Eli Roth gets it right ---- (for once)

Token · September 01, 2015, 01:37:28 PM

1000% on board

MadJohnShaft · September 01, 2015, 02:52:42 PM

That happened to me twice so now I always kill the two bitches first.

The Shocker · September 01, 2015, 07:16:02 PM

Thought it was going to be the Green Inferno. I've known girls who were close to that crazy.

EaterofBirds · October 05, 2015, 12:41:58 PM

I've already heard that Green Inferno is a let down.

GodShifter · October 05, 2015, 12:49:12 PM

Quote from: EaterofBirds on October 05, 2015, 12:41:58 PM
I've already heard that Green Inferno is a let down.

Green Inferno was terrible.

Jor el · October 05, 2015, 12:54:59 PM

Of Course

Lumpy · October 05, 2015, 07:17:52 PM

Some FB friends liked the Green Inferno. It's a cannibal movie - how "good" is it supposed to be?

Full disclosure - I've never seen any of his movies, on purpose. Not into torture porn.

EaterofBirds · October 17, 2015, 02:13:07 AM

Knock Knock is garbage..

Eli Roth DOES NOT get it right..and continues down his road of busiest clownshoe director of them all. He needs to seriously stop..He doesnt have the eye or the skills to pull off pedestrian horror..

ez · October 26, 2015, 09:12:09 AM

Knock Knock was total garbage.

That being said, it did help keep my expectations very low for Green Inferno, which as dumb, badly written and badly acted as it was did manage to entertain me. It's been a while since I last saw any of the cannibal movies of days yonder, but I feel that this did a fine homage to them.

I think the main flaw that many see with the movie (besides the obvious one that the movie was just plain dumb), was that too much humour found it's way into the script. But the movie itself is so overly violent that that maybe isn't that bad a thing. I've had enough of the hateful, non-fun gore movies that seem so prevalent these days. I need some fun along with the disemboweling.

And hell, if it helps introduce the old cannibal movies to a younger audience, then maybe that's a good thing too?

Sleazy Cortez · October 27, 2015, 03:55:41 PM

I did enjoy watching a cannibal movie without having to sit through some savage bashing a turtle in the head repeatedly

GodShifter · October 28, 2015, 05:11:06 PM

Quote from: ez on October 26, 2015, 09:12:09 AM
Knock Knock was total garbage.

That being said, it did help keep my expectations very low for Green Inferno, which as dumb, badly written and badly acted as it was did manage to entertain me. It's been a while since I last saw any of the cannibal movies of days yonder, but I feel that this did a fine homage to them.

I think the main flaw that many see with the movie (besides the obvious one that the movie was just plain dumb), was that too much humour found it's way into the script. But the movie itself is so overly violent that that maybe isn't that bad a thing. I've had enough of the hateful, non-fun gore movies that seem so prevalent these days. I need some fun along with the disemboweling.

And hell, if it helps introduce the old cannibal movies to a younger audience, then maybe that's a good thing too?

Bingo.

My biggest problem with "Green Inferno" was the humor. Bad plot not withstanding, that would be my biggest gripe.

I subscribe more to the "Martyrs" type of movie (even though I never want to see that movie again), but I think the grim horror movies work the best. Roth seems to be an acolyte of the Wes Craven style of horror films, so there you go.

I think the idea was decent, but the result was really lackluster. I wound up walking out after an hour or so due to being utterly disgusted with the execution of the movie. "Cannibal Holocaust" is a 1,000 times better even if it did have real animal slaughter which I find deplorable.

ez · October 29, 2015, 04:26:18 AM

Yeah, no one's denying that Deodato and Lenzi's work isn't way better than Roth's movie, pig stabbings and all. I still think it's refreshing to get a gory cannibal movie in this day and age that doesn't completely suck.

That being said, I have yet to watch Bone Tomahawk (saving it for Saturday) and I get the feeling had I watched Green Inferno after that one I wouldn't be quit as positive about it.

EaterofBirds · November 09, 2015, 12:25:44 PM

The gore was too glossed over, no real overwhelming sense of dread in any of Roth's filmwork. He just a rich kid lacking the sense of developing any atmospheres and "grime" on the genre..I agree to the premise that he's making "Craven-esque" films that appeal to the kids that still get nervous trying to get into Rated R films.

I initially thought Roth did The Sacrement and was ready to give him some accolades for that one, but alas..he just produced it, it was Ti West's baby. I have hope for West as this had it's moments. Anytime you bring that cult/extremo religion to the screen, I'm frightened by default.