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Hostel: THUMBS CUT OFF AND DOWN.

Dunno how many of you are around for SNT since I haven't been too diligent lately, but it's here if ya want it. Finally saw Hostel for the first time today, and um...yeah. Don't at all understand the hype that one got. Nowhere near as gritty as I'd read, and everything that happened before the shit hit the fan took way longer than everything that happened afterwards -- not totally acceptable for a pretty short film. With such a disturbing premise, I couldn't believe how little I was moved or affected. Some things were fairly gross, but knowing what you had to already know going into it, was anyone really all that shocked by any of it? You need to be shocked for a movie like this to work. I'm using more words than are needed to say that I felt nothing for Hostel, but beefy paragraphs are pretty.

Sucks because I had all of these gift certificates to blow at Best Buy this afternoon, but decided to hold onto 'em because I knew Hostel had hit PPV and wanted to see it. Totally killed what was supposed to be an awesome Saturday horror movie deal. I should've known better and bought some video game I'd play four times and forget about; at least then I'd have more to do tonight than be pissy that I left the magic wire that connects my camera to my computer in Florida. Fuck you, mouse. Speaking of which, time to get back to the Disney articles. Hope everyone's well. See you in a bit...

Posted by Matt on 06/03/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 71 comments

First!!! I’m here for you.

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 06/03/2006 10:02 PM

They took our jobs!

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Foxworthy @ 06/03/2006 10:09 PM

This is the closest I’ve ever been to the top of one of these.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 06/03/2006 10:12 PM

That’s the one "presented by" Tarantino, right? I didn’t have any interest in seeing it, but I do have faith that Grindhouse will turn out cool.
HBO’s playing ROTS and it’s just at the infamous "NOooOOOOoo!" room shaker…now it reminds me of the Lost finale (one of the best moments of the series, that bit).

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 06/03/2006 10:24 PM

I’m sure you’re all familiar with Youtube. Well, someone has been putting old episodes of "Tales from the Darkside" and "Monsters" on there. Darkside is better than gave it credit for, while Monsters is just plain fun.

Also, the bar section of the local activity paper had a recipe that supposedly tastes like Ecto Cooler. When I read it I immediately thought of the EC articles here.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 06/03/2006 10:32 PM

I can’t watch slasher type flicks. For horror movies, I stick with monster or ghost stories. Yes, I’m a pansy, but torture as entertainment is more than my sissy stomach can handle.
On a lighter note, I finished Deadwood season 2, and I would just like to restate how much I love that show. Also, I got the Venture Bros. dvd set last Tuesday, and watched every episode when I got home. It’s HIGH-larious.

Chestnuts roasted by The Kraken @ 06/03/2006 10:37 PM

"Darkside" DEFINITELY deserved more credit than it received. If it had the network backing of Crypt or Twilght Zone, look out! The episode "Seasons of Belief" has one of the most splendidly morbid endings in TV history. Kudos to the writers of this one. Beware the Grither!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 06/03/2006 10:46 PM

Yeah, Hostel was terrible. Nowhere near as good as Cabin Fever. CF was great because it never took itself seriously, which seems to be what Hostel is doing. Too slow, not gruesome enough…just yuck.

Also, has anyone seen that Chinese bootleg of Revenge of the Sith? The one with the crazy subtitles? I really want one of those for my group’s next "Get Plastered and Watch Bad Movies" night.

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 06/03/2006 10:54 PM

Don’t know how many people are into the 4400, but I’m pretty excited that they showed it on an actual network tonight (NBC? ABC? Can’t remember). Not slamming USA or anything, but I definitely think there would be a greater following if more people knew about it. One more week to the season premiere! Whoo hoo! Oh, and if you’re a Sci-fi person and you haven’t seen it, you should check it out. That is all.

Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 06/03/2006 10:58 PM

I am here for the SNT! Hooray!
Sometimes, like currently, people on the internet, both those I know in real life and only in cyberspace get so annoying and have no problem being cynical and bitter about everything and everyone that crosses their path. I truly feel that some think they are the only unique ones in the world and that everyone else is a conforming puppet. That really bugs me. It makes me want to listen to boybands out of spite. I love this blog, cause everyone’s lighthearted.
*steps off soapbox*
Happy Saturday!

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 06/03/2006 11:13 PM

Darkside really ruled. Everyone should follow JLA’s YouTube advice on that one — hopefully they have my fave episode, the one where girl-gets-stewed.

Kyle: Cabin Fever was definitely a more inspired effort from the director, and if someone can’t buy that, at least they can appreciate a scene where the kid from Boy Meets World fingers his way to TROUBLE.

Back to JLA: Regarding the Ecto Cooler recipe, was it for Ecto Ecto or some kind of cocktail? (There’s been an alcoholic beverage called "Ecto Cooler" for some time. Most Google matches bring that up instead of our Hi-C.)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/03/2006 11:14 PM

Here I was refreshing the last thread ardently when there was a dandy new SNT thread right here!

