The good news? Rob Zombie recorded a brand new commentary track for the 20th anniversary of his feature debut House of 1000 Corpses. The bad news? It’s not included on the new 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Disc, which was just released by Lionsgate this week.
Unfortunately, the Director’s Commentary track from Rob Zombie, 20 Years Later is a DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, but what exactly does that mean? And how do you listen to the new track?
You have two options. The first is that you can purchase the brand new 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, which comes with a digital copy housed inside the Blu-ray case. The flyer gives you a code you can enter at lionsgate.com/redeem, and that code unlocks the digital copy. You then have the option of uploading the copy directly to a platform like VUDU.
From here you’ll want to navigate to the bonus features of the digital copy, and in this section you’ll find TWO House of 1000 corpses commentary tracks from Rob Zombie. Director’s Commentary 1 is the track from the film’s original 2003 home video release, while Director’s Commentary 2 is the brand new track Zombie recorded that year.
The digital copy also comes with a host of other House of 1000 Corpses Bonus features including ‘Making Of’, ‘Behind the Scenes’, ‘Casting’, ‘Auditions’ and ‘Interviews’.
If you’re not looking to buy the new Blu-ray set but want to listen to the new commentary track, the good news is that Lionsgate gives you that option. If you buy digitally House of 1000 corpses via VUDU – $7.99 for SD, $9.99 for HDX – you’ll also unlock Digital Copy’s bonus features, including new Rob Zombie commentary.
Zombie commentary tracks are always entertaining and the House of 1000 Corpses The 20th anniversary track is no exception. As Zombie notes at the start, this is the first time he’s seen the film cover-to-cover in 20 years, and it offers all sorts of new ideas and thoughts that you can only get from a filmmaker who looks back on his very first film.
Additionally, Zombie dives deep into the film’s long journey to the screen in the new track, detailing what was filmed when the film was set at Universal and what footage was shot later after Universal decided not to release it. Zombie also pays homage in the new track to the many House of 1000 Corpses stars who are unfortunately no longer with us.
Grab the new Blu-ray – or buy the movie on VUDU – to listen to the new track now.
