Rob Zombie discussion

Sure, as soon as Mystery Science Theatre 3000 got ahold of it and it got the Tom Servo, Crow T. RObot and Mike Nelson treatment.

Hey, Heidi! Wanna remake "Jaws" but without that stupid shark in it?

Jessica

I would definitely watch it; though that's not saying much because there is very little I'd refuse!

Like everyone else I'm already cringing that he's seriously not going to have a blob in a remake of The Blob. Is it going to be some Slithers thing where little oozlings go internal or something?

It'll be an overweight, foul-mouthed, abusive redneck called "The Blob".

And they'll show the blob's foul-mouthed, abusive redneck family.

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We should start a new game and see how long it takes to bring a 30 Rock reference into a thread.

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I'm not sure why but I like Rob Zombie, and I enjoy his movies, even though most of them aren't very good. I remember when House of 1000 Corpses came out and my co-workers (fast food) were going haywire over it, talking about all these different versions and how some were more hardcore than others. I finally rented it and it was a piece of shit, but there was something likable about it anyways. Devils Rejects was okay, and I didn't hate the first Halloween movie. I think it's Rob's sense of fun and the fact that he's a diehard fan of the genre that makes his movies better than the Decent, High Tension, Saw/Hostel, etc. Even though they suck, Rob's movies seem more like labors of love. I'm looking forward to Halloween 2, and I would definately watch his version of the Blob, ESPECIALLY if there was no Blob in it.

I like Rob Zombie's first two movies, and I am excited to see his cartoon "El Superbeasto". His trailer for Grindhouse was also really good. And Halloween wasn't necessarily a bad movie, it just wasn't scary like the original (it beat the shit out of the Friday The 13th remake, but that's not saying much).

Anything that will keep him from making that atrocious groove-metal music he used to do is fine with me (I watched his videos with the sound muted). More movies and less metal, Mr. Zombie.

I, too, enjoy a good trainwreck. I think if there were no blob, I'd definitely see it.

I wonder if Rob has actually ever met a real 'redneck'. isn't he from Boston?

You know, here's one good thing about it. Despite the jokes, there really is no way The Blob is going to be about a crazy family who enjoy murdering people. It'll be good to see him do something that "different", even if it sucks.

Oh Hush you!

American Made Music To Strip By is one of my favorite albums!

lol

I would love to see the blob remade and I also must confess that I have a weekness for super sexy swingin sounds.

I just saw Halloween II.

Meh.

I think Rob Z. definitely has the potential to be better than he is-- like with H2, there were these brief little moments of "wow, that was ALMOST cool". And I loved the psycho-billy band during the party scene.

While I don't enjoy his movies as a whole, I like different parts of them that sort of speak of some creative independence from the archetypes and tropes of horror.

I learned that nifty 'archetypes and tropes' phrase from stuffy old-man horror authors...always wanted to use it.

I won a free double pass to Halloween II. Can't say I was excited about it, but I went to see it anyway cos it was free. 20 minutes into the film I wanted to leave. However, I wanted the time I wasted on this piece of shit back. So I complained to the management about a few noisy people sitting behind me, got a courtesy ticket out of it. Not sure what film I will view with that courtesy ticket but it won't be as terrible as Halloween II. I mean, wtf? It's a remake of a sequel. As for the Blob without the blob, are you serious? Why not turn The Raft into a feature length film instead? Zombie should go back to his music.

Redneckism is in the blood. haha

I am a huge Rob Zombie fan, love his music, loved Corpses and Rejects and will check out anything the guy does. BUT, I'm also a big original Halloween fan and thought the remake killed the mystique of Michael Myers. I didn't want to know why Michael Myers was the way he was. That's what made him scary, just like the boogeyman. So I skipped the sequel and if I get bored one night, I'll watch it on DVD when it comes out.

As for the Blob without a blobbly thing in it...whatever, but we better not have to sit through an hour of domestic space violence, only to learn the blob ran away from home, accidentally crashed on earth and is just cold, hungry and scared.

If ZOmbie would get out of his fanboy "I can do a better job" mentality, he might actually be able to make an okay movie. I think if he would develop his own stuff, instead of just rewriting movies already made, he would be sort of okay.

lol actually, the only reason I saw Halloween 2 last night was because I wanted to see if the guy I've been talking to could deal with the fact that I really enjoy horror....if he can't--

itsa DEALBREAKER

Sorry, had to toss in my own 30 Rock ref.

Okay, I think Zombie is good at making scenes look really cool and he has a great eye for cool camera shots and frames his characters well and his art design is really great and amazing. I don't think he's a bad director. I think he's a shiity writer, and he shouldn't be allowed to direct things he's written unless he's paying for them with his own money.

his characters are all boring, all of them speak exactly the same, and he isn't good at telling a complicated an dintense story. He's really good at making this look cool, though. I think if he had a good story, he could direct a killer film. because REJECTS was his best story, its our fave film by him.

Rejects was awesome.

One of my biggest complaints is he basically has the same characters in every film,and all of them are like 70's porn flick rejects.

Devil's Rejects is my favorite also.

His use of Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider" in the title sequence was brilliant and memorable.

What's funny is, the guy who does this whole 70s-influenced, throwback/ homage thing the best never gets any credit for it. His name is Craig Brewer, he has two films: "Hustle & Flow" and "Black Snake Moan". He manages to capture an aesthetic while still being contemporary and original.

I LOVED Black Snake Moan.