Review: 3 From Hell

Either you dig on Rob Zombie's grindhouse, white-trash sensibilities or you don't. He can be hit and miss for me. I actually liked what he did with Halloween, both the 2007 version and its sequel, but had a hard time getting behind some of his other work (I'm talking about YOU, Lords of Salem!).

Hence I went into 3 From Hell with a little trepidation. I appreciate House of 1000 Corpses for what it is, but got a lot more enjoyment out of The Devil's Rejects. Taking the sadistic villains from one movie, and essentially making them the sadistic "heroes" of another was a ballsy move, and Zombie made it work.

Thankfully what worked in The Devil's Rejects still works 14 years later with 3 From Hell. Yes, Otis, Baby, Captain Spaulding and newcomer Winslow Foxworth Coltrane are horrible people, and do horrible things to other people, but I found myself rooting for them by the end. Bill Moseley summed it up best during my interview with him; there's a part of us that wants to do the things these people do, and I agree. Watching that play out on film is oddly cathartic.

My therapist is going to have a field day with that statement.

On a purely entertainment level, we get shootings, stabbings, boat loads of profanity and boobies, and some dark, but very funny, comedy. All done in Zombie's 70's Grindhouse style. The cast is fine, and works well together, and it's clear Zombie loves these characters. It shows in every frame.

I encourage peeps to check this one out. You can get tickets online at FathomEvents.com/3FromHell! Shawn and I give it a Good, and say it's worth your time and hard-earned dollar.

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