The sequel to House of 1000 Corpses – the Firefly family are ambushed at their isolated home by Sheriff Wydell and a squad of armed men guns blazing – yet only Otis and his sister, Baby, manage to escape the barrage of bullets unharmed. Hiding out in a backwater motel, the wanted siblings wait to rendezvous with their errant father, Captain Spaulding, killing whoever happens to stand in their way.
The movie turns quickly into a somewhat clumsily handled chase structure, with no clear point or end.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
22 Jul 2005
fresh:
It has to be the sickest, the most twisted, the most deranged movie so far this year. And I'm giving it thumbs up because it's very good at what it wants to be.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
25 Jul 2005
fresh:
Indefensible on a moral level, Rob Zombie's perversely watchable follow-up to his much-reviled cult hit House of 1000 Corpses is loaded with filmmaking energy.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jul 2005
rotten:
It's an audacious piece of filmmaking, but after a while it grows exhausting to watch, particularly when it becomes clear that violence is going to lead to more violence without much story or conscience surfacing.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
26 Sep 2005
fresh:
The look and feel of this film is a total nightmare, and some of the most effective American mood-making in years.