The Lords of Salem2013
The Lords of Salem (2013)
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Cast
as Francis Matthias
as Francis Matthais
as Herman "Whitey" Salvador
as Judge Samuel Mather
as Lacy Doyle
as Sonny
as Herman Jackson
as Alice Matthias
as Heidi Hawthorne
as Virgil Magnus
as Margaret Morgan
as Megan
as A.J. Kennedy
as Reverend Jonathan Hawthorne
as Dean Magnus
as Abigail Hennessey
as Clovis Hales
as Sarah Easter
as Mary Webster
as Elizabeth Jacobs
as Martha Bishop
as Count Gorgann
as Cerina Hooten
as Priest
as Priscilla
as Ted
as Amon
as Halvard the Guardian
as Butcher Olaf
as Beelzebub
as Virginia Cable
as Francis Matthias
as Maisie Mather
as Judge Samuel Mather
as Puppeteer #1
as Puppeteer #2
as Chip McDonald
as Interviewer
as Carlo
as Wench Girl
as Witchhunter
as Reverend Hawthorne
as Frankenmonster
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Polished and calculated, this is a nerve-shattering fright fest bolstered by immaculate technique.
It's a credit to Zombie's interest in growing as an artist that he's drawing from more mature inspirations here, but it's also part of why the movie doesn't work.
It's all meant to be monstrous, unspeakable, blasphemous horror but it comes across more like a slightly dirty drawing, passed in seventh-grade religion class.
Movies by Rob Zombie, the goth rocker turned cult filmmaker, aren't for everybody. But he couldn't care less.
Considerable care goes into establishing the premise, but the film eventually abandons psychological subtlety for hallucinatory garishness, which is too bad.
"The Lords of Salem" will make you feel bad. But it's supposed to.
Audience Reviews for The Lords of Salem
Great atmosphere and imagery. The scene in the kitchen made me jump. Salem is a great spooky setting. Not much seemed sacrified because Heidi had already invited Satanic forces into her life and her radio show. The concept of the Lords and their evil song was cool. The modern day witches were really effectively evil. The backstory was good. It's a bit of a shame all that calculated buildup was dumped at the end and forgotten.
Super Reviewer
[Zero Stars] Rob Zombies' brand of atavistic, 70's-era throwbacks to the horror of yesteryear is an acquired taste. For as refreshingly old-school and grungy as 'The Devil's Rejects' was, his 'Hallowee' remake was a platitudinous, unintentionally funny flatliner. Which brings me to 'The Lords of Salem' which I can safely assume (or hope) is the worst film that Zombie has been associated with. For one thing, the character depth of Heidi as a recovering junkie is superficial at best with truncated scenes of her as a support group to indicate her struggle. Zombie is completely clueless about minute details like how a small-radius radio station works with Heidi and her deejay friends using obnoxious sound effects ad nauseum and playing unsolicited records. The phantasmagorical imagery is putrid and avant-garde (ranging from a midget with flailing intestines and Heidi bucking atop a goat). Although it has been touted as "blazingly original", the trajectory of the story with a vessel for Satan's birth has been tread dozens of times before. The acting from Meg Foster as the coven leader is cringe-inducing and hammy. The pacing is plodding to the point of boredom. From concept to execution, 'The Lords of Salem' is a solemnly self-serious, excruciating piece of drek that ranks as one of the worst movies of the year.
Super Reviewer
two stars
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The Lords of Salem Quotes
| Lacy Doyle: | You know what I think? I think you've come here to get inside my dear little Heidi's head... get inside her head and FUCK her brain! Have you come to stick your nosy cock inside her head and fuck her brain, Mr Matthias? |
| Francis Matthais: | I think i should go! |
| Francis Matthais: | I think I should go! |
| Lacy Doyle: | Oh NO! |
| Lacy Doyle: | Oh no! |