YES, I just read this entire comment out loud to my roommate, because we'd been unable to come up with anything more rational beyond just, "What? WHAT?" as part of the reason we became better friends was a mutual love for this movie. The first act in particular was one of the most lovely, chilling, tense, and dramatic scenes I've ever experienced in a film--how that could be interpreted as "boring" is beyond me.
I've only encountered Eli Roth once, but that time he was an absolute sweetheart. Very respectful, enthusiastic to meet with fans--he spent nearly an hour of his time talking to us (and this wasn't at a convention or anything, just a movie screening, and not even a promoted appearance), because he remembers what it's like to be a fan. I thought I was a hater until I actually watched Hostel, but I'd recognized that he truly does LOVE making movies and watching movies and learning about movies, and that's always something I respect.
Anyway. I normally wouldn't have even bothered commenting, but something about being called a "mentally slow" "moron" just because I like a certain director/actor (who was only in the movie for about 5 mintues) inspired me, what can I say.
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YES, I just read this entire comment out loud to my roommate, because we'd been unable to come up with anything more rational beyond just, "What? WHAT?" as part of the reason we became better friends was a mutual love for this movie. The first act in particular was one of the most lovely, chilling, tense, and dramatic scenes I've ever experienced in a film--how that could be interpreted as "boring" is beyond me.
I've only encountered Eli Roth once, but that time he was an absolute sweetheart. Very respectful, enthusiastic to meet with fans--he spent nearly an hour of his time talking to us (and this wasn't at a convention or anything, just a movie screening, and not even a promoted appearance), because he remembers what it's like to be a fan. I thought I was a hater until I actually watched Hostel, but I'd recognized that he truly does LOVE making movies and watching movies and learning about movies, and that's always something I respect.
Anyway. I normally wouldn't have even bothered commenting, but something about being called a "mentally slow" "moron" just because I like a certain director/actor (who was only in the movie for about 5 mintues) inspired me, what can I say.