The Devil's Rejects:
Zombie took a completely different turn. It doesn't acknowledge Dr. Satan, or the previous film, and changes Otis from an albino to a regular skinned man. He completely turned and made it a realistic and brutal grindhouse movie. The killers are on the run from the cops, led by a vengeful sheriff who's brother was murdered by them. They kill a band, and are later captured by the police. But the sheriff has his own dark plans for the killers, no matter what the law says... As always, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Sheri Moon steal the show as the psychotic killers, enough said there. But another crazy character is William Forsythe as Sheriff John Quincey Wydell. He shows an unstable side when he outbursts at an interviewee, and totally shows his psycho side at the film's climax. (I also recommend you check out Cinemassacre's review of this film.) Tyler Mane (from Rob Zombie's Halloween) is re-cast as Rufus. Matthew McGrory returns as the giant, deformed Tiny. Leslie Easterbrook plays Mother Firefly, as a fringed, psychotic woman who is held in a cell in police HQ. Danny Trejo plays bounty hunter Rondo, and horror vet Ken Forree (Dawn of the Dead) plays Charlie, Spaulding's half-brother and ally, who's a pimp. The writing and shocking moments are truly disturbing and brilliant. The music is far more interesting, Zombie's use of Lynyrd Skynyrd and southern rock fits the "western" theme of this film more than death metal, which made the previous film feel like a music video. As much as I love Corpses, The Devil's Rejects is the superior horror film. Enough said. 5/5 stars.
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