video review : House Of 1000 Corpses

video review : House Of 1000 Corpses

This movie is less about the House than its occupants; a family of sadistic killers that make The Addams look normal. The Corpses are the mummified remains of their victims, most of whom were tortured to death.

An unlucky four pay an inadvertent visit the night before Halloween after picking up a hitchhiker girl. The car suddenly breaks down, so the girl says she lives within walking distance and her brother has a tow truck.

There isn’t really much of a plot beyond that and there doesn’t need to be. The charm of this horror flick, which is directed, occasionally like a song video, by White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie, is its zany gory style.

my rating : 4 of 5

2003

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video review : Trilogy Of Terror

video review : Trilogy Of Terror

The third story is a thrill, at least compared to what came before it. It’s about a Zuni fetish doll that comes to life and tries to kill a woman named Amelia. She’s played by Karen Black who also stars in the other two stories, neither of which induce a single scare, let alone Terror.

The first, about a college student having a sexual relationship with his teacher, is interesting until the stupid ending. The second, which I do commend for being bold enough to include as a plot device a daughter sexually seducing her father; again with the sex; is stupid from the start.

my rating : 2 of 5

1975