Alexandre Aja or Eli Roth?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Alexandre Aja
latty_7 — 19 years ago(October 03, 2006 03:50 AM)
They are both good horror directors and i was just wondering who people l5b4iked better.i think i like Aja slightly more because both The Hills Have Eyes and High Tension creeped me outRoth still has creepy parts but i think Aja does better at making the entire movie creepy rather than just parts
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kaiserblade — 19 years ago(October 04, 2006 12:06 AM)
Here here!
Cabin Fever is not worth talking about and Hostel was an OK torture film. With Aja HT and Hills Have Eyes he has already gone into the Horror Directors Hall of Fame without the help of QT!!
"Some folks call it a sling blade I call it a kaiser blade hmm hmm!" -
morbidhorrorfilm — 19 years ago(October 24, 2006 10:29 AM)
aja. i also think roth got a lucky break. cabin fever was more of a comedy and on hostel he had help from takashi miike and q.tarentino. high tension is one of my favorite movies. and the hills have eyes remake showcased aja's ability to make moments as tense as possible.
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xprosix — 19 years ago(October 29, 2006 06:49 AM)
Aja! Defenitely!
Both Cabin Fever and Hostel werent that scary! Honestly I dont see why so many people thought Hostel was unbelievably gory and scary or something!
I didnt see High Tension, but Hills have eyes is just so way better than most horror movies Ive ever seen!
Also watch out for Greg McLean! Wolf Creek is awesome! -
blind-dreaming — 19 years ago(November 06, 2006 12:33 PM)
How is he pretentious? The guy's work went to Cannes when he was -18-! His films are extremely well developed, the shots themselvb68es show a deep understanding of film aesthetics, and the actors he chooses are always talent, rather than eye candy. His work, whatever genre, is very respectable. As for the "twist-ending-lover" comment, he's stated in several interviews that High Tension was an homage to horror films of the 1970s. One of the main staples in that genre was the twist ending.
Roth, on the other hand, relies more on nudity and gore to get a reaction from his audience, rather than the narrative itself. He allows gaping plot holes to make it to the final cut, knowing that the audience won't care so long as they see enough blood. At least in Aja's films the gore matches the story, not vice versa. Sacrificing the story to the effects is always bad direction. Always. -
killed_dream — 19 years ago(April 08, 2007 03:43 AM)
its just stupid how people didn't get the point of hostel and cabin fever, both movies had a strong anti american pop culture message, Eli Roth is the new Tobe hooper, Aja is a great director, but i agree with bloodbarn in the boring twist ending lover kid part
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Dr_Katz — 19 years ago(April 01, 2007 10:13 AM)
Aja IMO.
Just watched High Tension, loved it, so many stylistic similarities to Wolf Creek, but both are great horror movies.
I wish Aja could do what he does without using so much blood. It makes things comical. Hostel on the other hand was a lot funnier, because the torture was excessive to the point of comedy.
Maybe it's because I'm Australian that I can relate to Wolf Creek better if only Greg McLean could put out another classic he'd be up there with the great horror directors.
In any case, it's excellent that Horror is enjoying such a renaissance. There's been too many slasher movies lately that don't have that edge-of-your-seat rawness that makes for a great horror. -
liarartist — 18 years ago(December 12, 2007 08:44 PM)
The two make entirely different movies. High Tension is fabulous, but is it really that original of an idea. Is Cabin Fever really that original of an idea. Niether are, but I have to give the nod to Cabin Fever. Next up, for each of them: a remake for Aja, which is great, better than the original and probably the best remake of the bunch for the major films. For Roth: Hostel. A very good film that showed (surprisingly) a lot of maturity. Next there's P2 and Hostel: Part II. Not sure where to go with those other than they are very different filmmakers and writers. Cheers.