German translation from 'Hostel' sought (SPOILERS, probably)

[shaniac]

Don't know if the movie Hostel has been discussed on OOT before, but I enjoyed it a lot.

During the scene when the hero is getting tortured by the nazi freak with the chainsaw, he earns a brief respite by saying something to the torturer in german.

I just bought the dvd, and the director makes a point about the absence of translation, saying that he won't subtitle it on purpose in an effort to "preserve the mystery" of the movie, etc. While I respect that artisitc choice, I'm still really curious. Anyone happen to know what the kid says in German?

[econophile]

can you post what it sounds like?

[shaniac]

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can you post what it sounds like?

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It would be real tough to post a phoenetic re-production. I was hoping someone on OOT happened to have seen the movie and knows German (longshot, I know), but if no one has, I think my father, who I'm seeing tomorrow, might be able to rough out a translation.

[econophile]

if you select subtitles on the DVD, maybe it will show the text in German for that scene

[DirtDog]

I watched this movie last night and was wondering the same thing.

[shaniac]

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if you select subtitles on the DVD, maybe it will show the text in German for that scene

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Nope. Like I said, the director made a point of excluding the translation entirely.

[Stat Boy]

So in a german version of the movie does he say something in some other language?

[Luzion]

When Paxton is in the slaughterhouse with the German, he delivers a speech in German. In essence, he is saying, "You don't want to kill me, you'll regret it all your life, you will hear my screams every night in your nightmares, please don't kill me."

I found that in the trivia section on IMDB. Too bad it didnt work and the guard put some kind of gag on him...




I thought this little tidbit in the SPOILER section was very interesting too...

The trailers bill the movie as "inspired by true events". Director Eli Roth says that he found a Thai website that advertised itself as a "murder vacation," offering users the chance to torture and kill someone for the price of $10,000. Roth later showed the site to Quentin Tarantino and the two developed the idea for the film. Tarantino and Roth said later on an Icelandic talk show that they have no idea if the website was real or not.

[george w]

maybe i'm turning into a pussy but i hated this movie. too much gore.

[shaniac]

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When Paxton is in the slaughterhouse with the German, he delivers a speech in German. In essence, he is saying, "You don't want to kill me, you'll regret it all your life, you will hear my screams every night in your nightmares, please don't kill me."/quote]

Thanks dude! I thought i had looked for it on imdb but couldnt find the info.