Slovakia is nothing like Hostel describes

[kainedamo]

On my travels around Europe, I went to Slovakia. I stayed in Bratislava, and after that I stayed in a cabin up in the mountains of Slovakia.

Hostel portrays Slovakia as this underdeveloped **** hole with no culture, where kids rob you in the street. The film would have you think Slovakia is eastern Europe, when in fact it's Central Europe. The people were nice, the hostel we stayed in Bratislava was nice, the food was cheap. In fact, we ate out in restaurants every night. There is a lovely castle and lots of nice old streets. Plenty of history and culture.

Eli Roth offends not just Americans in his portrayel of American rudeness and stupidity, but he offends Europeans. Why on Earth do the Dutch characters talk German when they should be speaking Dutch? Slovakian people are highly offended by the portayel hostel gives, and rightfully so, as it is completely false. Eli Roth would have you believe he did this on purpose to "highlight the ignorance of Americans". How is that effective in the slightest? Instead of highlighting ignorance, this film increases it.

Example. There were loud, obnoxious Americans in one hostel we stayed in. This was in Poland, Krakow. I was telling them about how great Slovakia was - and they brought up Hostel. And they started asking me, with serious faces, if Slovakia were like the movie. *******s.

 

[Avalanche]

In fairness, Hostel was protraying a particular village in Slovakia, not the entire country.

There are countless films set in so called 'backward' areas of the US were all the residents are mindless canabals, but no one assumes everywhere in the US is like that.

 

[Dope Nose]

wait, you mean movies aren't real?

 

[kainedamo]

Where this film is different is that Eli Roth slapped "based on real events" on his film.

 

[Dope Nose]

I think the Blair Witch Project made the same claim but regardless the real events that Roth refers to is an underground torture ring that he supposedly heard about.

 

[FOG3]

Always makes me think of the opening to this one Ren & Stimpy ep. where the narrator says "this here's a true story we just made up!"

 

[Bat Brain]

"Americans do not even know that this country exists. My film is not a geographical work but aims to show Americans' ignorance of the world around them." - Eli Roth

 

[kainedamo]

"Americans do not even know that this country exists. My film is not a geographical work but aims to show Americans' ignorance of the world around them." - Eli Roth

- By making an inaccurate film where people talk the wrong languages? That's some bull**** you be talking, Mr. Roth.

 

[kainedamo]

I found a post on IMDB that says it all about what I think of Eli Roth's excuses.

Your right, Eli Roth made a movie with so many factual mistakes that he was forced into saying that he did it because he was trying to highlight American ignorance.
Lets assume for a minuite that he was attempting to do that. The big question would have to be why he did it.
I like Hostel, but the director himself comes across as very egotistical on all of the FOUR commenteries that he participates in on the DVD. This whole 'I was only doing it to highlight American ignorance' smacks of a director blatently trying to cover up for his mistakes.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

"Americans do not even know that this country exists. My film is not a geographical work but aims to show Americans' ignorance of the world around them." - Eli Roth

Yeah, we all know Americans are the only ones on the planet that are ignorant of geographical locations. I am glad there are pioneering filmmakers out there like Roth to point that out to us ignorant Americans.

 

[tzarinna]

When I listened to Roth's commentary,he just sounded like a guy that had fun making this movie,not an egotistical ass or prick.

 

[kainedamo]

You have to admit, thats alot of nonsense about his mistakes being intentional.

 

[tzarinna]

I got the feeling that he's a prankster/jokester,based on extras from the DVD.
The man made me laugh.

 

[skorponok]

The little kids robbing you in the streets thing exists because Roth has a fetish for mean little kids.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

In fairness, Hostel was protraying a particular village in Slovakia, not the entire country.

There are countless films set in so called 'backward' areas of the US were all the residents are mindless canabals, but no one assumes everywhere in the US is like that.

Exactly. I live in Lousiana, and I've had people actually ask me if I raised alligators or did I take a boat to work in the morning?

 

[tzarinna]

Kaindamo did you go to Slovakia just to disprove this movie? t:

 

[War Lord]

On my travels around Europe, I went to Slovakia. I stayed in Bratislava, and after that I stayed in a cabin up in the mountains of Slovakia.

Hostel portrays Slovakia as this underdeveloped **** hole with no culture, where kids rob you in the street. The film would have you think Slovakia is eastern Europe, when in fact it's Central Europe. The people were nice, the hostel we stayed in Bratislava was nice, the food was cheap. In fact, we ate out in restaurants every night. There is a lovely castle and lots of nice old streets. Plenty of history and culture.

Eli Roth offends not just Americans in his portrayel of American rudeness and stupidity, but he offends Europeans. Why on Earth do the Dutch characters talk German when they should be speaking Dutch? Slovakian people are highly offended by the portayel hostel gives, and rightfully so, as it is completely false. Eli Roth would have you believe he did this on purpose to "highlight the ignorance of Americans". How is that effective in the slightest? Instead of highlighting ignorance, this film increases it.

Example. There were loud, obnoxious Americans in one hostel we stayed in. This was in Poland, Krakow. I was telling them about how great Slovakia was - and they brought up Hostel. And they started asking me, with serious faces, if Slovakia were like the movie. *******s.

You believe in movies?

 

[xwolverine2]

anyone who believe hostel was non-fiction.... should be shot

 

[TheVileOne]

All I have to say is, I doubt geographical and cultural ACCURACY is something Eli Roth was trying to achieve.

 

[kainedamo]

Terrible movie anyway. The inaccuracy didn't help.

 

[Max J Power]

Most people I know who saw Hostel hated it. The people who liked it were people I never trust about movies.

 

[kainedamo]

The two people I went to watch it with liked it. They said something like "it talks about alot of social issues" or some nonsense like that. I slapped my forehead. I knew for a fact, whatever it was they said, the had heard from some Eli Roth interview or something beforehand. This movie has no more social relevance than Freddy VS Jason. And FVJ is the superior movie. It probably has more to say, actually.

 

[TheCarter]

And all I have to say, is that I could care less about Brati-****ing-slava or whether or not it was portrayed in a realistic fashion.
And if Roth really did want to show the ignorance of Americans I don't think he would perpetuate that same stereotype by making Bratislava look like a hell hole.

Doesn't make much sense.
"Hey look, you people are idiots for believing what I put in my movie!" (?)
Talk about fan-base alienation if that's true.

 

[WorthyStevens]

Please tell me there's still an overabundance of ****s there.

 

[tzar]

Now I'm eager for Hostel 2.