Just curious,... anyone planning on seeing Hostel?

[bliss_eternal]

Not really my cup of tea, but wondered if this type of movie appeals to anyone? Merely for the sake of late night (early morning) conversation.

:hi:

[Archae]

1. Ummm...what is it about?

Never heard of it.

[bliss_eternal]

2. I'm guessing it's a horror film

by the same guy that made Cabin Fever. I've seen trailers for it on television, that seem rather disturbing... What I found out about it on imdb let me know I wouldn't be seeing it--they used a LOT of blood in the making of it. :shrug:

Sorry I am not much help on this.

[philosophie_en_rose]

3. no. it looks disgusting.

I'm just not entertained by people having their fingers clipped off, which was suggested in the trailers.

[bliss_eternal]

10. Neither am I--

I don't really get how anyone would find that interesting or entertaining, but to each his own I suppose.

I'm just rather surprised by the fact that movies are getting weirder and gorier and more than I would expect go to see this stuff.

(forgive my excessively late reply--for some reason I couldn't access this post until now :shrug:)

[bridgit]

4. yeah we will, but i can already feel the sucker punch coming...

http://www.hostelfilm.com quentin tarantino does 'saw'...maybe we should all just pass on his highly predictable film faire, i'm glad the tickets will be comp't

[khashka]

5. As a fan of violence... my answer is "No"

Tarantino does Saw. A definite must miss.

Khash.

[DS1]

6. I asked the same question in another thread

The only good I can see coming out of this movie is some kids that think they like to watch torture and stuff because it shows how manly they are - coming out of this movie with nightmares about it.

[zanne]

7. I worry about people becoming desensitized....

We've already become desensitized to violence. Now a whole new generation is in danger of becoming desensitized to torture. Where does it end?

[bliss_eternal]

13. They don't seem to look at it that way--

those I've seen argue for it seem to think it's a big goof. They say they know it's fake, so it's fun and funny to see it. :shrug:

I can't understand that perspective, but I'm not into that kind of thing.

[bliss_eternal]

11. There was a pretty heated argument

on the imdb boards about this. Some think it's disturbing and wrong to even put this kind of thing in a movie--of course others defended their right to see it, and the filmmakers to make it.

Interesting...

[rbnyc]

8. Yes, but I'll wait for DVD.

Normally I'd be in line to see it on opening night, but since we have a baby now it costs so much to have a night out. We've only been to the movies a couple times since he's been born. (Dawn of the Dead remake and War of the Worlds.)

Anyway, I grew up on horror films of all types. I was asking my husband last night after seeing the commercial for Hostel on TV, "Why do I want to see that?" My husband said, "Because that's the kind of movie you used to watch with your dad when you were growing up and it makes you feel safe and warm. In other words, you're a freak."

I'm actually very sensitive to violence in movies, tv and books. I cry easily. Things stay with me for days. Still, I'm fascinated.

I've seen the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre about 25 times. I remember about the 10th time I saw it, I was mortified. I thought, "How fucking sick am I that I've seen this so many times before and enjoyed it every time. It's horrible. It's gratuitous. Why would I want to watch people being terrorized and tortured and murdered? Why would anyone? What's wrong with us?"

Then the 11th time I saw it, I was back to being thrilled.

I've always been the type to turn and face the monster in my nightmares, or walk into the dark without knowing what's there. I've always been the type who would rather know than not know. And I've always had a kind of innate understanding that there can be no love without hate, no serenity without anxiety, that each thing is defined by its opposite, and without its opposite would lose all form and meaning. I've always felt that the further I delve into the dark, the greater capacity I'll have for the light.

That may explain some of my attraction.

But I also think my husband has a point. I grew up on it and it makes me feel like I belong.

I'm very curious how others will answer.

Thanks for asking.

[bliss_eternal]

16. rbnyc--

To describe yourself as sensitive, I'm impressed--you're really BRAVE! There's no WAY I could sit through Texas Chainsaw Massacre for ten minutes, much less ten times! :wow:

Given that you grew up on them and bonded with your dad over this kind of fare, I can understand it more. Also I like what you said about facing the dark giving you more capacity for the light--that's a cool way to look at it.

Personally, you're way courageous--I close my eyes when I throw up, I can't stand to see it. I have NO capacity for this stuff at all. LOL! But I'm not going to knock others for it. It's kind of fascinating to me that people do dig these movies. :hi:

[rbnyc]

45. Thanks for your reply.

I really appreciate your ubderstanding. I'm really not a sicko.

How I've kept from being desensitized, I am not sure. I've always had an extreme sense of empathy. I'm very emotional. And I tend to leave myself vulnerable, rather than close myself off...unless my son is involved, then I'm very protective.

[El Fuego]

9. Definitely NO.

Quentin Tarantino is a sick mo-fo.

