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03-11-2003, 07:17 PM
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Well, I just saw House of 1000 Corpses....
Like many of you here I've been waiting for this movie for a while now, and it was one of my top 5 most anticipated films of 2003. After viewing it, all I can say is that I'm severely disappointed. I'm assuming the cut I saw was the trimmed down R-rated version (the runtime was just under 84 minutes including credits) but I can't imagine anything added to this movie to make it better.
The script was abominable, the acting was terrible, and it didn't even have a hint of suspense or competent filmaking. This movie has some of the most bizzare and incoherent editing I've ever witnessed, and some of the most inappropriate music ever.
Hopefully some MAJOR changes will be made before this is released, but honestly I can't think of anything that can save this flick. |
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03-11-2003, 09:53 PM
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You know, I actually started expecting that this film was probably going to be bad, and that's why its no longer one of my most anticipated films. I can't say I'm surprised.
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03-11-2003, 10:03 PM
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*Sigh*
I was getting pretty jazzed about the film. At least now I'll go into it with lowered expectations.
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03-11-2003, 11:37 PM
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Hmm, maybe the reason so many studios ending up passing on the movie wasn't because of any rating controversy, but because it's a stinker...
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03-12-2003, 12:54 AM
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I'll still see it, but I'm definitely not as pumped.
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03-12-2003, 01:51 AM
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*sigh* is right :\ I was looking forward to this one also.
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03-12-2003, 10:30 AM
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Well, hopefully they will change some things around before it's released. I suppose with some extensive reshoots and some major editing work, it could be an OK film.
The version I saw may not have been THE final cut, so there is still some hope.
Right from the beginning the camerawork, acting (except for Sid Haig, who was excellent), and dialog was very, very amateurish and almost to the point of "student filmish" if I may.
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Once things get underway the momentum is continually bogged down with horrible jarring jump cuts and bizzare scenes just thrown in for no particular reason. The music is awful (and that's not too hard of a thing to fix I suppose) but right in the opening credits it states "Music by Rob Zombie".
The plot is very similar to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, except instead of macabre realism they went for production design so extreme it becomes comical. The last 10-15 minutes are so entirely stupid it defies logic, I can't imagine anyone taking it seriously.
My point here folks is not to crush anyone's hopes, maybe just give you a little warning so you don't get too hyped up only to be massively let down. Again, it may not have been the final cut, and with a lot of work it could turn out OK. Also, I've been in the minority opinion before (many a times!) so maybe my opinion of this film could be different than everyone else's.
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03-12-2003, 12:01 PM
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Damn! That's dissapointing. It seems like I've been waiting forever to see this, and the first review I read says it stinks.  |
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03-12-2003, 12:31 PM
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I may have to see this just for Sid Haig.
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03-14-2003, 11:55 PM
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The plot is very similar to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, except instead of macabre realism they went for production design so extreme it becomes comical.
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Exactly my thought. I told a friend of mine, "It's like a bad remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre." There's even an old grandpa in this family of killers, just like in Chainsaw.
While watching the film, Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer came to mind. Why did I enjoy that, but not this? I guess it's because, as gory and shocking as Henry was at times, it at least took its subject matter seriously, was pretty well-written, and had some good acting. You kept hoping Henry would get together with Becky, and she would change him. There was at least some humanity to Henry. You got a glimpse at a side of him that wanted a normal life.
By contrast, House of 1000 Corpses struck me as a juvenile, splatterfest music video -- lots of slow motion shots and kaleidoscopic, jump-cut editing, frequently while playing some "ironic" piece of music (e.g., a father finding his missing daughter hanging up in a shed while Frank Iffield's "I Remember You" plays on the soundtrack). I almost felt as if we're supposed to laugh at the victims in House of 1000 Corpses. The film certainly seems to laugh at them.
I just didn't know what the point of the film was. We've seen everything in it before, and seen it better.
EDIT: By the way, fans of Roger Corman's "The Raven" can look forward to it later this year in a new 2.35, 16X9 DVD from MGM. |
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