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- 2016
- R
- Fathom Events
- 1 h 42 m
- 2016
- R
- Fathom Events
- 1 h 42 m
Summary Five carnival workers who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game or life or death called 31. For the next 12 hours they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs.
Directed By: Rob Zombie
- 2016
- R
- Fathom Events
- 1 h 42 m
- 2016
- R
- Fathom Events
- 1 h 42 m
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6.5
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Summary Five carnival workers who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game or life or death called 31. For the next 12 hours they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs.
Directed By: Rob Zombie
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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15% Positive
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46% Mixed
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6 Reviews
38% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
35
15% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
46% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
38% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
31 is a horror show delivered in hammer blows, or 'Whitechapel-style'. You either dig it or you don't.
The Rob Zombie brand promises hard-core horror and scuzzy atmosphere, and “31” delivers just that. Even on autopilot, Zombie makes movies that hit hard and leave a stain.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 User Ratings
6.5
53% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
31% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
16% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 User Ratings
6.5
53% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
31% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
16% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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It collapses into repetition and unintended self-parody, as it's devoid of the subtext and empathetic audacity.
Awash in blood and revoltingly misogynistic dialogue, this latest redneck ruckus (his seventh feature) is a grindhouse slog of unrelenting bad taste.
Rob Zombie truly loves horror movies. But he still hasn’t made a good one, and “31” is a perfect encapsulation of the reasons why: It’s a fanboy’s highlight reel of homages, without any of the credibility or context that made most of the films he’s inspired by so fine.
Zombie’s filmmaking career began with inventive pop videos for his band White Zombie and he can still frame an interesting shot or layer in an unusual and affecting snatch of music, but after six features he still can’t come up with a fresh story, write characters with more depth than their make-up or direct stalking scenes that are suspenseful or moments of gory violence that are shocking.
It’s an unnecessary, monotonous, 102-minute scrapbook of better horror films that fails to muster even a spark of originality.
A movie I've been waiting and wanting for ages, written and directed by a brave master of horror and cinema, My Hero Mr. Rob Zombie. It's up there with my other favorite films of his which are, "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Devil's Rejects", "Halloween II", and "The Lords of Salem". An old school 70's solid grindhouse horror with a simple plot, which is made in the style of the master himself, with its vibes from "House Of 1000 Corpses" and more of "The Devil's Rejects", combined in one extremely epic way. It takes place back in year 1976 and it's about a group of carnival workers who get kidnapped on Halloween night. They're thrown into an abandoned warehouse, and forced to play a game called 31, defending themselves against a bunch of psychotic killers dressed up as clowns for 12 hours, and their only chance for survival is to kill or get killed. It's an insanely intense bloody carnival ride of a feature that will leave you with nonstop shocking scenes of murder, mayhem, madness, vulgarity, lots of dark humor, and it's all very well executed in a completely hectic and energetic mode which is bold, brilliant, and just a whole lot of fun. The makeup effects are fantastic and the fight scenes are really brutal, along with just about everything in this film. It's all very realistic, and if you actually pay attention, it feels like you're in the movie yourself. You've got a league of massive icons, major veterans, and newcomers bringing these amazing characters to life. The awesome score has it's vibes from classic 70s and 80s horror scores, and as always, from a Rob Zombie film, the soundtrack is filled with super golden oldies.
As a horror fan, I'm always rooting for the villains, but in this feature, the good characters are badasses, too, and it's really a tough choice for me to root for sides. Sheri Moon Zombie's performance as Charley is extremely impressive. At first her character is weak and girlish, but as she fights from one level to another for survival with her team of carnies, she gains more resiliency and transforms into more of a warrior. The Iconic Meg Foster as Venus is the toughest and wisest of them all; believe it or not, you'll get to see her wielding a chainsaw against a maniac, and she really looks great for her age, too. I really loved Roscoe, played by Jeff Daniel Phillips, who's more of a badass in the entire team of carnies; he's a fighter and he never quits. EG Daily's character as Sexhead is the hottest + craziest killer clown you will ever see, with her sweet voice and her jaw dropping looks will definitely thrill the audience. I would definitely love to see a movie mainly about E.G.'s character. Another interesting character who's movie I would love to see is... the sickest and scariest character of them all, who starts off the movie with his mindblowing speech and later on steals the entire show. This man may look like a clown, with his grease painted makeup; but trust me, folks, this chaotic individual ain't no clown, and he definitely ain't no Joker clowning around from the Batman Universe; he ain't playing around when it comes to his job. A new face of horror which is truly iconic is finally here and he is known as Doomhead, played by Richard Brake, who's performance is extremely phenomenal. I believe Richard badly needs an Oscar for his role as Doomhead, the greatest performance I've ever seen in a long time.
I've been wondering why there are bad reviews for a movie like this. Well, I guess the audience nowadays are mostly into horror films in the mainstream world which are being too friendly with PG13 ratings and CGI effects or whatever. I, on the other hand, will never waste my time doing negative reviews, because I know everything isn't easy to do in life and not everyone on the planet has the same taste for everything. Some of the audience were expecting it to be more gory, but they forget that it's because of the MPAA, why we never really get to see the NC17 version of "31". I really hope the uncut version will be available on home video someday, though I'm still happy that at least we got to see this Rated R version of "31". I've been a fan of Rob Zombie's movies since I was a kid and this man has never disappointed me in any of his works and till this very day, he's always passionate for the horror genre. He's not doing it for the fame or making number 1 movies at the box office; he's actually doing it for his fans, and I'm proud to say that I'm one of them. When I saw "31" for the very first time, I was just blown away from start to finish as it was so good, I had to watch it over and over again. It's kinda strange, too, because whenever I watch it, I feel there's a lot of positive and inspirational messages I get from this movie, and there's a really powerful message at the ending which is pretty similar to "The Devil's Rejects" and it's one of the best endings I've ever seen in a long time.
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With a thin plot and bad character development, 31 comes as a somewhat boring slasher film but still somehow falls on the better side of Rob Zombie’s discography. I mean it had its moments but I don’t think I’ll be revisiting this one anytime soon, similar to most of the Rob Zombie joints. Your know what your getting into when you start watching and you’ll like it if you like this stuff but if not then hey, why’d you watch it in the first place.
5/10 Jay x
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Though seemingly identical to other Rob Zombie flicks, 31 has just enough of the over-the-top gore and action to interest hardcore fans of the infamous director.
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I see all the Zombies came out to support the guy that serves their kool-aid but, critics aren’t stupid, they have to watch these things constantly. This movie looks cheap, the acting is cheap, and the scares are cheap, since Zombie relies entirely on being “weird” or “offensive” to hide the storyline. Which, by the way, plays something like a Play Station game. Manhunt, anyone?
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Awards
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
• 4 Nominations
Fright Meter Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2 Nominations