I only like supernatural horror films, like "The Ring." It scares me, but I know these things don't really happen in real lfe. Insane sadistic murderers, on the other hand, are all too common. I don't like that reminder.

[Radio_Lady]

12. Hostel has not been screened for the press or the public in Portland, OR

and as of this evening, there is no information on whether or when it will open.

In peace,

Radio_Lady in Oregon

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Tarantino has little to do with it...

Aside from attatching his name for publicity purposes. (He was an executive producer.)

Eli Roth is the "sick mo-fo" who wrote and directed Hostel.

[bliss_eternal]

17. Eli Roth--

was this the guy that did the other sick flick, Cabin Fever or are my sources off?

[ghostsofgiants]

21. That's him.

[bliss_eternal]

24. Bleh---

:puke:

[tigereye]

67. acutally I liked his Kill BIll movies (but I like martial arts flicks)

and liked them. Usually I don't like movies that are gory, but his have a certain offbeat, tongue in cheek quality that tempers the violence somewhat.

[last_texas_dem]

14. No

I'm still recovering from Wolf Creek!

[bliss_eternal]

18. What was Wolf Creek?

Sorry, the link isn't working. :hi:

Is it as sick as Hostel seems to be?

[last_texas_dem]

20. No, I don't think it's as graphic

It's probably not even as intense as the Saw movies, but it just has some stuff in it that really got to me. It's basically a film about these kids who go on a road trip, get stranded, someone stops to "help" them, and...

I started a thread about it a few days ago that talks more about why it freaked me out so much.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=210x11191

[bliss_eternal]

23. Cool--thanks for the link!

:hi:

Sorry it freaked you out. Intense movies have a way of staying with me far too long. I couldn't shake off Se7en for well over a month!

:scared:

[xmas74]

52. I think it was one of those that was supposedly based

on a real event.

[dorktv]

29. Wolf Creek was boring and very poorly done.

I guess I am used to American horror but they could have been a LOT grosser.

[last_texas_dem]

30. I agree that it could have been grosser

It really wasn't all that graphic of a movie; just very disturbing, at least for me. I think it was the fact that they left quite a bit to the imagination that actually bothered me. I didn't really mind that it was a bit more slow-moving than most horror movies, though, 'cause, in my case at least, it made me care a little more about the characters than is generally the case in most horror movies. I think a lot of people found the way it was structured to be tedious, though.

[dorktv]

31. Well 45 minutes is too long for that kind of wandering around

but then I found Blair Witch Project to be extremely boring and stupid.
However my friend Jesse was shaking with fear after watching that.

[bliss_eternal]

32. Blair Witch just made me dizzy--

:boring:
What an over-rated pos! They should have given out Dramamine in the lobby for that one.

[dorktv]

68. yep! It was god awful.

[AlienGirl]

19. I don't need more crap in my head, so, NO

[EstimatedProphet]

22. Nope

I'm not that big a Tarantino fan anyway

[bliss_eternal]

25. He only produced it--

So they're using his name more than his work it seems.

[EstimatedProphet]

28. OK, didn't know that

[Tsiyu]

26. Tarntino was on Letterman last night

He was pretty intense, but also pretty funny, telling tales about spending New Year's Eve in Iceland, where all the women are drunk and look like Supermodels.

They showed a clip of the movie, which appears to be about some traveling college students who are abducted to serve as victims for rich folks who pay to have the experience of torturing actual human beings.

At the very least, it would be an interesting study of Neocons....but the clip they showed was painful to watch.. and Tarentino insinuated that was just the tip of the bloodfest...er... iceburg

[bliss_eternal]

27. That sounds like a disturbing

and disgusting film. Glad I missed him on Letterman.

[Shell Beau]

33. Maybe. With all the hype now out about it, I kind of want

to see it. I love horror films. I'm not a huge fan of gore, but my curiosity may get the best of me.

[bliss_eternal]

48. It's fascinating to me

that people like to be scared. I kind of envy that--seems like horror fans really get into the genre!

Maybe it will be scary without the gore...

[Loonman]

34. Supposed to be scary as all get out

Sounds good.

[Midlodemocrat]

35. No. I think it looks absolutely horrible.

[Arkansas Granny]

36. My theory is that if I'm going to spend money or time watching

a movie, I want one that entertains me and not one that scares the sh** out of me or completely grosses me out. I've seen the advertising for this one and have decided that it doesn't meet my criteria.

[NaturalHigh]

37. I love horror movies...

but this one looks pretty disgusting to me.

[mattomjoe]

38. No. I don't do torture flicks.

Heck, I haven't even seen The Passion of the Christ because of it.

[Love Bug]

39. Hell, no. I don't find torture entertaining. Sick.

[ProfessorGAC]

40. Not Me

Just no interest. That kind of movie does nothing for me.
The Professor

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

41. Oh HELL yes!!

Can't wait to see that film!!

