31 (2016)

Rob Zombie's 31 is a throwback to his horror classics "House Of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects". "31" delivers the same kind of twisted plot with twisted characters and dialogue! It also delivers the same Gore and setting and atmosphere that Zombie's previous films have delivered. And of course there's a bunch of killer clowns...must be related to Captain Spaulding lol. If you're a huge Rob Zombie fan I would check this one out. If you're not a Rob Zombie fan...steer clear of this one.

As an adamant horror movie fan, I happened upon this movie, thinking it would be just another cliche survival horror films. Instead, I found one of the most disgusting films I've ever seen, one that I couldn't even stomach finishing. I don't tend to be bothered by gore or vulgarity, but this film took everything to another level. The characters were uninteresting and poorly developed, even by horror standards. Combined with poor acting and even worse dialogue, the film was a complete mess. and unbearable to watch. There were whole scenes in this movie that could have been taken out, being placed in to have no other purpose but shock value.I wasn't expecting the best of the best here, but I was so bothered by this film that I actually needed to write a review to tell others just how awful it was. I couldn't imagine what Rob Zombie was thinking when making this and quite frankly I don't know what I was thinking when I picked this film to watch.DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WATCHING THIS!!!

....if Rob Zombie promises to never make another movie. You kind of assume that after a few years of doing anything, you would get better at it. Zombie has regressed. Or simply gotten lazy. No matter, this thing was awful. I won't bother to analyze specifics here, but the man should go back to music and leave moviemaking to the talentless amateurs of the world....cuz they make better flicks.

I loved this movie! The characters were regular people that anyone one of us would know, work with and be friends with. The 70's retro touches were great and exactly what I remembered the 70's looking like. Sheri Moon Zombie has really upped her acting game from when I first saw her in House of 1000 Corpses. She did a great job in Halloween, and was even better in The Lord's of Salem and now in this role really shows off her abilities. She makes the transition of her character from the opening to the end result natural and believable. I like that these friends and co-workers don't turn on each other as they do in so many other movies where people are put into these situations. They always turn on each other and it's every man for themselves. They worked together, they fought together. I love that Rob Zombie uses the same actors in his films. Seeing them play different parts is always really interesting. To be honest I loved the fact the women were kick butt in this film. They weren't super heroes, they were just regular women put in a terrible situation that rose to the occasion. The men weren't assholes or macho jerks. They looked out for the women where they could, because that's what good men do, but they weren't getting in the way of each other either. They played to their strengths. Tanks up front, light fighters coming up behind. It made sense. I think that's what really strikes me about this movie the most. I wasn't yelling at the screen because the characters were doing something stupid. Their actions made sense to me, were things I could see myself doing. (Not that I want to ever find myself in that situation.) Richard Brake's performance was amazing. I found him both interesting and terrifying at the same time. Really, all of the actors did an amazing job. There's not a single performance that I thought was sub-par. I recommend watching this movie, especially if you're a Rob Zombie fan, but even if you're not, it's a good movie and definitely worth taking the time for.