★ 6 / 10
Halloween anthologies will always be right up my
Wiccaburr
Halloween anthologies will always be right up my alley. This one is low budget and entertaining with these stories hitting you quickly. But just bloody enough…
Halloween anthologies will always be right up my alley. This one is low budget and entertaining with these stories hitting you quickly. But just bloody enough to leave you wanting more.
The segments are:
(X) - favorite segments
1. The Old Hag (X)- Loved the old hag look and the setup of the house.
2. Trespassers - Interesting story and twist in the end.
3. Killing The Dance (x) - Serving that 80's vibes with roller skates and a couple surprise twists.
4. The Halloween Blizzard of '91 - Is this a crossover episode?
5. The Samhain Slasher - Halloween party and seance while a slasher is loose, what could go wrong?
Wraparound:
This was pretty clever as it gives a nod to the times of Elvira and late night monster marathons.
Overall, this was a fun watch for five stories. This can be a fun Halloween tradition to watch with other Halloween themed movies and anthologies.
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★ 4 / 10
Watchable, but nothing grand...
paul_m_haakonsen
Now, I've actually watched the 2019 movie "10/31 Part 2" prior to having a chance to watch the 2017 movie "10/31". And while I wasn't overly impressed with…
Now, I've actually watched the 2019 movie "10/31 Part 2" prior to having a chance to watch the 2017 movie "10/31". And while I wasn't overly impressed with part two, I must admit that I wasn't really harboring much of any grand expectations to this predecessor from directors Brett DeJager, Rocky Gray, Zane Hershberger, John William Holt, Hunter Johnson and Justin M. Seaman. But with it being a horror movie, although an anthology nonetheless, I opted to sit down and watch it, as I had the opportunity to do so.The first segment is titled "The Old Hag" and it is written and directed by Justin M. Seaman. It was a nicely written story, although a bit cliché and generic. But it was actually entertaining enough, despite this. The acting performances in the segment were good. The effects were good as well, adding to the overall creep factor of the storyline. This was actually the best thing about the entire anthology. Though the ending was rather unnecessarily stupid.Zane Hershberger wrote and directed the second segment, which is titled "Trespassers". The storyline in this segment as fairly weak, and it was a slow paced narrative, and that just didn't help to improve the overall impression of this second segment. The effects, however, were fairly okay. The music was also quite okay in this segment, as there was a distinct 1980s vibe to it."Killing The Dance" is the title of the third segment, and it is written by Jason Turner and directed by John William Holt. The storyline in this segment was not particularly good. I love how quickly the blood coagulated on the first woman being cut with a razor at the skating rink, that was just a pretty poorly done effect. The music in this segment was just unfathomably annoying to listen to, and it went on non-stop.The fourth segment is "Halloween Blizzard of '91", which was written and directed by Brett DeJager. It was the most pointless of the segments, especially since there wasn't really a thoroughly written script to support it. It looked and felt like something that writer and director Brett DeJager just shot on the fly.The fifth and last segment is "'The Samhain Slasher" from writer and director Rocky Gray. This segment was okay. I mean, it was a pretty straightforward narrative, although somewhat on the weak side in terms of a thoroughly written storyline.And the tie-in segment that presented the segments and tied them together was "Malvolia's Halloween Monster Marathon", from writers Rocky Gray and Zane Hershberger, and directed by Hunter Johnson. It wasn't a particularly great concept, but luckily we didn't have to endure much of it, as it was just in the beginning and end of the anthology.Watchable for what it was, but you're not in for anything grand here. It is not like the writers conjured up a Halloween classic here. And I doubt that I will ever return to watch "31/10" a second time, as it was about as entertaining and enjoyable as the "31/10 Part II" sequel was.My rating of "31/10" lands on a four out of ten stars.
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It's not a so bad a movie: being a crowdfunded , self-made production, its effects aren't nothing but poor, but it's ok. The segments are short and some lack an ending or major explanations, but definitly I've seen much worse halloween anthologies with better budget. In short: if you're looking for perfectly finished productions avoid this one. If you're a horror researcher and an anthology fan, give it a try on a weekday end of night. But don't expect much beyond what I've said above...