3 from Hell

Hippies assassinos reformados sem motivação em fuga. Rob Zombie apoia-os definitivamente e adora deixá-los massacrar os inocentes. O filme começa bem, mas o entusiasmo vai diminuindo gradualmente. O segundo ato (a casa) ainda é divertido, mas o último ato é uma miséria prolongada que esbanja o potencial do cenário e das personagens. [Sitges FF] (05/10/2019)

In the case of Three from Hell, the trailer was more a deterrent than an enticement, so the film itself being at least what it is was a pretty pleasant surprise. This, of course, doesn’t alter the fact that is hard to find anything more pointless. What’s the point of it? What is its added value to The Devil's Rejects? Absolute zero. Especially since Sid Haig evidently could not take part given his health, and his place was rewritten and replaced by another interchangeable tough lunatic. Rob Zombie is embarrassing in his whimsical, tough and cool dirty world that might have been interesting fifteen years ago, but that today can be easily waved off. Keep on playing, Rob, if you’re having fun. (04/10/2019)

A zombie swan song; no script, no budget, no traditional mainstays, no structure, no build-up and no ending. On the other hand, its has an excessively long running time, hardly believable levels of self-centredness and old actors who used to be stars a long time ago. And yet they managed to make a decent B-movie, though the ending taken from Outcasts ruins everything, but it essentially cannot offend anyone except with the fact that this move is completely useless. On the other hand, we cannot deny that it also has a few (literally) light moment. (24/07/2020)

Rob Zombie concludes his famous trilogy, but it's as if someone has taken his foot off the gas. I found it funny how Zombie was doing countdowns to trailers that ultimately sucked. I was very annoyed by the opening 20 minutes, but after that it's a pretty decent exploitation affair, with Sheri Moon Zombie leading the way. There are a few gore scenes, even though I was hoping for much more in that regard (the finale in particular is very poor for how action-packed it is in terms of gore). It's as if filmmakers nowadays don't like to overstep their boundaries. It has a dirty look and atmosphere, but otherwise the film doesn't have much to impress. The Devil's Rejects was maybe two levels above. 60%. (08/10/2019)

Rob Zombie is a master of style, but the content of this movie suffered as it slipped out of his hands. 3 from Hell thus serves as more like a succession of episodes concerning prison escapes and repetitively murderous rampages by the Firefly family than a single movie. It works like a stylishly filmed retro ‘70s exploitation B-movie full of action and buzz, but it seems that Rob gave up any higher ambitions. Reportedly before and during the making of the movie, the screenplay was noticeably rewritten (mainly due to the deteriorating health of Sid Haig, who appears in only one scene at the beginning of the movie instead of starring in the main role), and Zombie's original vision was pretty much fragmented, so I think that only die-hard fans of the previous two installments of this trilogy will probably rejoice at this movie, however, otherwise disinterested audiences will certainly be unlikely to engage with 3 from Hell. [Sitges 2019] (04/10/2019)

Os expulsos do inferno ressuscitam da morte (embora não na sua formação original) e têm outra oportunidade de sujar as mãos e desencadear um verdadeiro terror. O resultado, no entanto, é uma lixeira velha de lunáticos usados, irritantes e faladores com um enredo esquemático e simples que consiste em três partes - uma passagem de abertura de breaking-news introduz-nos na situação, seguida de uma brincadeira com o diretor da prisão, e depois vem uma festa mexicana que parece que Rob Zombie o reescreveu depois de ter percebido que o seu material existente não era suficiente para uma longa-metragem. Mesmo assim, o filme baseia-se unicamente na brutalidade e na pomposa perversidade do trio infernal titular, do qual faz os assassinos giros, o que é no mínimo retrógrado nos dias de hoje e na era dos filmes e programas de televisão feitos criticamente sobre o desvendar da psicologia complexa dos maníacos homicidas. Assim, Rob Zombie só pode satisfazer os fãs mais leais, que estão contentes com um pouco de matança de sangue com estilo e com o regresso dos seus personagens favoritos, só que esses basicamente só fazem o que fazem sempre e jogam às cartas ou discutem sobre quem é mais parecido com Bogart no seu tempo livre. 3 from Hell é tanto uma miséria esgotada como o ato do palhaço na segunda metade do filme, que também veio sem que ninguém o pedisse. E de que maneira também resultou. (04/10/2019)

The American movie 3 from Hell is an example of Rob Zombie being stuck on the same old characters and wanting to return to them now and then. However, he, unfortunately, does not do this when he actually has something to say or a story he could develop. It feels like he just wants to have another trio of insane killers who roam around the underworld going nowhere. This was two hours of my life I am never getting back. (04/03/2020)