Horror Movies Forum - Horror Directors of the Last Decade

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (ChainSaW80) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:52:36 +0000

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^ I dissagree with that...I can only imagine how many thousands of people come up missing every year and are never found and the mysteries never solved. Serial killers go years and even decades without being caught. I think shows like CSI and Law and Order make many people think that you can never outrun the law in the world of technical advances we live in today but thats just not always true.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (Vasquez) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:27:20 +0000

Im also eager to see more films from Anthony DiBlasi, director of Dread (10/10 for me) and Cassadaga which I also quite liked.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (Vasquez) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:54:40 +0000

His execution is certainly not 'fine' in Hostel 1 in my opinion. Boring, predictable direction, over reliance on extreme gore to make a impact and annoying techno music (kids having sex and going to nightclubs, how freakin intriguing Mr.Roth). The only way I like to see Roth anymore is his head on the end of a propellor like in Piranha 3D.

The only memorable bits in Cabin Fever and Hostel 1 for me are the various girls fine boobs, rather than Roths non existent 'fine' directing, but it doesn't take a master of film to shoot that.

I will admit I liked SOME sequences in Hostel 2 but again, as a whole a pretty forgettable, and only mildly improved film.

As I mentioned before I rate Jim Mickle far HIGHER than Roth. Though I have only seen 2 of his films, the very impressive Mulberry Street and excellent Stakeland he clearly has more originality and talent in his finger than Roth has in his entire juvenile and ignorant approach to film-making.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:11:29 +0000

I have to admit I'm not a big fan of Cabin Fever outside of Sir Kicks-a-lot, but it's very hard to pull off "it was meant to be that way [laughable]," without looking subpar. The main reason way I don't like the Hostels or Cabin Fever is that there is no reason or followup. If people start going missing in a certain part of Europe over and over, or if people are getting sick in one area in Lon's backyard, authorities are going to notice.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:06:57 +0000

I recently read Roth is in post-production on a cannibal flick called The Green Inferno (which trivia hounds will recognize as the original working title for Cannibal Holocaust). I wouldn't normally hold much hope for it, but the fact that he's not the sole writer (he co-wrote it with a spanish writer whose name escapes me at the moment but who's done a lot of dramatic work) has me thinking that, subject matter aside, maybe this one won't turn out as bad as Roth's other flicks. We'll see.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (ChainSaW80) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:45:24 +0000

^^^

I agree 100% Lon, as a director he does a nice job picking shots and buildint tension...but for me its not necessarily the writting so much as it is the subject matter of his films, mainly the Hostel films. I think the reason I like Hostel II as much as I do is because of Roth's directing and the strong female lead...but ultimately its still just a splatter flick.

Cabin Fever is an aquired taste, the dialogue is laughable at times but I think a lot of it was meant to be that way. Its a fun flick that I consider Roth's homage to horror of the 80's.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:44:22 +0000

^^
This. His execution is fine, his ideas are bunk.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:03:41 +0000

I wouldn't say Roth is a bad director; from a technical standpoint, he's actually quite good. Especially Hostel 2, which had some genuinely brillaint directorial touches. It's his writing that keeps his films from being truly memorable for me, plus his incessant self-hyping doesn't help his case much, either.

But as a director I see him having a lot in common with Lucio Fulci. Both are perfectly capaple techinicians, but Fulci's best films were written by others (mostly Dardano Sacchetti). If Roth can find himself someone who's as good a writer as Roth himself is a director, then perhaps he'll deliver a truly exceptional film.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (Vasquez) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:17:09 +0000

I think Roth is defo one of the worst prominent filmmakers today, myself.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (Suspiria_89) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:58:06 +0000

As of right now I believe the best modern day horror directors are Zombie and Roth (who really needs to start making more films). Adam Green and Ti West are also right up there. As is Fred Vogel; I believe if someone gave him the proper budget he would easily the best horror director out there right now.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (DirtyGirl) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:19:28 +0000

Rob Zombie and Ti West are my favourite directors right now from the past decade.

Evelyn- we have to get together at TIFF next year BTW... Shock Stock in London, Ontario is coming up in April with some pretty good guests.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (kXnPunk) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:19:56 +0000

^^^
I did. Love him. Hostel, Cabin Fever and all. Cool actor too like he proves in Death Proof.

kXnPunk wrote:

Zombie, for sure he's my actual Horror best one, Aja Roth, Nakata, Slade are mine.

And I wanna add Del Toro that I forgot.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (ChainSaW80) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:15:58 +0000

James Wan - Saw was brillant, Insidious was okay, Death Sentence was bad ass, though not horror.

No one has mentioned Eli Roth? LOL Love him or hate him he's a fanboyat heart and his movies haven't been great but I like Cabin and Hostel II. I think there both pretty solid flicks.

The Butcher Brothers - The Violent Kind, The Hamiltons, The Thompson's

Neil Marshall - The Decent, Dog Soldiers, Doomsday

Edwardo Sanchez - Blair Witch Project, Altered, Lovely Molly

One's to watch for: Jason Eisner (Hobo) and the Soska sisters (American Mary)

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (Scavenger of Human Sorrow) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:39:35 +0000

First name that came to mind was Ti West, I really have loved all his work so far.

Re: Horror Directors of the Last Decade

dummy@example.com (Vasquez) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:35:45 +0000

I like Jim Mickle's work - Stakeland and Mulberry Street