House of 1000 Corpses

Lions Gate Films | Release Date: April 11, 2003

4.7	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 127 Ratings

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Tss5078Feb 24, 2013

I have one word to describe this movie AWFUL! It doesn't even compare to it's sequel, The Devil's Rejects. This is just a weird, drugged out, gore fest, that makes absolutely no sense. It's not even funny, It's a complete waste of time. EvenI have one word to describe this movie AWFUL! It doesn't even compare to it's sequel, The Devil's Rejects. This is just a weird, drugged out, gore fest, that makes absolutely no sense. It's not even funny, It's a complete waste of time. Even Rob Zombie's sister was said to have walked out of the screening in disgust, saying, "what the F is wrong with you!?"… Expand

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GerrickC.Apr 30, 2006

Sounds like Rob Zombie's film is past dead- which is dull-dead and dreary.

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M.M.Mar 19, 2006

Surprised to see only 0's and 10's for the most part this movie is much closer to a 0. This movie was not scary and I found myself very bored watching it. I kept waiting for the gore, but there were only a few scenes of active Surprised to see only 0's and 10's for the most part this movie is much closer to a 0. This movie was not scary and I found myself very bored watching it. I kept waiting for the gore, but there were only a few scenes of active violence - most of the offensive material were slow shots of already dead, mutilated bodies. There was really nothing original about any of the murders/deaths. For example, upon opening a trunk, a dead body is found with the words "treat or trick" (or something close) etched into the leg of a slightly overweight girl. I can think of a 1000 ways to make that discovery more horrifying. I did like Capt. Spaulding's character and the baby character (agreeing with a former reviewer) and give this a 2 as a result. I kept waiting for some good B movie thrills, instead I got spliced footage of old 50's topless C-level "models" Bottomline: no scares, no good T&A, no good gore.… Expand

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AcuzzamJan 9, 2009

Some people say that this is a good movie in the "horror trash" style. I have to disagree. I'm a fan of all kind of movies including trash movies and this one its not a good one. It's surprisingly boring, it's the kind of Some people say that this is a good movie in the "horror trash" style. I have to disagree. I'm a fan of all kind of movies including trash movies and this one its not a good one. It's surprisingly boring, it's the kind of movie that is just a waste of time.… Expand

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Philter137Sep 16, 2005

I am not being extreme, I honestly believe this film deserves a zero. My friends stopped watching after half and hour, one by one they found something better to do. I watched for as long as I could, a full 30 minutes longer than the others, I am not being extreme, I honestly believe this film deserves a zero. My friends stopped watching after half and hour, one by one they found something better to do. I watched for as long as I could, a full 30 minutes longer than the others, but eventually I did something I've never done with a rental film before... I hit fast-forward and watched the film fly past, just so I could get to the end and put this behind me. I must have stopped and watched 20 times before reaching the end, but it was the same old sh*t. I'm sure there are fans of this flick out there, someone on Rob Zombie's wavelength, and that's great. I hope you enjoyed it. You're on your own in a very small, special group of people.… Expand

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MauriceV.Dec 12, 2007

I give it one because it was a nice try....the other nice try extra points went away when I started feeling like I was watching a boring extended version of the "I feel so numb" music video.... now seriously, after this film I got so angry I give it one because it was a nice try....the other nice try extra points went away when I started feeling like I was watching a boring extended version of the "I feel so numb" music video.... now seriously, after this film I got so angry that, though I am a big fan of the music from Rob Zombie, I didn't even want to hear a single song from him. though if you are really into bizarre experiences, not wanting to watch a horror nor a terror film but some surreal comedy with horror parodies go ahead, you might enjoy it. Then again I seriously doubt it. Still I think he evolved from this shitty standard with his next movies, and though everybody hates it, I think Zombie does the exact opposite with Halloween delivering a great new angle for a movie (switching -in my opinion- the genre of it from a slow paced suspense thrill to a very well done violent horror pic).… Expand

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Fb29Jul 29, 2012

I went through the annoying process of registering with metacritic just to discourage you from watching this movie.

Pros: the captain clown character, the first scene, general weirdness
Cons: bad, bad soundtrack, annoying cut scenes

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horcrux2007Mar 16, 2015

(going to watch again)

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macaronihorror6Jun 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One word that sums up this movie perfectly is disorienting. The numerous "flashback" sequences, which invariably have random negative filters and tv static applied to them, create a cool effect and contribute to the atmosphere of the film,which is one of the few things this film does right. However, the short asides generally serve more as a source of confusion than answers.
The plot of this film is convoluted, nonsensical, and lacking any sort of direction. The serial-killer family conducts a lengthy ritual towards the end of the movie, burning hundreds of crosses while the major antagonist of the film wears corpsepaint and chants. While a cool scene that builds up plenty of tension, it is symptomatic of the major problems I have with the movie as a whole. Events in this movie are tangential and sparsely related, barely maintaining any semblance of a cohesive narrative.
Rob Zombie was clearly trying to do something different with his psychotic family of hillbilly murderers, and the underground corpse dungeon that serves as the location of the climax shows off some impressive special effects, but its all so disjointed and hard to follow that the few good points of the film were lost in the chaos. Technically impressive, but lacking focus, cohesion and any semblance of character motivation.… Expand

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FigazziMay 10, 2020

Fick you Rob Zombie. The only character to be tortured and murdered should have been you, but before even thinking about making this movie. A process that clearly didn't take long according to the total lack of any plot whatsoever. Or maybeFick you Rob Zombie. The only character to be tortured and murdered should have been you, but before even thinking about making this movie. A process that clearly didn't take long according to the total lack of any plot whatsoever. Or maybe the goal of the film was to push the audience to commit violence against the director. Possible. As an example of how truly awful this movie is it took me a whole 1 hour and 30 minutes of self loathing before I decided to turn this crap off and skip the very predictable sick **** ending. Anyway you suck… Expand

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