Um.... First ?

No one is saying shit around this sort of news ? Is this guy hated or what ?

True...Kinda pissed, but at the same time really excited to see what Eli can do with a big budget scifi flick.

No unhappiness here, I think its great he's willing to flex his movie making muscles. I look forward to see what he's brewed up.

Eli Roth couldn't even direct a porno film.

While i kind of agree with cj_01976.(i hated hostel, cabin fever, the thanks giving trailer was awesome though,) Eli Roth's enthusiasm for the genre has me interested in this. Kinda... ;D (sorry if there's any grammer malfunctions, it's early here.)

As long as the movie is good, who cares if it is PG13. I'm tired of shitty or so-so movies, and remakes.

well..........I don't know wat to say.....I just don't think he's gonna do a good job.......

I disliked his first 3 films, Thanksgiving was great though and shows that he does truly love and understand the genre. So that said I believe he could pull this off.

but his next film isn't horror

I like Eli I was hoping for his next movie he would take the gore up a knotch but we will see with this.

pg-13 science-fiction action film. epic fail.

Eli Roth is the kid that jumps onto the hype wagon. He never did anything original, and the best part in all of his movies is the one where he casted Miike Takashi for a cameo in the first hostel... Also referred to as "that japanese guy" in his making of.... All of his movies are just polished holywood movies with some stolen shock moments from other movies, that "eye scene" from hostel? Yeah, kinda seen it before in Guinea Pig Mermaid in a manhole, but altho it was a lowbudget movie, it was far better. The heel being slashed when the guy gets out of the chair? A prop stolen from the kill bill set... Eli Roth is a joke, all of his movies were pg13 with gore effects stolen from other movies just to create a hype and get more money into his bank account. This guy isn't in it for making good horror movies, but for making tons of money, and this news once again proves that fact

Eli is another Tarantino in that case.

he's looking for mass destruction huh? uhmmmm, why couldn't he have done that with Hostel? pissed me off, everyone saying it was my kind of movie because it was just "so bloody and gorey", pfft, they obviously don't know me or have extremely weak stomachs

This sucks! I want him to do THANKSGIVING!

i always knew he was a pussy.

I didn't really care for Hostel, but really dug the second one. Cabin Fever is cool depending on my mood. I'm curious to see what this will turn out to be. Allthough shooting a gory version of the film (see link http://joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=11948 )seems to go along with what jako was saying.

This does kind of suck. Beyond the gore i think the guy is a very talented director. But what do you expect? He's been ragged on for "only knowing how to show violence" over and over. If i were him i'd be sick of that shit too. I don't really know why everyone hates him so much, the man has fuckin skills behind the camera. And ya SF, I would've LOVED to see thanksgiving too.

Sell out! Sell out! Sell out! I guess since Hostel II did crap at the box office he has to play by the PG-13 rules.

I dont care for this new hollywood trend of PG-13 horror but the fact that Eli is willing to tread on new water and do something a little different. Im curious to see what he can come up with. Still would be happier with him doing R rated horror.

That is fine he wants to make a PG-13 movie. I think he is decent behind the camera but I think he needs to stay away from writing. I think that's where his weakness lies. And what's the news on 'Cell'? I hope that's not the one he's making into a PG-13 movie?

I look forward to him having an original idea, not informed by the success of other movies.

Ive said it from the beginning, he is a terrible writer and director. He has no clue what the hell horror is. I don't care what he makes...R rated, Pg-13, it doesn't matter, because it's all crap anyway, if the name Eli Roth is on the title, it's going to suck, plain and simple.

i'll see it but on the hostel films and any other in the same genre... DO NOT USE THE TITLE "TORTURE-PORN"! it demeans the genre and gives it a more negative connotation than it already has. plus it doesn't describe the genre at all, i see the torture, but where's the porn part come in?

Eli Roth is falling prey to Hollywood. He will soon be a sell out.

Ok... First off saying Eli is just taking from other movies and adding the best parts to his story... can you say John Carpenter and Halloween = Black Christmas!! Does that make Halloween bad? HELL NO!! As far as him doing a PG-13 movie... once more can you say John Carpenter and The FOG! Carpenter added to the film to get an R and if you put it out today it would be PG13. Eli is not making a remake he is doing his thing. If he was to "sell out" he would be doing Motel Hell PG13 or would be remaking a Japanese's horror film. If the people whom dont like his movies and think he has ideas suck, go make "your" movie!!!

Eli is retarted...

In my opinion Eli Roth's movies are completely over-rated. His movie's are good, but I don't think they're ground-breaking in the way some people seem to think they are. I'd like to know what his plans are with Steven King's CELL? I'm dissapointed that he's not more excited about such an amazing film-making opportunity; CELL is crying out for a film adaptation and I think Roth could do it justice.

I own all his other movies enjoyed them so i'll see this 1 & most likely pick up the unrated on dvd

I agree with chd567, however I really want to see Thanksgiving, hopefully Eli will decide to finish making Thanksgiving soon

Here's what the movies about. An Alien civilization invades earth with large and small alien beasties they harvested around the entire universe. All of these creatures are under some sort of mind control device. But before you can get your grey matter around this crazy shit. Another Alien race shows up with Gaint Robots. Botjh sides wage war on us and each other over the planet's resources...

Oh chad, what a wonderful argument. "Make your own movie." It's the argument of the man with no argument. Here's the thing, he made Hostel because he was impressed with Audition, he made Hostel 2 and compared it to Kill Bill 2 even though that was BS, he got the idea for Trailer Trash because of Tarantino & Rodriguez's idea for Grindhouse, and now he's trying to latch onto the success of Transformers and Cloverfield. Say what you want about Carpenter, but he was not riding the huge success of a movie, because Black Christmas was hardly a blockbuster, and what movie's success was he riding when he made The Fog, or Escape From New York or Prince of Darkness or Starman? Really, what wave was he riding? Please? anyone.

