The Lords of Salem (2012)

The Lords of Salem: Directed by Rob Zombie. With Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Judy Geeson. Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record – a “gift from the Lords”. The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?

“When it was first announced that Rob Zombie was working on another movie, I was thrilled, as I had thoroughly enjoyed his previous movies, and as I am also a big fan of his music. And it was with great expectation that I followed the bits and pieces of information leaked/released about the movie up until it was finally released.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd now having seen it, I sit here with my expectations and hopes totally shattered. The movie was mostly an odd mixture of bits and pieces of incoherent imagery that had the usual Rob Zombie trademark touch to it, yes, but in overall the story got lost along the way in the imagery. And as such, the movie was a rather dull experience.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStorywise, then it wasnu0026#39;t particularly captivating or innovating. The story is about Heidi Hawthorne (played by Sheri Moon Zombie) who receives a strange record at the radio station where she works together with Herman u0026#39;Whiteyu0026#39; Salvador (played by Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Herman Jackson (played by Ken Foree). The haunting tune on the record opens up to the dark and sinister past of the witching era of Salem, unleashing power that were better left in the past.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOut of the entire cast, then I think it was actually Bruce Davison (playing Francis Matthias) who did the best job, and made the most memorable impact with his acting. The rest of the cast did good enough jobs, but it just didnu0026#39;t fully shine through.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDonu0026#39;t get your hopes up too high, unless you are into weird imagery that doesnu0026#39;t necessarily need to have a solid supporting story to be interesting. But, personally, I wasnu0026#39;t entertained by this movie, and I actually had my smartphone out at a point and was playing Jewels Star.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI suppose everyone throws a swing and a miss every now and then, and for me, then this was one such instances from Rob Zombie.”