"There is no fuckin' ice cream in your fuckin' future."
THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005)
Directed by Rob Zombie
The murderous redneck fiends from "House of a 1000 Corpses escape a police raid and go on a sadistic killing spree. Fun for the whole family ensues.
If I had to describe this film in just one word it would be "skanky". It's crude, mean-spirited, visually grimy and just an all around unpleasant experience. So why is it here?
Frankly, it's kind of a blast.
The characters and dialogue are foul as can be, but also hilarious and over-the-top. This sort of hillbilly black humour is, for better or worse, rapidly becoming the signature of director Rob Zombie and if his intention was to capture the tone and texture of a gritty seventies exploitation film, then I have to say he accomplished this brilliantly. Clearly, many will be turned off by the film's mixture of extreme violence and low comedy but I couldn't help but me entertained by the obvious affection Zombie has for these ugly and extreme characters. Whether you like his work or not, Rob Zombie proved with this film, that he is a genuine filmmaker.
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