How about this, if I can't say a movie is bad because I've never produced a feature, then NOBODY ELSE can say a movie is GOOD unless they've made their own? How about that? Does THAT make sense?

Well, it's not like he's making a movie then dumbing it down for a theatrical release. He's coming out saying he wants to do a softer film from the get go, so more power to him. this doesn't seem to really bother me. Besides, this isn't a remake of a movie that WAS "R" originally.

I'm curious about this...but so far I've found him to be a mixed bag. I liked Cabin Fever, but Hostel was incredibly stupid. So much so that I didn't even bother with Hostel 2. Make me a fan again Eli! The Thanksgiving trailer was moving in the right direction.

I'm not to excited about this im tired of the pg-13 trend in horror movies and i don't dig it when directors i like (except for hostel 2 that was horrible) decide to lace up there boots and jump in the band wagon cuz thats were the money is. I mean seriously horror is in a bad way right now because its all being dumbed down to be safe and not take risks so every pre-teen can blow there allowance to see them, the whole reason for horror movies is to push the envolope and take risks and if no one is going to do that anymore then whats the point

thats pretty pathetic of him. but oh well. im still waiting for Cabin Fever 2

fuck that, make a full feature R rated film for Thanksgiving

Fuck the rating, it'll still be worth seeing if he's doing it.

I'll watch anything he directs. Sell out is so 5th grade. Ti West is directing Cabin Fever 2.

What IS completely balls is that he said he'll up the movie to a hard 'R' once it gets to dvd. Well thanks dummy, now i'm not gonna see it in theatres. Terrible marketing strategy. But I've got faith in the guy, and if the concept is interesting i'll probably get out and see it. I don't dislike any of his movies. I love Cabin Fever, I really like Hostel, and Hostel 2 aint bad. Where's the full length 'Rotten Fruit' movie? haha. and to guy with the Napoleon Dynamite pic, ur fucked man. Everything I've seen you write is negative and childish. Calm yourself.

Alright..let's see what he can do...

I want THANKSGIVING and when the hell is his Trailer trash movie coming out?

If you ask me, Eli is very talented and to prove me right, his "R" movies have all been hits, to a certain extent. What bothers me is not the fact that his next movie is going to be "PG-13" but that most genre movies are released theatrically under a certain rating and when released on DVD, they go "Unrated" Although I can understand that this is done due to marketing reasons, it shows that the rating system is only an excuse for selling the same movie twice (the reason the studios support the MPAA!), and that the theatrical version is not worth seeing anymore since it's the meaningless "watered-down" version. In time people will notice this and won't go to theatres like they used to, and that will be the ultimate way hollywood is going to be butt fucked, real hard. Anyway, good luck Eli, I know you're going to make a cool movie only worth watching on DVD.

You need a pg-13 rating for a movie with a big buget like this one. There wil be cgi effects in every scene. Otherwise you wont make your money back. R's still don't gross big. This is Eli's popcorn action flick go boom cgi get big picture..

Eli: Remember sitting in your room, typing on your computer and looking at the "Pieces" poster? Remember the feeling those imags gave you? The crazy 80's artwork with the dead chick? Hardcore horror always was your passion. Stop and think about what you are telling everyone. That you WANT to make a crappy PG-13 movie. You have SO many opportunities, lots of chances to get even bigger. "Trailer Trash" could have been a hit. "Thanksgiving" could be your chance to make a movie like one of your favorites - "Pieces". Instead, you are truely willing to take the chance and lose lots of your original fans if this PG-13 flick isn't favored? Remember what made you who you are. Don't forget your roots. You are a great horror Director...don't let your time on this planet go to waste. -Your #1 Fan (Retro Horror Remix)

I don't think we could give Eli Roth shit. He's in enough that he put there for himself. I think of Eli as a Britney Spears, he was huge and a goldmine at the beginning, but now he is just washed up looking to do whatever gig he can team up with a studio/producer for. The good thing is if this movie bombs, like it will, he might just disappear. We might need Chris Angel for that though.

The best thing his done so far in his career is a fake trailer.

speechless. dont know what to say. i feel as disappointed as if my first son told me he was gay

I've said it before: Eli Roth is a horror "fanboy", not a filmmaker. His movies are infantile shit. He may have enough technical skill to shoot a movie, but his creativity is zero. But as a director, all he really knows is how to frame a marginally compelling shot perspective. His films prove he has low standards of what he expects from his actors, or he just doesn't know how to get what a "good" film deserves from its cast. He's like a 5-year-old walking up to these better filmmakers and saying, "Aren't you gonna stick it on the fridge?" And everyone's worried his movie's going to suck if it's PG-13? Come on, his rated-R movies suck too. His best hope is to try to mature and learn as a director, but as a write he's worthless.

Well, Eli Roth can't even direct an R-rated horror film, so I don't expect him to do good with a PG-13 one.

Right around the time Cabin Fever came out, I distinctly remember him bitching and moaning about how no one makes real horror films anymore. And now a few years later, he's doing exactly what he was whining about in the first place. Fuck this hack.

He can't even make a "good" R movie... this is going to suck. Make money? Sure! But it will suck.

I think Eli doing a PG-13 is a cool idea, but whatever happened to him potentially doing Stephen King's 'Cell'? I was looking forward to it very much...

i hate eli roth haters...he makes good fun horror movies. shit doesnt have to be 100 percent serious all the time. eli has a much better movie list under his belt from rob zombie and everyone seems to lick that guys balls up.....roth and aja are the future of horror that will be remember for more than a summer