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The High-Def Horrors of Eli Roth
October 22, 2007
Tomorrow, Sony will issue Hostel: The Director’s Cut and Hostel: Part II in the Blu-ray format, which is sure to excite gorehounds who want to see crystal-clear images of the severed digits and mutilated eyeballs that
the films have to offer. Just as happy about the imminent release—maybe even a little happier—is their director,
Eli Roth.
“It’s so satisfying as a filmmaker to see your work displayed in a high definition format,” Roth told us in a recent telephone interview. “More and more people are watching their films in high-def, and I’m a filmmaker who puts a lot of thought into the color and sound design of my movies. So I’m really happy about this.
With Hostel: The Director’s Cut and Hostel: Part II both being released on Blu-ray, Cabin Fever, Roth’s 2003 directorial debut, is the only one of his three feature film efforts that is not available in a high-def format. And though Roth says that Cabin Fever’s high-definition-ization is inevitable, that’s not the most important item on the agenda concerning the film.
“Lionsgate promised me a director’s cut DVD of Cabin Fever and I’m holding then to that,” he said. “I would definitely love to do a definitive version--I want my original cut to get out there.”
Posted by Laurence Lerman on October 22, 2007 | Comments (0)
