i have a certain respect for rob zombie . his love of the classic cult grind house horror of yesteryear be very endearing and i believe him to have a certain integrity rare amongst film personality . unfortunately house of 1000 corps and while certainly express zombie love for old school shock horror and be simply too convolute and elaborate and often boring to send a single shiver up the spine . it be obvious that painstaking care be take in the aesthetic of the film but unfortunately it have fail . for the most part the film look a if the lighting and makeup designer have just come from a job on the bold and the beautiful with gaudy colour and super smooth skin on character who have supposedly be on the road for day detract greatly from any attempt at a gritty atmosphere . even in the suppose house of 1000 corpses the production design resemble a piece of theatre more than a disturbing pit of hell and mayhem . i understand the burlesque inspiration here but even with that consider the set shouldn not look so staged . the special effect makeup also look more like paper mache than deform skin and apart from dr. satan and who do look very effective but be unfortunately severely underused . the act for the most part be excruciate . sid haig be fun a always and completely steal the show but apart from him there be not a single character here who the audience will feel strongly for or against simply because they be all 1 dimensional stock standard play in the fashion of a high school drama class . one very disappointing aspect of the performance be that the old member of the sicko family be obviously play by college age kid and the poor makeup and acting be unable to hide this . the dialogue be obviously aim to be quotable and and be therefore so ludicrously overwritten that it do little but add to the amateur theatricality of the film . by the time we get to the juicy horror stuff the film take the action in a completely convoluted direction until the audience no longer care what this sick family be hide or what kind of back story there may be . simplicity be the key stroke to the art of the horror film but obviously rob zombie want to do away with that trend in house of 1000 corps . the same can be say of the cinematography . negative colourization and crash cut to grainy newsreel style footage of what be happen in another room be amateur trick at best and more at home in an mtv music clip . to add insult to injury these trick be overuse to the point of exhaustion . i watch this film with a friend who i consider a kindred spirit in horror fandom and we both be well watch and research on the genre . i be sad to say that half way through house of 1000 corps our silence could no longer be hold and my friend finally have to open the floodgate with ugh and this be so bad . yes and it be . kudos to your vision mr. zombie and but your execution be in dire need of tune .