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House of 1000 Corpses was the debut film of Rockstar cum Filmmaker Robert Zombie, and in my opinion it may be his finest work, it's hard though to decide which is better, it or The Devil's Rejects. Because while they both follow the same relative cast of characters they are very different films each with there own merits. Apples and Oranges, yo.
The film is part Texas Chainsaw Massacre, part Last House on The Left and part Circus Sideshow with plenty of other lesser homages to 70's slashers and americana thrown in in equal measure to spice up the whole dish. And what a delicious dish it is. Rob Zombie wears his influences on his sleeves with this one and you can tell he has a real, true love of the genre, his passion is infectious making the movie a whole lot of fun. It's sometimes all over the place but nothing ever feels out of place, this is the cinematic equivalent of a carnival Haunted House or a Captain Spaulding's murder ride. We jump from Comedy to Horror and back again. We jump from bound and gagged cheerleaders to a vile stand up comedy routine to a Reservoir Dog's razor blade dance homage to Satanic Rituals and ultimately to a bizarre post-apocalyptic Science-Fiction vision of evil cyber/steam-punk doctors and mutants performing crimes against humanity in an underground lair while a family of CHUDs watch TV. If that wasn't enough through out the whole movie we're treated to Art Film-esque segments of the family going about there business or of eviscerated animals or old men in the desert speaking directly to the camera telling you that "this is hell". It's all pretty visceral stuff and it makes for quite the cinematic experience.
If you haven't seen this one yet, Do yourself a favour and check it out. Zombie's been on a losing streak as of late but that doesn't discredit this film as a modern horror masterpiece. Too much fun too ignore. Do it.
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