Welcome To Your Worst Nightmare

Rating: 6/10 (15 April 2008)

Paxton, Josh and Oli are backpacking across Europe when they are told about a hostel in Slovakia. Once they hear that this hostel is infested with beautiful European woman who only want tourists, they quickly get on a train to the wonderful promise land. As soon as they get there, they start having the time of their lives. Soon after they arrive, they slowly start to realize that this hostel is hiding a terrible and dark secret.
One day, I just decided to see "Hostel." I've seen "Turistas" first and many people have said it was a complete rip-off out of this film. Well, I can see the similarities but the whole feel for the two films is different, and I actually like "Turistas" because it was realistic, more or less and the characters were smart.
Compared with "Hostel," the characters are dumb, at least for the first hour. Honestly, I found the first hour a let down, not because there's not a lot of blood - I don't like that - but because it was basically a bunch of nudity and characters going around doing sex and drugs. I do, however, found Derek Richardson performance really comedic, in a good way.
After that hour is over, it really gets good - no, not because there's a lot of torture scenes - but because the film slowly turns to a black comedy, and I mean it in a good way. After a mediocre first hour, I was quite entertained by the last half hour. I was really cheery for the characters and laughing at the screen! If only the first hour was like that...still, that last half hour boosted my like-ness for this film.
The performances were decent. I, in my opinion, think that it was worth the wait for the last half hour. Sure, the first hour is just plain mediocre and un-entertaining, but what comes next is the fun part. Give this a rent if you're still unsure.