i saw the director's cut. but it doesn't matter which version i saw because the beginning was the same, and about 2 minutes into the film i said "this is crap." i only finished watching it to see if it could redeem itself, which it didn't, and if it could get much worse than it already was, and it did, boy did it ever.
first off, the dialogue was terrible. seriously, why does Zombie always have to create these redneck slimeball type characters in every one of his movies? it worked in Corpses and in Rejects, but it absolutely does not work here. and i'm supposed to believe that because his step-dad was an asshole and he got picked on by a bully at school, that is what turned him into a homicidal maniac? please.
the idea to humanize him, while not exactly original in this day and age of films, was at least interesting. that was, until he had Michael getting stabbed in the neck and shot 3 times in the back with a .357 magnum, and keeps coming. is he human or inhuman? where exactly are you trying to go here Rob, do you even know?
and don't even get me started on the rape scene. that was the stupidest, lamest part of the whole movie. it didn't make sense whatsoever and was just thrown in there because for some reason Rob has to have a rape scene in all of his movies. i think he has a rape fetish or something.
there is no suspense or buildup whatsoever to any of the kills, something the original was great at. none of the characters were likeable at all, i wanted Michael to kill them all quickly, even Laurie, so the movie would be over sooner. there is not one redeemable character in the film that i cared about, and the only character they tried to make you feel for was the killer. now that's bad writing. the acting was terrible. i can go on and on and on about other things in this movie that i hated, but i would be here all night. i only wish that they had gone with the unrated version's ending, cuz then there definitely would not be a sequel. god forbid they ever let Rob Zombie anywhere near this franchise again.
edit: of course i want to state that this is just my opinion of the movie. if you liked it, i think you have a questionable taste in movies, but once again, that's just my opinion, so no flaming please lol.