[rbnyc]

43. We are surely the minority here.

And so misunterstood.

*sigh*

;-)

[xmas74]

53. I'm in your minority.

I love horror and I will see this-but not until it comes out on dvd.
You said earlier that you grew up watching them w/ your dad. I did too. My mother hated horror movies and my dad loves them. I remember seeing Aliens at the theater w/ my father because my mother refused and he needed a "date". And old horror movies late at night were a staple in my home. Popcorn, soda(which was a huge treat) and snuggling down under lap quilts while watching scary movies w/ the lights off.

For me, there is a sense of security in horror movies. But I prefer the "smart" horror over gory horror.

[rbnyc]

58. I remember going to the theater w/ my dad to see Alien...

...the first one. That scene in the egg room...that was the scariest thing I'd ever seen up to that point.

We had a subscription to Fangoria, and were really into effects, but I also really loved more cerebral horror,like the original The Haunting, or The Changeling.

[xmas74]

66. Both excellent movies!

A big one in our house was Reanimator. And my brother (who for a while wanted to study makeup-emphasis in horror and sci-fi) had the subscription to Fangoria. It was constantly "lost" or "misplaced" on my nightstand,of course.

[Coventina]

42. As the Buddha says, "You are what you think".

I don't need that kind of crap in my head. I never watch any of those kinds of movies.

[bliss_eternal]

49. What a cool saying!

I like that! Makes me feel positive that I can't handle those movies and stay far away! :woohoo:

[Taverner]

44. Yep - Me

I loves me some disturbing horror movies
And I loves me some Tarantino...

[rbnyc]

46. Woo-Hoo!

Me too!

[bliss_eternal]

50. I like Tarantino--

but other than putting up the money and his name, I don't get the sense he did much else (writing, directing)--since he was the producer, executive producer at that.

He's doing publicity for the film. With his name having a sort of recognition value-it will probably make more with people THINKING he's more involved.

If it was a typical Tarantino flick, I'd be there but for this :scared: LOL!

I hope you enjoy it! :hi:

[sundog]

47. of course

i love horror movies of all sorts

i'll wait for dvd though... i am in the boonies & no theaters here

[DanCa]

51. No i am too squeamish. (nt)

[Dave Reynolds]

54. No.

I don't mind horror flicks, but graphic mutilations (the preview of the toe about to be cut off) is not something I really want to see.

Hell, back in my autopsy assist days I saw enough of that kind of shit to last me a lifetime, anyway.

[bliss_eternal]

55. Whoa--

I bet you did! Autopsy assisting?!? You must have some STORIES! :scared:

[Dave Reynolds]

57. Things I will never forget.

No matter how hard I try.

[bliss_eternal]

59. Gosh--

I'm so sorry. :hug: Sounds rough.

[CarpeDiebold]

56. i hear there are only 3 really gory scenes

One guy gets a hole drilled in his knees
The toe clipping scene
The eyeball scene

Other than that, it's supposed to be relatively tame.

still, what scares me more is that this is purportedly based on true events. word is, the director of the film ran into a thai website that advertised murder vacations, where you can pay some money(10 thousand) i think to torture/kill whoever you wanted. THAT is what realllllly scares me, more than any special effects in the movie.

[bliss_eternal]

62. OMG!! That's just SICK!

:wtf: I hope that is NOT true! The idea that ANYONE would pay someone to take a human life-- I have no words for such a thing.

I understand that there are people that pay others to tempt, tease and torture them in sexual ways (dominatrixes and such), I've never really known what to make of that, and I don't judge it. Who knows why some find something like that a turn on? I kind of applaud the fact that they can accept themselves as they are and embrace their 'dark' side.

But the rumour you heard and described that regards this movie, is a whole other realm. :puke: Embracing such a dark side is illegal last I checked. Shouldn't these people be seeking therapy as opposed to a murder vacation?

[CarpeDiebold]

65. it's sick when individuals do it

but what's sickER is the US government is doing the same thing, paying rogue nations to torture people in secret...

the world really is a sick, sick place. i just don't get all this sickness. what happened in these people's childhoods that they would do this kinda thing...

i'll bet you this movie is on dick cheney's amazon wishlist.

[Skittles]

60. unrelenting cruelty is not a selling point for me so

unless I hear differently, uh, NO

[bliss_eternal]

63. The more I see of the tv commercial

the more troubled I am by someone making such a movie to begin with. It just looks wrong...

[cmf]

61. not just no, but hell no.

I hate gratuitous blood and gore for the sake of entertainment. IMO, it just makes light of the true suffering that people go through in the world. It makes me sick.

[bliss_eternal]

64. LOL!

Well said--and a big fat 'ditto' from me! No way in, no how. If I could block the disgusting commercial from my tv I would.