILL be missing out...
If you liked House Of 1000 corpses then you`ll LOVE The Devils Rejects. If you DIDNT like House Of 1000 Corpses then you`ll LOVE Devils Rejects...
The soundtrack is fantastic too and sets the scene perfectly. There are also enough extras on the dvd to keep you going, in fact this is probably the best extras disc i have seen!

All in all, a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and fantastic film that is entertaining till the end. Constant action, amazing effects, excellent acting by all, makes this film a MUST OWN and should be in EVERYONES collection.

The Firefly family are a kind of twisted, tripping version of the Angel family in the old Judge Dredd comics. In 'House' they waylaid travellers into their home for an evening of wild entertainment, usually ending in the bizarre ritualistic mutilation and torture of their guests. In "Rejects" however, they aren't quite so perverse in their actions, being upstaged by the equally psychopathic cop who is tracking them down.

It is possibly because of this that in "Rejects", despite the Firefly family being perverse necrophiliac homicidal maniacs, I actually found myself rooting for them. By the end of the film, in fact, I was somewhat horrified to find myself on their side. Credit has to go to Zombie & Co for being able to make an audience sympathise with such characters!

One minor disappointment was the loss of the "surreal" edge that was found in "House", being replaced by a more straightforward sadism (if that's not too much of an oxymoron). This 'dumbed down' "Rejects" slightly for me. "House" and "Rejects" have never been your standard slasher fare, and whilst more disturbing they're also more intelligent and fascinating which is why I feel so justified in liking them so much :-)

The characterisations of the dsyfunctional, immature and irrational psychopath family are as always excellent with Sheri Moon Zombie shining as the utterly irresistable but deeply disturbed sadistic seductress "Baby".

In summary, "Rejects" is a fast-moving feast of sex, mayhem and violence with some blinding blues music as the score which builds up into a sweeping "high noon" style climax. I truly hope there will be more to follow.