On his blog, the director of Hostel: Part II says this weekend will the last chance you have to see a new movie of his for the forseeable future; after that, his financially (and creatively -ed.) disappointing Hostel sequel will probably be out of theaters, and it will be a long time before Cell, Trailer Trash, or anything else he’s been talking about will see the light of day. He blames much of the failure of the film on leaked bootlegs of a rough cut that surfaced before the release date, both for siphoning away the audience and leading to reviews of that rough cut by sundry online critics. (The possibility of inherent faults within the film itself is not acknowledged; “People love the movie,” he says.) He also warns that with the failure of this movie, the future of R-rated horror as a viable genre with studios and theater chains is in doubt. Frankly, after actually seeing Hostel: Part II, it’s tough to get all that worked up over that prospect. (Via Bloody Disgusting.)
What is it about Eli Roth? I’d like him so much better if he just didn’t talk about his movies.
I think this idea that horror fans need to rush out and see Hostel II for “the FUTURE of HORROR!” is pretty lame. (Go Team Horror!, anyone?) I mean, obviously, these things go in cycles, and someone like Roth, who seems to have some grasp of modern horror film history, should know that.
In fact he pretty much says as much in the interview with him we ran in Wizard. I talked about that very phenomenon here.