I've been watching MovieBob's reviews for some time now. And I've strongly disagreed with many of his assessments of certain movies. As a longtime Trekker, I thoroughly enjoyed Star Trek. I thought Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, while technically a flawed film (whose shortcomings I chalk up to the writers strike more than anything else, as the screenplay felt like it could have used a bit more tweaking), still managed to be a fun rollercoaster ride (I could care less about the original comics or toys they were based on). And I thought Up, while highly enjoyable, sounded pretentious and was stretching to compare it to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs or even the movies of Werner Herzog. I am, however, surprised at the about-face he did on G.I. Joe, considering it was as equally ludicrous as ROTF, even though technically it was a more coherent film.
However, I thought he was right on the money about Rob Zombie and his directing style. I've always been torn, because while I love his music, I can't really say the same for his movies. I thought House of 1,000 Corpses was a terrible movie and almost unwatchable. And while I had a lot of friends who saw The Devil's Rejects and loved it, I have yet to see it because I feared it would be more of the same. I passed on the first Halloween too, because I hadn't heard many good things about that one either. Like MovieBob said, what works in Metal doesn't always work in movies. And Like MovieBob, I always had trouble trying to figure out when Zombie was being serious and when he was fucking with us. Then again, I'm not as much of a Horror movie conoisseur as I am Science Fiction. So maybe I'm not as in step with those kinds of films.
I also agree with MovieBob about the constant presence of Sheri Moon. Really, does she have to be in everything he does? I mean, she is a hot piece of ass and all and the character of Baby was one of the few things I liked about House of 1,000 Corpses, but yeah, at this point it's like he's just showing off now.
I think, though the question of whether or not Rob Zombie has a good film in him will be answered next month when his long-in-production animated movie, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto gets released directly to DVD. Somehow, I think the fact that it's an adult animated film that's a comedy will work better with his campy/kitschy over-the-top approach. What I've seen at least looks promising anyway.
