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Who is Eli Roth backmailing?


He should be doing DTV Hostel sequels, yet he's working with big stars. It's mind-boggling.

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It's strange how many big name actors there are in this. This doesn't look good, but I'm interested because Bobby Lee is in this. He's awesome.

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It doesn't look good. But I think I know what the pitch was to get them to sign up. They were probably told the games were like a punk western version of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and the movie would play the same way with audiences. The trailers felt very much James Gunn-lite.

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Poster also gives me a bit of a Suicide Squad vibe.

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Yeah I can imagine that that was the pitch. Jack Black said in a podcast recently that he signed up for this because his kids wanted him to do it.

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The hatred for Roth is overblown. He’s made good stuff and he’s a good director with a distinct visual style. Explain what about his visual style you don’t like? I’d be curious to know. And explain why disliked House with the Clock in its Walls and Thanksgiving?

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I haven't seen Clock.. But Thanksgiving was good. I liked Cabin Fever and Hostel too.

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