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31 (Rob Zombie; September, 2016) Movie • Page 3

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by OhTheWater, Apr 3, 2016.

  1. TedSchmosby

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    I heard that one of the clowns in particular steals the show, so I'm excited for that. Haven't seen any Rob Zombie films before honestly, but I think I'll check this out on VOD
     
  2. DoseofTerror

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    I think it's funny how there are at least two clowns with chainsaws.
     
  3. brandon_260

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    Wtf they pulled all the screenings from the rest of the week. And I didn't go tonight. So I guess I'm not seeing this on the weekend.
     
  4. Chase

    CAF

    It was a Fathom Event, they specialize in one night events.
     
  5. suicidesaints

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    Anyone see this last night?
     
  6. airik625

    we've seen the shadow of the axe before Supporter

    Don't you think you should probably check some of this movies out?
     
  7. TedSchmosby

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    Of course! I was planning on starting with 31
     
  8. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    Out today!!!!!
     
  9. wisdomfordebris

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    How is it?
     
  10. wisdomfordebris

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    If shaky cam bothers you, stay far, far away from this one.
     
  11. angel paste

    grey hairs, get out of me zoots! Prestigious

    damn lords of salem was so good and this was so bad :- /
     
  12. angel paste

    grey hairs, get out of me zoots! Prestigious

    Richard Brake was so good in this though, if they had just used him instead of the other idiotic people it would of been a much more enjoyable movie.
     
  13. airik625

    we've seen the shadow of the axe before Supporter

    Yeah I was pretty disappointed in this also. Especially considering how good Lords of Salem was. Some great individual performances though.
     
  14. That's unfortunate to hear. I'm still going to check it out, though.
     
  15. angel paste

    grey hairs, get out of me zoots! Prestigious

    it just wasn't put together well at all and was paced all wrong. The editting was whack and those freeze frames were far to frequent.
     
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  16. wisdomfordebris

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    Something about this was off. It was almost like a parody of his first two films, and it's hard to say whether or not that was intentional. (I've seen some reviews suggest as much.) From the terribly unfunny jokes (jesus, the opening scene in the van made my blood boil) to the freeze frames and shaky close-ups, I found the whole thing frustrating and yet I had trouble pulling myself away although I certainly contemplated shutting it off at times. The broader political anti-war message, if you will, felt pretty half baked. But, again, I found something about this compelling, however flawed and maddening, and some of the visuals were the sort of menacing atmospheric beauty you'd expect from a Zombie movie.

    Tl;dr: like someone on letterboxed said, this is zombie at his most zombie, almost to satirical effect. Solid example is Sheri literally rubbing herself in front of the horny old gas station attendant.
     
  17. airik625

    we've seen the shadow of the axe before Supporter

    Reminded me of House of 1000 Corpses a lot. Especially the scene where Sherri Moon crawls out of the tunnel.
     
  18. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    This uhh, this kinda sucked
     
  19. suicidesaints

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    I just got done watching this and came here expecting to be the only one who hated it. Glad I'm not alone.
     
  20. Does he have a future in filmmaking? Was this well received by the horror community?
     
  21. TedSchmosby

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    dude has a past in filmmaking, don't see why he wouldn't have a future
     
  22. airik625

    we've seen the shadow of the axe before Supporter

    I think I'm going to watch The Lords of Salem again tonight and try to forget about 31.
     
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  23. Henry

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    I wasn't really into Lords of Salem outside of the ending, so I'll probably pass on this since you guys are panning it.
     
  24. Joel

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    this was actually kinda fun, feel like it didn't take itself too seriously. not sure if the cheesy vibe was intentional or not but the overacting and weird slow-motion cutting added to this b movie throwback thing.

    that being said, it was only okay and I won't be watching it again. atleast it had a couple of frames that reminded me why Lords of Salem is such a great film
     
  25. angel paste

    grey hairs, get out of me zoots! Prestigious

    So glad I watched this now instead of waiting til halloween, that would of been a bad end to halloween.