Chestnuts roasted by Spoodles @ 06/03/2006 11:15 PM

Woot SNT!

Speaking of video games, anyone else waiting for the DS Lite to arrive so they can get their mits on New Super Mario Bros? I played the demo at Wal-Mart (on a Lite, no Less), and damn, that was the most fun I’ve had in a while…

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 06/03/2006 11:26 PM

hostel is totally better if u

a) watch it ‘baked’

b) realize it’s a stoner/horror remake/parody of eurotrip

Chestnuts roasted by doc bong @ 06/03/2006 11:31 PM

Did you say, Disney articles? As in more than one? If so, then i dodn’t really need to use the special phrase, because you already know what I’m thinking.

As for video games, I’ve been playing Zelda: The Minish Cap for the GBA. Not a bad game.

Say, Matt didn’t really specify a topic. SO we either need to come up with one or just talk about whatever random crap we want to talk about, in which case i will say: car dog chair fire hydrant slopy slime sik stupid hate weird can opener fire hydrant toilet. There. Those are my random crap for the day.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 06/03/2006 11:34 PM

Ideally the specific-topic survey threads are meant for weekdays, with the weekends being free-for-alls for everyone spending them bored like I am. But it can go either way. :)

The Disney feature is really just one article, but it’s so long that I need to divide it up into three pieces. (And really, on most sites, the first piece would be a ten page feature. I write too many words.)

I’m all about staying up all night tonight. I hate Sundays.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/03/2006 11:40 PM

I wasn’t around for last week’s Saturday Night Thread, but I want to get my summer plans off my chestbowl anyway. A rare thing, it’s actually going to be interesting. I will be spending a month in…Nicaragua! Taking a field course in…Primate Behavior and Ecology! It’s not quite Disney World, but it does involve small mammals. Like Howler monkeys that want to throw their poop at you. :)

By the way, I’ve found that the movie Hostel is more effective if 2-second segments of the torture scenes are randomly interspersed within a totally different movie.

Chestnuts roasted by Venison @ 06/03/2006 11:40 PM

I’m always here for the SNTs, even if I never actually contribute to them. I’m really excited about the upcoming Disney feature, just because it’s been waaaay too many years since I’ve been there (and I’m in Georgia, so I really have NO excuse).

Chestnuts roasted by Andy @ 06/03/2006 11:50 PM

Well then we officially welcome you to SNT land, Andy. Don’t be afraid to speak up. I think most of us on here are pretty casual and use this space as a time waster instead of, I dunno, YouTube and PopCap. Lurkers, speak! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/03/2006 11:52 PM

new super mario bros looks NICE. i dunno if i’ll buy a ds just for one game tho

am i the only one who actually liked some parts of xmen 3 better than the others? i thought it had a darker tone that reminded me more of the comics, even if it didn’t stick to the storylines (none of the movies did anyway).. the opening danger room sequence seemed reminiscent of the ‘days of future past’ story arc, and then of course the dark phoenix story part and jean having to die, paying for her sins.

Chestnuts roasted by doc bong @ 06/03/2006 11:54 PM

NATE! I’m totally playing The Minish Cap too. :D Umm, I’m stuck though. I can’t seem to find ummm… Mt. something or other… Ok I looked – I’m supposed to find Melari on Mount Crenel. I’ve been all over the damn place! :’( Do you have any recollection as to where it is?

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 06/03/2006 11:56 PM

Holy Christ, I just found Mount Crenel! I’ve been looking for this thing for ages. Stupid me never read the signs before, though. :/

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 06/04/2006 12:32 PM

Just buy the DS for New Super Mario. It’s totally worth it. Plus they have a ton of "pick up and play" oldschool types of games for it. The one where you draw Pac-Man on the screen is awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by kidnicky @ 06/04/2006 12:35 PM

I want the Lite because of the brighter screen, that’s all. I actually like the look of the older one better – the new one looks cheap to me. Besides, I really don’t like the white so I’m going to wait probably another year until they bring out other colors. Until then, I will get my money’s worth out of my current DS.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 06/04/2006 12:44 PM

I got the Venture Bros dvd set on thursday and it’s such a great show, and such a great set, but there’s commentaries on only 5 episodes and the pilot. I guess I got spoiled by the Robot Chicken set I bought last week which had 20 episodes, all with commentary.

In other Disney-article-waiting news, I’m thinking about starting a blog of my own. My only question is where do I start? I refuse to get myspace, because it’s evil, and I don’t know how the blogging sites work, or if I’d actually go through with it at all and just post in the confines of the SNT or any of the other NTs.

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 06/04/2006 12:57 PM

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