Is Rob Zombie a hack? Does Eli Roth have any sort of moral compass? Or does the “Splat Pack” specialize in making gory garbage? Today I put Mr. Roth and Mr. Zombie on trial for Crimes Against Cinema. Don’t worry, the rest of the “Splat Pack” will have their day as well.
On April of 2007, Mr. Piper of LAZY EYE THEATRE had this to say about Rob Zombie:
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ReviewThe always-polarizing Eli Roth has returned to the big screen with Hostel: Part II, another immersion into his world of a Slovakian torture factory. There are things that I liked and enjoyed about this film, but I will tell you that if this director hasn’t won you over yet, his third feature film will not do the trick.
When I heard that Hostel:
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ReviewMany horror geeks rejoiced in 2003 when a young one named Eli Roth made a movie called Cabin Fever—a film about a flesh-eating virus in a small forest town. The film promised plenty of blood, plenty of humor, and plenty of homages.
→ ReviewI don’t watch many horror movies, but this is what I made of Hostel.
I can’t imagine taking this film seriously, mainly because it’s not supposed to be taken seriously. I have also concluded that:
Tags: Eli Roth, Torture Porn, Horror, Gore, Violence
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