It's a great scene that draws you in. I was right. The aristocrats are concerned that Charly is the first person to win "31". But those moments just aren't enough to make it a good movie.
Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The description as given by the MPAA notes "sadistic graphic violence, bizarre sexuality/nudity, pervasive disturbing images and some strong language. 31 was exclusively released on Shudder two weeks before being released on DVD. I wanted to feel like I did when I first saw Dawn of The Dead in theaters in 1980 - unable to look, but unable to look away utterly horrified by images I'd never seen before walking out exhilarated, out of breath, and laughing at myself for being so freaked out by a movie. [38] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2016.
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[10], Zombie commented on the speculation, stating that it would not follow Captain Spaulding and would be an original story and was not based on any previous work. A little unsuccessful character development silly villains that are far too easy for our heroes to kill pompous ringmasters that add nothing and could have been cut out completely it all made me want my $150 back.I assume there will be an unrated version somewhere down the line that I'll watch and re- evaluate, but I can't imagine it saving this waste of fake blood and Malcolm McDowells talent.
Much of the criticism of 31 has been directed at the lack of character development. Well, I finally watched 31 last night and unfortunately it does compromise and it isn't even much of a slaughter-fest.
Rob Zombie is one of the few remaining directors out there that has the balls to do a House of 1000 Corpses, Devil's Rejects, or now 31. I dig Rob Zombie films.
[36] In a similar vein, Film School Rejects commented that "31 is Zombie's mildly entertaining take on a stale and simple setup. Not Just for Halloween: The 10 Greatest Horror Movie Masks!
While trapped, they must play a violent game called 31, in which the mission is to survive 12 hours against a gang of evil clowns.”.
Really what you do is you get the things that they’re upset about, and you try to push it through as hard as possible without sacrificing the movie. [13] Zombie later held a second Fanbacked.com campaign in February 2015 to raise additional funds for the film,[14] stating that it was due to multiple requests from fans that wanted to contribute funding. After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie. Mena Suvari Faces Aquatic Horrors in ‘What Lies Below’ This December [Trailer], ‘Come Play’: Director Jacob Chase Talks the Film’s Practical Monster in Featurette Video and Interview [Exclusive], Haunted PS1 Games, Gun-Toting Priests, Freaky Card Games, and Cosmic Horror RPGs Feature in the DreadXP Spooky Showcase, [Interview] From ‘Friday the 13th’ to ‘From Beyond’: Fossil Games Discuss the Influences Behind ‘Camp Sunshine’ and ‘Sunshine Manor’, Ghost Rider Joins Crossover Event in ‘Fortnite’ This Wednesday, Fan Mod ‘Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition’ Updates With Improved Images And Audio, Short But Terrifyingly Sweet ‘Dryad’ Teaser Ups The Terror [Trailer], Newly-Announced Fan-Made Film ‘Silent Hill: Echoes’ Set For November 27th Release [Trailer]. It may not be popping up on too many year-end ‘best of’ lists, but Rob Zombie’s 31 was undoubtedly one of the most hotly-anticipated horror movies of 2016. if you want gut-wrenching gore watch the Evil Dead remake again. The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
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So, if you want caviar, keep looking.
[16][18][19][20] Filming for 31 wrapped in April 2015. The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. On Halloween, they are thrown into a sadistic game called "31" where they must survive 12 hours
As we reported back in January, Zombie did indeed make that promise…. And how different was the NC-17 cut? [17] Zombie has stated that he wanted to have a "very nasty, gritty, guerilla-style approach to the filmmaking" for 31, as it "fits the story and the vibe of the movie". All we really know about the so-called unrated cut of 31 is that it was rated NC-17 for “sadistic graphic violence, bizarre sexuality/nudity, pervasive disturbing images, and some strong language.” Presumably, that cut of the film was much more graphically violent than the R-rated cut, which often seemed to skirt around the violent bits with quick cuts and off-screen kills. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. If you want to see an interesting, scary clown movie try 2014's Clown (he eats children!) On Halloween, they are thrown into a sadistic game called "31" where they must survive 12 hours against a gang of maniacs dressed like clowns. None of this found footage, ghosts in my [12], Zombie also stated that he would use crowdfunding to cover part of the movie's costs, because "as the years go on, the game changes all the time, and a movie that you could get made years ago, you cannot get made anymore, because the business changes, things change. How many times have you seen your favorite movie? We’ll be doing our best to find out. Title: The site's consensus reads, "31 delivers all the high-energy gore Rob Zombie fans have come to expect, but a lack of fresh ideas and likable characters mean only the already converted need apply". Rob Zombie’s New Album ‘The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy’ Coming in March; Listen to “King Freak” Now! Writer in the horror community since 2008. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? But if you are in the mood for a candy-colored bacon cheeseburger of a flick with extra grease and BBQ sauce, 31 is for you". The idea that he was, of course, going to show up again by the end of the film was the only thing that kept me from walking out.
So much so that I contributed $150 to the crowd funding of 31.
The two manage to make it to one of the exits, however Roscoe urges Charly to go on without him, as the night's event has left him too severely wounded to progress. Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record - a "gift from the Lords". Use the HTML below. View production, box office, & company info, Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use, 31 Nights of Halloween Schedule on Freeform Includes ‘Hocus Pocus’, ‘The Craft’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’, and More, Xcom: Chimera Squad Release Date, Trailer, Gameplay, and News, Shudder’s April 2020 Highlights Include “Halfway to Halloween” Hotline and Collection, Cursed Films, The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs Season 2 Premiere, Everything Coming to Hulu in October 2020. In an interview with What To Watch earlier this year, Zombie did note that he didn’t feel as if the MPAA-enforced cuts hurt the overall film or compromised his vision. [22] In March 2016, Saban Films announced that they had acquired distribution rights for 31 and that they would be giving it a limited theatrical release on September 16, 2016. ", "Sundance Review: Rob Zombie's 31 is a Bizarre Horror-Tattoo Come to Life", "Sundance 2016: Rob Zombie Takes One Step Backward With 31", "Rob Zombie's '31' Landing Exclusively on Shudder in December", "[UPDATED] 31 DVD & Blu-Ray release date info – USA", "Q&A: Josh Hasty on Filming Rob Zombie for the Documentary IN HELL EVERYBODY LOVES POPCORN: THE MAKING OF 31", The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser, Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown, The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition), The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=31_(film)&oldid=982979357, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Michael "Red Bone" Alcott as Fat Randy Bumpagussy, This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 14:47. After barely surviving prison, the demented Firefly clan go on the run, unleashing a whole new wave of murder, madness and mayhem. It was promised to be the movie RZ wanted to make as well as the movie he thought his fans wanted to see - an unapologetic and uncompromising slaughter-fest. In between the opening and closing Doom Head bookends there is absolutely nothing of interest. Still plays with toys. [6] At a test screening, Zombie compared 31 to his 2005 film The Devil's Rejects.[7]. He almost defeats her, however Doom-Head is stopped by the aristocrats, who tell him that time has run out and Charly must go free. [9] Fans and media outlets speculated that the film would be a third film in the House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects universe and would follow Sid Haig's character Captain Spaulding, that it could be a film centering upon serial killer John Wayne Gacy, or that it would be a third film in Zombie's rebooted Halloween film series.
The film holds an approval rating of 47% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 45 reviews and has an average rating of 5.43/10. (2016). More often than not, you can't even tell what's going on in the action scenes. 77 of 95 people found this review helpful.