Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "Controversial musician turned filmmaker Rob Zombie is back with another horror movie years after Halloween II pretty much pushed him off of the map as far as respectable horror directors are concerned. The Lords of Salem is Zombie’s worst film by far, also becoming one of the worst films that I’ve ever had to sit through. Salem is a tedious piece of work, stretched out far beyond its reach and starring Sheri Moon Zombie as one of the worst characters ever to grace the screen. The Lords of Salem is the lowest form of filth on screen that can be viewed, wasting its visual style on a hybrid presentation that doesn’t quite cut it as a music video, while also not making any sense as a film."
In this exclusive video interview, Rob Zombie discusses his new movie The Lords of Salem and his love of the horror genre with HorrorTalk writer Ted McCarthy.
Nicholas of Movies Hate You Too writes:
A decade ago Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses was finally released after being shelved for years by its original distributor. To put it mildly I was not impressed, to be blunt I outright hated the film. Since then I've grown to mildly enjoy his other films including the 1000 Corpses’ sequel The Devil’s Rejects and both Halloween sequels. Now Zombie is unleashing his homage to 70’s schlocky witchcraft films with The Lords of Salem and unsurprisingly the results are mixed but not entirely without merit.
I love Rob Zombie and had a very open mind when I watched this movie. I really wanted to like it. It was a complete failure! One of the most pointless movies i've ever seen. So disappointed.
with a lot of negative reviews, the movie has an AVOID sign for those lucky enough to have not wasted their time yet...reminds me of Halloween 2, unpleasant memories of a hot summer afternoon watching a god forsaken movie.
The Lords of Salem is Rob Zombie's newest movie, and the only one he's had complete creative control over. This is both good and bad.
Obviously very kubrick and lynch inspired with noticable nods to the wickerman and eyes wide shut...i say inspired cause i think its a bad attempt to adapt Zombie's directorial career aiming to steer himself part from his more regular slasher/ gore fest...i mean fair play moving over to a better style but develop your own as apose to stealing shots and scenes from the greats of the field...cause as hard as you try you can't copy kubrick
*How you know if a website will lose its credibility sooner or later? It gives a score of 1/10.*
No offence but 1/10? Seriously? and saying: "I’m not one to get easily offended, yet The Lords of Salem offended me"?
How can a movie possibly offend anyone? I just dont get that. Nice read though.
Haha.. 1/10, this was so bad, N ever thought I'd see it but I saw, totally deserving of the score.
based on the article, it clearly states that this particular film is rob zombies worst project if that is so, then it has beaten Halloween 2 which i think was one of the most disappointing movies ever created. this film might be crappy from start to finish if it is indeed better than Halloween 2