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Comments on: Hostel Intent http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/ Better Living Through Terror Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: jiangtou http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5292 jiangtou Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:27:44 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5292 not the first time they have gotten fact wrong in the polls/and best of awards. they told Eli Roth that Cabin Fever was not eligible for best independent b/c they had distrib by Lions Gate, not understanding that LG came in after it was all done independently. and btw - when Hostel played at fests, it was in the form of a work in progress with temp music and unfinished FX. love the mag dearly, but sometimes they need to back track and pay attention to details. not the first time they have gotten fact wrong in the polls/and best of awards. they told Eli Roth that Cabin Fever was not eligible for best independent b/c they had distrib by Lions Gate, not understanding that LG came in after it was all done independently. and btw - when Hostel played at fests, it was in the form of a work in progress with temp music and unfinished FX. love the mag dearly, but sometimes they need to back track and pay attention to details.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5334 Steve Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:43:30 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5334 Thanks for popping by. I love your Kung Fu Fridays blog and wish that I could have made it out for some of the screenings. As an update, Jovanka has posted again saying that they will allow Hostel to be in the poll. One thing I didn't mention was how Rue Morgue's review of Hostel was probably the one time I most disagreed with anything I found in that magazine. I have no problem with people hating on the film, and in many cases I can understand it, but Rod's review seemed to miss so much of what I loved about it that I wasn't sure he had seen the same film. This applies especially to the last twenty to thirty minutes, which I found to be incredibly suspenseful. Now it makes a certain amount of sense, if all they had based their review on was a work print, considering just how much the music contributed to the final product. Thanks for popping by. I love your Kung Fu Fridays blog and wish that I could have made it out for some of the screenings.

As an update, Jovanka has posted again saying that they will allow Hostel to be in the poll.

One thing I didn’t mention was how Rue Morgue’s review of Hostel was probably the one time I most disagreed with anything I found in that magazine. I have no problem with people hating on the film, and in many cases I can understand it, but Rod’s review seemed to miss so much of what I loved about it that I wasn’t sure he had seen the same film. This applies especially to the last twenty to thirty minutes, which I found to be incredibly suspenseful. Now it makes a certain amount of sense, if all they had based their review on was a work print, considering just how much the music contributed to the final product.

]]> By: warren http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5350 warren Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:39:57 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5350 wait, Slither is gonna win? come on, Hostel is much funnier. Both are massive rip-offs - funny how everyone is talking about this is such a great time for horror and those two movies are at the top. wait, Slither is gonna win? come on, Hostel is much funnier. Both are massive rip-offs - funny how everyone is talking about this is such a great time for horror and those two movies are at the top.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5533 Steve Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:04:48 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5533 My guess is that Slither is going to win based upon the goodwill it seems to have generated over there. In polls like this I imagine it's less a popularity contest than simply the least contentious option getting the most votes. It's really easy to show the "rip-off" card, but I think sometimes telling a story well is more important than whether it was original or not. My guess is that Slither is going to win based upon the goodwill it seems to have generated over there. In polls like this I imagine it’s less a popularity contest than simply the least contentious option getting the most votes.

It’s really easy to show the “rip-off” card, but I think sometimes telling a story well is more important than whether it was original or not.

]]> By: jiangtou http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5626 jiangtou Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:08:02 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5626 thanks for the kinnd words about the blog. check out the new one I just started: http://spiltpopcorn.blogspot.com/ cheers colin thanks for the kinnd words about the blog. check out the new one I just started: http://spiltpopcorn.blogspot.com/

cheers
colin

]]> By: Steve http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5660 Steve Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:46:05 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/11/09/hostel-intent/#comment-5660 I visited Spilt Popcorn a few days back after viewing your post on it at Kung Fu Fridays. Great stuff! I visited Spilt Popcorn a few days back after viewing your post on it at Kung Fu Fridays. Great stuff!

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