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!!!

"31" is the kind of movie that makes you wonder what went wrong. It seems unlikely the filmmakers were happy with the final product. It's confusing, hard to follow, and the pacing is all messed up. It feels like it's probably missing scenes that would have explained key details, or given us time to catch up and actually care about what we're seeing.The plot is something to do with a group of people traveling in a camper van in the '70s when they get kidnapped by a murderous group of side show freaks and forced to play some kind of survival game.Apparently this group of people are carnival workers themselves, though I missed where that was explained. Aside from Sheri Moon Zombie none of the characters make any impression anyway. One of them looks so much like a young Sid Haig you wonder why the man himself wasn't cast.The movie has one great moment, and that's the very beginning. Richard Brake, a great discovery of Zombie's, breaks (no pun intended) the fourth wall and I had the uncanny sensation he really was talking to me. I can't remember that happening in a movie before.Apparently this movie was crowd-funded "twice". Perhaps that is a sign that something went wrong behind the scenes. Did they run out of money the first time?

While I don't think its as bad as as most people seem to be voting this movie, its far from good. Its your typical, run of the mill "people locked in a building and have to escape while getting hunted down by psychopathic killers dressed as midget zombies, clowns or the joker out of batman armed with chainsaws, knives and big sticks" film.Its OK(ish) in all honesty, much better than Lords of Salem not as good as House of 1000 Corpses or Devils rejects - horror has become a very disappointing genre, there have been very, very few notable horror movies released in the last decade and this is no exception, just more fodder for the bargain bin.

The good: The lighting, sets, music, costumes, makeup, and some actors. Honestly, I think that zombie does a great job when it comes to the setup and design of his movies. The worlds he creates in his films are strange and they feel normal in their own realm. Some movies can't capture a feel for their environment and it feels out of place. In this movie, the film's environment is believable. The actors interact with that environment in a reasonable way. The costumes, makeup, and lighting works for the movie. All in all, this is the best part about the film. The bad: Script, Dialogue, and acting.Rob Zombie has a fetish for extreme vulgarity in language. This would be fine if it were confined to one or two characters. He makes it a standard for all his characters which is the problem. When Sherri Moon zombie kills the midget (sorry, no PC here), she stops and says "where the f* is my bat?" That's reasonable because of the situation. When she starts to flirt with the gas station attendant, it's unreasonable and it doesn't make sense. She even grabs the guys crotch because... you know... Women do that all the time (sarc). This has always been Rob Zombie's weakness. He writes terrible dialogue which destroys the film. Richard Brake is awesome in general. You don't need him sticking a finger under meg foster's nose talking about the chick he just had sex with. On top of that, Why show him screw the chick only to comment in more vulgarity. Less is more Rob. I saw the movie for free. I don't think I'd watch it again.