Zombie hasn't been shy about the fact that he's had trouble securing financing in recent years, and to that end, 31 was indeed partially crowdfunded.
But, especially after Zombie's previous film The Lords of Salem, his most unique effort to date, 31 feels so much like it's just the director going through the motions.ģ1 is so lock-step with the standard expectations for a Rob Zombie movie that it almost feels like he was working from a to-do list of elements that were absolutely necessary to work in. The gore is plentiful, the lead characters foul-mouthed rednecks, the aesthetic grimy, the lead is his wife, and so on and so on. Outside of Brake though, 31 has little to offer, even to diehard Rob Zombie fans. Brake is both highly menacing and quite charismatic in the role, and whenever he's onscreen, things get more interesting. To get it out of the way upfront, 31 does have one major element working in its favor, that being Richard Brake's performance as lead villain Doom-Head. Why is that the case? A lot of it boils down to a feeling of been there, done that.
Many would argue that of the seven live-action features Zombie has directed to date, 31, is pretty easily his worst effort. Related: Why The Redneck Is Horror's Scariest Monster (According to Rob Zombie) That said, the return of the Firefly Family probably had a lot to do with that success, as Zombie's most recent film prior to that, 31, was a critical and commercial flop. That's evidenced by his loyal fanbase, who's stuck with him despite his seemingly being shunned by all the major studios, and made 2019's 3 From Hell a massive success despite an extremely limited theatrical release. To be sure, there's nothing wrong with any of that, and there's definitely an audience for everything Zombie offers up in his films.
Lots of gore and violence, some sexual content and nudity, tons of bad language, a troupe of redneck/white trash characters, and a gritty, grimy aesthetic that screams 1970s. With a couple small exceptions, the majority of Zombie's directorial career has trained fans what they should plan to see when sitting down to take in one of his films. I'll see about posting a segment of the rape scene if anyone has interest.Rob Zombie's 2016 film 31 is in some ways everything one would expect from a Rob Zombie movie, but that familiarity is not necessarily a good thing. I honestly don't know what are spoilers since this is not the cut being released. The next review will be more of a synopsis. Now that all that is said remember I have not scene the very diffrent version that will be released on Friday. If your not a fan of the original you just might like it. If you love halloween you will most likely hate this film. As a remake it fails, as a reimagining it fails, as a unique entry it does have merit. Rob likes to make his kilers anti-heros(the firefly clan) That defeats what carpenter had in mind. He didn't have a face as an sdult because he was not to be thought of as human. He was an unstoppable force of nature driven by no human emotion or desire, and that is more scary than anything. In the first film Micael needed very little development because the point was he was pure evil incarnate. Well is give some insight into Michaels charcter it is unnecessary. well you remeber the old smell my fingers? Yep they do it. The only thing they don't show is penetration.
I REALLY want to be careful what i say because if i find it offensive (and i do) then that's pretty bad. It is way more in your face obscene than I had even guessed. I will put a review with more detail later tonight but I will give some insight into the rape scene that was dleted since it sets a tone for the overall feel of the workprint cut. I haven't heard any real descriptions so far. I don't know how many have seen the movie sinceall i've heard are it sucks.