The Devil's Rejects

Name: The Devil's Rejects
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: July 22, 2005
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig

2005

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: July 22, 2005 | NC-17

Starring: Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig

Summary: From the visionary mind of acclaimed musician Rob Zombie comes the follow-up to his smash hit "House of 1000 Corpses." Written and directed by Zombie, this film further explores the Dr. Satan Cult Murders by blending traditional horror elements with the Western genre to paint a shocking portrait of vigilante justice. (Lions Gates Films)

Director: Rob Zombie

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 107 min

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Kyle Smith

A yellow dog of a movie that delights in offending the offendable. It's also a whitesploitation classic, from its menacing sideburns to its demented laughter. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

It plays like "Bonnie & Clyde" as made by a committee comprised of George Romero, Sam Peckinpah, Tobe Hooper, Sergio Leone and John Waters -- but Zombie still manages to inject a pervasive flavor all his own. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

A tough internal struggle must take place before one can come forward and admit enjoying The Devil's Rejects, a movie so fundamentally horrible that even its creator has to admit he's basically made a 101-minute snuff film. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Zombie doesn't pretend to be on the side of the victims. He makes no bones about his identification with the sexy outlaw serial killers. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Surely, this bloodthirsty comic farce about a sadistic backwoods family being hunted by a sadistic backwoods sheriff is the "Citizen Kane" of hix-ploitation horror. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Crass, vacuous exercise in grind-house stylistics. Read full review

Robert K. Elder

Evil isn't this boring. Read full review

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Nov 13, 2005

If ground fisher is a "fan" of the horror genre, he's got the wrong idea...why over-analyze a movie, with your "one-dimensional" and "substance" bulls..., that was made for pure entertainment purposes in the first place. Look at the classics for god sakes, haha yeah, Bruce Campell is a If ground fisher is a "fan" of the horror genre, he's got the wrong idea...why over-analyze a movie, with your "one-dimensional" and "substance" bulls..., that was made for pure entertainment purposes in the first place. Look at the classics for god sakes, haha yeah, Bruce Campell is a great actor, his characters jump out of the fucking screan, he's so dimensional he's 3-D, and wow, what substance, he's so deep and emotional.… Expand

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CharlieN.

Aug 3, 2006

I loved it in it's own sick and bloody way. But it's definetely not for everyone.

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BigBob

Sep 3, 2009

This is a great movie. how many horror movies have actually had the ability to make you feel bad for the sick twisted degenerates at the end. I know the answer for me is 1, and its this movie. Plus for those that dont know, one of the whores that gets shot is the voice actor of TommyThis is a great movie. how many horror movies have actually had the ability to make you feel bad for the sick twisted degenerates at the end. I know the answer for me is 1, and its this movie. Plus for those that dont know, one of the whores that gets shot is the voice actor of Tommy Pickles from Rugrats... added bonus… Expand

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BrianS.

Dec 25, 2005

Every scene appears to have been story-boarded.

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TheQuietGamer

Feb 17, 2021

This is kind of a disappointing sequel to House of 1000 Corpses. Following a violent confrontation with the police the surviving members of the "Firefly" family go on the run. There's not much of a plot beyond that. The whole thing just revolves around watching them torment anyone unluckyThis is kind of a disappointing sequel to House of 1000 Corpses. Following a violent confrontation with the police the surviving members of the "Firefly" family go on the run. There's not much of a plot beyond that. The whole thing just revolves around watching them torment anyone unlucky enough to be in their path and putting up with Rob Zombie's patented vulgarity, which I guess was intended to be amusing, but just ended up being annoying more often than not.

I was never really bothered by any of this until things started to get rapey. So the real problem is that none of the violence or filth feels like anything we haven't seen before. Plus, what helped make this movie's predecessor so enjoyable were its twisted sights and visual flair. Here things are a lot more aesthetically flat. Environments were certainly grimy enough to make me feel like I needed a tetanus shot after watching, but where's the color or the industrial horror monsters that made for some of the first film's most memorable moments? Rejects' only really creative aspect outside of the wild soundtrack is that these psychopaths are being chased by a sheriff who's just as unhinged and sadistic as they are. This leads to a nice role reversal that sees the people who are usually the predators becoming the prey and getting a taste of the same type of cruelty they have dished out in the past. However, this too exposes a fundamental problem with the movie. When the bad guys are also the protagonists, who am I supposed to root for? Am I supposed to feel something when they get beaten and bloodied or are riding out in a blaze of deranged, bullet-laden glory despite their deplorable actions? I simply can't do that, and without characters to invest in I'm left with only the violence and stylistic choices to latch onto. Both of which fell short for me.… Expand

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WJS

Oct 12, 2015

I'm hard pressed to call this a horror film. It's really more of a heavy drama with horrific scenes of sadistic violence. I'm not sure how movies like this became classified as "horror" films, other than they're horrific examples of less than terrific low budget film making. This one doesI'm hard pressed to call this a horror film. It's really more of a heavy drama with horrific scenes of sadistic violence. I'm not sure how movies like this became classified as "horror" films, other than they're horrific examples of less than terrific low budget film making. This one does have decent cinematography and a fairly cool soundtrack, but the narrative is confusing and all over the place.… Expand

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JohnS.

Nov 13, 2005

This is a film for idiots. Never before has one movie so astutely singled out the lowest common denominator from its demographic. It isn't funny, it isn't clever, its badly structured and the direction is indescribably hamfisted. A film this pointless and stupid will be forgotten This is a film for idiots. Never before has one movie so astutely singled out the lowest common denominator from its demographic. It isn't funny, it isn't clever, its badly structured and the direction is indescribably hamfisted. A film this pointless and stupid will be forgotten soon enough, and deservedly so. I'm a huge, HUGE fan of both the horror genre, and its mid 1970's heyday. But, and this is very important, the films of that period were made by disillusioned intellectuals. not meatheaded, petulant antagonists who haven't got a clue about the artistry of the cinematic medium. Where is the subtext? Where are the genuine shocks? Where is the invention? This film is utterly, inarguably appalling. Anyone that doesn't agree, I'd wager, has problems when attempting to spell their own name.… Expand

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