31

Name: 31
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: October 21, 2016
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Jane Carr, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips, Judy Geeson, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Lew Temple

2016

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Saban Films | Release Date: October 21, 2016 | R

Starring: Jane Carr, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips, Judy Geeson, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Lew Temple, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Brake, Sheri Moon Zombie

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.

Director: Rob Zombie

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Martyn Conterio

Sep 16, 2016

31 is a horror show delivered in hammer blows, or 'Whitechapel-style'. You either dig it or you don't. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Oct 21, 2016

A surprisingly effective new horror flick. Read full review

Noel Murray

Oct 20, 2016

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. Read full review

Matt Donato

Sep 24, 2016

There’s not a single character worth caring about, and even less artistic licence to appreciate. This is a dirty, depraved love-letter to horror that’s written in a bunch of different colored crayons to mask such simple words with distracting colors. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Oct 20, 2016

Awash in blood and revoltingly misogynistic dialogue, this latest redneck ruckus (his seventh feature) is a grindhouse slog of unrelenting bad taste. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jun 17, 2016

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. Read full review

Michael Roffman

Jun 17, 2016

It’s an unnecessary, monotonous, 102-minute scrapbook of better horror films that fails to muster even a spark of originality. Read full review

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SickTwizted89

Jan 21, 2017

Inspiaring

If you are a die hard rob zombie fan of his films then you will enjoy this movie i personally loved this movie is it his strongest film probably not but if you enjoy all his movie u you won't be disappointed

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Dharamveer

Jul 15, 2017

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 oldA 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.… Expand

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Feb 17, 2021

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BigZeeChamp

Oct 26, 2016

I understand that it is an unpopular opinion, but I love this film. I concede the fact that it doesn't have much substance, and the characters (apart from the villains) are pretty boring, but for me, it was a lot of fun.

After reading the synopsis of the movie, I went in thinking it wasI understand that it is an unpopular opinion, but I love this film. I concede the fact that it doesn't have much substance, and the characters (apart from the villains) are pretty boring, but for me, it was a lot of fun.

After reading the synopsis of the movie, I went in thinking it was just going to be an entertaining, bloody horror movie, which is exactly what it was. I personally think you have to that you shouldn't go into every movie in the same state of mind. You shouldn't watch every movie looking for a deep story and amazing cinematography. If a movie is designed just to be some silly fun, which I feel this movie was meant to be, then you should watch it expecting some silly fun.

So if you only love top quality everything, you probably won't enjoy this film. But if you just want an entertaining, crazy horror, then this movie certainly delivers.… Expand

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DirigiblePulp

Dec 12, 2016

It's one of Zombie's lesser works probably, but there's still enough going on here to recommend.

Richard Brake as "Doom-head". This should have been the movie. He gives a breathtaking, mesmerizing, screen-grabbing performance full of dread, anger, humor, and psychosis. He is the beating,It's one of Zombie's lesser works probably, but there's still enough going on here to recommend.

Richard Brake as "Doom-head". This should have been the movie. He gives a breathtaking, mesmerizing, screen-grabbing performance full of dread, anger, humor, and psychosis. He is the beating, blistering id of this film. More of him in anything and everything in the future please (this would go down as one of the great villain performances in horror history if the rest of the movie were up to snuff and had wider reach -- actually it still might).

The simple premise of this film really seems to belie something else going on beneath the surface. Something about the rich destroying and using the poor, the way we feed on each other, the gratification we get from it and so on. The action scenes are so choppy and blurry and poorly edited that it seems to become the point. Why can't we enjoy this? Why aren't we allowed to see the carnage in the moment? Only the aftermath, the blood on the walls.

I'm probably reading too much into it, but this film also offers a Mexican Nazi midget and an assortment of other villains that are pure off the wall Zombie so there's that too.

"Look into the eyes of a true Champion!"
"I ain't no f***ing clown."
These are both almost instant classic quotes, all courtesy of one Richard Brake.… Expand

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smiyamot

Dec 25, 2016

A basic blood and gore film with minimal plot and character development. The usual stupid characters do the usual stupid things to get into bad situations. A unique story line gets the film some extra points.

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Tyrant719

Aug 30, 2021

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 theI 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?… Expand

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