"But any respect or admiration halts there, for the simple reason that the rest of Roth's career-and even the success of Hostel-has rested on the unbelievably lucky move of becoming Quentin Tarantino's shoulder monkey. His Holy Tarantino-ness sprinkled "Quentin Tarantino Presents" dust on Hostel, which subsequently lured scores of twenty-something Americans into sweating over the idea that they'd get sold to torture dungeons by slutty Eastern Europeans if they ever set foot in Slovakia."
You're right about that. See also the massive success of the Tarantino-produced Four Rooms, Curdled, Iron Monkey, Daltry Calhoun, Hell Ride, heck even Grindhouse and Hostel Part II. Yep those twenty-somethings ALWAYS flock to anything that Quentin Tarantino presents! Certainly this is the only reason the first Hostel was successful.
On Horror Chick: Why the Heavens Should Crumble If ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Wins (Short Answer: Eli Roth)
"But any respect or admiration halts there, for the simple reason that the rest of Roth's career-and even the success of Hostel-has rested on the unbelievably lucky move of becoming Quentin Tarantino's shoulder monkey. His Holy Tarantino-ness sprinkled "Quentin Tarantino Presents" dust on Hostel, which subsequently lured scores of twenty-something Americans into sweating over the idea that they'd get sold to torture dungeons by slutty Eastern Europeans if they ever set foot in Slovakia."
You're right about that. See also the massive success of the Tarantino-produced Four Rooms, Curdled, Iron Monkey, Daltry Calhoun, Hell Ride, heck even Grindhouse and Hostel Part II. Yep those twenty-somethings ALWAYS flock to anything that Quentin Tarantino presents! Certainly this is the only reason the first Hostel was successful.