Had the movie centered around him and a twisted hunting obsession perhaps I would be writing a very different review. Again unfortunately, he is in the movie all of about 10 minutes non-consecutively. I must give credit where credit is due, the intro is entertaining and you will probably enjoy Doom Head (the guy in the opening scene). I can't decide which was worse: the ending or the overall acting. I realize fanatic Zombie lovers will disagree with me when I say this but for every one that like it there will be several that don't. I thoroughly enjoyed his other films and would watch another if he made it. Personally, I have been looking forward to this film since I first heard about it last year and have kept myself up on the release date so as soon as it was available I could treat myself to it. Then again, you wouldn't use poorly scripted cheesy lines and engage in badly choreographed fights. It is kind of sadistic and if you put yourself in the position of one of these actors you can imagine it would probably be terrifying. This review is for those that have been excited about seeing this because Rob Zombie's pieces in the past have had that intense shock factor and were delivered very well. Zombie these points were covered and clearly they have a much better understanding than anyone else. People that don't like it just don't understand his perspective." I'm sure that in all of the conversations they had with Mr. I'll start by saying this, I know there are some that will claim "He wasn't going for a traditional scary movie. Reviewed by bwhelveston 2 /10 Do not pay to see this A few more throwaways like this and Rob will just be another straight to Netflix hack director. The only reason to see 31 is it's an RZ flick and to be properly schooled in modern horror you need to see all RZ offerings - at least for now. If you want to see an interesting, scary clown movie try 2014's Clown (he eats children!) if you want gut-wrenching gore watch the Evil Dead remake again. 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. 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. In between the opening and closing Doom Head bookends there is absolutely nothing of interest. It was already to the point where I couldn't care less what happened to these people and I knew however the inevitable deaths were played out wasn't going to be anything interesting or inventive. He does show up in the final 15 minutes, but it's too little, too late. 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. There are lots of half second images of blood- soaked faces, and blood-soaked clothing, and blood-soaked weapons but we can't tell who's getting chopped up and who's doing the chopping.ģ1 opens with a monologue from villainous clown Doom Head. More often than not, you can't even tell what's going on in the action scenes. If anyone could do it, Rob could.Īlas, most of 31 is just another quick-cut, shaky-cam exercise that does manage to force the viewer to look away - just not out of disgust, but to keep from getting a headache from the excessively annoying hand-held shots and machine-gun editing. 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. This is a movie where I wanted to sink into my seat and cover my eyes due to the extreme and unrelenting gore. Much of the criticism of 31 has been directed at the lack of character development. But those moments just aren't enough to make it a good movie. There are certainly moments that make 31 worth watching. It's simply another "we-kidnapped-some-innocent-people-for-the-purpose-of-torturing-them" retread. Well, I finally watched 31 last night and unfortunately it does compromise and it isn't even much of a slaughter-fest. 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. So much so that I contributed $150 to the crowd funding of 31.
Devils Rejects, the Halloween reboots, Lords of Salem all personal favorites. Reviewed by roode937 3 /10 Send In The Clowns