Identity and 1,000 Corpses

[mr. henry]

here's my two cents' worth on these recent views...:::

Identity - 2003 (R). (theater) Directed by James Mangold. Starring John Cusack and Ray Liotta. Ten people, mostly strangers, are stranded at a seedy and remote motel during a severe thunderstorm. To make things interesting, one of the unfortunate folks is a violent murder suspect in police custody. Then, when guests begin expiring in bloody ways one-by-one, the panicked finger pointing begins. Cusack and Liotta, playing a limo driver and cop respectively, try to maintain order among the group as it withers away during the storm and the killings become more supernatural in nature. An interesting thriller with a few unique surprises and twists. The movie doesn't cheat within the context of the tale, which means you may possibly figure it all out before it ends. RECOMMENDED.

House of 1,000 Corpses - 2003 (R). (Theater) Written and directed by Rob Zombie. Mr. Zombie serves up a semi-satisfying antidote to the teenster pseudo-horror flicks of late. Youngsters weened on Scream and Urban Legend-ish fare will be unable to historically place this flick among its predecessors such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, etc. Should that matter? No. Is this an instant modern classic? No. Does it deliver the gore that genre purists might expect? Not necessarily---most likely due to the approximately 20 minutes of edited footage for the rated-R release. So what does this delayed release accomplish? It successfully tells the tale of a demented family and their unfortunate guests in an atmospheric setting in which anyone can die at any moment. No teenage teevee stars in this grittier than average cineplex-approved flick. There is blood, violent close ups, nudity, and more blood as a youngish group of travellers have car trouble and wind up in the home of a serial killer and his equally disturbed family. The film does offer a few intense and creepy moments, not to mention some memorable imagery, especially near the end. I cannot recommend this movie for the non-horror genre audience because, refreshingly, it is not a flick test-marketed for the maximum audience possible. It is a comparitively low budget movie made for the horror fan by the horror fan. Therefore, I RECOMMEND this semi-succesful attempt to capture what's missing from the silver screen "horror" releases of today. Hopefully more attempts, including the occasional semi-successful effort, will follow.

[Chadzilla]

Evidently Lion's Gate has made a nice amount of cash from the movie, they have signed Rob Zombie to delivers sequel for them asap.

[illcos]

excellent.  i'd like to see an unedited theatrical joint this time though - i don't think anyone living under a rock is going to come out on a date and mistakenly see 'house of 1000 corpses' instead of a romantic comedy.

[Johnny Blister]

Once again,the ternal question:are ANY of these movies gonna be released in South America?

[JohnL]

>Once again,the ternal question:are ANY of these movies gonna be released in
>South America?

Just face it: South America sucks for big-name American movie releases...

[Brother Ragnarok]

Here's a mistake in HO1KC I noticed that I would have figured Zombie would catch, but this just proves further what a geek I am.
When Jerry runs out of the Murder Ride screaming "AAAGH!  Dr. Satan!" he's doing the devil horns thing with his hands.  The film is set in 1977, and doing the devil horns thing to something you think is metal and rules wasn't around until 1980 when Dio replaced Ozzy as the singer in Black Sabbath.  Ozzy used to give peace signs and Dio wanted a new gimmick, so he did that.  It's actually an Italian sign to ward off people giving you the Evil Eye.

Brother R

[illcos]

there is a lot of slang that was not present in the late 70's that is seemingly ad libbed by the cast too.  i can't believe a slasher is not historically correct! :P

[illcos]

ack - i just thought today, lion's gate also greenlighted 'american psycho 2' :/

[Johnny Blister]

And who the f**k said House Of 1000 Corpses is set in the 70s anyway?

[Chadzilla]

Johnny Blister wrote:

> And who the f**k said House Of 1000 Corpses is set in the 70s
> anyway?

I believe that Rob Zombie, the writer and director of House of 1,000 Corpses did.

[illcos]

the bottom of the screen near the beginning :P

[Chadzilla]

Well, they want Rob Zombie to make, so that is a good sign of...something.

[Brother Ragnarok]

Yep.  Says right there.  1977.  Take your riddlin, dude.

Brother R

[Johnny Blister]

Well,is anyone here old enough to remember how things were in the 70s?

[Chadzilla]

Yeah, cursing and getting all rude about a movie that hasn't even played in South America yet...don't worry, it hasn't got any whory lebianic beaches messing it up either.  :-D