Roth Makes Some Hostel Promises
Filed under: Horror, Thrillers, Lionsgate Films, Remakes and Sequels
So now that everyone's had a full day or two to get their Hostel DVD, we can focus on what's really of paramount interest to
all involved parties: Hostel 2. Click through just about any
DVD or movie site and you'll probably find a recent interview with effusive young horror guru Eli Roth, and it seems he's just raring to go on his quick-turnaround
follow-up.He hasn't actually sat down and penned the sequel's script yet, but that hardly seems to be a hurdle: "I have all these different scenes and all these different deaths and different tortures and I’ve just got to sit down and put them all together now." (Some say "ick." I say "cool!") After Hostel 2, Roth will move on to direct an adaptation of Stephen King's Cell for Dimension, a project he recently shared a few thoughts on ... the final one being, "So the eyeball’s hanging out and flesh from people’s faces [is] ripped off and they’ll just still keep running and trying to kill people." (Again, "cool!")
The director's mega-busy-ness has thrown a wrench into his planned remake of The Bad Seed: "I mean, I went into Warner Bros. and I said, ‘I want to kill more kids than Schindler’s List.’ And they were like, ‘Okay, all right.’" (Dude even likes kiddie horror!)
And to those who simply can't get enough of this fan-favorite nutcase, be sure to double-check your Hostel DVD. Roth shows up on four (!) separate commentary tracks!
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4-20-2006 @ 9:35PM
deletedsoul said...
I have been an Eli Roth fan since Cabin Fever; A hilarious yet slightly unnerving bloody romp through the woods. I look forward to anything he churns out.
Go Eli!
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4-20-2006 @ 10:12PM
Peter said...
I was a rabid Roth fan (I even registered my site with the intention of turning it into a Roth-centric blog) until Hostel came out. I thought it was a complete waste, but I still have a ton of respect for the guy and am still a great, great fan.
Like I've said many times, I think he has it in him to just blast one out of the park, but I highly doubt Hostel 2 will be it.
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4-21-2006 @ 9:21AM
Elliott said...
I went back and read some of the prior posts made about Hostel. I just honestly don't understand why anyone liked it. The 16 year olds that snuck in and post on imdb are trying to convince me of an underlying message about gratitous sex being acceptable, where as violence is not, but it's just not working.
I like horror movies with humor, both dark and light (American Psycho and Slither), I like smart thrillers (Red Eye), and I love movies that leave you just feeling creepy (Saw II), but Hostel honestly left me feeling bored.
I found myself more curious about whether or not the Josh character was supposed to be gay than whether or not Paxton was going to get out alive. I was actually hoping he would die in some sort of crazy manner that would totally redeem the movie.
In the sequel I want to see the killlers living their normal lives: being an accountant by day and playing surgeon on a helpless backpacker by night. I want characters that I feel sorry for. I want to see torturous deaths that make me twitch as though I'm feeling the pain, not just an "ewwwwww" response.
I watch porn. I like horror movies. The mixing of two is the answer to a question I never asked.
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4-21-2006 @ 11:34AM
Scott Weinberg said...
One man's trash is another man's treasure, eh? ;)
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