This flick bordered on ultra-violent action movie and I wouldn’t argue with anyone that put this flick in the action section of a streaming service. Zombie took a chance and gave more depth to these killers by having some snappy dialog with each other and even taking on a group of LEGIT bad guys, the organized kind that aren’t used to dealing with psychopaths. Where do we go from there? If Zombie made another road trip flick with killings along the way, I couldn’t help but feel content…but not happy. They were also insane and have a blood lust that can only be quenched by ultra violence. From what I can gather, we’ve already established that these characters were killers. ![]() That’s when it clicked that I was more than game. The music was recognizable but obscure enough to make you ask yourself who made the song and the style of the film oozed innovative Indie cinema…what the hell am I saying? Yet that’s how I felt at the time and it dawned on me that this director took the Firefly family and made them jump right into a hip Indie action flick in the style of Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez. But this was different watching the first 10 minutes of this new flick made me feel…hip. Right off the bat, from the slow burn scenes to the vintage call backs on tone and style (much more so than the first two flicks), I started to feel a sort of hip-ness that is usually not reserved for horror flicks. Like most franchises, different directors tend to take the same characters and try to explore something new, so although I know all three flicks are directed by the infamous Rob Zombie, his eccentricities throughout his career prove that he indeed, is three different directors for the Firefly trilogy so I was excited in my anticipation in how this “new” director would fare with these existing characters. The best way to think about this flick was that this was an existing franchise that happened to have a new director. Walking into 3 From Hell, I made sure to erase my mind completely and try to watch this flick with fresh eyes. ![]() The second flick, The Devil’s Rejects saw the Firefly family on the run from the (corrupt) law and leads to a nice tone of exploitation horror throughout the movie that never lets up and eventually leads to one of the most bad-ass horror movie endings to date. The first flick, House of 1000 Corpses was an obvious love letter to Texas Chainsaw Massacre …but on acid…the fun kind (is there any other?). Now, just a quick re-cap all three flicks focus on the infamous/murderous/insane family of killers, known as the Firefly family. ![]() Let’s bring this home folks! I’ve already regaled you gals and ghouls with my love for the insanity train that is The Devil’s Rejects ( CLICK HERE) and broke down the legitimate merits of House of 1000 Corpses ( CLICK HERE). Now my friends, all good things must come to an eventual end with the final film in Rob Zombie’s Firefly Family trilogy, 3 From Hell. Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Richard Brake
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