S10 Reviews: Hostel (2005)

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2006)

Two American friends and an Icelandic buddy take a backpack tour of Europe before settling down to the rigors of grad school. Their constant pursuit of booze, babes and dope in Amsterdam cross their paths with a local who tells them of a hostel in Slovakia where the women are amazing and do it all. When they get to Slovakia it is everything they had wished for. But when the group starts disappearing it becomes clear that something devious is going on and their little slice of heaven becomes hell.
'Hostel' is a very decent follow-up to the director's debut 'Cabin Fever'. It does take a bit of time before the action really kicks in but one may be distracted by the ample flesh to not take too much notice to it. The ending is nice and sick with a nice amount of gore. There's even a tense bit or two. Solid 'R' rating stuff, thank da man.
S10 Says: Acting: 7 / 10 Direction: 7 / 10 Writing: 6 / 10 Photography: 7 / 10 Production Design: 8 / 10 The Sound: 8 / 10 Music: 7 / 10 Scares / Thrills / the Gore Zone: 8 / 10 Fun Value: 7 / 10 Overall: 7 / 10 Score: 72 / 100