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House of 1000 Corpses (2002)

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Average Rating: 3.3/10
Reviews Counted: 77
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 64

There's an abundance of gore in this derivative horror movie, but little sense or wit.

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Average Rating: 2.6/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 13

There's an abundance of gore in this derivative horror movie, but little sense or wit.

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 123,920

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Movie Info

Taking his cue from such 1970s horror classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), animated rocker Rob Zombie goes celluloid with the throwback shocker House of 1000 Corpses. Running low on gas as they travel the highways of America in search of the ultimate roadside attraction, a group of teens pull into Captain Spaulding's (Sid Haig) museum of oddities (which also offers fried chicken and gasoline) only to become obsessed with uncovering the mystery of a

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Horror

Rob Zombie

Aug 12, 2003

$12.6M

Lions Gate Films Inc.

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All Critics (86) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (64) | DVD (22)

Possibly the greatest waste of celluloid since Jerry Lewis was first allowed to stand before a camera.

April 18, 2003 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment (1)
Toronto Star
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In this field of endeavour, any intense reaction is unsustainable, for the obvious reason that the guiding principle of repetition comes with an inevitable corollary and unavoidable side-effect -- sheer boredom.

April 18, 2003 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
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House of 1000 Corpses isn't coherent, exactly, but what dripping-ghoul horror movie is these days?

April 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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A cobwebbed, mummified horror entry that makes obvious, cartoonishly grotesque demands for attention.

April 15, 2003 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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Wit follows coherence out the window.

April 15, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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Parts have been cannibalized from better shockers and, worse, the stitches holding them together are so obvious they glow in the dark.

April 14, 2003 Comment
San Jose Mercury News
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Cheesy, vapid, contrived, and shallow...

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | Comment
Cinema Crazed

I can applaud House of 1000 Corpses on at least one level: The movie has absolutely no interest whatsoever in sanitized horror.

September 24, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Le réalisateur cite abondamment, mais ne parvient jamais à donner un sens à ses élans qui finissent par s'éparpiller dans un fourre-tout incohérent et anormalement tapageur

July 3, 2007 Full Review Source: Panorama | Comment

Um filme tão estúpido e mal realizado que me despertou o desejo de agredir fisicamente o diretor-roteirista Rob Zombie, cujo sobrenome deve fazer referência ao seu intelecto.

October 3, 2005 Comment
Cinema em Cena

A disaster area.

June 20, 2005 Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | Comment

Those who are tired of Hollywood's dead weight aesthetic might at least find some surprise offered here. It's not good, but it's alive on the screen.

July 6, 2004 Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | Comment

It is disturbing, to say the least, and seems destined for 'cult classic' status.

January 5, 2004 Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Comment
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

I was never scared by this B-movie or its Grade-Z dialogue. The film usually has such a cartoonish, pulpy feel that all the spills and chills seem fake and unsurprising.

December 1, 2003 Comment
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Redneck humour + heavy metal video mentality = the future of horror

October 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | Comment

That rare film that strives for cult status and will most likely achieve it.

October 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
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Audience Reviews for House of 1000 Corpses

Rob Zombie's horror movie debut was a complete disaster. It's obvious that Zombie was a big fan of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". I'm not sure if he was paying homage to it, or if "House of 1000 Corpses" was a piss-poor attempt at ripping it off. It doesn't really matter, because it fails miserably either way. You'd

December 9, 2011
Jason Calvin

Super Reviewer

I'm not a huge horror movie fan, but it was hard to resist something directed by the infamous Rob Zombie. It's gory and twisted and everything you'd expect from this director.

October 27, 2010
gatorgirl13
Rachel F

Super Reviewer

    1. Otis: [looking at Jerry while wearing a mask made of human skin] What was this guy looking for? Oh! I remember... You were trying to find Dr. Satan. Well how about we go and find him...
    2. Jerry: [moaning and grunting] Fuck you!
    3. Otis: [takes off mask] It's all true. The boogeyman is real, and you found him.
    – Submitted by Noah G (4 months ago)

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