This "Horror Movie' is Truly Horrible

Rating: 2/10 (14 June 2006)

From a technical standpoint it's done pretty well but from a plot, storyline and artistic standpoint it's basically a piece of crap.
Eli Roth was quoted as saying the reason the movie is full of false representations and lies about Slovak history and who they are is that he was trying to make a statement about how Americans are ignorant about Slovakia. Now for that statement Eli must take the cake as one of the biggest Jerks Hollywood has ever produced.
So let me get this straight - Hostel is actually a practical joke that this Boston native is playing on Americans? I'm not sure anyone got the joke, including Europeans. So Eli is going to make a movie in which he makes loads of money from Americans that is actually a practical joke on Americans? Not sure I get it.
I can think of better ways to make the sort of statement that Eli made - I don't think that this is the real statement he made - it's clear that this is a jack*** back stepping after making a film that has no clear artistic point.
I think there are plenty of educated Americans who know where and what Slovakia is - but I also think there are Americans who do not know a thing about Slovakia - but one thing is for sure - the only thing Roth proved with this movie is that he is the latter.
I love great horror movies and I think violence and gore are justified in a great piece of art - The Exorcist is a great example of that. This is no more than a modern day slasher movie - not sure why Roth can't just admit that.