<"I'm also thankful *I* am the one deciding what I watch, and not someone who thinks *they* know what's good or bad. If it's offensive don't watch. ">
And though I couldn't accept a year's screen pass to sit through "Hostel" or any of its ilk, I agree with Erik 1000%!!! Joe B. PS-- For what it's worth department: We feared that, due to pressure from a particularly meddlesome preacher (remember "Becket?"), that Wichita Falls, TX, would not show "Brokeback Mountain"-- despite the fact that Larry McMurtry (producer/writer) is from thirty miles away-- Archer City, TX-- location . But it will open at the new Cinemark Theatre on Friday. "Hostel" is already playing. Joe > > From: Erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/01/17 Tue PM 04:56:48 EST > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] HOSTILE TOWARD HOSTEL > > I was in attendance at a screening with Eli Roth in Texas not to long ago, > and while I didn't care for Hostel (or Roth's work in general) I for one am > thankful that hard-core (not in the pornographic sense that many attatch to > the word) horror is making a comeback. > > I cut my teeth on the Golden Age of Slasher Films during the late 70's to the > mid 80's and as of late, the genre has become so PC, watered-down and > weak-kneed by catering to the PG-13 teeny-bopper crowd (as the recent glut of > crap with Kevin Williamson's name attached to it attests) that I thank my > bloody stars that a film like Hostel is even seeing the light of day, much > less getting national distribution. This is nothing more then a drive-in > flick at best, and it's #1 opening was a welcome sight to this ol' > gorehound's jaded retinas. > > I'm not delving into the "bad movies/bad tv debate" as it's pointless here. > I'm outnumbered and will surely get trounced by those with more time (and by > those much wordier then I) to make their case. > > I'm also thankful *I* am the one deciding what I watch, and not someone who > thinks *they* know what's good or bad. > If it's offensive don't watch. > > Cheers, > Erik > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.